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November 8, 2021 by Richard 2 Comments

Who Doesn’t Love a Bargain! Black Friday Sale November 2021

Black friday

Is Black Friday 2021 cancelled? No, but here’s how COVID-19 changes it

Discounts still abound, but you should really just shop online this year. Read here ! 

One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Treasure

Internet revellers looking for a bargain found the most disgusting items for sale from online toenails to furniture that should have been tossed into a bonfire. One newspaper source reported:

  • A new series of photos reveals the strangest bargains once found online
  • Some people tried to sell extremely damaged goods such as a shabby armchair deemed ‘in OK condition’ and beat-up sandals going for $60
  • Another seller posted a stunningly creepy ad for fingernail clippings, carefully arranged into a smiley face in one picture
  • Someone attempted to sell what was presented as Ugg boots that are ‘a little rough around the edges’, with a hole so big the person’s toes are poking through

Quite frankly this not my idea of bagging a bargain there are better and reliable ways of finding a bargain.

I love the Black Friday Sales on Amazon because I can go shopping for the family and get a massive discount on products 

So what is a Black Friday Sale?

Black Friday

Black Friday is a tradition that falls after Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Its a fairly new shopping experience in Europe.

Shops compete against each other to get you the best deals, and frantic shoppers bumping into each other to get their bargains into one of their six trolleys. 

Black Friday is a shopping day for a number of reasons. Its a reminder of the chaotic Xmas shopping season. Imagine!

The thrill of getting a bargain, You just bought your wife a mink coat at a fraction of the price. Or a diamond bracelet she was hinting at for months.

Oh! yes, and don’t forget those Gucci shoes you promised yourself for ages. Black Friday deals are normally promoted across the States and the UK, by all major retailers with Amazon being the biggest online store. 

No doubt there will be plenty of bargains so make sure you are acquainted with the drill for Black Friday 27th  November 2020

 Top 15 shopping tips for Black Friday Deals (Which Magazine)

1. Preparation is the key to Black Friday

If you know what’s going to be on sale beforehand, it’s easier to check if it’s a good offer or not. Sign up for your favourite retailers’ newsletters, ‘like’ their Facebook pages and register for Twitter alerts, as they’ll be keen to publicise their best deals.

2. Find out whether retailers will match prices

Some retailers, such as John Lewis, will match prices on Black Friday deals (but usually not with online-only stores, such as Amazon or AO.com). This means that you can do most of your shopping with just one retailer, which can make life a lot easier. 

Most other shops don’t have price-matching policies but may agree to refund the difference if you challenge them about a price drop soon after you’ve bought something. Read more…….

Check out the Amazon Black Friday Deals 

You may bag a bargain on Amazon for kids clothing and toys. Black Friday seems like a perfect time to kit out the kids and buy the Xmas presents for the kids.

Just make sure you hide it in a bank vault as kids have a nose for sniffing out hiding places. My children always knew our hiding places.  I got wise and asked a neighbour to hide their presents.

Okay! so here is the question are you really getting a bargain on Black Friday?. Check the fifteen shopping tips as recommended by Which Magazine above and you should become a savvy shopper spot the bargain, raise an eyebrow when the product that has been on sale throughout the year. I wish you a Happy Black Friday Day.

Keep checking Black Friday  deals for

  • Pushchair bargain
  • Car seat bargain
  • Baby Monitor bargain
  • High Chair bargain

 

 

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October 19, 2021 by Richard Leave a Comment

Breakthrough To Your Best Life Ever with Jack Canfield

 

jack

early bird

 

TODAY IS THAT DAY!

Are you tired of feeling stuck, frustrated, and unfulfilled – and constantly telling yourself that things will get better… “someday” ?It’s time to fully own your big dreams and let go of the stories that are stopping you from bringing those dreams to life – so you can achieve your most ambitious goals and create a life you truly love in 2022!

EXCITING NEWS! Jack is Back!

Hello Friends!

I’ve got such great news to share with you today! 

