Reading Techniques

Reading techniques  Please note, that not every technique is useful for everybody or every type of text.  Scanning This technique is automatically being used by everyone who has tried to find a person in a telephone book. You simply browse through the book, looking...

Staying informed

Staying informed    In this section you will learn how to keep up to date with your industry.    Most people work in changing competitive environemnts; this is why it’s important to stay on top of industry news and trends – you’ll not only build your...

How to stay focused

The Pomodoro Technique  The Pomodoro Technique is a popular time-management method invented by Italian Francesco Cirillo. He wrote, “I discovered that you could learn how to improve your effectiveness and be better able to estimate how long a task will take to...

SMART goals

How to define SMART objectives  SMART objectives are at the heart of any Personal Development Plan. With objectives that meet the SMART criteria you know where you are going and how well you are doing. Benefits of objectives They help you focus on what is important...

Personal Development Topics

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it. Rather, it’s that we aim too low and we reach it. – Michelangelo Personal Development Topics SMART Goals How to stay focused How to develop new skills Reading techniques Staying...