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How flexible are you? That's what we're looking at this week.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Time Sector System 5th Year Anniversary The YouTube Time Sector System Playlist Take The NEW COD Course The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 363 Hello, and welcome to episode 363 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. You may have heard this week that my Time Sector System is five years old. And to celebrate, I updated the whole course.  Now, before I start to update a course, I go into Evernote and review all the comments I have collected from students and see if there are any common issues or difficulties that I could improve or explain better.  The Time Sector System works. It's based on timeless principles that have been used by some of the most productive people who have ever lived. As with all solid principles, there needs to be a degree of flexibility to accommodate the different ways we all work and the type of work we do. The way authors, for example, will protect three to four hours a day for writing might not be practical for a customer support assistant or a manager managing a team of twenty salespeople. Similarly, an architect will work differently from a doctor in an emergency room.  Yet, there are still some timeless principles that work no matter what role you have.  For example, it doesn't matter how much you have to do if you don't have the time to do it. Makes sense, right?  I could decide to write my next book today. That's the easy part. The difficult part is finding the time to write the book. I'm not sure how many hours I spent writing Your Time, Your Way, but from the first day I sat down to begin writing the first draft to when it was published in May last year, it was three years and I know every week, I spend at least ten hours on it— so roughly 2,000 hours.  Given that each week only has 168 hours, it would not be possible to write a book in a week.  One of the most productive companies I worked for was an advertising agency in Korea. The manager, Patrick, was smart. He realised that for his team to get the campaigns completed on time, he had to protect the time of his copywriters and graphic designers. They needed quiet, undisturbed time to do their work.  Yet the account managers and social media planners needed to be talking with each other and external companies to arrange space for the billboards, and media companies.  The account managers and planners generally had a meeting with each other each day.  The creative team only had two meetings per week. The Monday planning meeting where they planned out the work to be completed that week and the Friday morning team meeting where everything was discussed.  This meant the creatives (as they were called) had the quiet time to focus on their work.  In the four years I worked with that team, I never recall a time where they missed a deadline or even felt under pressure to complete a campaign. I'm sure there were occasions when they were under pressure—clients can be very demanding—but it was never noticeable.  What made this team so productive was that each person knew the objectives for the week. They knew what needed to be finished and ensured that they had the space and time to get on and complete the work. Patrick, as the boss, protected the time of his team.  He knew if he was constantly asking his creatives for updates, he would be slowing them down. He trusted his team and they trusted him. If they had a difficulty, or discovered that a piece of work would take longer to complete than initially anticipated, they could go to Patrick and tell him.  This comes back to something I learned from Brian Tracy—one of the world's best self-development teachers—that if you want to be successful at anything, you first need to establish what you need to do to be successful at it.  Once you know that, you can dedicate enough time to doing that and eliminating everything else.  There's the famous advice that Warren Buffett gives about managing your work. Write down the twenty-five things you feel you should do, then put a star next to the five most important, delete the rest and focus all your time and effort on completing those five.  So, where does flexibility come into this? Well, if you have an overflowing inbox with emails and messages piling up by the hour, you are constantly interrupted by people asking you questions about this and that, and you have no idea what needs to be completed this week, you lose all flexibility.  There's too much for your brain to decide what to work on next. You're overloaded and stress and anxiety will freeze you—slowing you down even further.  Take a copywriter working for Patrick. She knew what needed to be completed that week—it was agreed at the Monday meeting—and she had the freedom and flexibility to get on and do the work in her own way.  And that all came down to knowing from the beginning of the week what was required. Next week wasn't important. That could be discussed at the Friday meeting.  And that's one of the strongest concepts of the Time Sector System. Only focus on what needs to be done this week and not worry about next week until you do your weekly planning session at the end of the week.  We need to be flexible enough to modify things for the way we work. One aspect of the Time Sector System I recommend is working with projects.  Task managers, or todo lists, are not the best places to manage projects. Projects are information hubs. There's likely to be emails, plans, meetings, deadlines and what is called conditional tasks—where something cannot be completed until something else is completed first. Then there's likely to be files and documents being worked on which need to be accessed from time to time.  Projects are best managed in your notes apps. Notes apps have greater flexibility to store all this information. You can also create checklists which do not remove completed tasks which makes it easier to quickly see what has been completed and what remains to be done.  I recommend that you add a single task in your task manager saying “Work on project X” and connect that task to your project note. Some people mentioned that this seems cumbersome if the task is simply to follow up with someone.  I agree, and in these situations, I would suggest adding the follow-up task to your task manager. Be flexible.  Similarly, some projects are simple and easy to do. I have a project right now to get the terrace outside the office ready for the spring. When I come to do that project, the most effective way to complete it would be to schedule an afternoon on my calendar to go outside with the jet washer and get on and do it.  I do not need to create a project note for this. I just need to find some time on my calendar. This “project” doesn't even need to be on my task list. It's two or three hours protected on my calendar when it's not raining.  The principle to work from, is if something needs doing, then it will require time. So the questions is when will you do it?  Once you know what needs to be done, and are clear about what the desired outcome is, and you know when you will do it, the how will largely take care of itself. And it's how flexibility is your best friend.  Another area where I found people struggle is with the daily planning session. Daily planning is a critical part of being more focused and productive. When you have a plan for the day, you more likely to get the right things done. With no plan, you'll end up drifting through the day doing this and that and getting caught up in everyone else's crises and urgencies.  But not accomplishing very much.  Daily planning is five to ten minutes at the end of the day, deciding what you need to do the next day. Doing it the evening before allows you to let go of the day so you can relax and enjoy the evening.  Sounds simple, right? So why do so many people struggle to do it? Exhaustion. They are exhausted at the end of the day and cannot bring themselves to do it, so it doesn't get done.  And guess what happens the next day? They drift and get caught up in everyone else's work. And what does that do to them? It leaves them exhausted at the end of the day.  However, some people are early birds and like to wake up early. If you are an early bird, planning in the morning before the day begins works perfectly well.  This is another example of being flexible. Work to the way you work.  I remember when I used to wake up at 5:00 am (I did that for 18 months), and I would plan my day as part of my morning routine. It was only when waking up at 5:00 am became unsustainable after my coaching programme grew and I needed to be doing coaching sessions late into the evening that I stopped and started doing my daily planning in the evening after I finished my coaching sessions.  Different circumstances require different approaches, yet the principles remain. Plan your week so you know what's important at a higher level, then give yourself five to ten minutes to adjust your plan each day to allow for the unknowns that will inevitably have come in as the week progresses.  Protect time for doing your important work. If you need to prepare a proposal for an important client and you know it will require three to four hours to complete, then protect that time on your calendar and don't let anyone steal it from you.  If you allow someone steal that time from you and you find yourself under enormous time pressure at the end of the week, whose fault is that?  There was something I once heard Brian Tracy say and that was “take responsibility”. He was talking in terms of your life—take responsibility for your life. You can easily adopt that same approach for your time. Take responsibility for it. Be ruthless, yet flexible when you need to be so you can get your important work done.  I'm reminded of the East Asian saying: “be like bamboo”. It's strong, yet flexible enough to adapt to the wind, the snow and the rain and still not break. That should be your approach to your management of time. Be strong—say no when necessary—yet be flexible enough to adapt to the conditions.  I hope you found this helpful. Thank you for listening.  Don't forget, if you want to build a time management system like bamboo, then the new Time Sector System course is now available. The link is in the show notes. And if you are already enrolled, this is a free update for you and it's waiting for you in your Learning Centre dashboard.  It just remains for me now to wish you all a very, very productive week.   

The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre is launching a campaign this month to address early childhood nutrition. Food bank executive director, Laurie O'Connor, joins Murray Wood to discuss the month-long focus on supporting local infants in need and to discuss what tariffs could mean for the food bank's work.

The holidays can be a tough time for people across Saskatchewan and Canada. Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, and John Bailey, Regina Foodbank CEO, join Taylor MacPherson to share their own struggles trying to help feed people in need through this holiday season.

