The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Whatever course/career you choose, ensure you have an aptitude for it AND that you are interested in it. Enjoying what you do is essential for success.
Do be prepared for the event of selling yourself to your chosen university by pointing out your good AS grades, and informing them of any mitigating circumstances.
If you are not accepted with lower A level grades, try not to dwell on it too much – it’s disappointing and upsetting and there are still options for you to go to university another way.
If you have eczema, in the summer: moisturise daily, control your climate, dress to be cool, rinse off when needed, manage your allergies.
In the summer, heat can make eczema rashes more itchy, sweat can dry your skin out, and allergies/chlorinated swimming pool water/sunlight may trigger it.
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” – Joel A Barker
Eczema is a condition that causes the skin to become itchy, red, dry and cracked. It is a long-term condition and often occurs in people with allergies or with a family history of it.
Other people will think all sorts of things about you, and their thoughts will say more about them than they do about you.
Next time you’re worrying about what someone might think of you, ask yourself “can their thoughts really affect me?” … and then get on with whatever you want to do.
People worry more about their own mistakes than yours. Many people aren’t spending much time thinking about that ‘mistake’ you think you made and have been worrying about.