Richard's Diary!

Take any problem in the World and it's invariably caused ( or made worse) by a lack of education. Too many kids hate school because it's too boring.

The aim of Genki Learning is to have all subjects in all countries taught in a fun, engaging and effective way. There are already a few million kids benefiting from this, and even a whole country where the government has put it in all their schools. But there's still a long way to go!

While I'm on the road you'll hear about my travels & workshops, and when I'm doing studio work I'll keep you up to date with ideas, updates to the site and some of my favourite teaching resources. So if you want to find out what's it's like behind the scenes or how & why I do what I do or even if you're just nosey or a bit bored, have a read.

I'll update the diary as often as I can, so keep coming back. And of course whilst I'm away, the office staff are always ready to send off your CD orders just as soon as you send them in!

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20 Tips to Get Motivated & Genki

It’s amazing how much stuff is on the Genki English site. Today, totally by accident, I came across this page of 50 Tips to Get Motivated and Genki. It was written for when you can’t seem to get anything done and want a bit of an energy boost. I’d completely forgotten about it, but it’s a nice bit of fun. Here are the top 20:

Jump up and down 20 times.
Realise that “if you wait, all that happens is you get old”
Eat an ice cream.
Imagine if your salary suddenly doubled.
Scrunch up your face for 15 seconds (but no longer as your eyes will go funny!)
Aim to do two hours work in the next hour.
Play a Genki English song really, really loud.
Find out how many things in the room are coloured green.
You know, the sun is always shining somewhere in the World.
Think of another 50 tips to motivate yourself.
Throw a paper airplane at your boss.
Throw away three things from your desk.
Go and smile to the mirror for 30 seconds.
Go and make your co-workers a cup of tea.
Take a 20 minute walk.
Buy a new hat.
Organise a staff night out.
Write a poem about fish.
Think of something good that has happened today.
Think of as many uses as you can for a waste paper basket.
Tell someone how good they look.
Close your eyes and daydream for 1 minute.
Go to Starbucks and have a White Chocolate Cafe Latte. Or don’t and feel good at how many calories you’ve saved.

More are here: 50 Tips to Get Motivated and Genki

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