It's been a busy year at the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. The organization has seen a 25 per cent increase in the use of its services in 2024, which works out to around 23,000 people a month coming to the Food Bank. Of those 23,000 people, 43 per cent are children. These numbers, along with the Food Bank's plan to open a new facility in August 2025 in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, makes the organization's Light It Up fundraising campaign all the more critical.One of the many unique spaces in the Food Bank is the Community Test Kitchen. This is where you can often find Kate Lasiuk and her team leading community cooking classes as well as preparing food for the greater community. Kate is the Nutrition Program Manager with the Food Bank and a big believer that food can bring people together from all walks of life. The Nutrition Program at the Food Bank has been in operation since 2019, and under Kate's guidance, it is teaching people not just the basics of cooking but the joy that comes with preparing a meal. The cooking classes, whether they are in person or online, are also bringing people from diverse backgrounds together. I think that's definitely worth celebrating. It was a pleasure sitting down with Kate to talk about the difference the Nutrition Program is making in Saskatoon, and why this work means so much to her. You can follow and listen to YXE Underground wherever you find your favourite podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or the YXE Underground website. Don't forget to leave a 5-star review if you like what you hear. Follow YXE Underground on social media and our new YouTube page. I promise to get some more episodes on the YouTube page in the days and weeks to come! Thank you for continuing to support a local, independent podcast here in Saskatoon. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and talk with you in 2025. Cheers...Eric Host, Producer, Editor: Eric AndersonTheme Music: Andrew DicksonWebsite: https://www.yxeunderground.comRecorded: On Treaty 6 Territory and the traditional homeland of the Metis

My guest today is Trish Meekins. Trish Meekins is the sole owner of Nikaanaganaa Counselling & Learning Centre located at 897 3rd Ave. E. in Owen Sound. Trish provides individual and family counseling for ALL people and cultures.Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Training and various other trainings to suit the needs of your organization; for example lateral violence and workplace ethics. She has been a counselor and teacher of First Nations culture and history for over 25 years. Her passion is her Indigenous roots and finds rewarding work in assisting all people become educated about themselves and how they fit as a part of community extending out to all of Creation. Trish offers training for agencies and organizations in cross-cultural training, lateral violence, workplace ethics, to name a few. She also runs a group for people entitled, “Pathways to Inner Peace; Living Life in Balance,” that she developed when she worked as a women's counselor; realizing the tools she taught are beneficial to all people. In this episode we discuss first nations culture, spirituality in healing and the 7 Grandfather Teachings.Website - https://trishmeekins.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/spiritleader73/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AncestralAscensionsLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/trish-meekins-msw-rsw-cyw-98785b48/FB - https://www.facebook.com/NikaanaganaaIn this episode you will learn:1. How healing through a holistic approach to counseling through indigenous and alternative healing modalities can provide more meaningful healing.2.The power of ancestral wisdom and cultural connection can lead to living with love, humility, bravery and truth..3. Why the importance of interconnectedness to humanity and nature can be a more mindful and collective approach to environmental and societal challenges. “I go from a holistic perspective, and that is the way that I was trained. And if we look at the medicine wheel, there are 4 parts of self. So, that medicine wheel is a framework for many different things, but in terms of a holistic viewpoint, It takes into account the spirit, which is your vision, your emotion, which is your guiding light, I would say, your thoughts, which come from that vision and allows you to be on the path of where you'd like to see yourself, and then of course, your living and being and doing.” - 00:04:56“I would really like to have people to begin to self-reflect and see where they sit in the world. And even in terms of, like I said, that medicine wheel, with having that spirit, that vision for ourselves, having them really begin to self-reflect.” 00:32:14“We all have gifts to share. When we look at that medicine, not only does it represent the 4 parts of self, but it also represents the 4 races of man.” 00:54:45

This interview first aired on Friday the 15th of November, 2024 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Plemo interviews Steve 'Neffy' Neff about the voluntary support group We Listen and the upcoming charity raffle at the Shepparton Club which will donate the proceeds to We Listen. We Listen meets on the second Wednesday of every month at the North Shepparton Community and Learning Centre, Parkside Drive, Shepparton at 6pm For more information you can call Neffy on 0400 314 858. Listen to Plemo live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

Pelangi Indonesia School has been operating in the State of New South Wales, Australia, for more than 10 years. - Sekolah Pelangi Indonesia telah berkiprah di Negara Bagian New South Wales, Australia, selama lebijh dari 10 tahun.

So the question is, why should you have a learning center? Well, this is going to be your signature offer until you develop one where you have social proof and where you have coaching and where you have a high ticket offer. But the learning center will be the thing that you upsell people in once they buy a product, because of course, you'll have other products in that learning center and they, for a monthly membership, they will get these products included in their learning. In Build your Business I go over the 15 principles in detail over 52 weeks. If you follow along and implement these principles your business will grow so follow this podcast for action steps to grow your business and subscribe to get workbook and action steps at https://implement.club/bybfree

The Moose Jaw Food Bank is able to continue offering meals thanks to a surge of support after it announced earlier this month a desperate need for donations. Last week, the Saskatchewan Government announced it would be providing $2 million dollars to Food Banks of Saskatchewan to help Saskatchewan families and food banks with high food costs. John Bailey, Regina Foodbank CEO and Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, joined Evan to speak about the donation and give a mid-summer update.

..AND WE'RE BACK..... ON THE PATHPOD!  The PathPod is a platform in which Mr Magsino speaks to the genuine voices of our school, with real perspectives of College life, culture and each of its characters.  In this Episode, Mr Magsino speaks to Pathways Student Ellena and Ms Shrestha about:  - How they both embrace the Learning Centre and all the great experiences that come from it.  - Their perspectives of the different opportunities they have taken to grow as people   From this episode, we also celebrate and want to shoutout OUR NEW PATHPOD LOGO designed by Pathways Student Jae!   Massive shoutout to djAUDIONICS for the new PathPod Intro and Outro tracks! A student in our College who designed, produced and mixed these songs. Follow his music on Spotify by clicking on the link or searching up "djAUDIONICS".  Check out our Community Based Spotify Playlist "PathPod Plays" where EACH guest of the PathPod nominates ONE song to create a collective musical representation of our College!  Click here for access to the Playlist "PathPod Plays" Or search up "PathPod Plays" on Spotify.  Make sure you subscribe to our Spotify and Apple Podcast channels so that you get all the latest updates. NEW EPISODES OUT EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING!  Production: David Drumond | Linkedin - Justin Magsino | Linkedin   Concept: Justin Magsino | Linkedin

Fionnaigh Connaughton-O'Connor has worked for over 20 years as an adult literacy tutor, tutor trainer and most recently voter education.  She works for Dublin Adult Learning Centre (DALC).  DALC provide targeted adult education services to ensure that everyone in the inner city has the opportunity to avail of their right to develop their literacy and numeracy skills. DALC's core values are student centredness, empowerment, inclusivity and transformative learning. They are committed to social change, justice and equality. In Fionnaigh's experience, people with literacy difficulties or people who are excluded and margainalised are often not registered to vote and do not exercise their right to vote.  DALC believes that education is empowering and helps people reach their potential to participate fully in society. Exercising your right to vote is essential to this. Fionnaigh has also been involved in projects for NALA (literacy publications and prison education). DALC is committed to equality, education and including all in the democratic process in Ireland.    Fionnaigh discusses the origins and content of the Active Citizenship Voter Education programme, why it's needed and the impact it has.    More Information here: https://www.vote.ie/   Electoral / An Coimisiún Toghcháin Campaign Advert Advert  Advert   Check the Register   Hope and Courage Collective   Your Voice, Your Vote: Voter Education & Active Citizenship   INOU Analysis   Active Citizenship Voter Education Course in Dublin - Adult Literacy for Life  

In this week's episode, SPA's Senior Advisor Professional Standards, Marie Atherton, speaks with Angie Canning and Justine Slattery, Project Officers for the development of the Practice Guideline: Speech pathology practice in Neonatal Care. They discuss the range of roles of speech pathologists have in Australian NICUs, the transition from problem-based to developmental care models, the range of team members they collaborate with, and how professionals can skill-up to provide evidence-based services. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Resources: Online CPD: Sydney Children's Hospital Network, High-risk Infant Feeding Module: https://learning.schp.org.au/visitor_catalog_class/show/63568 Online CPD: Supporting Oral Feeding for Fragile Infants (SOFFI) training: https://www.feedingfundamentals.com/soffi-trainings Book: Lynn S. Wolf and Robin P. Glass (1992) Feeding and Swallowing Disorder in Infancy: https://www.proedaust.com.au/feeding-and-swallowing-disorders-in-infancy Article: Dodrill, P., McMahon, S., Donovan, T, Cleghorn, G. (2008). Current management of transitional feeding issues in preterm neonates born in Queensland, Australia, Early Human Development, 84 (10) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.04.004. SPA Practice guidelines (SPA Members Only): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Members/Members/Professional-practice/Standards-and-guidelines/Practice-guidelines/Practice_Guidelines.aspx?hkey=6e59aa7e-8407-481c-af45-ae404a13a14c SPA Core document - Evidence-based practice for speech pathology in Australia (Public): https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/libraryviewer?ResourceID=407 Transcripts for this and other episodes are available at no cost on SPA's Learning Hub. 1. Go to: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Shared_Content/Events/On-Demand-Learning.aspx?hkey=940859e8-0efc-4ba2-83be-11f49e616542 2. Filter – Format – Podcast – Search 3. Select the podcast of your choice 4. Enrol (you will need to sign in or create an account) 5. Add to cart – Proceed to checkout – Submit 6. You will receive an email Order Confirmation with a link back to the Learning Hub 7. The Podcast and transcript will be available in your Learning Centre. You may also email to request a free transcript at learninghub@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

