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How an 88kg girl became a marathon runner
A couple of months ago, I started my Ph.D. studies at the Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport. For the next 4 years, I’ll be researching how physical activity influences health, with a specific focus on cancer patients. However, my love for sports didn’t...
Money saved thanks to Work-Life Balance
Both Marzena and I mostly dedicate our blogs to topics where words count more than numbers. At the same time, we are totally aware that money is a key factor behind most of our needs. Work-life balance doesn’t come for free. Quite the opposite - it is purely an...
Identify, prioritise and manage your project stakeholders!
In this article I would like to share with you one of my favourite (and most useful) project management tools – stakeholders’ Power-Interest Grid A tool which can save a lot of communication trouble in your project and can help you to identify the most difficult...
3 times I failed with my grant applications and why
To make it clear – I have failed to get approval for my projects way more than just 3 times. However, as a blog is not an 11-chapter novel, I will try to make a long story shorter. Though if one day I write a book about my experience with fundraising, one chapter will...
13 days till the deadline!
In today’s blog, I’m going to give you an overview of YOUTH SECTOR Erasmus+ accreditation. Remember - the deadline for the youth sector is in 13 days! It's 19 October 2022 at 12:00 (Brussels time) To help you successfully apply for accreditation, we have updated our...
Erasmus accreditation in the fields of vocational education and training, school education and adult education
In today’s blog, I’m going to give you an overview of Erasmus+ accreditation, a mechanism that makes it easier for educational organisations to apply for FREE courses abroad. An Erasmus+ accreditation is available for all organisations active in the field of...
Brainstorm in silence
“The way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas and throw the bad ones away.”This funny but true quote by Nobel prize winner Linus Paulings inspired me to continue the subject of brainstorming. Traditional brainstorming usually better serves people who come up...
Brainstorm, but do not storm the brain
Lately, I have the feeling that people are fed up with all this brainstorming stuff. Honestly, in my whole life, I have participated in maybe a few successful brainstorming sessions. Most of them were spontaneous, organised on the spot. We probably didn’t even call...
The work-life balance dream vision vs. real life
A couple of months ago, I moved across the country to start a new life by the sea. Two years have passed since I finished chemotherapy. My cancer was gone, and when I looked in the mirror, I didn’t see a bald and sick girl anymore. It just felt like the right time to...
How I removed the splinter from my work life balance
My father - probably the oldest businessman in PolandMy father set up his own business in the middle of Poland’s communist era. He was more or less the same age as I am now. He was a very experienced electrician, but had neither experience nor education in how to run...
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