I was thinking about stuff this morning, Give A Brick stuff, personal stuff, stuff about a whole load of other things that I can’t even put words to and then the idea for this short(ish!) video popped in my head. I’d love to hear what you think. So, what do you think? If you love…
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How to Survive Year 10 Sex Ed
After yesterday’s discussion about the best way to tap into our young people’s potential, it was with a mixture of interest and anticipation that I entered year 10 sex education class this morning.
If you want to take over the world – look to young people.
After a late night last night laughing with the very excellent Tim Vine, I was going to share the joy of laughter with you this morning. That can wait until another day because instead, I’m delighted to introduce the lovely Ben Lumley from 6aliens.com. Until I came across Ben’s blog, I hadn’t heard the phrase…
How to Survive the Fog
You’ve proabably heard it all before: If you want to get anywhere, you need to know where you’re going. He who fails to plan, plans to fail. Prevention is better than a cure. Or my personal favortite: It pays to plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark!
How To Play To Your Strengths
When was the last time your offered to give your cat a bath? Or, have you ever cleaned your partner’s teeth? What about your postman? When did you last tell him to take the day off, you’ll finish his rounds? Unless you happen to be a vet, a dentist or your postman’s boss, it’s pretty unlikely that you made a point of attempting to do any of these things recently. Why would you? These are not things that you’ve had any practice doing nor are they likely to be skills you’ll need over the next few years. Why then do we seem to find it so very easy to
How to Write When You’re So Excited You Can’t!
After yesterday’s official launch of ‘Give A Brick – the community’ (for want of a better name for it 
) I’m now so excited by the support and encouragement we’ve had, I can’t find a single thing to write about! That’ll teach me to say that ideas just pop into my head Are you stuck with a deadline to meet and nothing to write about? Read our top 5 tips for how to write when you’re so excited you can’t and let me know what you think.
How to Live in Peace Without Being a Doormat
Unless you live on a remote island without Internet connection even the most independent person will find themselves having to negotiate some pretty fraught territory at times. For the rest of us, just surviving the day to day battle that can be family life is enough to see us hankering after that remote island. We were made to have relationships but if that’s the case, why is it so difficult sometimes? Life isn’t meant to be a battle ground. Read on to find out how you can have a more peaceful existence, without getting walked all over
How to Bottle What Makes Your Soul Sing
Have you ever enjoyed a day when everything is wonderful? You wake before the alarm to a glorious sky. The children are sunny and delightful. Your breakfast tastes just that little bit extra-especially delicious. As you go about your day, you feel as if the world is smiling at you. It’s important to bottle moments like that so you can save them for a rainy day.
How To Keep Going When Your World Falls Down
Just seven days ago, the world fell down for the people in Haiti. Eight people were shot dead in Virginia yesterday. This morning, your coffee machine has stopped working and your partner tells you they’re leaving you for the love of their life in the office. Life is tragic. But tragedy is relative. How do you cope when
How To Write A Title That Really Clicks
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. Quite often when I have an idea for something to write about, I’ll get the words down as quickly and coherently as I can before going back, tidying up the spelling and grammar and finally, adding a title. Sometimes the title writes