In this week's episode Dr Marleen Westerveld speaks with Dr Sonja Brubacher from the Centre for Investigative Interviewing. They discuss how speech pathologists can ask questions that prompt broader and deeper responses, elicit richer communication and narratives, and collect more detailed and accurate health information in a trauma-informed way. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Resources: Centre for Investigative Interviewing Courses: https://www.investigativecentre.com/training-consultancy/?choosing-the-right-service=off-the-shelf-courses Brubacher, S. P., Gilligan, C., Powell, M. B., & Burrows, K. S. (2021). Information gathering in investigative and medical interviewing: Drawing parallels across contexts. Health Communication, 36(4), 521-528. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1700884 (Not open access.) Brubacher, S. P., Peterson, C., La Rooy, D., Dickinson, J. J., & Poole, D. A. (2019). How children talk about events: Implications for eliciting and analyzing eyewitness reports. Developmental Review, 51, 70-89. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273229718300091?via%3Dihub (Open manuscript available.) Brubacher, S. P., Powell, M. B., Snow, P. C., Skouteris, H., & Manger, B. (2016). Guidelines for teachers to elicit detailed and accurate narrative accounts from children. Children and Youth Services Review, 63, 83–92. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740916300536 (Open access.) Feltis, B. B., Powell, M. B., Snow, P. C., & Hughes-Scholes, C. H. (2010). An examination of the association between interviewer question type and story-grammar detail in child witness interviews about abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34(6), 407-413. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0145213410000931 (Not open access.) Transcripts for this and other episodes are available at no cost on SPA's Learning Hub. 1. Go to: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Shared_Content/Events/On-Demand-Learning.aspx?hkey=940859e8-0efc-4ba2-83be-11f49e616542 2. Filter – Format – Podcast – Search 3. Select the podcast of your choice 4. Enrol (you will need to sign in or create an account) 5. Add to cart – Proceed to checkout – Submit 6. You will receive an email Order Confirmation with a link back to the Learning Hub 7. The Podcast and transcript will be available in your Learning Centre. You may also email to request a free transcript at learninghub@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

Bethany interviews Sam and Abi McGeorge who are operating the Thailand Learning Centre in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They talk about their experiences in the first year since the Learning Centre was established, and the exciting work being with youth from the surrounding communities.

SummaryDiscover the importance of a Christian family as a learning centre and the responsibility of parents in raising children. Learn practical ways to create a learning environment in your own family. Pray for wisdom and strength for parents in fulfilling their role. Embrace your role as a parent and raise your children in a way that honours God and equips them for a purposeful life. Introduction - A Christian Family: A Learning Centre for LifeCan you remember some of the things your parents taught you? From baking to planting vegetables, our parents have been our first teachers. They not only taught us basic skills but also instilled in us kingdom values such as kindness and forgiveness. This is exactly how God planned it - a Christian family is meant to be a learning centre. Learning and GrowingIn families, we learn not only how to walk, talk, and eat but also wisdom, spiritual maturity, and good relationships. Even Jesus, the Son of God, needed a family to help him grow physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. Mary and Joseph played a vital role in his upbringing, shaping him into the person he was meant to be. The Responsibility of ParentsRaising children well is the primary responsibility of a Christian family. While others, such as teachers and church members, may play a part, parents bear the ultimate responsibility. It is part of their job description to guide their children towards growth and development in all areas of life. Prayer for ParentsLet us take a moment to pray for all mothers and fathers, that they may have the wisdom and strength to fulfil their role as parents. Pray that they will do everything in their power to help their children grow strong mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Remember, a Christian family is not just a place of love and support, but also a place of learning and growth. As parents, let us embrace our role and strive to raise our children in a way that honours God and equips them for a purposeful life. Reflection QuestionWhat are some practical ways you can help create a learning environment within your own family? Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast This WeekThis week, following Mothers' Day, we are considering the character of the Woman of Valour described in Proverbs 31. Her values are ones we should all cultivate in our lives, with God's help. Each weekday we share hope and encouragement as we read and study the Bible together. Monday 11 March - Living with Integrity: A Proverbs 31 Devotional Tuesday 12 March - A Mother's Love and Sacrifice: Following the Example of Jesus Wednesday 13 March - Unexpected Kindness: Reflecting God's Mercy Thursday 14 March - A Christian Family: A Learning Centre for Life Friday 15 March - A Woman of Valour: Living Out Proverbs 31 There's a new episode of Battle Drill Devotional every Monday through Friday. Click on the link – https://linktr.ee/battlefieldresources – to listen, watch or subscrib

Discover how a Christian family serves as a dynamic learning centre for life. Explore the essential role of parents in raising children and fostering spiritual growth. Gain practical insights and valuable tips for creating a strong foundation built on family values. Join us on this journey of nurturing faith and building a thriving Christian home.

Mrs. Shanthi Shridharan, the founder and director of Akaanksha Play School and Learning Centre, Chennai, discusses the importance of age-appropriate activities in early childhood education.

In this week's episode we speak with Dr. Meredith Prain, a speech pathologist and Deafblindness consultant. She discusses how people and services can support health literacy and inclusion by making web-based, social media, and other digital information accessible. Speech Pathology Australia acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Resources: Deafblind Information Australia website: https://www.deafblindinformation.org.au/ I can vote website (example): https://icanvote.org.au/ Rainbow inclusion website (example): https://rainbowinclusion.org.au/ Hemmingway Editor: https://hemingwayapp.com/ Colour contrast checker: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ Intopia – Accessibility assessments: https://intopia.digital/services/accessibility-usability-testing/ Accessible design: https://www.kcandthegraphicsbandwagon.com.au/ The Communication Hub has a range of accessibility features to support individuals to learn about communication difficulties and disability, and available supports: https://communicationhub.com.au/ Transcripts for this and other episodes are available at no cost on SPA's Learning Hub. Go to: https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Shared_Content/Events/On-Demand-Learning.aspx?hkey=940859e8-0efc-4ba2-83be-11f49e616542 Filter – Format – Podcast – Search Select the podcast of your choice Enrol (you will need to sign in or create an account) Add to cart – Proceed to checkout – Submit You will receive an email Order Confirmation with a link back to the Learning Hub The Podcast and transcript will be available in your Learning Centre. You may also email to request a free transcript at learninghub@speechpathologyaustralia.org.au

So why do we want a learning center? Well, this is going to be your signature offer until you develop one where you have social proof and you've developed your coaching model so that you have your high ticket offer. So this is going to be the initial continuity offer. You want to consider what your signature offer is going to be and then divide it by twelve to get your monthly pricing. But you need to have a lot of members to justify the cost. So your learning center will be a step in towards your high ticket offer. And at the end of the funnel, until you develop your largest ticket offer, whatever that might be in terms of your signature coaching, you can have a continuity offer of a learning center. In Build your Business I go over the 15 principles in detail over 52 weeks. If you follow along and implement these principles your business will grow so follow this podcast for action steps to grow your business and subscribe to get workbook and action steps at https://implement.club/bybfree

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 3 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network. Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments. In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization's Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities. The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let's go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 2 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network. Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments. In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization's Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities. The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let's go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network. Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments. In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization's Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities. The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let's go!

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Mikkel Hermann Sørensen, Partner and Architect at Christensen & Co (or CCO) in Copenhagen, Denmark. They discuss Learning Center Nærheden in Høje-Taastrup, Denmark.You can see the project here as you listen along.The Learning Centre is the first public school in Denmark based on 21st Century Learning Skills – also known as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics). The city had an overall vision for “The Learning Center.” The goal was to create a place that prepared children for the changing society of the future, where they must, among other things, contribute to a more sustainable world.The building includes an integrated daycare, a sports hall, and cultural facilities for the surrounding community. The concept was to design a building that doubled as a pallet for children to learn and play. The overall structure was created as a grid, which can integrate a number of elements and functional requirements, without compromising the overall architectural concept.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:ARCAT Detailed on Youtube

You see the signs in hospitals. You hear automated messages on phone lines. Abuse will not be tolerated. Please treat our staff with respect. In stressful scenarios, for instance where someone has lost something or someone valuable to them, customer interactions are naturally difficult, often sensitive and without the right training can go awry. In this insightful episode of EI at Work, former General Manager People & Learning Centre of Expertise at Allianz Australia, Pierre De Villiers, shares the impact of unpredictable natural events on customer service staff and why empathy is essential in roles with high levels of emotional labour. Interested in Emotional Intelligence? Learn more about Genos Emotional Intelligence, become a Genos Certified Practitioner or enquire about the Genos Corporate Program.  Have a question? Leave us a voice message and have it answered on the next EI at Work Q&A episode.  Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review below and let us knowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview first aired on Tuesday the 1st of August, 2023 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Terri Cowley interviews the C.E.O. of the Kyabram Community and Learning Centre Jennifer Savage about how they are creating a dementia-friendly community and aiding people living with dementia. For more information you can call the Kyabram Community & Learning Centre (KCLC) on 58 52 00 00 or go to kclc.com.au. Listen to Terri Cowley live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

Do you remember , we told you we are going to do an exclusive episode on the school, Rishabh goes to?  So, this episode will tell you how different Quest is from regular schools.  Do listen till the end to know more.. For those of you who are in Chennai and explore the unschooling options for your kids, here is the website of the Learning Centre, as promised :) QUEST LEARNING CENTRE Cheers!

