Getting back to nature is child's play
Inner city families are being encouraged to get out into the green space on their doorstep Schemes are growing up around the UK that seek to reconnect inner city children with nature by encouraging them to appreciate the bugs and birds on their doorstep. "We want to let people know that ...
The rise of the Female Entrepreneur
This is a very inspiring article by Marianne Curphey of moneymarket.com The rise of the Female Entrepreneur Rising numbers of women are forging successful careers as business owners and entrepreneurs, despite – or perhaps because of - the recession. Some are “Mumpreneurs” – women who combine family and ...
Future Planning...
There is an article in the Telegraph today about how more than 70 people an hour are being declared insolvent in the UK alone. The primary reason for this is that people are demanding things NOW, on credit, rather than saving, and they are restricting themselves to a single source ...
How to be a leader: Learning from leadership's missing manual
Leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but Fields Wicker-Miurin says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. At a TED salon in London, she shares three. Fields Wicker-Miurin wants to improve the quality and impact of leadership worldwide by discovering leaders in unique, local settings and ...
How to Be an Optimist (Without Being an Idiot)
It’s easy to mock an optimist, isn’t it? Those who hope for the best are scorned as “Pollyannas.” Bart Simpson mocks Lisa’s idealism. Lou Grant mocked Mary Richards in the newsroom. Voltaire enjoys many a knowing smile at the expense of his Candide. Yet optimism is ...
Great Drink for both Women's Health & Men's Health
While still working in the 'corporate world', where coffee was literally on tap, I came to realise there is such a thing as too much caffeine. I had never experienced it before, but after a certain point my nerves seemed to be racing and it felt as ...
Raising Children to be Entrepreneurs
I have spoken with a fair number of people who believe teaching kids to be entrepreneurs is a bad thing as it 'focuses them on just making money at the expense of all else'. The point I feel they are missing when they say this is that being an entrepreneur ...
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