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Positive change / Relationships / Self-esteem

Critisising others may not have the effect you think it does: an alternative approach

Criticising people doesn’t have the effect you may think it does. Over time, you may have noticed that most of the people whose faults you have gone to such trouble to correct have improved much less than you would have expected. Being less critical and focusing on what has gone ‘right’ is far more effective in getting people to improve what they are doing.

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March 22, 2012
Finance and money

What is insurance?

Insurance is where you pay to insure against something happening to yourself or your property. If the worst happens, the insurance company pays out either the full cost of repairing or replacing the damaged goods, or an agreed sum.

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March 21, 2012
Alcohol/Drugs/substance use / Driving

The consequences of a drug drive conviction

For a drug drive conviction there will be a specific record on the driving licence for eleven years that details a conviction for drug driving. If they drive for work their employer will see the conviction when they have to produce their licence. Car insurance will increase significantly.

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March 20, 2012
Positive change

Your past need not define your present

Understand that the past cannot and will not define how you live your present. Nor does it own or define you. However habituated you’ve become to blocking the past out, you no longer need to be prey to your difficult history.

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March 18, 2012
Physical health

How much sleep do I need?

Different people need different numbers of sleep hours, depending on age, physical activity levels, general health and other individual factors. Generally, primary school children and teenagers need 9-10 hours of sleep each night, whereas adults need at least 8.

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March 17, 2012
Employment

Gain an appreciation of work

If you haven’t yet had a real job, prepare yourself for knowing what it will be like by doing some proper work now – paid, voluntary, or something with responsibility.

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March 15, 2012