In recent weeks I was granted a scholarship to go on and do my further education in the United States of America – permitting the Universities over there accepted me, and for me, that was unbelievable.

There was another girl in the process with five jobs (two of which were her own business), another who spoke three languages and another who played four instruments. But despite such amazing competition – they saw something in me.

And that’s the reason why I’m writing this post today, because I’m sure ‘they’ will find something in you too. The world outside our doors is full of unbelievable experiences. But unbelievable is not the same word as impossible and I’m writing this post today because I want you to believe that anything is possible.

You may be much older than the ‘further education stage’; you may not even want to go into further education, but that’s not what this post is about. This post is about you and why you should assess all possible (or seemingly impossible) directions, before heading down a certain route.

As the exam season draws to a close, the younger generation may be wondering what the point of it all is? To spend two years getting a piece of paper with a sheet of grades on… It’s okay to wonder that. Questioning yourself is the only way that you’ll define that direction, but never question, taking the leap.

I applied on a whim and now I’ve got a scholarship. What’s a better time than now for you to reach for the stars? » Read more..

It’s an important time of year for students and adults alike. Students are on the verge of finishing their summer exams and we’re all leaving the winter behind (although it doesn’t always feel like it here in the UK!) and heading towards a happy summer. But today I bring a lesson to you all, students or not… don’t dwell, just figure out what’s next.

Steve Jobs once said, “I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell for too long. Just figure out what’s next.” And that message has always stuck with me. Just because the wintry exam season is over, this is not the end until next year, but simply the end of this chapter instead.

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It’s that time of year again, exam season is fast approaching and come of you will be taking your exams over the next couple of weeks. Your daily lives will be heating up now and you’ll be revising and working ready for a good run come exam day.

You’ll be revising hard, working hard and feeling the strain… but today I wanted to let you know of my 3 keys for you and for your exam season success.

They’re simple things, things you already know I’m sure. But when we dive a little deeper into them together, you’ll come to see why they could be so important to your success over the next couple of coming weeks ahead.

Vision, Reason and Focus are the reasons we succeed in life and for exams it’s no different. It’s from immense Vision, Drive and Focus for a subject (and not just in a educational way) that we go on to succeed.

In this post, I’ll talk you through these 3 factors and why these simple acts are the keys to your success in the forth-coming exam season. » Read more..