Becoming the 0.1% by Gareth Timmins (United Kingdom) Historical recruitment campaigns to become a Royal Marines Commando drew on a harrowing but intriguing narrative: 99.9% Need Not Apply. In 2005, only one in a thousand applications for the Royal Marines were successful in reaching the end of the training,
An Interview with Hülya Kurt by Berrin Demirezer (Turkey) Who is Hülya Kurt? I was born in Istanbul, grew up and received my education in Bremen, Germany. Have a brother who is four years younger. And I completed my high school education and returned to Istanbul, Turkey, with my
by Cristina Burca (Romania) Raising children in the digital age, and with the new demands brought by the 2019 pandemic, brings parental stress to higher levels than before. Gallup’s 2020 world poll found that 37% of women and 32% of men with children younger than 15 at home experienced
by Mark Holmes (United Kingdom) Sitting on a bench in South Island New Zealand, a long way from home, my thoughts turned to wondering how I got there, as they often did in that period. The same question had been circulating inside my motorcycle helmet for many days, but
by Malcolm Nicholson – iCN Journalist (UK) ‘I called my trip ‘I have a dream’: the words of Martin Luther King’s famous speech. I believe that all our dreams can come true with enough motivation and persistence. My main initiative and mission from this trip was to help as
by Petra Juhászová (United Kingdom) From the beginning of times people told stories to each other. These stories weren’t only for pure entertainment but often carried a moral lesson. Storytelling is a unique human skill. We use it not just in relation to others, but also with ourselves. We
by Sarah Haté (France) Before training to become a coach, one of my jobs had been working in a French business school for around 10 years. Needless to say, as an English-language trainer to young business undergraduates, part of my job was to teach them business English and organisational
by Keith Merron (USA) There once was a man who woke up one day to discover he was trapped in a 10-foot by 10-foot by 10-foot wooden box with no windows and only one door. Inside the box was nothing but an old, beat-up chair on which he sat,
by Brian Tregunna (UK) Experienced Life Coach and former Chief Fire Officer Brian Tregunna discusses the importance of self-control during highly-pressurised moments. We are probably all familiar with that moment when something happens that makes your heart sink. You are planning to do something familiar and for which you
by Alan Wilson (UK) We need professional coaches to facilitate our new online programme to empower parents with an evidence based, an unconventional personal development programme for today’s children and parents. To appreciate where we are coming from, we explain as briefly as possible how Develop Your Child CIC
