What Tuition Should Be Doing (But Often Isn’t) Worksheets. Past papers. More practice.

On the surface, it looks productive.

But here’s what I see, again and again:

A child can “do” the work in tuition…

- Then freeze in the test.

- Rush under pressure.

- Forget methods they seemed confident with the week before.

That’s because answering more questions isn’t the same as thinking better under pressure.

Pressure changes how the brain works.

- Working memory narrows.

- Cognitive load increases.

- Access to strategies becomes less reliable.


So tuition that only adds more practice often builds familiarity with question types - not resilience in thinking.

Good tuition should be doing something different.

It should be diagnosing why, where and when a child breaks down under pressure.


Looking at what they don't understand - Joining the dots so that they don't need to memorise everything.


So thinking becomes lighter, not heavier.

Strengthening retrieval, not just recognition.

And teaching children how to organise their thinking when time is tight and stakes feel high.


That’s the difference between:

👉 looking fluent in lessons

and

👉 performing when it actually matters.


Parents often ask why tuition “worked” for a few weeks… then progress stalled.

This is usually why.


Tuition that builds answers will always plateau.

Tuition that builds thinking changes outcomes.


What have you noticed makes the biggest difference for children under pressure?


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Stories like these remind us: courage often starts with a single step, or in this case… a single letter.

A podcast that inspires everyone 🙌 With Taha Laarissi.

High-performing women often carry two jobs:
Their role.
And the management of perception.

Tone.
Facial expression.
Emotional temperature of the room.
How direct is “too direct.”

This is one of the leadership dynamics explored in Radiant Revolution (Feb 25).
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Growth is easy to celebrate.

More revenue.
More visibility.
More momentum.

But without intentional profit, growth just creates a bigger, more complex version of the same pressure.

I’ve seen it too many times. Businesses scaling fast while the founder feels more stretched, not less.

Revenue feeds the business.
Intentional profit strengthens the foundation.

And profit does something growth alone cannot:
It creates options.
Options to hire before you’re overwhelmed.
Options to invest without anxiety.
Options to step into true leadership instead of staying stuck in operations.
Options to get your life back.

Growth builds size.
Profit builds freedom.
And freedom is the real goal.

Because growth should fund your life not consume it.

Only two weeks to go until my keynote at the WYNx Award Winning Talks in Paris on March 7th for International Women’s Day! 🎤✨

In my session, “Embrace Your Inner Athlete: Reclaim Control of Your Time and Energy in 5 Simple Steps,” I’ll guide leaders and professionals through my FOCUS framework - sharing practical strategies to manage time and energy, protect focus, and sustain high performance.

High performers often appear to handle it all, but hidden stress, cognitive overload, and constant pressure quietly erode performance long before burnout shows up. Attendees will learn how to:

- Protect mental stamina like a brain athlete
- Make intentional choices about where and how to invest energy
- Create routines that support focus, recovery, and sustainable performance

If you’ll be in Paris around March 7th, I’d love to connect and meet up - let’s share ideas and inspiration! 💛

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Intentional action builds success. Sustainable energy keeps it.


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You're not exhausted because you're busy.
You're exhausted because you're the stabiliser.

The emotional regulator.
The strong one.
The one who holds everything together.

You don't fall apart... you brace.
And you've built an identity around that.

Here's the truth that you probably don't want to hear.

That strength is root chakra survival and sacral chakra guilt.

Not sovereignty.

If your system learned early that safety wasn't guaranteed, you adapted.

When your worthiness was questioned, you adapted.

You became hyper-responsible.
Hyper-capable.
Hyoer-aware.

And because you're successful, no one questions it. Not even you.

But your body feels it.

The low-level tension.
The constant scanning.
The quiet fatigue.

You don't need another productivity system.

You need to see the patterns shaping your identity.

Because what once protected you is now depleting you.

I work with the women ready to take responsibility for the patterns shaping their identity, behaviour and results... and align them at the root.

If you're tired of being the emotional infrastructure for everyone else, start with the Chakra Diagnostic.

See whats running underneath.
Then begin aligning it.

Link in bio or comments.

Energetic Mastery. Embodied Sovereignty.

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A rainbow on a rainy day in #losangeles. I am choosing to interpret it as a good omen. ✨💫✨