Be epic. RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity. Studio Schools Trust. When a Hazing Goes Wrong. Step back and let your children forge their own career paths. At noon (ET) today, join Globe Careers for an online discussion with Barbara Moses.
Four midlife women get together, and their talk quickly turns to what their twentysomething children are doing with their lives. One boasts that her daughter won a Rhodes scholarship and is trying to decide between accepting it or an offer to work for a think tank in Geneva. The second says her son was recently promoted to vice-president – rumour has it that he is being groomed to become the next CEO. The third recounts how her child’s social-media company was bought by a major technology company for seven figures. The fourth woman doesn’t say much. This kind of insidious social comparison is common among women. If the adult son or daughter has a partner or spouse, it’s also common for mothers to think the partner isn’t up to snuff, career-wise, and may be holding back her child.
So here’s a suggestion for mothers: Stop taking and evaluating your children’s or their partner’s career temperature. Youth In The Office: Are Your Parents Meddling In Your Career? A Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family. 11 Goal Hacks: How to Achieve Anything. Goal-setting research on fantasising, visualisation, goal commitment, procrastination, the dark side of goal-setting and more… We’re all familiar with the nuts and bolts of goal-setting.
We should set specific, challenging goals, use rewards, record progress and make public commitments (if you’re not familiar with these then check out this article on how to reach life goals). So how come we still fail? This psychological research suggests why and what mindsets should help us reach our goals. 1. The biggest enemy of any goal is excessive positive fantasising. 2. The reason we don’t achieve our goals is lack of commitment.
One powerful psychological technique to increase commitment is mental contrasting. 3. You can use the Zeigarnik effect to drag you on towards your goal. What the Zeigarnik effect teaches is that one weapon for beating procrastination is starting somewhere…anywhere. 4. 5. When we miss our target, we can fall foul of the what-the-hell-effect. How to Learn (Almost) Anything. This is a guest post by Glen Allsopp of PluginID.
Have you ever read an informative book, only to later remember just a few main points — if anything at all? The problem might be that you’re using one of the least efficient ways of learning available. The Cone of Learning I remember back about 7 years ago when I was taking music lessons at school, there was a poster on the wall that really grabbed my attention. To be fair, it wasn’t difficult for a random object to attract your gaze as our Scottish teacher at the time didn’t have much in the way of keeping you interested. Image Credit After doing some research, I found that the contents of that poster were based upon the work of Edgar Dale back in 1969. Today, many of you may know this as the Cone of Learning, but beware: although the cone is in fact based upon the results of Dale’s research, the percentage figures were never actually cited by Dale, and added by others after the initial investigation.
Mickey Goodman: Are We Raising a Generation of Helpless Kids? Warning signs When a college freshman received a C- on her first test, she literally had a meltdown in class.
Sobbing, she texted her mother who called back, demanding to talk to the professor immediately (he, of course, declined). Another mother accompanied her child on a job interview, then wondered why he didn't get the job. A major employer reported that during a job interview, a potential employee told him that she would have his job within 18 months. 25 Napping Facts Every College Student Should Know. Written By: Angelita Williams It's almost cruel the way adults ease children into life outside of the house.
They got us on board with the whole going to school thing by letting us take naps in pre-school. But then, come kindergarten, no more naps! Nothing but 12 more grades of trying to focus all day without a siesta. But now, friends, it's a new day. It makes you smarter According to Dr.
The Get More Out of Google Infographic Summarizes Online Research Tricks for Students. 10 Tips to Boost Your Interview Skills. Even the smartest and most qualified job seekers need to prepare for job interviews.
Why, you ask? Interviewing is a learned skill, and there are no second chances to make a great first impression. So study these 10 strategies to enhance your interview skills. Practice Good Nonverbal Communication It's about demonstrating confidence: standing straight, making eye contact and connecting with a firm handshake. Dress for the Job or Company. 13 Ways to Stay Happy In Your 20s and 30s - iVillage. Twelve Things All College Freshmen Should Know.