~ Arfah's Awesome Convo With A Profesional!
Our awesome @arf_22 and her awesome conversation with a journalist…
(First of all I am so crap at my spark and mettle homework this term, I will catch up eventually, so so sorry!)
Anyway I was put in touch with Kate Ryder a freelance journalist for The Economist. Who was just soo soo awesome!
I met up with her and first of all she didn’t let me pay for hot…
~ Fran's Life Map Realisations...
Looking back on my life map, I realise how incredibly lucky I’ve been this year in snagging the job of the century. Therefore the bits in my map which focused on career are a bit hard to do now. I have chosen to have a look at the personal life side of things… I said when making my life map how…
DECISION MAKING PROCESS
James not utterly decided how he makes a decision…
ummmm… how do i make a decision… ummmmm
….tricky one….
….i am very systematic, thats the engineer in me. small decision steps, never skip a step. take each step as i go. if i skip a step i make a wrong decision.
I know i have made a good decision when it comes out with a successful outcome!!!its the destination not the journey - well sometimes…
this is a very tricky one for me. tricky.
THINGS I CAN DO NOW.
James sets some goals… jamesmichaelwinfield:
1. There is a course that the world bank does http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/course/low-carbon-development
2. Get an internship to c if it was what i want to do, the right direction
3. start being a bit more careful with my money, be more like Fran and start my pension (legend).
4. Increase my will power by training for the Edinburgh half marathon
5. cook nice food. practise. practise. practise. EAT
~ Fran on Willpower, Perseverance and Grit...
http://the99percent.com/articles/7094/The-Future-of-Self-Improvement-Part-I-Grit-Is-More-Important-Than-Talent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/07/why-willpower-matters?INTCMP=SRCH
This week we were asked to read through these 2 articles and think about our own relationship…
~ Coco and revitalising
When I think of a work place I think of the British Library, it’s just ideal because you’re able to immerse yourself in whatever you’re doing, there’s no distractions. Also the availability of coffee is pretty awesome. I doubt I’ll end up working there, but I’d be able to work as hard provided…
~ Bryony is thinking about thinking
If I were to place a living human brain in a tank with all the necessary elements to keep it alive, would it think? What if I were to attach eyes and ears and other sensory organs or even simply mimic the input of these sensory organs by stimulating it with tiny electrodes - would it think?…
~ Coco: mettle and goals
Aim 1: Get a first in my course at uni.
- Do all the note taking I need/want to do, no matter how boring it gets.
- Do essays well in advance with a range of well researched sources.
- Attend all seminars and lectures.
Will power/ mettle score: 3 - because although some of the work isn’t that…
~ Kareem: Life Map Aims
Not an un-ambitious young man…
Hi Readers!!!!
This weeks Spark and Mettle tasks were about setting goals for three of the aims on our life maps which we did a while back. ENJOY!!!
Aim 1: Become a Formula 1 driver (win Club100 2012)
Goal 1: Secure 6000GBP of funding in order to race club100 this year
Goal 2:…
~ Arfah's Willpower/Mettle
Reading for Pleasure
Generally due to uni and stuff and always being on the internet I hardly read a book.
Goal 1: Make a list of books I aim to read by the end of this year. Keep it realistic nothing more then 10 books to begin with. Half fiction and Half Non Fiction Books.
Willpower/Mettle:…
