Tag: Reflection
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Back in the Room
The year 2022 has started on a high; I have just delivered a full weekend of in-person, face-to-face training. That equates to more in-person hours than the past 22 months and it felt amazing to be back ‘in the room’. Just like the rest of the world, my life has relied on the internet to…
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Crochet and the Characteristics of Effective Learning
Happy New Year to you all. Did you make any new year’s resolutions? I tend not to, but I have been inspired to try to learn a new skill: crocheting. Some of you will have seen the brilliant Grab a Granny Square project started by the fabulous Ruth Swailes on Twitter. A simple idea to…
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Change is Always Possible
I’ve recently had a big shift in something I believed was completely immovable; a set idea of myself that has been with me since I was very young. It has proven to me that even fixed beliefs can shift given the right circumstances and an open mind over time. Some people will doubt what I…
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Waving My Arms Around: How Conducting Helped Me See the Value in Setting Challenges.
Conducting the windband last weekend brought to mind memories of when I first worked in early years; and didn’t really know what I was doing. I stood at the front, waving my arms in the air, trying to get the attention of the flautists, clarinetists and trumpeters while they looked the other way and played their own…