EFL Learning Centre แฟรนไชส์โรงเรียนสอนภาษาที่มาเผยเคล็ดลับ การเปลี่ยนโรงเรียนสอนภาษาธรรมดาให้กลายเป็นโรงเรียนสอนภาษามาตรฐานนานาชาติชนิดที่ว่า “ลงทุนแล้วคุ้มค่าแน่” คลิก! https://shorturl.at/eFLV6 . อัพเดทและติดตามข่าวสารได้ที่ Line : @thaifranchise Twitter : @thaifranchise Website : www.thaifranchisecenter.com Instagram : instagram.com/thaifranchise TikTok : www.tiktok.com/@thaifranchisecenter YouTube : youtube.com/user/ThaiFranchise Podcast : @thaifranchisecenter Facebook : www.facebook.com/ThaiFranchiseCenterFanPage

Die missie van Club 21 is om 'n weg te baan vir kinders met Downsindroom in Suid-Afrika en uiteindelik die res van die wêreld. Izelle Els, die stigter van Club 21 en hoof, Amanda Fourie, kuier in die ateljee om meer te vertel oor die verhoogproduksie, The Sound of Music, ten bate van hierdie leersentrum. Weens 'n oorweldigende openbare aanvraag na verlede jaar se produksie, is The Sound of Music terug. The Sound of Music is 'n musiekdrama, met Chris Coetzer (een van die 3 tenore van Suid-Afrika), Marlene Bezuidenhout (liedjieskrywer en sangeres) en Club 21 Learning Centre (studente met Downsindroom). Liedjies sal insluit: The Hills are Alive, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Me, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd en Edelweiss. Jou hart sal aangeraak en getem word deur Maria, Kaptein von Trapp en die kinders.

This week I share my imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr Nicolene who is the co-founder of a Learning Centre in Bali called Open Flow Learning Centre which is a nice international learning centre co-curating education for children. We explore Dr Nicolene's journey and how she co-created Open Flow and the key changes. She highlighted: - the amount of choice and voice that they bring into the Learning Centre, but also in the children's Day in how they do things, and how they get to actually speak up and take responsibility. - the importance of being human-centered and human centered conversations. - Her advice to all of us educators (parents and teachers alike) is to stop over analysing, overthinking or justifying. Let's just do things and get on with it. Because there is no other time than now.

April 2023  80 years ago, Bletchley Park's communications centre opened in Block E. Employing hundreds of staff, mainly young women, this block was vital to BP's smooth running. Most messages and reports coming into and out of Bletchley Park went through Block E. But as we'll hear in this ‘It Happened Here' episode, its wartime importance doesn't necessarily mean its value has been fully recognised today. Block E is still standing, and is due to open to the public later this year, 2023, as Bletchley Park's brand new Learning Centre. Here to help us set the record straight and rediscover the value of Block E is our Research Officer Dr Thomas Cheetham, who has been researching the building and its various departments. Many thanks to Dr Ben Thompson, Sarah Langston and Maria Turnbull for voicing our archival documents. Image: © Crown. Reproduced by kind permission, Director, GCHQ #BPark, #Bletchleypark, #WW2, #Enigma,

Indigenous agricultural practices kept our ancestors alive for millenia. They not only fed their own communities but also taught settlers how to grow food across this vast territory. Indigenous people, like Cree-Métis Winnipegger Audrey Logan, keep that tradition alive and growing! Audrey's whole life revolves around growing food. It has to. We tour Spirit Park, a community garden she helped create, in the West Broadway neighbourhood where she shares her journey from being depressed, overweight and diabetic to a healthy-eating Indigenous garden guru! Over in Tyendinaga, Chloe Maracle is carrying seeds for the next 7 Generations. We dig deep and learn about the 300 seed varieties kept at the Kenhteke Seed Sanctuary and Learning Centre. The Haudenosaunee intern is not just learning how to care for the vast collection but is also growing that list to include at-risk varieties important to her people. Food insecurity has been a concern in many Indigenous communities for years. A 2019 study found that almost half of all First Nations families struggle to put food on the table. But people like Steven Wiig and Julia Pechawis are trying to change that. They turned a farmers field into a food forest in Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan.

In this episode, Sally Dewar, CEO of A&O Consulting, talks to Fran Griffiths, an independent senior executive coach and leadership mentor, about the skills, behaviours and attributes needed to be an authentic and empathetic leader. Sally and Fran share their views on the diverse challenges facing senior business leaders such as the need to nurture a transparent and accountable organisational culture and how to manage a multi-generational workforce in a hybrid environment. In addition, they discuss the role of the leader in setting the right tone from the top of the organisation and what it takes to communicate a clear and impactful vision. A&O Consulting Learning Centre Training, development and coaching of non-executive directors and senior management have continued to be a source of focus for boards and regulators alike. In response, A&O Consulting has launched the Learning Centre, a global training programme for senior executives focused on the effective management of regulatory change. Topics covered comprise: risk management, governance, financial crime, conduct and culture, regulatory strategy and implementation.

Associate Professor Carmen Parter is a proud descendent of the Darumbal and Juru clans of the Birra Gubba Nation of Queensland with South Sea Islander heritage, the Tanna Island of Vanuatu. She has seen it all in her work in Australia's healthcare system. She has hope that things are improving, and we can make our healthcare system culturally safe. Now, she holds many roles, including Ahpra Board member, co-Founder and Director at the Learning Centre for Systemic Change and Research, was the inaugural Co-chair of the Indigenous Working Group of the World Federation of Public Health Association, a member of the Lowitja Institute member community, and Fellow of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives. But, in this conversation we head back to beginning of her career... If you have questions or feedback about the podcast, email communications@ahpra.gov.au

Deze derde aflevering van ons vierde seizoen staat vooral in het teken van burgerschap. Wim ging in gesprek met twee onderzoekers: Jan Bransen en Saro Lazano Parra. Jan Bransen is professor filosofie aan de Radboud Universiteit en leider van het Radboud Teaching and Learning Centre. Saro Lozano Parra is universitair docent bij de Universiteit Utrecht en zijn onderzoek richt zich op burgerschapsonderwijs. In het gesprek komt onder andere het ADKS-rapport voorbij; dat vind je hier: https://adks.nl/2023/01/03/publicatie-nieuw-rapport-democratische-kernwaarden-in-het-voortgezet-onderwijs-jaar-3-2020-2021/. Wytze tipt ons het boek Wetenswaardig van Erik Meester: https://libris.nl/boek?authortitle=erik-meester/wetenswaardig--9789493209299 En Wim praat met Amber Walraven van Teacher Tapp over redenen om te vertrekken uit het vak: https://didactiefonline.nl/blog/blonz/teacher-tapp-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go Wytze Niezen vind je op LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wytzeniezen/) Wim Pelgrim vind je op zijn eigen site (www.wimpelgrim.nl). Wil je reageren? Ga dan naar Twitter (http://twitter.com/onderwijscast), Instagram (http://instagram.com/onderwijspodcast), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2199997356720348/) of LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8805729/) Deze podcast wordt mogelijk gemaakt door www.pictio.nl en onze sponsor van deze aflevering Medilex Onderwijs: Medilex Onderwijs heeft het grootste aanbod van nascholing voor het onderwijs en bestaat dit jaar 15 jaar. De congressen en cursussen worden ontwikkeld door mensen die zelf voor de klas hebben gestaan en dus weten waar jij als docent of schoolleider tegen aanloopt. De nascholing van Medilex Onderwijs wordt gemiddeld beoordeeld met een 8,3 en 94% van de deelnemers raadt het aan. Schrijf je je in voor een congres of cursus van Medilex Onderwijs met ‘PICTIO' in het opmerkingenveld, dan krijg je een leuk cadeautje. Kijk op medilexonderwijs.nl voor het hele aanbod.

