(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2HjthA2) This whole concept of ‘picking yourself’, is something that was coined by a famous thought leader Seth Godin. His argument was that when we enter the world as an adult, we too often dream of doing something but somehow sit back and think that we must be patient until someone ‘picks us’…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2qPQm9k) With the insurgence of so many new technologies the question of whether we will even need to learn English in the future is something people are pondering. Right now there is definitely still a need but who knows how things will turn out in even…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2K51FAH) With the world being dominated today by sharing and collaborating, there still remains one last bastion that is left to the individual. No one else can do this for you. People can help you, guide you, give you insight, motivate you or even work together with you to create something completely new.…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2HmkoGh) Ever seen a slow motion time lapse flower bloom? One petal at a time slowly breaks away and opens before your eyes to show the beautiful full bloomed flower at the end? This is what we could describe as ‘unfolding’. Just as we unfold a napkin on the table, or a piece…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2pUcSwn) To define confidence in speaking is to realise that it refers to someone who speaks the same thing over and over again until they are so confident, that will feel secure in themselves that if they say that phrase again, they won’t get it wrong.…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2vyd6NZ) I see it again and again. Those people who start from zero in anything and have a strong commitment and determination to move through whatever it takes to reach the sky, almost always reach way further than they expected, and with such a higher quality of experience and knowledge. In terms of…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1SXskew) For every new ESL teacher, no matter how clever you are, the grammar will kill you! Seriously, this is no joke, there is another post specifically on this issue, but for today I am going to talk about ‘moments of brilliance’, that will occur in…
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2qeSDsK) Sounds crazy I know, but hold onto your hat, the google search we think of so easily today, will soon be searching us. The development of language could well be in the hands of the laptop or piece of technology right in front of you.…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2HK4kBg) A lot of people love dancing. Some love the old traditional dances, some love the new free form dancing, whichever it is, it’s that wonderful moment when you feel you can be free to just move however you want and enjoy the sensation. It doesn’t matter if you are a great dancer,…
(Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/2K36MRO) There is nothing more rewarding than learning from someone who has already been where you are today and they are a living walking example of where you want to be. So rules the Non-native English teacher. There are so many pluses to having a non native English teacher but one of the…
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(Photo Credit: http://bit.ly/2rcBT30) The latest research into overall learning is turning out to be quite an eye opener. The whole logical way of developing an idea is now being debunked, not only as something we don’t do any more but something we never did! This is fascinating, and…
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2Jdx2I4) Before English, chop wood, carry water, after English, chop wood, carry water……..I can’t take credit for this phrase because it comes from an old Zen Buddhist proverb about enlightenment. The real quote says, Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water, after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water….. What the proverb is trying to say…
