Lessons Learnt from Work: Psychology
For as long as I have thought seriously about a career, I thought of being a psychologist. I have always been interested in understanding the brain and behaviour. My curiosity has led me down many spiritual, philosophical and scientific roads, searching for what it means to be human. However, the
Lessons Learnt from Work: Housing
I have been an active property investor since 2002. However, my love of property started much earlier than this; a passion evident in the story of my family home. The first house I brought was developed and built by my grandfather, Alfred Englert, who built the house for his wife,
Lessons Learnt from Work: Academia
My honours year was a turning point for how I thought about the prospects of being an academic. Up until that point in my life, my studies were simply a means to an end. I had various careers I was considering pursuing, and my time at university was the stepping
Lessons I’ve Learnt in Work: Part-Time Work
To finish this series of lessons I have learnt, I want to turn to my working life. I have worked from an early age and have broken my working life into three distinct phases. The first phase, which I will go into now, is part-time work. Working part-time, be it
Lessons in Education: University Years
Victoria University was my home away from home between 1991 and 2000. I returned to the education system following a gap year and approached my studies with renewed vigour. I felt privileged to get into University on a provisional entry as I had not completed the seventh form. Moreover, coming
Lessons in Education: College Years
Wellington College was a completely fresh start. My friends went to St Patrick's in Kilbirnie, and it felt like I was entering a completely new environment at my new school. I had no expectations, but a sense of excitement at the possibilities. I knew I would be catching up with
Lessons in Education: Intermediate Years
Intermediate school, the four years before one goes to college, was a formidable time of growth for me. Even though the bus ride to Wilton was no longer than twenty minutes (and was five minutes if we didn’t have to stop along the way), the journey created a clear demarcation
Lessons in Education: The Primary Years
As a pracademic, it would be fair to say that I’m passionate about education. Human beings learn and adapt to their environment continually. Unlike other animals, we come out half-baked and spend the rest of our life pruning and wiring neurons in our brain in response to the process of
Lessons from Brazil
We are now up to 2020 in my sporting reflections, and the only sport I’m currently involved in is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). I initially took up BJJ purely to improve my ground game for judo. I quickly realised that if I had any chance against younger opponents, that chance lay
Lessons from Egypt
You can do all the training in the world on bags, but this does not translate to being able to throw a punch when you need to, nor, more importantly, keep your cool when being rained down on with punches.