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When your day is filled with clouds
Even when the sky is filled with clouds, the sun is still out and shining, you just can’t see it. I remind myself of this when I am struggling to find the good in a day. The truth is that nothing living can survive without rain, so even if we don’t like the clouds, we cannotContinue reading “When your day is filled with clouds”
Neuroplasticity
nnoun mass noun The ability of the brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or experience or following injury. The idea that our minds are not just set, unchangeable, static, makes so much feel possible. I have grown up in a world that encourages us to believe that talents and abilitiesContinue reading “Neuroplasticity”
Sustainable Motivation and the Power of Passion
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Motivation as “a force or influence that causes someone to do something”. However, the power of motivation and its ability to be sustained is much more complex and slightly different for each individual. Sustainable motivation is one of the greatest factors in one’s ability to achieve a goal or complete a task.Continue reading “Sustainable Motivation and the Power of Passion”
Failing Successfully
Working in the Faculty of Engineering, most of our new students have had very little exposure to failure and potentially no exposure, whatsoever, to academic failure. While at first this may seem to be a good thing, the reality is that failure is one of the most valuable experiences we can have in life. IfContinue reading “Failing Successfully”