Here’s a question you may not have the direct answer to – when is world’s population expected to reach nine billion? It may be one of the harder human geography questions to answer, not simply because that it requires you to know the current world population, but also to have a pretty good rough estimate […]
Category archives: obstacles
Conte
Football manager Antonio Conte is one of the most decorated managers – decorated with trophies, that is. He has won many in his own country of Italy, and when he moved over to Chelsea to manage the Blues, he won the Premier League in his first season. But he has been out of work since […]
Intervention gives world music genius
Let’s imagine this situation. You are going home from work one evening when, during your commute home, you witness someone in need of assistance. Perhaps it is someone who has injured himself or herself while walking on the road. Maybe it is someone who has been mugged. Or perhaps it is someone who is depressed […]
Lessons learnt from the World Cup so far
My soccer-mad husband and sons have been glued to the television these past few weeks, watching the World Cup. You might wonder if they actually devoted some of the effort and initiative that they do into watching football and analysing all the play of the teams into other areas, that they might be productive in […]
On Leadership
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Being a leader is difficult. It […]
Finding Strength
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. There is no question that at various points in life we will find obstaclees placed in our path. What did you expect? Did you think that life would be […]
Success
What does success mean to you? To different people success means different things. For some, the measure of success is how much money they earn. For others, being successful means being in charge. We often define success in terms either of wealth, control, power or status. Perhaps an intersection point of all these is to […]
Sliding doors
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so long regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. – Alexander Graham Bell In daily life we have to achieve some sort of balance between direction and opportunity. And just what exactly […]
Recognising trauma symptoms can help deal with trauma
To fully understand the impact of trauma and complex trauma, practitioners will need to familiarise themselves with the primary symptoms of trauma. While each survivor’s reactions to trauma are unique and will vary from person to person and depend on the type of trauma, age, the frequency and duration of the abuse, and the relationship […]