My good friend and mentor Jack Canfield is hosting his second ever Virtual Breakthrough to Success training this November, and you can attend this life-changing weekend program from the comfort of your home.

Breakthrough to Success 2021 is happening this November 5-7 – and if you are ready to take bold action toward achieving your biggest goals and dreams, I highly encourage you to join!

Ready For Your Next Breakthrough?

THIS WEEKEND WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE IN WAYS YOU CAN’T IMAGINE

During this powerful three-day live virtual workshop, Jack is going to drill into the heart of what matters most to you: 

  • Who you want to be
  • What you want to accomplish
  • How you want to live
  • Who you want to surround yourself with
  • Where you want to focus your time and energy
  • How you want to feel – about yourself, your life, and the world around you

Then he’s going to shatter every block that has been holding you back from making your biggest goals a reality and create a step-by-step blueprint that allows you to bring your highest vision to life. 

You’ll leave energized and inspired to make your most ambitious dreams come true! 

It’s time to create your ideal post-pandemic life !

So if you’re ready to spend three days focusing on YOU and gaining the clarity and motivation you need to create the life you most want to live, be sure to book your spot ASAP. 

Learn more & book your spot today!

I hope to see you there! 

To your boundless success, 

Richard

P.S. THIS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER ZOOM CALL. Along with an industry-leading production company, Jack has designed this three-day virtual event to be a highly interactive experience that will empower you to transform your mindset and achieve incredible breakthroughs in every area of your life! Are you ready to create the life of your dreams? 

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October 10, 2021 by Richard Leave a Comment

Breakthrough To Your Best Life Ever

 

jack

An experience unlike any other

 

Hi ~ Friends &  Members

Are you getting tired of traditional Zoom training calls?

ME TOO. 

I miss the energy of being face-to-face with a large group and feeding off everyone’s vibrancy and enthusiasm. That sense of shared experience and togetherness is so magical! 

That’s why I’m so excited to share that good friend and mentor, Jack Canfield, is hosting his second ever Breakthrough to Success virtual event this November 5-7, and it’s going to be NOTHING like a Zoom call. 

This training will be a highly interactive, engagement-driven learning experience that will be unlike anything you’ve ever imagined! 

Discover how powerful a virtual event can be

You’re going to experience a level of connection and engagement you never thought was possible online…

Every morning when you sign into your dashboard, you’ll be guided into a lobby hosted by enthusiastic greeters who will get you excited and energized for the day to come. There will even be a live DJ spinning tunes! 

Then you will join Jack live “on stage” to participate in the day’s training, which will include plenty of powerful: 

  • Moderated breakout sessions
  • Small group activities 
  • Partner work 

… that will help you gain the clarity, insight, and inspiration you need to achieve your goals and make your vision a reality.

If you want to do something different and are craving meaningful connection with other positive high-vibe human beings, I highly suggest joining this ground-breaking event!  

So if you’re ready to commit three game-changing days to working on your goals and vision, be sure to book your spot today. You’ll be amazed at how much you can accomplish! 

It’s time to rewrite your definition of what’s possible.   

To your boundless success, 

Name Richard

 

 

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October 8, 2021 by Richard Leave a Comment

How To Recharge Your Life

Jack Canfield

FREE 5-Day Recharge Challenge with Jack Canfield

Dear Friends &  Readers,

Fall  ( Autumn ) is a wonderful season – but it’s also the time of year when many people lose the energy and motivation they need to keep moving forward to their goals. 

(And this year I’m guessing people are feeling more drained and depleted than usual…) 

But if you want to create significant positive change in your life before the end of the year, NOW is the time to take action! 

Which is why I’m so excited to share that my good friend Jack Canfield is hosting a new “FALL RECHARGE 5-Day Challenge” starting next Monday, October 11th, and it’s completely free to join!