This week's question is all about building success into your life and why to do it, you need to become boring.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin The Time Blocking Course The Working With… Weekly Newsletter The Time And Life Mastery Course The FREE Beginners Guide To Building Your Own COD System Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Episode 262 | Script Hello and welcome to episode 262 of the Working With Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein and I am your host for this show. It's strange how themes crop up and then suddenly I see the theme everywhere. This week, that theme has been all about how to turn something into a success and why so many people fail.  It's sad that the media only show the fruits of success—showcasing expensive houses, exotic holidays and flashy cars. That may be the results of living a successful life, but it is not how you become successful. The way success is trailed would make anyone feel that only a lucky few can ever be successful, yet that is simply not true at all. Success has nothing to do with where you were born, what school or university you went to, whether you have wealthy parents or were lucky enough to win the lottery. Success has nothing to do with genetics or background.  Whether you succeed or not depends entirely on the choices you make and how you define success. When I see so called instagram influencers living it up on expensive looking yachts or standing at the steps of a private jet, I turn off. I do not see that as success—that's showing off. Success should be measured by you and what you achieve and ultimately what you contribute to this amazing world.  So, before we get to this week's question, just pause for a minute an ask yourself what you would have to achieve in order for you to consider yourself a success?  That could be to complete a full course marathon, to raise your children to be respectful of others or it could be to solve a global problem. However you define success, that needs to be your starting point. If you don't know what that is, you will have no information on which to build a strategy.  Okay, enough of my rambling introduction, let me know hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Roger. Roger asks: Hi Carl, I recently took your PACT course, and was curious to know if you still follow those ideas and whether you would add anything to the cours e today.  Hi Roger, than you for your question. Okay, before we start, I should explain to those who don't know, I have a free course in my Learning Centre called PACT. PACT stands for; Patience, Action, Consistency and Time. It's a course that gives you a framework to achieving success at anything. In the course, I used building a blog, podcast or YouTube channel as examples, but you could apply to principles to anything and you will be successful. I'm willing to guarantee that. However, one thing I know is 95% of the people who set out to succeed at something will fail. Why is that? It's because to become successful at anything you need to become boring. You will also likely have to ditch quite a few of your friends and stop seeing some of your family members as well.  It's this sacrifice that most people are unwilling to make.  Now, if you have read Napoleon Hill's brilliant book Think And Grow Rich, you will know about “Burning Desire”. It's this burning desire that Napoleon Hill discovered was the common denominator among the thousands of highly successful people he interviewed for the book. They knew exactly what they wanted to achieve and set about single-mindedly to achieve it. The excluded everything from their lives that distracted them from achieving that success.  One example, Napoleon Hill gave was Edwin Barns' single-minded determination to work with (not for) Thomas Edison. Edwin Barns' gave up everything he had, boarded a freight train and traveled to see Thomas Edison.  He started out cleaning Edison's offices. Never complained and just worked his way up. Never forgetting his desire to work with Thomas Edison.  After five years of hard work, he got his chance and took it. Barns promised Edison he could sell the Edison Dictating Machine, a machine Edison was having difficulty in selling.  Barns never lost that burning desire and became a fabled rags to riches story.  Barns' story epitomises how to become successful at whatever you want to be successful at. The problem, for most people, is you need to make sacrifices and sadly, most people are not willing to do that today and instead will reach for all the excuses they can find—the excuses that successful people abandoned years ago.  In many ways, becoming successful is all about shifting your mindset from one that will happily accept any excuse to one where you no longer accept them. A trick I use is if ever I catch myself saying words like “I can't” or “I don't have time” I stop myself and ask “why?”  Interestingly, almost always the answer is: I don't have a desire to do it. To me that's not an excuse. That's being honest with myself. I'm fascinated with NASA's 1950s and 1960s space programme. I will read articles and books and watch documentaries on the amazing things those pioneers at NASA achieved. Yet, I have no desire to go to the moon.  To me PACT is all about becoming successful. You need patience because success in not going to come overnight. No matter what the media tells you. You have to start somewhere, and more often than not that start will be at the bottom. You don't walk out of university and become the CEO of Google, Apple or Coke a Cola on your first day. You have to start at the bottom and work you way up.  But more than just having patience you need to take action. You need a plan or a strategy from which you will take action that will lead you towards becoming successful. It's likely you will need to change your plan—adjust course from time to time—but the overall objective is never lost.  It's here where goal planning comes into the mix. The overall desire to achieve something is going to be far off into the distant future. The college graduate with the desire to become the CEO is likely to have a twenty to twenty-five year apprenticeship. This means the long-term desire needs to be broken down into bite sized chunks. Chunks you can focus on each year. From being a fresh recruit, you might set the goal to become a supervisor in two years, a manager after a further two years etc. This helps you to stay focused.  And then you need consistency. The quality of your work needs to be consistent, your approach to your work needs to be consistent and your daily actions needs to be consistent.  It's this consistently doing the right things day after day where you develop mastery.  I mentioned in a previous episode one of my favourite TV shows, BBC's The Repair Shop, those skilled craftspeople have repeated their skills day after day. Susie Fletcher, the leather specialist, sews leather every day. She began her passion for leather crafting when she was thirteen years old. Forty years later, she's still passionate about working with leather and repairing leather goods. Consistently using the skills she learned many years ago day in day out.  And it's being consistent with the simple things. I'm still shocked at the number of people who do not consistently do a weekly planning session. How will you ever be successful at what you do if you are always reacting instead of giving yourself thirty-minutes each week to step back look at what you are doing and to plan out the week ahead. It's that weekly planning that will keep you on the right path. It will stop you from being distracted by the unimportant and keep you focused on what's really important to you.  And finally, you need to take your time. To be successful at anything you need time. Time to develop your skills and knowledge and time to build experience. You cannot short circuit this. Sure, you can go out and buy subscribers on YouTube or Instagram, but you will know they are fake and these subscribers will not be engaging in your community. It doesn't take long for others to see through your charade anyway.  I've noticed that for a blog, podcast or YouTube channel to really start to grow it will take on average four years. Four years of consistently taking action every week. It's the same with most businesses. You will not likely be earning a consistently good income for the first four years. It will be hard, difficult and often painful. But if you apply the PACT principles, you will more than likely get there.  Your journey to success is a personal journey. The sacrifices you will need to make will be different from other peoples sacrifices. Some of you will achieve the success you want quickly, others will take a lot longer. That's absolutely fine because ultimately, it's not really about whether you become successful or not. It all about becoming a better person each day.  It's that sense of continuous improvement that leaves you feeling fulfilled and feeling a lot less stressed and worried. It's as if you know you are on a mission and some days won't be great, but others will be and as long as there are more great days than bad, you will be making progress.  So to answer your question more directly, Roger, no I wouldn't change anything about the course. PACT still works. Its formula has helped many people, including myself, to build a business, blog, YouTube channel or podcast. Or all of them.  I recently wrote a blog post on three keys to success. These three keys are research, experiment and practice. They fit into the PACT model in a way. The first step is to decide what you want to accomplish, but after that you need to do research. Find the people who have already achieved what you want to achieve or something similar. That will give you the blueprint to success (or the strategy you need if you like)  After that, you need to experiment. The blueprint you found worked for someone else, it's not likely to work for you exactly—that would be copying anyway. Instead you take the blueprint and modify it to better fit you. That where you need to experiment.  After that, you need to practice and keep practicing. You're developing your craft, your expertise and there you need to be patient. You need to accept that it will be boring because you're following the same process day after day. However, following that process is something you will love doing because eventually you will see the results. It also makes your day a lot easier. You're not trying to reinvent anything, you already know what you do will result in something at the end of the day. Just keep following the process.  And every once in a while look up, review what you are doing and modify where necessary. That will keep you on track.  And finally, the best advice I can give you is to enjoy the journey. Embrace the good and bad and learn. That's where the fun is.  Thank you Roger, for you question and than you for listening. It just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.  Carl.  

Dat leren van groot belang is in onze samenleving staat buiten kijf. Maar hoe zorg je er dan voor dat je efficient en doeltreffend kennis tot je neemt? Leren is een vaardigheid, maar hoe leer je jezelf om te leren? En zijn er bepaalde dingen die je kan doen om je leervermogen te verbeteren? Om deze vragen te beantwoorden spreken Thomas Verhage en Emerence Kapteijn met dr. Harm Krugers en dr. Ilja Boor. Harm Krugers is hoofddocent aan de UvA en neurobioloog en doet onderzoek naar de neurobiologie van leren en de gevolgen van dementie. Daarna spreken we met Ilja Boor over hoe universiteiten het onderwijs constant proberen te verbeteren. Ilja is werkzaam als co-programmaleider van de universiteitsbrede onderwijsinnovatie het Zichtbare Leerlijnenprogramma bij het Teaching and Learning Centre van de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Daarnaast is ze senior curriculumvernieuwer voor interdisciplinair en transitie-gericht onderwijs bij het Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies aan de UvA en schrijfster van het boek Meaningful Assessment in Interdisciplinary Education.

On today's show Ray speaks to Sinead Dundon about a Christmas cookbook created by the students and families at Bandon Grammar School in Cork. joining Ray in studio to tell us about CMS Learning Centre Pat Doyle and James Flanagan, Grainne O'Brien chats to Ray about Bonnie the Bear and Conor Pope is back with pricewatch

