Richard Bolles has helped millions of people to find fulfilling work with his ground-breaking book What Colour Is Your Parachute?
First published in 1970, it pioneered the way for many books on job search. Read more
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Choosing To Follow Positive PhilosophiesThis section provides an introduction to some of the many philosophies and principles that contain elements of the positive encourager’s approach. The articles do not necessarily endorse all aspects of the philosophies. But these are included because they have made a contribution to encouraging people. http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/three-new-zealanders-sylvia-ashton-warner-1978 The link above takes you to one of the few interviews with Sylvia Ashton-Warner. Sylvia was a gifted but complex teacher who worked with Māori children in New Zealand from the 1940s onwards. Robert has devoted much of his research to studying gratitude and thankfulness. He is the author of Thanks: How the new science of gratitude can make you happier. The video above can be Read more In this video Sheldon outlines the challenges faced by people with Learning Disabilities. These include people who are considered to have aspects of Autism, ADHA, Asperger’s Syndrome and other difficulties. At the same time, Read more Action For Happiness was founded in 2011 by Richard Layard, Geoff Mulgan and Anthony Seldon. The movement aims to achieve positive social change. It brings together people from all walks of life who want Read more This article about Dennis was written at the beginning of 2013. We are sad to say that Dennis died on July 14, 2014. A wonderful memorial was held for him in Lawrence, KS on Read more Rabindranath Tagore is best known as a writer and poet, but he was also an educational pioneer. Concerned about the over-industrialisation of education, he founded a school at Santiniketan. This was dedicated to encouraging Read more George Lyward was a charismatic educationalist who lived between 1894 and and 1973. He is best known for achieving outstanding results at Finchden Manor, a therapeutic community for disturbed boys. I was fortunate to Read more John Dewey is often seen as the proponent of learning by doing – rather than learning by passively receiving. He believed that each child was active, inquisitive and wanted to explore. How to capitalise Read more Don Clifton chose to do positive work by helping people to build on their strengths. His work at The Gallup Organization led to many people across the world using the Clifton StrengthsFinder tool. Writers Read more |
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