Open Day for New Sydenham Youth Centre – Sat 3rd July

by Penelope Else on June 28, 2010

If  you’re around this weekend (Sat 3rd July 2010) in Sydenham SE26, pop along to Wells Park Road to learn all about the £3.5 million that’s about to be spent on a high tech new building!

More information about the Sydenham Youth Centre here.

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Sydenham’s Got Talent 2010 – link to Official Site

by Penelope Else on June 11, 2010

Sydenham's Got Talent 2010 logo.

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CLICK HERE TO GO TO SYDENHAM’S GOT TALENT 2010

Penelope
Talent Co-ordinator and Event Promoter for Sydenham’s Got Talent 2010
PART OF SYDENHAM ARTS FESTIVAL 2010

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Sydenham’s Got Talent 2010 – Diary Day 1

June 10, 2010

This post has been moved to its proper home: http://www.sydenhamsgottalent.com/2010/06/15/sydenhams-got-talent-2010-diary-day-1/

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Alice in Wonderland at Sydenham Arts Festival

June 7, 2010

Or ‘Alice Goes Walkabout’ I’ve always found that the best way to make friends and connections in a new community is to volunteer to help on local projects, so when I recently moved to Sydenham in South London I got straight onto a bit of research.  It wasn’t long before I discovered the Sydenham Arts [...]

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Time management: the Time-Slasher method

September 6, 2009

Summary: approaching your tasks a little differently can allow you to use your time far more effectively. The Problem How do you approach your day?  Do you feel you’re getting the most out of your hours, or are you just moving about all day without really progressing? I get so annoyed with myself when I [...]

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Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like

August 28, 2009

Summary: Procrastination is usually about fear, so “pull yourself together” self-talk has no effect. Here’s a practical exercise to convert procrastination into can’t-stop-myself enthusiasm. If there’s one thing that’ll kill a small business, it’s faffing about. I groan to my ankles, though, when I read articles which say “you should do this, and this, and [...]

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Procrastination Case Study – Steve’s Contract

August 28, 2009

[For the article Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like] Steven called me, needing to complete the first draft of an important contract, but procrastinating way past the end of his patience. This is how the conversation went (edited for brevity): Me: What objective is this task supporting? Steve: Getting [...]

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Procrastination Case Study – The Writer

August 28, 2009

A case study based on the exercise in Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like We’re all drawn to different professions according to our natures, and with those natures seem to go particular fears. Writers are a case in point: they tend to be introverted (as in inner-world, not shyness), [...]

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A few dozen reasons to procrastinate

August 28, 2009

Summary: A menu of reasons to procrastinate. The first step to getting past resistance is identifying it. Here’s a nice happy list: all the reasons you might have for avoiding doing the task ahead of you. It probably isn’t exhaustive, but you’ll almost certainly recognise something close to your favourites – and may also see [...]

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Steps to Credibility 1: Control your breathing under stress

August 28, 2009

Summary: Learn to control your breathing in stressful situations. Low breathing helps create credibility, and protects your ability to think. The Problem When you’re angry, do people say “don’t get all hysterical” – or do they stop, look at you and think again? When you attempt to command, do people stop what they’re doing and [...]

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