Perceive failure as a step to success
There are lots of ways to bounce back from failure, and they all help you with building resilience. Everyone defines failure differently and most people will say that they learn...
There are lots of ways to bounce back from failure, and they all help you with building resilience. Everyone defines failure differently and most people will say that they learn...
In tech, it sometimes seems that you’re not remotely interesting unless you’re under 25 and “crushing it”. Even at the ripe old age of 34, I’ve been discriminated against, turned...
I cannot cope with my teenage son. He is my youngest, aged 14, with an older brother and sister, both in their early 20s, who have happy, successful, independent lives,...
Returning to the UK in 2010, Bellamy was keen to bring some of that “ancient meets modern” combination to her home, near Newcastle. Set in a former shipping magnate’s rural...
Our relationship with our 32-year-old daughter has broken down. She is the youngest of three. When she was a young teenager, there were heated arguments between her and her dad,...
I regrow my childhood with my children. Just warmer, brighter, better. They are grown now, too. Kala lives four doors away. In May we sow her summer flowers. I will...
Here’s how I realised I might have a problem with stress. A year ago I made the decision to have corrective surgery on my eyes. Before the procedure took place,...
The natural world is full of wondrous visual tricks, from the eerie glow of floating fireflies to the ever-changing camouflage of chameleons. But for many people perhaps the most fascinating...
When you are a child in the playground it is pretty simple, but “Do you want to be my friend?” isn’t a line you hear from adults. Teenage years are...
Saying nice things to your reflection in the mirror is a self-help trope that’s been around for decades, and seems most often aimed at women. The practice, we’re told, can...