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I’m Alive Because of Ordinary Heroes Like You
You want to give 100% to life and work without losing yourself. Whenever the scales tip in either direction, guilt rears its ugly head and you start doubting you have what it takes. Which is crazy when you consider how...
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Release Your Inner Resilience Ninja
You’re stronger, wiser and more powerful than you think. And I know that because you have a tendency to doubt yourself or talk yourself and your achievements down. It’s called being human, welcome to the club! However, the one thing we need to be completely clear on...
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Stop Surviving, Start Thriving
Full disclosure, for a large part of my life, my default setting was misery and depression. I was accustomed to waking up in the morning with a dark heavy cloud around me. I accepted that feeling as ‘normal’ and perfected the habit of disassociation to block the fog....
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Banish Overwhelm
Ever felt like you have too much to do and too little time to do it in? I'm mum to three kids, I run my own businesses and now and again I like to make out with my husband so, it's a yes from me. On any given day I'm juggling writing, coaching and delivering keynotes...
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Ditch Those Resolutions
DOWNLOAD MY FREE TOOLKIT I have a history of setting ridiculously high expectations for myself and then beating myself when I fail. (Can I get an Amen?) Also, I’m time short, and incredibly busy with incredibly important stuff. Oh yeah, and I have a Netflix account....
read more2018 EduTwitter Christmas Lipsync
Every single year without fail, in an age old tradition going back to... well, last year, EduTwitter come together and create an extravaganza that the world never dreamed/hoped they'd see. This year the cast have pulled a blinder complete with full costumes (ish),...
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How To Build Relationships And Create Belonging
My favourite awful summer job was working on The Party Bus. This involved loading up two hundred people on to four bright red, double decker buses and driving them to clubs around London all night. Our first stop was usually around 8pm at some underground basement or...
read moreWhat The Bearded Lady Can Teach You About Courageous Leadership
There’s one reason I stayed quiet for so long. Fear. Even when I stood up to share my story I was afraid. Not of individuals. Of the system. After I appeared on The Apprentice, a head took me on one side after I’d delivered...
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How To Ditch Fear And Lead Like Olivia Pope
Just over a year ago I stood in front of 300 teachers and decided to tell them the truth about themselves. It was no mean feat seeing as my default setting for my entire career had been lying. I started teaching feeling lucky to even have a job - which is probably...
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Three Lessons Schools Could Learn From My Pimp
The Education Endowment Foundation is a fantastic resource for educators. It has replaced: ‘They say we can’t use toilet rolls for building rockets in Early Years anymore because someone might die of poo germs.’ with ‘Hey, you know we want to improve the effectiveness...
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Testimonial from Dane Sanders on Jaz Ampaw-Farr
https://youtu.be/XkimEYa1WXA We understand the increasing pressure you are under to deliver results. This leaves teams feeling overwhelmed, and leaders with the demanding task of maintaining 100% passion from every member. Leaders like you, who are committed to...
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