Personal development
Sisters are doing it for themselves or are they?
Although women are fantastically capable, we tend not to be self-promoters. We share our heartache, our grief and our moments of triumph with girlfriends. It’s in our nature to genuinely share the credit for a job well done with our team, colleagues and special friends. So, although we are so good at talking in groups, … Continue reading Sisters are doing it for themselves or are they?
Love of Language
This really resonates with me as both a writer, a reader and an ESL teacher.
Wednesday Prompt Smash: Made up words
Something a little bit different today - courtesy of Sasha Hanton.If you like her work check out her blog.
TRUST your competitors and let THEM LEAD you……THIS is the new FUTURE!
A great article here from both the business and the English language learning perspective.
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As you may know I’m on a bit of a futurist band wagon right now because it has been like a bit of a light bulb moment for me. So I want to share it all. It can also be connected to your English learning too, but I will get to that later.
I am a businesswoman. I own a business. I am always looking for new ways to get customers. Right? That is the key to business, getting customers, but now I am realising how things have in some ways totally changed and in some ways haven’t changed a bit.
In the old days when a new business appeared in a particular market, the newbie business looked around and saw what the other competitors were doing and said “I can do much better than that!’ right? True, and so went about debunking all the competition…
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Setting a course for happiness
I've been a bit busy since my return from Granada and not had much time for personal blogging. However, I have been busy writing for my clients and just written this article on Happiness, as part of a self-care series, which appeared on the Simple Meetings website. You may like to check it out. The … Continue reading Setting a course for happiness
Granada – here I come!
I've dreamt of visiting Granada since I was a young girl reading novels set in the days of Muslim rulers, and then in the period of Isabella of Spain. My dream is finally coming true! Getting organised to make this trip has been no mean feat! Student timetables had to be rejiggled so I could … Continue reading Granada – here I come!
Fiction – Inspired by my recent visit to the Alcazar
Something momentous is about to happen for why else would everyone be scuttling about, murmuring in urgent low whispers. Is it fear or excitement? When I was younger, I loved to run, to play hide and seek in the garden maze, dash between the orange trees as my nanny chased me, but as I’ve grown … Continue reading Fiction – Inspired by my recent visit to the Alcazar
How English can CHANGE YOUR LIFE over and over again!
Aiyshah is spot on with her article with some excellent points that I completely agree with. Even as a native English speaker I am continually developing and learning new vocabulary as the English language is so rich and diverse.
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I met someone last night who was a lawyer, he was fascinated with the whole learning of English thing, though he himself was a native speaker. I asked him why he, out of anyone, would have had such an interest, and he said, you and I deal in the same business…words!
He said he was a trial lawyer and that the winning and losing of a case can be simply down to the war of words, and if you are a good lawyer you will know exactly the right words to say at the right time.
I would say the same thing for those people considering getting married or having a long term relationship. Everyone knows that disagreements in relationships are normal, but the way in which you solve these disagreements all came down to …words!
When you are trying to get a job, of course…
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A Simple Hello
A wonderful illustration of the power of a simple “Hello”
The evening commute home was a scramble as people rushed and crushed onto the train fighting for a place to sit or stand. A last-minute couple pushed through the door dropping tourist maps in their haste. Forced by the crowd to split up, the man went one way and the woman another.
The woman sat down in the last vacant seat next to where I stood and began to refold maps. Beside her sat a well-dressed business woman who appeared to read something work-related even after a day at the office. The two glanced briefly at each other, said nothing, and went back to their tasks of reading and map folding.
Things calmed as the train doors shut and people settled into seats or places to stand. As we waited for the train to depart, only the rustling of newspapers or the occasional ring of a cell phone could be heard…
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Michelle Hanton OAM 