http://www.universityforlife.com/blog University for Life aims to inspire learning and expression of creativity, courage, compassion and confidence.....for life! Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:13:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the UK, the rising cost of food and fuel is heavily debated in the media and political arenas these days. Perhaps the situation is similar in countries around the world. Are we bothered? According to Jay Rayner, journalist for the Dispatche s programme broadcast this evening, the problem is ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2008/06/24/the-price-of-ethics/ What do the people closest to you like and dislike? That might sound like a very easy, straightforward kind of question to you but most of my teenage business students would instinctively reply with "Dunno Miss" Although I am accustomed to that response from teenagers, I was rather baffled when ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2008/04/16/giving-people-what-they-like/ Usually I write about my personal thoughts/ideas on a topical business issue. This time I am adding a link to a live broadcast I did for Westside Radio last week, accompanied by 4 of my teenage business studies students. The show host asked us to speak about the importance of ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2008/03/11/westside-radio/   ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2008/01/12/the-business-of-factory-farming/ How would you describe yourself? A professional? A politician? A business person? A labourer? An artist? Most of my friends, are either professionals, politicians, business people, labourers or artists. What they all have in common is that they CARE about other people. They express their care & concern for others ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-do-you-express-care-concern-about-others-in-your-work/ I was impressed by a book by Nirmal Puwar entitled “Space Invaders: Race, Gender and Bodies Out of Place” (2004). This book debates the issue of current policies to promote diversity in terms of race and gender. She illustrates with clever anecdotes and researched examples that neither bodies nor the ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/08/14/are-you-a-%e2%80%9cspace-invader%e2%80%9d/ Do you remember the days when door-to-door salesmen would invite themselves into your home in order to persuade you to buy Encyclopaedias that would be out-of-date by the time you finished making the monthly payments? You have most probably heard of and used the online encyclopedia Wikipedi a and I can ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/08/14/everything-is-miscellaneous/ Have you ever told a lie? Most people's answer to this will be "Yes, of course!" and then they will justify their reasons for telling the "white lies". I bet that you can justify every single lie that you have ever told in your life. And so can I. Gary ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/08/14/truth-and-lies/ How often do you get invitations for seminars that are "FREE"? Does it tempt you to attend, even though it is not something you need, want or can use, merely because it is "free"? I get several invitations every day to attend personal development seminars that are "free". I put ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/08/11/the-price-of-free-seminars/ Don't we judge people by the language they use? The language we choose to use, defines us. It forms a part of our identity. The essence of our business is conveyed in our logo, our mission statement, our strap-line (that crucial sentence which needs to persuade people to buy our ... http://www.universityforlife.com/blog/2007/08/09/survival-of-the-fittest/