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Category Archives: Motivational

Finding Inspiration: The Key to Unlocking Your Potential?

Leading the 2015 Rhodes marathon

If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. How mentors and inspirational people have helped me in all areas of my life.

Posted byDan Roach5th October 20255th October 2025Posted inAutobiography, Motivational, WritingTags:Autobiographical, blog, books, Growth, life, mental-health, Motivational, Self Help, WritingLeave a comment on Finding Inspiration: The Key to Unlocking Your Potential?

Getting our Ducks in a Row

“Where’s the Ducks?”

This was the question with which I hit Jenny, our patient OU tutor, upon my return from lunch on the afternoon of the third day of the M500 Society’s annual Maths revision weekend.

Posted byDan Roach27th July 20245th October 2025Posted inMathematics, Motivational, Reviews, Science, UniversityTags:Essential Mathematics, M500 Society, Mathematics, MST124, Open University, OU, Revision Weekend, STEM2 Comments on Getting our Ducks in a Row

Learner in the Second Degree

“How do you fit it all in Dan?” Here’s my attempt at answering that question…

Posted byDan Roach23rd June 20245th October 2025Posted inAutobiography, Mathematics, Motivational, Physics, Science, Space, University, WritingTags:Degree, education, Learning, Learning Part Time, Open University, school, Studying, teaching, UniversityLeave a comment on Learner in the Second Degree

Royal Society

My first visit to The Royal Society, home of Pepys, Newton, Rutherford…

Posted byDan Roach13th May 202427th July 2024Posted inFlying, Mathematics, Motivational, Reviews, Science, UniversityTags:Alison Etheridge, IMA, M500 Society, Mathematics, Newton, Open University, Pepys, Rutherford, Science, The Royal SocietyLeave a comment on Royal Society

Remaining Under Control

Flying into controlled airspace or even an ATCO controlled airport may just need a different perspective.

Posted byDan Roach26th February 202424th March 2024Posted inFlying, Motivational, SafetyTags:ATCO, ATS, ATZ, Aviation, BMAA, Controlled Airspace, Flying, GA, Microlights, Pilot, Radio, UltralightsLeave a comment on Remaining Under Control

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