The Art of Brilliance Blog
Welcome to our random musings. If Carlsberg could write blogs...
THAT class
A number of years ago, I was working as a full-time teacher and I was given THAT class. You know the kind I mean, the class everyone talks about for the wrong reasons. (more…)
To-Don’t List
We all enjoy writing lists: shopping lists, birthday lists, to-do lists… (more…)
Dancing in the rain
A few weeks ago, I took part in a half marathon. As I arrived at the event, it began to rain, and I mean really rain. (more…)
To be, or to do: that is the question
We can all be guilty of reading books on self-improvement, listening to podcasts and watching TED Talks, thinking this will help us become ‘enlightened.’ But how much of what we learn actually gets put into practice? (more…)
Exam Stress – How to Calm the Hell Down
It’s exam time – the silly season – when stress levels rise, and things can get a little fraught. (more…)
It is not my fault…
According to Lucy Hone, an expert in resilience, one of the keys to highly resilient people is that they accept that bad stuff will happen to them. (more…)
The pathway to possibility
It’s no secret that I LOVE singing! The benefits are also wonderful… (more…)
The antidote to feeling FRAZZLED
I’m a big fan of doing nothing! Why? Because in the same way our bodies need breaks from exercise, our minds need downtime too. (more…)
The Key to EVERYTHING…
The Art of Brilliance team is lucky. We get to visit all sorts of different workplaces – the good, the bad, the ugly and, just occasionally, the absolutely stunningly amazing! (more…)
Don’t accept a D+ life
Illustrator Amy here. I’m usually nice and quiet behind the scenes, but sometimes I can’t help myself, and this is one of those shouty moments. True story… (more…)
Contains 100% LIFE
In recent years, we’ve invented new foods that don’t seem to contain what you think they should. (more…)
Is there any such thing as a ‘negative’ emotion?
Yin and yang, light and dark, good and evil, water and fire, even sweet and savoury. Many important thinkers have obsessed over the idea of opposites for centuries. (more…)