Some time in the recent past, I got to attend a workshop on managing expectations. It was a revelation. Since then, I’ve come to the realization that in reality, our entire lives are one big, long, exhausting exercise in expectation management. We approach every single thing, every day, with certain expectations – without necessarily knowing or
Enfin, nous avons le temps pour notre ouverture officielle! Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à notre 5@7 c élébrant dix semaines d’activité à Deux-Montagnes. Où? Notre bureau, 612, Ch. d’Oka Quand? Vendredi, le 1er novembre, 17h00 – 19h00 ~ ~ ~ Finally, we have time for our official opening! You’re invited to our
In language education, just like many other areas of life or business, people skills are essential. Common courtesy, tolerance and mutual respect go a long way.At HORIZONS, we are going out of our way to accommodate our students and work around their schedules so that they can switch groups, make up for an absence, get
Remember the times when it was all about love: sweet, faithful, ever-lasting love?If you do, you’re getting old.It’s been a long way from “I want to hold your hand” to “We might not get tomorrow / Let’s do it tonight!”… The reality hasn’t changed that much; at the time The Beatles sang the cute song
I decided to be nice and not comment on a colleague’s blog on LinkedIn recently. She presented her knowledge as the universal truth, and tried to explain to the rest of the world that “have/has got” doesn’t exist as a combination… According to her, “have” is a verb, and “got” is only possible as the
My early TEFL/TESL teaching years back in the 1990s were the most rewarding in my life; probably not so much in terms of cash – compared to a lawyer’s career, for example – but invaluable when it came to creating connections and, most importantly, the job satisfaction coming from the visible, measurable results: when having a decent conversation
At Horizons, we believe that broadening our horizons makes us more tolerant, more knowledgeable and more confident in our everyday interactions.