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Teaching writing (and literacy) can sometimes be 'a bit of this and a bit of that'. Sometimes we teach in a compartmentalised way, and there is no connection between lessons​​.We often don't see a transfer of what we are teaching to students using the skills in their own writing.To help us with this, Dr. Brian Cambourne joins the show to talk about teaching writing effectively, building connection in literacy and shares the relevant academic research and evidence.​​Dr. Cambourne, associate professor, is currently a Principal Fellow at the University of Wollongong in NSW. He started his teaching career in NSW in 1956 and spent the next nine years working in a variety of small, mostly one-teacher primary schools before entering academic life. He has since become one of Australian's most eminent researchers of literacy and learning. He completed his PhD at James Cook University before becoming a post-doctoral Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; a Fulbright Scholar; Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Reading at the University of Illinois and Research Fellow at the Learning Centre at Tucson.Brian's national and international scholarship has earned him many prestigious awards, including being inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame, and the Outstanding Educational Achievement Award by the Australian College of Educators. In this episode, we talk about how to teach writing in more effective, inquiring, explicit and powerful ways. You'll also understand what it means to do this in connection with broader literacy approaches, with the curriculum and across the school, as well as individually. And much more!Enjoy, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player. JOIN CUE LEARNING'S NEXT LIVE WEBINAR!Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific. RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCASTUnderstanding Writing and its Relationship to Reading - by Brian Cambourne, Foundation for Learning and Literacy  Made for Learning - How the Conditions of Learning Guide Teaching Decisions - Debra Crouch and Brian CambourneOn Language and Linguistics - By M.A.K. Halliday TEACHIFIC RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCASTCommon Features of Classrooms with High Achieving Writers  These eight handy posters, Common Features of Classrooms with High Achieving Writers, (best enlarged to A3) can be highly useful for your writing classroomGot any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.auThe Teacher's Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves. To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.To make sure you don't miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player. MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:Visit cuelearning.com.auSubscribe to the Teacher's Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts hereContact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.auJoin our Teacher's Toolkit facebook groupFind connected resources on TeachificSee upcoming online eventsSee our online video courses hereAnd finally, read our insightful blogs hereProduced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Who is Liz?Liz Drury, a professionally trained voiceover artist, broadcaster and actor, has been working as a voiceover artist since 2013, and has worked on projects for films, radio and TV commercials, documentaries, telephony, corporate narration, e-learning and audio tours. Learn how professionally delivered voice-overs can enhance your business growth.Key Takeaways1. Businesses with a voice to present as the message-taker are more successful. If there is just silence. 60% of people will hang up and 30% of people won't bother to call back another time. With a targeted message from the company 15 to 20% of people who hear on hold messages will go on to make a purchase because of what they heard.2. You need a voice-over to add to any videos. 15 plus million people in UK alone are unable to engage with just text on your videos3. When recording your own voice-over for e-learning you needa. A room where hard surfaces have been covered by pillows, curtains, carpets.b. Make a pillow-fort with the microphone in the centre and speak into that to deaden soundc. Smile. A smile can be heard in your voiceValuable Free Resource or Actionhttps://lizdrury.com/blog/your-questions-about-voice-over-for-e-learning-answered/A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube : _________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to our newsletter and get details of when we are doing these interviews live at https://TCA.fyi/newsletterFind out more about being a guest at : link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/beaguestSubscribe to the podcast at https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/podcastHelp us get this podcast in front of as many people as possible. Leave a nice five-star review at  apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Here's how you can bring your business to THE next level:1. Download my free resource on everything you need to grow your business on a single page : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/1pageIt's a detailed breakdown of how you can grow your business to 7-figures in a smart and sustainable way2. Join The Complete Approach Facebook Group :  https://TCA.fyi/fb Connect with like-minded individuals who are all about growth and increasing revenue. It's a Facebook community where we make regular posts aimed at inspiring conversations in a supportive environment. It's completely free and purposely aimed at expanding and building networks.3. Join our Success to Soar Program and get TIME and FREEDOM. : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Success-to-SoarIf you're doing 10-50k a month right now: I'm working with a few business owners like you to change that, without working nights and weekends. If you'd like to get back that Time and still Scale, check the link above.4. Work with me privatelyIf you'd like to work directly with me and my team to take you from 5 figure to 6 and multi 6 figure months, whilst reducing reliance on you. Click on https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/DiscoveryCall  tell me about your business and what you'd like to work on together, and I'll get you all the details.————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSvoiceover, recording, professional, museums, liz, customer, country, people, voicemail, voiceover artist, message, engaged, learner, elearning, podcast, phone, speaking, pillows, included, job openingsSPEAKERSLiz Drury, Stuart WebbStuart Webb  00:21Hi, and welcome again to It's not rocket science. Five questions over coffee. I'm here today with Liz Drury. Liz is a freelance voiceover artist. She works across all kinds of voiceover genres, including commercials, corporate videos, telephone systems, and announcements for events. But she'd been looking for lots of projects in the Learning Centre just recently. Online training has boomed over the last few years, I'm probably aware and having a professional home studio mean, Liz has been able to record projects for clients all around the world. And I'm really looking forward to discussion because it's a really fascinating and interesting person. Great background. We may get into that. I don't know. We'll see how it goes. But please welcome to the podcast and good afternoon. Welcome to you from North Lincolnshire.Liz Drury  01:07Thanks very much for having me.Stuart Webb  01:09So let's start by just understanding who those clients are that you're working with at the moment and, and the sort of things that that that you do for them.Liz Drury  01:19Yeah, so as you said, I work across a lot of different voiceover genres. So kinds of people that I work with would be video production companies who are looking for voiceovers for their projects. I work a lot with elearning providers, as you just said, Who creating online courses and need any people to narrate them. I do a lot of work in for what all sorts of businesses really that want voicemail greetings and unhold sales messages to play to their clients while they're waiting for them to pick up the phone announcements for events. Not that there's been too many events over the last couple of years. But hopefully, those will be coming back soon. And audio tools, museums and art galleries, which are probably my favourite things to do, because those are always so interesting. So yeah, real wide range of things that I do.Stuart Webb  02:06And you know, a lot of us don't really think about the need for a horse. Do you find a lot of customers of yours? Try to sort of do their own thing, what sort of troubled and they get in with get into by trying to do something when they're getting a professional? Aren't you involved?Liz Drury  02:20Yeah, well, let's let's take the the telephone system as an example. And people might not bother to to have a recorded message on their on the voicemail. And you know, and just just leave it with what came with with the phone when they bought it, which is fine. But if you're running a business, I think customers want to know that they've run the right place. So you're when they ring you and you can't answer the phone, what the customer would like is a message that says Thanks for calling Joe's plumbing, let's say sorry, we're out on a job at the moment. But please leave it leave us a message. And without that they're thinking well, how about have I run the right place? Even worse than that is if you get put on hold, and there's just silence. And I read a statistic last week that said, I think it was 60% of people will hang up if they're just faced with silence and 30% of people won't bother to call back another time. So that's a big mistake to leave people hanging on and not listening to anything. So it's better to have music in the first instance, or even better have some pre recorded sales messages that you can play to peep while they're on hold. And I read another statistic last week that said that 15 to 20% of people who hear on hold messages will go on to make a purchase because of what they heard. So when it's a great marketing opportunity that they are missing out onStuart Webb  03:41terrific stuff, terrific stuff. Now I know that education is something that you you're really interested in, you talked a little bit about e learning and such like that. And I know your background is somewhat sort of related to that, isn't it? You started off in an attempt to sort of do something else with your career. Where did that Where did that come from?Liz Drury  04:01So I have a PhD in archaeological science. And when I was when I was doing that, what to start off with I thought that I wanted to go into academia. By the end, I knew that I didn't. But to during the course of my research, I also worked at Eureka, which was the Science Museum for children based in Halifax and I became interested in museum education. So that was something else that I thought of going into which didn't work out because we we found ourselves living in North Lincolnshire, there aren't too many museums in this part of the country and none of them had any job openings when I moved to the area anyways, I ended up having to find something else to do which turned out to be working for a local cable TV station, which included a bit of voiceover work so that's why first started a long time ago.Stuart Webb  04:51Wow. Interesting. So what free resource can you give to the audience which will enable them to understand how you using VoiceOver in something like elearning, could be useful to them.Liz Drury  05:03So yeah, so let's, let's take the elearning as an example. So a lot of people who are creating online courses might narrate them themselves. And that that can be fine. But it's rare that they would have a proper environment for recording in. And I've a broadcast quality home studio here, which is where I where I work from. And so if you're just recording into your phone or your computer, it's going to be okay. But if you've got a learner who's listening to that recording for a long period of time through a pair of headphones, it's not going to be very good quality, is possibly going to turn that learner off. And so a couple of tips for people who are recording their own material is to try and make the environment as good as it possibly can be. Now, I'm not expecting to have a home studio like I do. But there are a couple of things that you can do to make the quality a bit better. The first tip is not to record in a room like a kitchen or a bathroom where there's lots of hard surfaces, because your voice is just going to bounce around. And you're going to get lots of echo. So choose a room where there's lots of soft furnishings where there's carpet, where there's curtains where there's cushions, because all that's going to help absorb the sound. The other thing is, is if you can to build yourself a little what we call in the in the industry, a pillow fort. So basically a pile of pillows around your microphone, to deaden the sound, and you sort of speak into the microphone, it's in the middle of all these pillows. And that's going to get a much better sound quality. And the other tip that you can have a free is that when you're recording, smile, because people can hear a smile. And it makes such a difference to to the listener, if they can hear that smile in your voice and think oh, this person is actually engaged with this information that they're giving to me.Stuart Webb  06:58That's lovely, I really enjoy them. So we come to sort of the question about one of the things that's really influenced you your, your book, or concept or programme that's really sort of helped to engage you. And I think that you'd like to share with the audience. What's that? That book or concept for you?Liz Drury  07:15Yes, this is a book that I that I've really enjoyed. So I'm building a story brand by Donald Miller. And it's all about making your customer the hero of your story. So a lot of people in business make mistake of making themselves the hero of the story and saying, Yeah, I can do this. And I can do that. But what your customer wants to know is how can you help them. So you need to position yourself as the guide. So whereas you know, Luke Skywalker would be the hero of the story. You want to be Obi Wan Kenobi who's guiding him on the way and pointing him in the right direction. So that's what that book is all about. And it really helps, I think, when you're creating content for your website, or your social media to bear in mind that your customer is the person who's the hero of the story.Stuart Webb  08:03That's a brilliant tip. I love that one. Because so often we try and keep saying to people, too often people trying to sell the drill, but they don't sell the hole but the drill makes and it's the hole that you really care about, isn't it, you don't care how good the drill is. Sometimes it makes the hole you want in the place that you want it in the size that you want it. Everything else is good to you. So yeah, brilliant Tip Make your customer that story, is it? Well, that's brilliant. So there's obviously sort of ask you four questions that I wanted answered. But there must be a question that you're currently thinking. I wish you'd asked me. And so what is the question that you would have liked me to have last year? And then please also answer it? Well,Liz Drury  08:43I was having a think about that. I've put some notes down here to remind me of what I wanted to say. So we've talked about voiceover fit for elearning. And you know, maybe it's obvious why an elearning provider might want to have a professional narration tone to keep their learners engaged. But why do people want voiceover for for other reasons, we talked about that the voicemail. And make sure that your your voicemail might be the first impression somebody gets your business, you want to be as good as it possibly can be. And maybe if you're a sort of person who really hates hearing the sound of their own voice when it's recorded. You You don't want to be recording that voicemail greeting because you hate the way it sounds. So why not get a professional then but also, I was thinking about voiceover for videos that are going to be on people's websites or social media. And maybe people think that they could have a video and not have a voiceover on it and just have some text instead to explain what's going on in the video. And that's fine, but I did a bit of research about how many people would not be able to access that sort of content. So if there isn't a voiceover and there's just some On screen text, well, there's about 2 million people in this just in this country alone who are living with sight loss so they wouldn't be able to see What was going on the 6.3 million people in this country who are dyslexic to some degree, they might not be able to read those captions quickly enough before they've disappeared off the screen. And also, and this is, this is terrible, actually, 7.1 million people in this country have a very low level of literacy or are illiterate. And they wouldn't be able to read what was going on, they can perhaps read things, when they know what they expect it to say. But when it's something unfamiliar to them, they can't read it. So that's 15 plus million people in this country alone, that wouldn't be able to understand your video, if it didn't have somebody actually speaking to the viewer. So that's another reason why you might want to use voiceover artist.Stuart Webb  10:44That is unbelievable. And I have to be very honest at this stage and say, I know I've used videos, which don't have any voiceover. So we might be having a conversation list. Okay, that's brilliant list. I've been fascinated particularly by that. And I think it's a really compelling argument, why people might need to get in touch with you. And they could do that, not only by looking at the blog that you've put on the screen here, which is questions about voiceover for elearning. But also at your website, which I think I just put up earlier, which is Liz drewery.co.uk. That's li Zed d r u r y.co.uk. And it's a fascinating discussion. Thank you so much for being on and speaking with us this afternoon. Really appreciate you taking the time. And I've thoroughly enjoyed talking about it. So let me just remind you, if you would like to be watching and engaging with people as interesting as Liz, can I ask you to get onto our newsletter website, subscription list. You do that by going to https colon forward slash forward slash, TC a dot FYI, forward slash subscribers, TCA, FYI, forward slash subscribe, then you get an email, which basically introduces who's going to be on the podcast this week, so that you can see live on YouTube and on LinkedIn. And please, if you do, enjoy what we're doing, subscribe, and like and rate us on Apple podcasts and YouTube and LinkedIn, because that really helps. Liz, thank you so much for being here this afternoon. Really appreciate you being here. And I hope that we're all going to be going out there and getting those professional voiceover artists to help us with the things that we really need to communicate. Thank you so much.Liz Drury  12:28Thank you. I hope so too. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe

