“A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar, mechanically holding out his old baseball cap. “I have nothing to give you,” said the stranger. Then he asked: “What's that you are sitting on? ” “ Nothing,” replied the beggar. “Just an old box. I have been sitting on it for as long as I can remember. ” “ Ever looked inside?” asked the stranger. “No,” said the beggar. “What's the point? There's nothing in there.” “Have a look inside,” insisted the stranger. The beggar managed to pry open the lid. With astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold.

I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look inside.”

Excerpt From

The Power of Now

Tolle, Eckhart

Confidence is one of those odd things in life that turn out to be surprisingly difficult to tie down (beauty and quality belong to this strange group too). You may think you know what it is, and you may feel certain that you can recognise it when you see it, but you may struggle to define exactly what ‘it’ is. Confidence is an everyday experience, something you have quite often, except on those all-important occasions when it seems to leave you and you could really use more of it – whatever ‘it’ is.

I have included this section to help you manage your finance through an entry-level job, upon requests of students. I am going to include a book called the Riches Man in Babylon. This is a book I have given to my children to help them manage their finances.

If you are battling with Low-Self Esteem then you should go through the following section. I added this section for those who might be battling with self-esteem, self-belief issues, and depression.

Please complete all of the assignments in order to create a portfolio of yourself to yourself. We will not ask you to upload a lot of the personal self assessments, only particular assignments that will prove you understand this course.