When I started my side project along side my job as a head teacher, I never imagined it would grow to where it is today.I now have a team of nearly 3000 working alongside me and in addition to daily work, I am able to spend time mentoring them, offering personal development opportunities and providing tips to grow their own businesses.
The gig economy has now become a firm trend in the UK jobs market with an estimated 2.6million gig workers in the UK between 2017 and 2018. Furthermore, Deloitte predict that by 2020, up to a third of the UK workforce will be a part of the gig economy.
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One major cause of distraction that most of us can relate to is our phone. Whether it’s scrolling through social media, picking up emails when you’re trying to focus on a task or a meeting or being taken in by notifications and then finding yourself still looking at your phone 15 minutes later.
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I recently watched a film which has left me pondering something ever since.The film was called Limitless (2011), and it starred Bradley Cooper as a struggling writer who has lost all motivation in his work and in his life.
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Empathy is a highly valuable skill in all aspects of life, including business.This global pandemic has meant that people from all walks of life, all types of career and all parts of society have been faced with new difficulties, whether they’ve lost their job, lost a sense of security or even lost a family member from the virus.
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The Coronavirus has been affecting our lives for months now and the longer it’s gone on for, the more uncertainty there is around how our country will recover.Many people have already experienced a direct impact on their income whether that’s through being furloughed or at worse, made redundant.
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None of us would have predicted the scale of the impact the Coronavirus has had on both our business and personal lives.The things we took for granted like socialising, going to restaurants and gyms, even going to work each day, have all been temporarily halted
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Since the UK went into lockdown, parents were forced to take on more roles than ever before including becoming teachers for their children as home schooling became the new norm.Having worked in the education system myself for 29 years I understand how difficult it is to keep children engaged in learning.
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When the announcement was made that everyone should work from home, I didn’t realise how much of a challenge I would find it because I would class myself as a remote worker in normal times.
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Having a purpose is important in all aspects of life and plays a bigger part in whether we reach our goals than you might think.Our sense of purpose is intrinsically linked to what we value and defines most of what we do.
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Building and growing your network is important and will provide lots of mutual benefits if it’s done properly.You might have 1000 connections on LinkedIn or be a member of a prominent business network in your area but if you’re not able to build meaningful relationships with these people then it’s pretty useless.
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Wow! What a ride that was, a decade has whizzed by in a flash!10 years ago I was working as the headmaster of a Primary School in Cardiff and stressed to my limit! My family life was full on and I was also developing a part time business to earn extra income to help cover my family’s ever increasing expenditure!
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No matter what career you’ve chosen or what industry you work in, it is totally normal to encounter rejection, it’s a part of life in general. Whether you haven’t been accepted for university, you didn’t get the job you wanted, or a customer didn’t buy the product or service you were selling; these rejections all teach us valuable lessons.
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