Today's Battle Drill Devotional: Head Up the Family Learning Centre Read Proverbs 31:10-31. Can you remember some of things your parents taught you? I remember Mum teaching me how to bake. I can recall Dad teaching me how to plant vegetables. I was also taught Kingdom values like kindness and forgiveness.   And that's exactly how God planned it. He wants families to be learning centres. Not only do we learn basic skills like walking, talking, and eating in families. It's also where we can learn wisdom, spiritual maturity, and good relationships. Even Jesus needed a family. Mary and Joseph helped him to grow physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially.   Raising children well is the responsibility of every family. Others – such as teachers and church members – play a part. But the primary responsibility falls to parents – it's part of your job description! Let's pray for mothers and fathers everywhere, that they will do what they can to help their children to grow strong, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually.   THINK IT OVER Think about the following: How do you help prepare your children for life?

 Lisa and guest Heidi Rabinowitz discuss The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a Holocaust fictional middle-grade book by John Boyne. Heidi shares her thoughts on how the book is offensive to her. She runs The Book of Life Podcast, a podcast about Jewish kid literature. She has been the Director of the Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida since 1998.  She participates in the Sydney Taylor Shmooze, mock award blog. She has served as a member and chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee and a member of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award committee.Links:  ·      This article in Sparknotes discusses how the book isn't truly a fable. ·      Teen Vogue writes an in-depth about numerous problems with the book.  ·      The Guardian writes about the backlash that Boyne has received and includes his response. ·      The Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre  shares its problems with the book.  ·       Check out a list of literature about the Holocaust recommended by the Association of Jewish Libraries. ·      On The Book of Life Podcast, Heidi's blog post recommends a number of Jewish kid-lit books.  Books Discussed:  People Love Dead Jews by Dara HornWe Must Not Forget by Deborah HopkinsonThe Assignment by Liza WiemerLinked by Gordon KormanSome Kind of Hate by Sarah Darer Littman. Available Nov. 1, 2022. Pre-orders open now.* After the recording of this episode, Lisa and Heidi learned, there would be a sequel to this book. Here are articles about the sequel from The Literary Hub and The Times of Israel.   For more information, find Lisa on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and her website. *The book titles mentioned include affiliate links. You can support the podcast by purchasing a book with the links because the podcast receives a small commission. 

This week's podcast is about identifying your purpose—possibly the most difficult area of focus to define. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN   Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   The Working With… Weekly Newsletter The Time And Life Mastery Course The FREE Beginners Guide To Building Your Own COD System Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Episode 221 | Script Hello and welcome to episode 221 of the Working With Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein and I am your host for this show. One of the parts of life I talk about is areas of focus and there are eight areas we all share. These are: Family and relationships. Lifestyle and life experiences Career/business Finances Self-development Health and fitness Spirituality And life's purpose Many of these areas are easy to define and establish what they mean to us. However, most people struggle with their life's purpose.  Now, I suspect this is because we think our life's purpose needs to be something grandiose and world-changing when in reality life's purpose is nothing more than helping other people and contributing in some way to our society and that can take form in multiple different ways.  So, this week, I am exploring how you can establish and develop your life purpose so you can work on bringing balance to all eight of these areas.  Now, before we get to this week's question, have you joined my free weekly newsletter yet? This is a weekly newsletter that comes out every Friday and brings you all the content I produced that week including my YouTube videos, podcasts and blog post as well what I have been reading and watching from others.  Additionally, you get a weekly productivity or goal setting tip. It's tremendous value and will give you something more constructive to read and watch over the weekend.  All you need to do is use the link in the show notes to join.  Okay, time for me now to hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Jamie. Jamie asks: Hi Carl, I've recently been working through your Areas Of Focus Workbook and have most of the areas worked out. The one I am struggling with, though, is life's purpose. I really don't know what my life purpose is. Could you give me some ideas about what I should be writing here?  Hi Jamie, thank you for the question and for downloading and working through the workbook.  Before I begin, I should mention, if you want to get a copy of the Areas of Focus Workbook. You can download it for free from my downloads centre on my website.  Okay, as I mentioned in the opening, we all have eight areas of focus. We all have them, the only thing is what these areas mean to us will be different and how important they will be. For me, health and fitness is higher up than finances. For others, their self-development could be high up and spirituality low down. For the most part, these will be easy to define. Family and relationships, for instance, is likely to be the easiest to define and, as Jamie mentions, life's purpose is very difficult.  So, what does life's purpose mean? Now, this may be different for many of you, but the way I see life's purpose is in contributing back to society. It's in giving and helping.  Now, let me ask you a question; how do you feel when you have helped someone out of a difficult situation? I know I feel great. I get a buzz from helping people.  When I was in my early twenties, I did not really think about how I felt about it, but now, as I look back through my life I realise the most fulfilling moments in my personal and professional life are those moments when I have helped someone or contributed to a worthwhile cause.  There is something special about using your skills and knowledge to help someone in need. This is why I don't really believe anyone should retire. Sure, by all means, leave your job, take some time out for yourself, but if you really want to be happy, you should use the knowledge and skills you developed over your professional life to help your community. You could write about your experiences, help out at a community centre or go to a local college and teach.  If you have taken care of your financial area of focus, your life will no longer be about earning a living, now your life should be about giving back to society.  Let me explain using my own life experience. When I was in my twenties I did not really know what I wanted to do. I tried all sorts of jobs, from hotel management to car sales. And while I liked all those jobs, they really were just ways to earn a bit of money so I could go out clubbing with my friends on a weekend.  I hated Monday mornings and I remember sitting in my living room on a Sunday night dreading going back to work. I lived for the weekends and it was a miserable existence. If you are living your life for the weekends then 70% of your life is going to waste.  The funny thing is, as I look back now, any additional work given to me was always a pain. I always felt overwhelmed and client problems caused me stress and worry. While I loved law and enjoyed working with the people I worked with, I was not really happy inside. I was still going to work to pay the bills.  Things changed for me when I took a year out to teach English in Korea. I knew I need to think about my future, I couldn't bear to feel I was going to spend the rest of my working life living for a salary.  It was when I began teaching I discovered that helping people was incredible. Life no longer became about me, it became about my students. I was consumed with finding betters ways to build their confidence when speaking English. I stopped hating Sunday evenings—in fact I was often so excited to get back into the classroom I struggled to sleep.  Now, I found myself still going out with my colleagues and friends on a weekend, but my life during the week was no longer about living for the weekend. I got to live life every day.  What changed? The biggest change was my professional life was no longer about me. It became about my students. And this is really what your life's purpose is all about. It's about using your skills and knowledge to help other people. When you have that shift in mindset, your whole life changes. The first change you will notice is you no longer worry about the clock. When I worked in an office, I arrived a few minutes before my start time and I left as soon as I could at the end of the day. Now, I have no problem spending a few extra minutes helping a student or client with a problem.  My relationships have improved too. Now, when I am with my friends and family I am no longer worrying about work and having to go into the office the next day. I am more positive, a better person to be around and when I am with my family and friends and really am with them—instead of my mind still worrying about work.  When you think about it, working 9 till 5 (or what every time you work) is just a concept from industrialisation. Before we industrialised, we didn't worry about the clock. We woke up at sunrise, we went out into the fields and did our work, returning when the sun went down. Because our only goal was to provide food for our families through the unproductive winters, life was much harder, but it was also a lot simpler. Spring, summer and autumn were about growing, nurturing and harvesting our crops. Winter was about doing the repairs and preparing for the coming spring.  We got more rest in the winter because the days were shorter. We worked long hours in the summer when the days were longer.  We essentially worked with nature. Now we work against nature, and that causes us to feel anxious, stressed and leads to all sorts of dangerous lifestyle diseases.  So to really understand what our life purpose is, we want to ask ourselves: how can I help and contribute to society?  From that question, you can look at your profession—how does your work help other people. If you are in sales, you are solving people's problems by providing them with a tool or service that will solve their problems. If you are in customer service, you provide answers to customers' problems and, of course, teachers and doctors help people develop themselves and stay healthy.  When you think about it, your life's purpose will always be about giving back. Writers bring joy and entertainment into people's lives. Actors and comedians also. Scientists develop new ways of improving people's lives and find better and cleaner ways to heat our homes and fuel our cars.  So, Jamie, think about how you help others. What is it about your work that solves other people's problems? Change your perspective about your work from one that provides you with an income to one that gives you the opportunity to help people who need your skills and knowledge to solve difficult and stressful problems in their lives.  Last week, I wrote in my Learning Centre's Learning Note, that your work needs to change from being just a job to become your mission to help. When you wake up in the morning knowing that what you will do today will help someone, you are going to start the day with a lot more energy and purpose than if you wake up focused on writing reports, responding to emails and attending meetings.  As I wrote in my learning note: “Your job is a vehicle that allows you to help people. There is nothing more satisfying than being able to help someone in some way. To solve their problems, help them overcome a difficulty, or give them support when they need it.  Whether you are an author, a financial advisor, a doctor, or a real estate agent, your job is to help people. When you see your work from that perspective, you will never worry about how much time you spend doing your work. You will be present when with your family, you'll be happier, less stressed and will be a pleasure to be around.  Surely, that is better than worrying about how much time you spend doing work? “ I hope that has helped, Jamie, and thank you for your question.  Thank you to you too for listening. It just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.   

