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A New Paradigm for Education When you were at school, do you remember all those lessons focused on personal development, motivation, positive psychology, happiness, self-belief, confidence, emotional intelligence, communication, resilience, relationships within teams and leadership skills?!

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Very honoured to be involved, http://www.cornwallbusinessawards.co.uk/jack-russell.php

Hope you can come along to one of the conferences, see conference on page http://www.positivejack.com/educational-development-bee-positive/

Just wanted to say again a big thank you for the invitation to Jack's seminar - it was both thought provoking and entertaining in equal measures (less the 'outburst').

High LifeWe all know that human beings have spent their lives looking at becoming more comfortable, at being able to find a way to make life easier so that they do not have to struggle being cold, wet, tired or frightened.

What is your purpose in life? Is it to love, learn and to leave a legacy? Find out what is really, really important to you.

Exe EstuarySpend time really focusing on what is important in your life. Start by creating a mental image of a square divided into 4 quadrants.

Perfect Day‘Common’ sense is about using more than only two of our senses. Be aware of the senses that you have, and work with all your senses.

Scilly The Western world could learn a lot from the East in terms of mantras. A mantra is a tool which uses the repetition of words, phrases or sentences.

Foggintor QuarryMany people are ‘world class’ at putting themselves down, being self-deprecating, at knocking themselves, saying “I can’t do this”, “I can’t do that”.

Sarah RussellIn our society today many people  are crippled with a lack of self-confidence. Confidence is the one thing that people are always looking for in their lives, but arrogance is sometimes what they get.

Tresco SoundWe know that visualisation is one of the most powerful strategies for the human mind - if you can believe it in your head, then you can conceive it in reality.

South Westerly Notice what, or who makes you feel bad and attempt to cut that out of your life. Instead, focus on what makes you feel really good, and attempt to do more of it.

Exe Estuary One of the greatest new ways of thinking is that of using our Emotional Intelligence. It is now thought that the use of our IQ, a traditional concept taught in schools, only contributes to 20% of people’s success (be that mentally, physically, financially, spiritually or emotionally).

Appledore In other words, look after number 1 in order to look after number 2. When the cabin crew do the safety checks on an aircraft, they often say that if the aircraft is in trouble, oxygen masks will come down for the use of passengers.

 St Agnes A few years ago, I had a friend who was dying and he told me that he only had one year to live.

Many people are not realistic enough about their lives, and have not prioritised what is really important to them. They think that they can do things, but consequently this may result in letting people down because they have not thought things through properly.

Erme Estuary, DevonTaking regular exercise of at least 20 minutes, three times a week, is a very powerful way of producing endorphins - the ‘happy drugs’ in the body.

Paradise in the UKPsychologists carried out a fantastic bit of research  with 100 people who were recently married. These couples were videoed for 15 minutes each day to see who gave the most positive or negative feedback to each other.

In my garden Find a way of constantly being grateful, and ‘thanking’ every single day for what you have - your health, your positive life experiences, your loved ones - the fact that you may be able to see, hear, feel, taste smell and touch.

Helford PassageOne of the greatest ways to bring happiness to other human beings is to give to others. There are ‘givers’ and there are ‘takers’ in our world, but if you can find a way of giving more to people rather than taking, then this leads to a massive sense of fulfilment, happiness and self-worth that brings with it immeasurable gifts.Anything that is easy to give, often has little rewards – but it’s when giving requires effort that the effects can really be felt.When you give, be aware not to expect to receive anything back from the person you have given to.

 Dartmoor The conscious mind  is often critical, analytical, negative and focused on the I can't. Over use of the conscious mind can turn us into a walking risk assessment centre!.

Day Mark ScillyA lot of people spend time complaining and being negative. They become ‘mood hoovers’or ‘energy thieves’. They walk around saying how bad life is. Due to this negative focus, the bad stuff comes back to them like a boomerang.

TopshamThink about ‘abundance’. Have a mindset which says “there is enough abundance to go around”. Have a mindset of seeing a compelling future that thinks about you being happy, fulfilled and loving.