It′s Never Too Late!

It′s never too late to study and excel at anything if you put your mind to it.

Exactly one year ago, I was packing up to leave an off grid farm where I had been staying for two months, not knowing what the year ahead had in store for me.

The rain was incessant and I was feeling sad because my plan to create an off grid health retreat was scuppered by the owner deciding to sell the farm instead of renting to me. I thought I was getting back on my feet, following a most disagreeable end to a 25+ year friendship, but no, the universe had other plans for me.

Today, I am packing again to move and goodness me, what a difference one year can make. It′s raining again, although this time I am sitting in front of a roaring log burner, and feeling excited and humbled.

This afternoon I received notification that I am a Brainz Magazine Top 500 Global Award?Winner 2022 in recognition of my "entrepreneurial success, achievements, and dedication to helping others".

Last week, I received notification that I had been voted as a winner in two further awards by the EU Business News in the European Business Awards:-

Best Disc Profiling Therapy Company - Europe

Best Speech & Health Mentor of the Year 2022 (Nottinghamshire): Elaine Godley

And a few weeks earlier, the Business Excellence awards voted me as

The Best Health and Wellbeing Mentor 2022 - UK

If that wasn′t enough excitement and pride for an old girl, I recently learned that my daughter gained her second master′s degree - an MBA in Leadership and Governance, and earlier this year my son achieved top student award and a first class honours degree in Finance and Accounting.

Why is this news extra special?

Because my son is 28, my daughter is 40 and I am nearly 66. None of us followed the traditional path through education and we have all faced significant adversity in life. Our achievements fill me with great pride.

I graduated with an MBA in Legal Practice from Nottingham Law School in 1997 when I was 40. Applying to undertake this massive qualification was a giant step because I didn′t even have an A level, never mind a first degree. It seems I set the scene for my children.

This time of year is when many people reflect upon the previous 12 months and make plans for the next. Aspiring lawyers and accountants may be seeking a training contract or their first role within the professional services sector, and every year there is a mismatch between the training contracts available and the applicant numbers. I imagine the same applies to other professions too.

Whatever, the past has brought, your future looks bright and rosy - if you choose!

If you′ve read this far, thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. I wish you good health and happiness, and many educational opportunities in 2023 - please never stop learning !

Elaine Godley MBA, O.A.Dip (Psych)

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