Year: 2024
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4 Pillars of Success
Consistence. Resilience. Patience. Effort. These 4 words represent actions in life that we can take to help us achieve our success. At the moment we are living in a time of life where delayed gratification is at an all time low. What I mean is, we live in a time where we can get a…
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We All Need Principles
We all need principles, no matter your age, race, culture, abilities, disabilities etc. Principles are the foundation of success in all areas. Principles drive us forward and give us momentum to keep going and keep things from breaking. Without principles, you’ll find yourself failing and falling over and hurting and being hurt and struggling and…
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Do You Hate Doing Puzzles?
I really didn’t know what to give this blog post as a title, but I’m going to be talking about puzzles, so I decided to include puzzles in the title. I recently completed a 1000+ piece puzzle, and it took me longer than expected to do, but I really enjoyed myself. The puzzle included the…
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Does Repetition Work?
We’ve all heard it all before, ‘Repetition, repetition, repetition’. According to some people, if you repeat an action consistently, you get better at it, however I think in some case this isn’t completely right. My dyspraxia definitely affects my ability to be able to do some things well, these things include throwing or catching a…
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Getting Stronger Despite Dyspraxia
If there’s one thing I know about, it’s about getting stronger. Getting into the gym, lifting some weights and letting the muscles work. It’s very very simple, and one of the best ways to build strong bones, strong muscles, a strong cardiovascular system and can help build confidence. I’ve been going to the gym and…
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Sports and Driving
Sports and driving are two activities that many Dyspraxics find challenging, and is mainly due to lacking the fine and gross motor skills required to do either, or to do both. Even driving down the street can be challenging. Having to keep an eye on the road in front, check your mirrors, manage your clutch…
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3 True Confidence Strategy Building Tips
Do you feel like your Dyspraxia has a negative impact on your confidence? Building confidence is a marathon, not a sprint. There will be things that happen everyday that will knock your confidence, and there are moments that knock your confidence. I have written 3 tips for you to help you as you begin building…
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Workplace Struggles
I am a member of a particular Facebook group where those with Dyspraxia, or looking to get a Dyspraxia diagnosis, go to ask questions about their struggles with Dyspraxia, and a very common one is struggling to find employment or having trouble in their current employment. Whether it be finding the right job, fitting in…
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12 Things I Struggle with As A Dyspraxic
In no particular order: Tying my laces Tying other peoples laces Making a bed Tidying up (specifically in the manner of putting things in places where they’re supposed to be) Understanding economy and inflation and general understanding of the operation of numbers and percentages. I put this down to Dyspraxia however it may not be…
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Worried That You Are A Perfectionist?
I think perfectionism is in all of us, to a degree, and with regards to a particular activity. We all want things to work properly and there’s nothing wrong with that, because when things work properly, everything goes smoothly, and we like that, right? I think where perfectionism goes wrong is when we try to…