Five Things to Do for a Positive 2017
Five practical things you can do for your wellbeing, your finances, and your outlook.
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Ideas worth carrying forward.
Practical writing on connection, mentoring, confidence, mutual support, and access — the ideas that keep coming up in the room.
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Ideas worth carrying forward
Newest first, each one written for people navigating the same questions.
The Value of Mentoring
Mentoring as a relationship built on trust and learning — and why both sides gain from it.
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Speaking up, participating, and making the connections that reveal opportunities you would otherwise never hear about.
Read the articleConnecting! That Easy and Very Useful
The practical value of meeting people on purpose — and of actually following up afterwards.
Read the articleSuffering in Silence
Why asking for help early, and building networks that make it easier, changes outcomes.
Read the articleLiving In Your Stretch Zone
Staying relevant and trying new things without compromising what matters to you.
Read the articleIt Is Beneficial to Connect!
How one conversation at an event turned into coaching, encouragement, and a whole new professional network.
Read the articleTime to Stop Losing Opportunities
On confidence, communication, and sharing the resources that help people be ready.
Read the articleWhy Can’t Every Day Be Christmas?
On extending generosity, mentoring, and practical support well beyond the festive season.
Read the articlePoverty statistics about Black Africans in the UK
Why organising around opportunity and social mobility matters, and what the numbers show.
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