OK peeps. In this article, we're going to explore 11 simple ways that you can develop yourself at little or no cost.

Work Out Where You Want to Get To

There is no point in investing in your future if you have no idea of where you are headed in that future. So figure out what that future looks like and set yourself some goals. We recommend creating a personal vision statement and producing a personal development plan. Sounds boring right? But actually, it's something I bet you'll enjoy doing and get a lot out of. You can sign up here for free and take the course. We give you everything you need to know how to do these.

Practice, Fail, Learn and Repeat

Don't be afraid of failing. Learn to try new stuff out and accept you will fail. Then review what happened and then try it again. Review how that went and then change something based upon what you learned and then do it again. Keep repeating it until you master it. That's the essence of learning.

So fail quickly...

Don't Go Blindfolded

So you've finally got accepted to a fashion course at university or art school. You now have a few months before your course begins and then you'll be wrapped up in the freshers weeks and settling into your studies and life away from everything you've been used to so far in your life. Making the most of your course depends on your attitude toward your studies and what you aim to achieve as much as t does to the quality of the fashion course offered.

The best applicants are those who are equipped with the basic skills and knowledge to succeed from their first day of fashion school. They don't start their course as if blindfolded. They've already prepared themselves as much as they can.

When you get to know as much about your program and college as yu can before you attend for the first day will allow you to sail through the course orientation basics, such as classroom location, facilities etc. 

Here are our top 10 tips for fashion course students taken...

So, you have made up your mind that you want a career in the fashion industry and now have to make the daunting choice of which fashion school to go to, and how to choose which one is best for your own needs? Perhaps you want to travel abroad to study, or maybe you just want to be nearer home, but in a great town or city? 

In my opinion, city schools and universities are way better – if the goal is to become part of the fashion community, then to live as close to the action as possible is surely a must?

The top universities of course look grand on any CV. But besides this, students at these get a lot of opportunities to share their work with the best in the business world. If you have the financial means to go to these schools, then any of these will be a great choice.

Here are my top twenty five recommendations:

1. Central Saint Martins - London United Kingdom
2. Parson's School Of Design. New York/Paris
3. London College Of Fashion. London United Kingdom.
4. Pratt...