Visualise Your Future
A contribution to Leave No Girl Behind by Annamaria Riccardi I was 13 years old, sitting on a bench in Regent’s Park. I was looking at the ducks in the pond, mother duck and all the ducklings swimming behind her in a straight line. It was a sunny, clear day, so unusual for London, with […]
Make Your Biggest Dreams Come True
A contribution to Leave No Girl Behind by Julienne Irwin Growing up as an only child, singing was my best friend. As soon as I came home from school I would go outside onto my front porch and sing at the top of my lungs to an audience of grass blades. Without even realizing it, […]
Tips For Facing Adversity…
Adversity and I have become well acquainted over the last 12 years or so. No doubt your brush with Adversity is vastly different from mine. But two facts exist – everyone at some point in their life will face challenges that sometimes are small and sometimes may be overwhelming; and one common thread exists for […]
The Power Of Perseverance
A contribution to Leave No Girl Behind by Ishara Ramkissoon “In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance,” is a quote by H. Jackson Brown that I continually live by. One of my greatest motivators in life, other than the support of friends and […]
Cyberbullying: What to Do About It
Has someone ever made a mean comment to or about you online with the intention of hurting you, humiliating you, intimidating you or having others gang up on you in some way? If so, you have been cyberbullied. You are not alone, and being cyberbullied is NEVER your fault. Were you ever told that you […]