WRITING BLOCK
Be clear in your choice
After reading the book of Peter in the Bible earlier this year, I gained some clarity on how I would approach 2016. It made me think about where I am in my life. And allowed me to honestly reflect on the choices I have made as well as paths I have taken to get me to...
Our Global Village – Stake your Claim
As small to medium sized businesses we often find ourselves in situations where the market we are servicing is either saturated with similar sized businesses. Or worse, larger and more recognisable ones that are better known than ours, which is still in the process of...
Our Leaders’ Promise to Transforming our World: Our Vote is Our Voice
Late last year our President, together with leaders of the world’s nations, met in solidarity to adopt the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development where 17 new global goals and 169 targets were committed. They declared their collaborative partnership...
Come to think of it…
Thought of the Day: “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountain-top of our desires.” - Nelson Mandela More pearls of wisdom from the old man whose...
Collaborative Partnerships for Greater Development Impact
As the fight against unemployment intensifies, The Rockefeller Foundation’s (TRF) Digital Jobs Africa (DJA) initiative, recently hosted a gathering, bringing together key stakeholders to reflect on successes and learnings since the initiative’s inception. The...
Flashbacks and Fears
I want to write. I want it with all my heart. I dream about it daily. I can’t stop thinking about it. But for some absurd reason unexplained to me, it is a deep seeded desire that scares me into IN-action. This has become increasingly annoying and frustrating as I...
Self Dis-cover-y
Today, I seem to have discovered new about myself. Well rather, acknowledged something that is fundamentally a part of my DNA that I don’t think I have ever acknowledged before. The other day, I heard Charlie Sheen on the radio talk about his drug addiction and how he...
In my mind…
They say that if you are not growing, you are moving backwards. I am not sure who the smart cookie that came up with this saying was, but I recon they were on to something. As a businesswoman who has been living so much of my life within the realities of the company I...
The Universe Favours the Brave
I stumbled upon an interesting charitable cause that McDonald’s is currently promoting. The “Show Your Stripes & Step Up To Do Good” Campaign aims to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities [RMHC], which has been successful in keeping families together...