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6 Life Lessons to Learn From “Call Me By Your Name”
“Call Me by Your Name,” directed by Luca Guadagnino is a coming-of-age romance set in the Italian countryside in the summer of 1983....
Stella Beckmann
Dec 29, 2023


Get Rid of the ‘Grass Is Greener’ Mindset
I used to compare my singing voice to others in my music class. I’d think, ‘I wish I could belt notes as high as she can!’ or ‘I wish my...
Stella Beckmann
Dec 23, 2023


A Reflection: How to Make the Most of this Festive Season
It’s a Saturday morning. I got up at 7am to try a BodyPump class at the gym for the first time. It was challenging as expected, but...
Stella Beckmann
Dec 3, 2022


Can You Guess What This Poem is About?
This poem explores the fantasy of flying as a metaphor for ultimate potential and freedom and the contemplation of the paradoxical...
Stella Beckmann
Aug 4, 2022


10 Ways to Add Value to Your Company (Retail Edition)
At work, would you want a promotion? Would you want a higher salary? Would you want to stand out from everyone else? Well… Duh… We all...
Stella Beckmann
Feb 4, 2022


5 Ways to Decrease Anxiety and Increase Mental Clarity
It’s only normal to experience anxiety or nerves every now and then. Your mind can be hazy, a confetti of debris. However, whether it’s...
Caitlin Mansfield
Jan 9, 2022


How ‘Squid Game’ Reinvents These 6 Cliche Life Lessons
Lately, ‘Squid Game’ has been dominating the media. Though the premise is enticing, I was initially put off by the disconcerting coloured...
Stella Beckmann
Nov 17, 2021


9 Qualities We Can Learn From Lucifer Morningstar
We tend to carry preconceptions that prematurely shape our understanding of certain people or things. When my dad overheard I was...
Stella Beckmann
Sep 26, 2021


The Open Door
It’s been 8133 minutes, 135.55 hours, and 5.648 days since I’ve directly seen sunlight. I sit here on my laptop getting my dopamine fix...
Stella Beckmann
Sep 23, 2021


The Cure For Negative Emotions
A while back, a friend of mine was having a bad week. He was struggling with his girlfriend, as well as having lots of disagreements with...
Stella Beckmann
Aug 28, 2021


Life Hacks 101: How To Know When You’ve Mastered A Healthy Habit
We all have an ideal version of ourselves in our mind. That person may look happier, more driven, more attractive, have a certain skill...
Stella Beckmann
Aug 17, 2021


The 3-A-Day Rule: How To Improve Daily Productivity
Every day there are many tasks to attend to, and lots of work to complete. There’s an endless to-do list, and it can feel extremely...
Stella Beckmann
Jul 22, 2021


This Tip Will Instantly Make You A Better Conversationalist
I recently reread “How To Win Friends and Influence People”. Dale Carnegie has so much valuable wisdom and life-long advice that has...
Stella Beckmann
Jul 14, 2021


How To Feel More Fulfilled In Life
The key to feeling more fulfilled can be summarised by the common idiom, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. We should have lots of...
Stella Beckmann
Jul 14, 2021


How I Went from Hating Exercise to Becoming a National Champion
I was never into sports. As a kid, I dreaded PE. Sports felt like a punishment — tiring, uncomfortable, and honestly, embarrassing. I envied people who loved to move: they got to have fun and stay fit. How convenient.
Stella Beckmann
Apr 20, 2021


How The Excuse of “not having time” Is Stopping You From Achieving More In Life
Have you ever found yourself saying to someone, “I don’t have time”? Life can be chaotic and crazy. In all its busyness, it’s easy to...
Stella Beckmann
Apr 10, 2021
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