>> Learn more & register here <<

5 DAYS OF FREE COACHING TO HELP YOU GET BACK ON TRACK TO YOUR DREAMS

Join this fun and powerful 5-day challenge and every day you’ll receive free video training and activities to help you recharge your batteries, clarify your focus, and find the motivation and momentum you need to get back on track toward your goals. 

Here’s what your time with Jack will look like: 

  • DAY 1: Take Back Your Life: Reconnect and recommit to your ultimate vision – so you have the energy and willpower to crush your goals in the months to come.
  • Day 2: Trust Your Intuition: Discover how to speed up and streamline your journey to success by tapping into your inner guidance system. 
  • Day 3: Raise Your Vibration: Attract the people, resources, and opportunities you need to make your most ambitious dreams a reality. 
  • Day 4: Raid Your Routine: Take your life out of “autopilot” and move beyond your comfort zone into the unfamiliar territory where GROWTH happens. 
  • Day 5: Commit to Your Best Life: Activate the powers of your subconscious mind to show up as your highest self and create a life you truly love! 

The success strategies you’ll be learning have transformed the lives of countless people around the world. 

I can’t wait to see what you accomplish with them! 

Click here if you’re ready to recharge your life.

To your success before the end of the year, 

Richard

P.S. If you want different results, you must DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Join Jack’s free “FALL RECHARGE 5-Day Challenge” to liberate yourself from the overwhelm and uncertainty that’s keeping you stuck – and get back on track toward your dreams!

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September 6, 2021 by Richard Leave a Comment

‘COURSE BUDDY’ – 30 day challenge

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‘COURSE BUDDY’ – 30 day challenge

A proposal for undergraduate students to engage in a daily peer to peer course specific academic intervention to enhance their course focus, commitment and effort.

Sean Paul Abrahams, M. Ed (UCT)

www.studentofpotential.com

Biography

Sean Paul Abrahams is the current International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) regional representative for the Positive Education Division on the African Continent. He is based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa in the Department of Student Affairs, Residence Life Division in work that blends a combination of research and a practitioner based approach to learning interventions. 

His Positive Psychology research and interest areas include, Hope, Grit, Flourishing and Inspiration within a Higher Education and Residence Context. He has published several books on student development in the areas of Purpose, Vision, Motivation, Discipline, and Focus. Currently he is working on a Ph.D. which critically examines the role of Grit in a South African Higher Education Context. 

Over the last three years Sean has collaborated with International, New York Times Best Selling Author Professor Gabriele Oettingen (author of Rethinking Positive Thinking) which has led to the very first African Translations of the Woop Strategy, a problem solving mental tool for students now translated into isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans. Sean is also the founder of www.studentofpotential.com

Access to key UCT press release article can be found here: 

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2020-05-19-woop-app-now-in-isixhosa-first-african-translation

Framework and Engagement

It is proposed that a Course Buddy Program be introduced and offered to your course in which registered students of your course are invited to sign up to participate in a 30 day self – selected course specific goal challenge. 

During this challenge students choose a course related goal of personal preference and have 30 days to make progress towards it or actualize it and share that journey with another ‘Course Buddy’ also registered for the same course, on a daily basis for 30 consecutive days. Throughout the challenge a Woop framework will be applied. Woop stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle and Plan and is backed by research and theory defined as Mental Contrasting through implementation intentions (MCII) (See Oettingen). MCII or Woop evidences that students who anticipate obstacles in advance and consider potential solutions have a greater likelihood of enhanced performance.

Application of Woop

The application of woop will require each Course Buddy to identify one course specific goal and to try and attain it or progress towards it within a 30 day period. They will share that goal with their course buddy with whom they would be paired up and introduced to online. 

On a daily basis each Course Buddy would arrange to connect online in an agreed way and share one single daily course related mini goal, outcome, obstacle and plan to overcome the obstacle for that particular day. Course buddies would first be briefed on how the Woop tool works and how to apply it within the 30 day course challenge. They will also be provided with access to an online free app which has now been translated into IsiXhosa and IsiZulu. 