The red-haired Joanna Hiffernan was James McNeill Whistler's Woman in White. An exhibition curated by Margaret MacDonald for the Royal Academy of Arts, London and the National Gallery of Art, Washington uncovers the role she played in his career. An instagram account about the women painted by Viennese artist Egon Schiele has amassed over 100,000 followers. Now Sophie Haydock is publishing a novel called The Flames, which imagines the story of Schiele's wife and three other women who modelled for him. Ilona Sagar has been working for over 2 years in social care services and community settings in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to make art reflecting the consequences of asbestos exposure involving social workers, carers, organisers and residents. Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation about famous artists and their sometimes less famous models. Whistler's Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan runs at the Royal Academy in London from 26 February — 22 May 2022 https://www.ilonasagar.com/ https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/radio-ballads/ On view at Serpentine (31 March – 29 May) and Barking Town Hall and Learning Centre (2-17 April), Radio Ballads presents new film commissions alongside paintings, drawings and contextual materials that share each project's collaborative research process. The original documentary series Radio Ballads produced by musicians Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, working with radio producer Charlie Parker, were broadcast by the BBC from 1957–64. Sophie Haydock's novel The Flames is published in March 2022. Producer: Torquil MacLeod You can find a playlist on the Free Thinking website exploring Art, Architecture, Photography and Museums with discussions on colour, trompe l'oeil, world's fairs, and guests including Veronica Ryan, Jennifer Higgie, Eric Parry and Alison Brooks, the directors of museums in London, Paris, Singapore, Los Angeles, Washington https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026wnjl

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In this episode we talk with Valerie Trew, the Director at the University of Guelph Child Care and Learning Centre in Guelph, Ontario. Valerie is a Registered Early Childhood Educator with a Master of Arts in Leadership. She also teaches in the Bachelor of Applied Science program at the University of Guelph and Guelph-Humbe applying a lens of social and environmental justice to studies in policy, administration, and leadership.Valerie views teaching from early learning to post-secondary as a political act and does so with a view to provoke radical social transformation towards a post-colonial world. She has spent 20 years working in children's services through postsecondary education, regional government, early intervention, and early learning and child care.In this episode we discuss:Early childhood educationWhole-food, Plant-based nutrition for childrenValerie's path to implementing a plant-based menu at the Guelph Child Care and Learning CentreThe importance of teaching children where our food comes fromPutting Indigenous outlooks in perspectiveHow coloniality and our food systems intersectSocials:TwitterLinkedin Studies and Resources:Child Care Food Sustainability Report Family-focused, plant-based recipes and cookbooks Plant-based Pediatrician resources Positive mealtime for child and parent Veganism and Indigenous perspectivesVeganism and Mi'Kmaw teachings Margaret Robinson - Indigenous veganism: YouTube lecture, Article The Honorable Harvest - Robin KimmererThis Podcast was hosted and edited by Clinton Stamatovich.

Adventure Learning Phil is an adventure learning and experiential education expert and brings all this experience to our chat to illustrate just how powerful well structured adventure learning can be. Phil explains exactly what Adventure learning is (and no, it doesn't always require you to be hanging by the seat of your pants high up in a tree!) dispels some of the myths and misperceptions around it and walks us through exactly how he makes it particularly sticky! https://high5adventure.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-brown-5125154b For the Ubuntu cards Phil mentions: https://store.high5adventure.org/collections/high-5-products

In episode 02 of Beyond the Rig we spoke with Dr Thackwray "Dax" Driver, the Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago since 2003. He has pioneered numerous new initiatives and activities for the Energy Chamber, including the Safe to Work programme and the Learning Centre. He is the current Chair of the Caribbean Chambers Network. He was previously the Chairman of the Trinidad & Tobago Economic Development Board and has been a Board member of the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries, the University of Trinidad & Tobago and T&T Natural Gas Liquids Ltd. Prior to joining the Energy Chamber, he was the coordinator of Trinidad and Tobago's Agricultural Sector Reform Programme. He has a Ph.D. in history from the University of London.

Online teaching is a complex process that requires rethinking the role of the instructor, student interactions, and meaningful ways of learning. The CoI framework gets at the heart of establishing and sustaining online educational experiences through the development of interdependent elements: social, cognitive, and teaching presence. Dr. Randy Garrison will talk to us about the history of the CoI framework, its role in the thoughtful design of online education, and practical ways of helping students learn through active participation and shared meaning making.For more information about the CoI Framework, please visit: https://coi.athabascau.ca/References mentioned in this episode:Garrison, D. R. (2016). E-learning in the 21st century: A community of inquiry framework for research and practice. Taylor & Francis.Garrison, D. R. (2015). Thinking collaboratively: Learning in a community of inquiry. Routledge.Vaughan, N. D., Cleveland-Innes, M., & Garrison, D. R. (2013). Teaching in blended learning environments: Creating and sustaining communities of inquiry. Athabasca University Press.Garrison, D. R., & Akyol, Z. (2013). The community of inquiry theoretical framework. Handbook of distance education, 3, 104-120.Garrison, D. R. (2007). Online community of inquiry review: Social, cognitive, and teaching presence issues. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 11(1), 61-72.Bio:D. Randy Garrison is professor emeritus at the University of Calgary.  Dr. Garrison has been Dean of Extension at the University of Alberta, Director of the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary. He has published extensively on teaching and learning in adult, higher and distance education contexts. From a research perspective Dr. Garrison has authored, co-authored or edited thirteen books and well over 100 refereed articles/chapters. His most recent book is E-Learning in the 21st Century: A Community of Inquiry Framework for Research and Practice (3rd Edition) (2017).

Selina Robinson is British Columbia's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She represents the riding of Coquitlam-Maillardville, as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly, where she was first elected in 2013. Prior to that, she served the City of Coquitlam for two terms as a City Councillor between 2008 and 2013. She has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Counselling Psychology, both from Simon Fraser University. Prior to her political life, she had a home-based family therapy practice, was the Director of Development for SHARE Family and Community Services, and was a Counselling Instructor and Program Developer at the University of British Columbia's Life and Learning Centre and Vancouver Community College.