Professional & Personal Development - Is the Pressure too Much?
Every year an international comparison of education in industrialised countries is published by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), providing a snapshot of trends where education is concerned. The “mantra” of the OECD is “better policies for better lives”. Some of the statistics relating to education across the UK show that from the age of three, there are very high levels of take-up for pre-school education and childcare in the UK, higher than almost any other developed country. The OECD research also shows that students in the UK pays the highest level of tuition fees in the industrialised world, part from, of course, the United States.
Express Yourself- but be careful how you do it.
What a world we live in. Tech - Social Media Platforms - the ability to Stream TV programmes, Music and Films and download books - Online shopping at our finger tips available 24/7. We are more connected than ever before but is this a good thing? We can make ourselves “heard” in ways that we never dreamt of. Imagine Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the telephone, would be thinking about smart phones, text, IM, selfies, Twitter, Instagram, Emojis - the way we communicate is so very different to what Bell ever envisaged. Yet, whilst this could be considered as progress in leaps and bounds, has it gone too far? Is the way that we communicate across these different types of Medium a positive?
The Importance of Sleep
If you’re a night owl and you’ve tried waking up early, you know it’s one of the most difficult habits. It’s a pain to deal with grogginess in the morning and to be in bed on time with all the digital distractions nowadays. You probably already read a few articles (or books) on sleep and early rising. In those, you see the usual advice: have a consistent schedule on weekends
don’t use electronics late at night
eliminate blue light
don’t eat late dinner
have a morning/bedtime routine
All these points are important and they’ve been discussed to death everywhere on the internet. Instead, I want to talk about some less known, “ninja” tips that will make you an early riser faster. I’ve been coaching people on the waking up early habit for more than two years now, and there are few of those that pop up constantly.
Agents Resilient to Revenue Loss but Section 21 Changes Risks Driving Out Landlords
The Fixflo Lettings Report 2019 has found that in spite of revenue loss affecting almost
every letting agent, many are more optimistic about the future compared to the year before.
The Report which was supported by The Property Ombudsman and 20+ industry bodies and
software providers including ARLA Propertymark, mydeposits, Tenancy Deposit Scheme
(TDS), Deposit Protection Service (DPS), Property Redress Scheme, Landlord Law Services
and MRI Software surveyed 443 letting agents and 223 landlords. 523 tenants were polled
by YouGov as part of this research.