Rationale

Whilst it is recognized that a range of existing support services and course structures are available not all students will seek to pursue those channels. Creating a flexible option in which students can self – select a course specific goal is a very important. It creates meaningful and regular ways for students of a course to engage and grow with a fellow student on a daily basis in a goal directed way. 

It is also an opportunity to share the academic journey daily with a peer with whom you have got something in common. This type of frequency of engagement is not always sustainable or realistic withing a mentoring or tutoring program. The Course Buddy Program perpetuates itself such that beyond the 30 days it is possible students will be equipped with a new way of engaging throughout the semester through newly formed peer to peer partnerships.

Learning Outcomes

The Course Buddy Program has a set of empirically informed learning outcomes attached to it. These are based upon the well-researched, academically published and internationally recognized framework of Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII). 

Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions

Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (more popularly known as ‘WOOP’) is a well-researched strategy that has been positively associated with increased academic performance and various increased outcomes. The main proponent of this research stems from Professor Oettingen based at the University of Hamburg and an adjunct Professor at the University of New York. The following key empirically based learning outcomes were derived from the WOOP framework and also overseen by Professor Oettingen.

Outcomes

The following key learning outcomes are intended for students participating in the course buddy program.

Identification of a 30 day course specific goal and smaller daily course specific goals that are meaningful, attainable and could stretch students.

  1. Regular exploration of the best possible outcomes that could arise from attaining their course specific goal(s).
  2. Regular reflection upon anticipated obstacles to attaining the 30 day goal and daily mini goals.
  3. Strategizing ways to overcome the obstacle(s) towards the 30 day and mini daily course related goals with solution focused action.

The learning outcomes will be evaluated online at the end of 30 days. Students identity will remain confidential and they would not have to provide any identifying information. Below is the sample evaluation referring to this portion of the learning outcomes

GOAL BUDDY LEARNING OUTCOMES EVALUATION 

Please take the time to complete an evaluation.

  • My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to identify a 30 day course related goal and daily mini goals that were meaningful, attainable and could stretch me
Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree
  • My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to explore the best possible outcomes that could arise from attaining my goal(s)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree

 

  • My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to reflect upon anticipated obstacles to attaining the 30 day goal and daily mini goals

 

Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree

 

  • My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to plan ways to overcome the obstacle(s) with solution focused action
Strongly Disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly Agree

COURSE BUDDY 30 DAY CHALLENGE PROPOSED PROJECT TIMELINE

OBJECTIVE

To launch the Course Buddy program online during the second semester 2021 and offer your students a supportive, peer-to-peer goal focused ecosystem that enables them to complete a self – selected 30 day course related goal.

www.studentofpotential.com

 

Key Milestones
Approval of Proposal
Identification of Start Date
Advertising of Course Buddy Program to identified course
Sign up link provided
Feedback on quantity of students whom have signed up for the Course Buddy Program
Pairing of course buddies (random, unless otherwise preferred) 
Personalized emails sent to Course Buddy ‘pairs’ by name with guidelines on how initially introduce and engage with one another to share their 30 day goal
Course buddies added to mailing group 
Course buddies (whom give permission) added to a what’s app group
Course buddies receive resources on the Woop Process and Free Woop App
Daily short encouraging messages shared over 30 days to prompt Course Buddies to regularly engage
Evaluation of Course Buddy Program
Report on efficacy of Course Buddy 30 day Program
Recommendations 

Cost

The cost to implement, coordinate, administrate, communicate and evaluate the Course Buddy Program for interested students of one course over 30 days will be R11,600 (including VAT). There is no limit to the number of students on your course whom can join.

Beyond 30 days – no charge

Should students of your course still wish to maintain the Course Buddy System for the remainder of the semester, capacity and preparedness is offered to sustain that group with daily messaging (should they indicate wanting it) until the end of 2021 when they write their final course related exams. This added daily encouraging messaging provision beyond 30 days is offered free of charge provided you and the students wish for it to continue.

Contact Sean  –  S.p.abrahams@gmail.com

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