How to Make a Huge Difference With Your Students
What Happens When We Let Our Kids Think
The Brilliance of Your Authentic, Real Self
We often think about what we need to invest in for success. The trouble is we often miss the greatest opportunity that's all around us.
Visualise, Imagine, Succeed.
Sometimes you can succeed before you have seemingly done a thing.
How Elite Athletes Can Help Improve The Rest of Us
We look up to and admire elite athletes - the best in their chosen sport. What if we could make one upgrade to help us become elite too?
Your Eye on The Prize: Time and Effort
Investing in others is a major step to start the change you know is needed... Don't hesitate, just collaborate.
It’s Not You, It’s Us
Just when you think you are perfectly primed to deliver the greatest post, life throws a wrench at you.
A Superpower for You, You and You
It's almost too easy for things to be hard. There is often a safety in thinking something is too difficult - if we don't begin to do it, or we don't put ourselves out there again, surely we are more likely to be safe? That's the end game isn't it? To be safe so we …
The Problem with Creativity
Recently I've been losing a lot of arguments to 6 year olds. They have amazing ways to summarise, cutting straight to the core of an issue or  accepting things as being different, simply because, well they are different. Kids can often see a way to approach a problem we've never even dreamed of. When working with students …
The Enemies of King Joffrey: Good and Nice.
There is something amazing that can happen when you actually listen to people. We're not talking about the usual kind of listening where you are waiting for your chance to add in your two cents, or the kind when you are simply shaking/nodding your head to display mild agreement and let the person feel listened …
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Taking Risks Like a Boss.
This post is connecting to our namesake - upgrading your thinking and learning. More specifically, it's focused on helping you upgrade to a growth mindset. A mindset that not only changes how you view yourself and your potential, but also how you can influence and affect the world of those around you. A shift in your mindset …
Unwritten Rules We All Follow
Welcome, to the world of The Big Three and their unwritten rules. If that sounds ominous or confusing in any way, you might want to check out previous posts leading us to this: Part One is here and Part Two is here. These posts give some back story, so you should probably check them out first, but if …
ET, Baguettes and Space Invaders: Part Two
Welcome to Part Two - you made it! To be honest, this post started becoming massive...which has led to an exciting announcement:Â We are officially creating our first ever three part series! We've missed you...unless you've become too excited and skipped part one. In that case, we still respect you, but are concerned you may not …
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An Introduction to Upgrading
The time has come for upgrading. After spending 12 years living and breathing (and at times surviving) a life in education and learning, it got to me. Throughout my time working with young kids, teens and adults I have been continually taken aback at the low levels of trust and belief people place in their …