GRIT: THE POWER OF PASSION AND PERSEVERANCE
I’ve seen this topic around a few times and I kept wondering what’s so special about grit. There’s been some research around this topic that simply proves success is not a function of talent...
Category: Personal
REFLECTING ON 2021 AND GOING FORWARD
Yeah yeah, you’ve seen it everywhere… New year, new goals, new me. Maybe things will change, maybe things won’t. But whether or not you’re big on the new year and all the pressure that...
HOW TO BE A MASTER SELF-LEARNER
You learn your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in- Howard Sardner. Self-learning is “a process by which individuals take the initiative, with or without...
SELLING YOURSELF: SHOULD I PROMOTE MY ABILITIES?
If you’re anything like me, you’ve wondered why you have to sell yourself, why you have to state how good you are at something in order to write a CV, get a job or...
5 THINGS SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU
For the most part of it, school teaches you many of the basic things you need to know, and especially for your career path. You are taught the related subject courses, their applications and...
REFLECTION: ONE YEAR OF SLOW GROWTH
Slow Growth.* This is the one thing you are assured of when you constantly put in quality work to achieve mastery at something. It begins with a proper mindset and continues with an unfailing...
New Realities: Reflecting on COVID-19 and Medical School.
The past two weeks found me in Kazan for the RANEPA International Summer Campus 2021 themed: ‘New Realities of Human and Personal Interaction’. Coming back to my home city, Rostov-on-Don, I can’t help but...
BUILDING A SKILL SET IN UNIVERSITY 2
Developing a skill set while still in university is probably the best investment you can make for your future right now. In the last post, we discovered that the best skills to grow are...
HOW TO BUILD A SKILL SET IN UNIVERSITY
Do you have any skills outside of school? Take a minute and write down all of the things you know how to do. Then write another list of skills you’d love to have. Now...
HOW TO HAVE A BALANCED LIFE IN UNIVERSITY
Many students often get overwhelmed when they realise the magnitude of school work they have to cover, while trying to balance good grades, enough sleep and making time for the things that truly matter...
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