Personal Aspirations

Founded by ex-teachers Dorothy and Murray
– your companions and guides
in achieving a fruitful and creative life beyond teaching

Murray Morison

has over 20 years teaching experience in UK and Far East

enjoyed working with less able students as well as those bound for Oxbridge

struggled to get students to take their A-levels seriously after they had taken lunch time recreational drugs

has over 20 years teaching experience in UK and Far East

enjoyed working with less able students as well as those bound for Oxbridge

struggled to get students to take their A-levels seriously after they had taken lunch time recreational drugs

trained and qualified in psychotherapy while still teaching full time

moved into coaching and consultancy for senior executives in Scandinavia, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and the UK

joined forces with fellow ex teacher and entrepreneur, Dorothy Atkins, to found Personal Aspirations and to create the Teachers’ Business Accelerator™

lives part of the year in Crete where he writes novels and part of the year in London, to indulge his passion for theatre

Dorothy Atkins

joined a South London sixth form college after a long career in IT

trained as a teacher while working full time

gained specialist teacher status and worked with students with dyslexia for over ten years

joined a South London sixth form college after a long career in IT

trained as a teacher while working full time

gained specialist teacher status and worked with students with dyslexia for over ten years

had concerns over her future retirement options, so followed a professional property investment training

has built a property portfolio alongside her teaching career

left teaching to dedicate her time fully to the property business and together with fellow ex-teacher, Murray Morison, founded Personal Aspirations to help other teachers find their life purpose

lives partially in London and still expands her property portfolio, and partially in Crete, where she develops a mediterranean garden

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