200 Reasons Why I’m Here
johndabell I’m not here to…… I’m not here to complain, I’m here to contribute I’m not here to wait for optimism, I’m here to create it I’m not here to hide…
Motivation
Your Mindset Is the Matchstick – Strike It and Light It
There’s a spark in you. Maybe it’s dimmed. Maybe it’s buried. But it’s there – waiting. Your mindset is the matchstick. It holds the potential to ignite change, courage, and…
Tragic Optimism And Cancer
Overcoming the poverty of hope looks impossible in the midst of toxic news and life events, but we still have tragic optimism to draw on as articulated by Holocaust survivor…
Cancer And Free-Range Optimism
I recently posted on Twitter that I was a free-range optimist and so in reply to Victor Perton this is what I believe this entails. For as long as I’ve…
Neg Ferrets Et Al.
We all work with them. They tend to be in every workplace. These are the people that are the flies in the ointment. They are often toxic. They change the…
What Is An Inspirational Teacher?
A rare breed, that’s what. They do exist though and they are out there doing their stuff. The thing is, not every school has one. Defining what an inspirational teacher…
Boxing Day Ali-Style
This is my interpretation of ‘Boxing Day’ and it involves the legendary Muhammad Ali.