Schooling

The mindset of high achievers

I want to start by addressing one of the biggest myths in modern society; the myth of talent and intelligence being a fixed trait we are born with and IQ being  a valid measurement of intelligence. Alfred Binet, the inventor of the IQ test, even said that the IQ test  is only a measure of someones current status and it’s not an indication of their future potential. Future potential is an…
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Recipes

Recipe: Adam Byatt’s turkey stuffed tomatoes

Great British Chefs provide great recipe such as Adam Byatt’s turkey stuffed tomatoes. Yummy!  Cooking Time: 1 hours Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 beef tomatoes 2 tbsp of tomato purée 100g of basmati rice 1 red pepper, de-seeded and diced 1/2 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 1 1/2 onions, diced 200g of leftover turkey meat 200ml of chicken stock 2 courgettes…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

The Zen of working school holidays

The school holidays are upon us.  Six whole weeks of summer fun.  As a mumpreneur, isn’t it great to have complete flexibility over your school holidays? No more haggling with childless colleagues to swap holiday dates. No more pleading with the boss to give you time off during “his busiest time of the year”. So ladies, do you feel ready for the holidays? Or are you ringing your…
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Schooling

How soft skills can change your children

Something interesting has happened in recent years. People are beginning to realise that the best way to solve a problem is not by by treating it but by preventing it. Prevention  is better than cure. Why wait until things have already gone wrong? This is why companies create strategic plans years in advance. They don’t wait for things to go wrong and then try to fix it. Instead, they put in…
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Travel with kids

Travel with kids: The south Oxfordshire canal at 5mph

Fancy spending time afloat this summer? Thought so. Your timing is spot-on. Sales of super-yachts to British buyers have jumped this year, and demand for chartering boats in the South of France and Caribbean is also booming. A week might cost you GBP 250,000 for a top-of-the-range craft sleeping 12, but you are guaranteed to be rubbing shoulders with celebrity aficionados like Lewis Hamilton and…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

How to avoid work at home scams

Have you always wanted to join the thousands of mum and dadpreneurs who have a home based business? If you have, but have held back because you’re not sure what type of business to go for, it certainly is wise to take your time over making that decision.  After all, you’ll want a business that you will enjoy, will fit around the family, and of course one that pays. But how can you…
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Travel with kids

Travel with kids: A hidden quarter of Paris

France is the world’s most visited country; its capital a tourist magnet.  How is a truly Parisian experience possible at the height of the holiday season? Try the Canal St Martin, which bisects the 10th and 19th arrondissements in north-east Paris.  It is a part of the city overlooked by mainstream visitors, and by other Parisians, lending it a raffish, slightly undeveloped air.  Still very…
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Schooling

How we can save a failing educational system

Our current educational system is an outdated model based on a ‘one size fits all’ method that doesn’t factor in individual and emotional growth or development. We currently live in a world that is changing faster than ever before in history. No one can predict what  the world or the job market will look like in 5 years. Companies are changing , job descriptions are being amended   and…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Exclusive interview with TV presenter & London Mum Konnie Huq

Enjoy this exclusive interview with TV presenter & London Mum Konnie Huq, best known for presenting the Xtra Factor.  Konnie Huq at The Prince’s Trust Celebrate Success Awards at Odeon Leicester Square on 23 March 2011 in London Q: First of all congratulations on your new baby. Every new addition brings a lot of extra work and tiredness to every mum.  How do you juggle work and…
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Mums Tips

Rogue Traders

I reconnected with a primary school friend last week and as we chatted about children, husbands, our professions and homes, she let me know that she recently had an awful building experience with a disingenuous company. From delays to pressure for payment, the experience with these rogue traders sounded awful; not to mention at the end of it all she was missing tens of thousands of pounds… and…
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