Life is not hard, it is easy. That is the problem. Why do we stop chasing our dreams? Because it is so easy to wake up, do the minimum, eat, sleep and repeat. Meet someone, bring up kids, drift and die… It is easy to live. That is the curse. It is easy to look at a dream as something far off in the future, a thing. It is also a verb, it has to be chased. A dream is all the steps. This
The number of young people from ethnic minority backgrounds who have been unemployed for more than a year has risen by almost 50% since the coalition came to power, according to figures released by the Labour party. There are now 41,000 16- to 24-year-olds from black, asian and minority ethnic [BAME] communities who are long-term unemployed – a 49% rise from 2010, according to an analysis of official figures by the House of Commons Library. At the same time, there was a
Young participants in one of TESYouth workshops were asked to complete an evaluation survey to help assess the value of the workshop, their experience of workshop and its impact on their life: 90% say, “the workshop methods used were appropriate”. 89% say, “the workshop improved my understanding of the topic”. 89% say, “I enjoyed the workshop”. 90% say, “I gained usable knowledge/skills and will be able to apply them to my academic or personal life”. 95% say, “the workshop improved my ability to utilize knowledge/skills
How many young entrepreneurs do you see knocking about making some serious money? When I say young, I mean people under 25? There is a reason for that and here is my opinion why… Instant Gratification vs Pain We are young. We are wild. We are free. However, being an entrepreneur requires that you are anything but that. We live in an instant society, where people can get things on tap. Fast food. Fast books. Self-service checkouts. As a society, we are being
