by Dr Sharon | Oct 5, 2012 | Emotional Intelligence, Relationships (Self and Others)
As Neil Sjoberg said in the BBC’s 60 Second Idea, “Children need to be taught that failure is frequent and normal, it is not the end of the world and we should all help this by a cultural shift in admitting that we failed. Only by learning to lose can we achieve...
by Dr Sharon | Oct 3, 2012 | Emotional Intelligence, Relationships (Self and Others)
The answer seems to be a resounding, “NO”. Many people do something for 10,000 hours (like driving a car over the course of a lifetime) but never get anywhere near expert level (Formula One). Extensive research, in a wide range of fields, actually shows that many not...
by Dr Sharon | Sep 17, 2012 | Relationships (Self and Others)
I thought I’d stick with the theme of lessons for a while. Especially since I took so much away from watching – in sheer awe – as the Olympic athletes performed such amazing feats that were once thought impossible! So, although the Olympic ‘hype’ has...
