by Pablo German | Oct 26, 2020 | learning, personal development
In my teenager years, since I was 12 until I was 19, I played competitive chess. At the beginning, when I lost a game in a tournament, I used to cry. By the time I was 18, when I lost a game I would smile and congratulate my opponent. What made the difference? In...
by Pablo German | Sep 6, 2020 | learning, personal development
Ten years ago, I heard the story of a neighbour who used to be married to a guy and divorced him because her mother told her to. Then she married another man, had two daughters, a house, and was living a normal family life. What surprised me about her story is that...
by Pablo German | May 1, 2020 | communication, learning, personal development
Would you like to help someone improve? Providing feedback, when done effectively, allows the person receiving the information to improve their performance. When done incorrectly, it may be ignored, it may be discouraging, and it can even damage the relationship...
by Pablo German | Mar 8, 2020 | learning, personal development
More than a decade ago when I became interested in personal development, I started setting myself a series of goals. Setting goals for yourself was the mainstream advice I was getting. Not only set goals, visualise them. Every day repeat to yourself in front of the...
by Pablo German | Nov 23, 2019 | audience, communication, learning, personal development
It is perhaps ironic that I became so interested in communication, when in my teenage years my passion was playing chess. When playing chess there is no need for communication with other people, in chess the best idea wins. There is no need to convince other people...
by Pablo German | Nov 10, 2019 | learning, personal development
In the last three blog posts we looked at the importance of reflection for learning, how to reflect, and creating a learning portfolio. If one wants to learn and get better, reflective practice should be a very common habit. However, my intuition and personal...
