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Life Skills…Important for Students?

May 27, 2010 by Sylvia · 1 Comment 

Found this article addressing life skills and schools. What's happened to teaching young people the transferable skills they need and will apply throughout their lives (instead of how to pass tests)? Here's one perspective.

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Resilience – 10 Tips (From: Big White Wall)

January 30, 2010 by Sylvia · Leave a Comment 

Article Title: "10 Tips for Building Resiliency"
Related Topic: Perseverance

Discover how to bounce back from, and successfully adapt to, life's setbacks and adversities with tips and suggestions from the American Psychological Association in this article.

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Grab Opportunities That Open To You, And Encourage Others

January 23, 2010 by Sylvia · Leave a Comment 

  Many of you have heard the term or seen the movie "pay it forward." The book "Go Giver" is about a sales executive showing a young salesperson how doing things for others opens opportunities for yourself, as long as you do not expect personal reward.

I am having a wonderful time watching the evolution of a television program born from grabbing an opportunity. And actually, my own show was also born from an opportunity.

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