Tag Archive: success

April 15, 2016 - Written by:

The 5 Stages of Accepting and Learning from Criticism

TinaFey

Last summer I made a somewhat daring decision. I’d almost come to the end of my BA in English Literature and I was starting to think about what I might want to do next. Although lots of very sensible options came to mind, I couldn’t stop thinking about my writing, and how little I’d felt I’d achieved with it over... Read the rest of this post...

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December 8, 2015 - Written by:

The Fear of Failure and How to Use it to Motivate You

MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES

Lying side by side in the darkness one evening, at that time of night when we know we should be sleeping but have our most honest conversations, he asked me something he had yet to learn about me: ‘What are you most afraid of? Is it Spiders? Snakes?’ No, I’m not scared of spiders or snakes, although perhaps I ought... Read the rest of this post...

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October 23, 2015 - Written by:

‘Ah, Yes, the Past Can Hurt’… But it Can Also Remind You of Your Best Self.

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I had a shit day this week. One of those days where everything piles on top of you. First, my mother called me at 7am from Karachi. She had to go last-minute because my sweet, mischievous, intelligent and beautiful granny passed away a few days ago, something I am still dealing with. Although it was lovely hearing my mum’s voice,... Read the rest of this post...

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October 21, 2015 - Written by:

Is The ‘New’ Age Making You Ungrateful Or Ambitious?

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Do you have food, shelter and good people around you? Do you have a job and some money in your pocket, not rich but definitely enough to get by and go to Shoreditch once a month, eat out and have some fun? People around you praise your achievements and tell you how ‘lucky’ you are?  That you should not really... Read the rest of this post...

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October 9, 2015 - Written by:

6 Top Tips for Facing your Fears

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Fact: Fear is an inevitable feeling you’ll experience during your way up in life and is a feeling people should not be ashamed about. (Image via) To have success you need to have gone through failure and to some extent a little fear. That’s why I’ve come to the idea that fear is something that needs to be embraced. I know this... Read the rest of this post...

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September 3, 2015 - Written by:

My Parkrun Experience – The Strength of a Running Community

Shiraz ThisGirlCan

A few weeks ago, I went down to Southampton to spend the weekend with my dear friend Ollie. We’ve grown up together and I had yet to visit him in his lovely new house, and meet his crazy labradoodle, Oscar. We didn’t really have much of a plan of what to do whilst I was down there, but one thing... Read the rest of this post...

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May 20, 2015 - Written by:

CAREER: What Does Success ‘LOOK’ Like?

KimKardashian

I have been thinking recently about how easy it is to determine if someone is successful based on how they ‘look’ on their public profiles. When I use the term ‘look’ I am referring to not only their face, but also how they portray themselves on social media platforms, which is a HUGE thing nowadays. I want to scratch your brain on a few things... Read the rest of this post...

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