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Starting A New Chapter: What It Is Really Like to Move Abroad
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? It’s a question that pops up with increasing frequency at this time of year. When Christmas has come and gone with alarming speed, and the cold, bitter days of a traditional English January have truly set...
read moreStart, Re-start & Then Start Some More
You’ve got your matching gear, latest sneakers, your personalised water bottle. You’vememorised all the necessary #motivationalquotes and your playlist is so hot, it’s burning up. Who needs Eskom? Watch out Rocky, here comes Thandi!Bam! You kill your first workout...
read moreA Clue to Empowerment: Who’s Got Who’s Remote Control?
“Ah, I’ve given my remote away again, haven’t I?” she realised, as we reached the crux of the issue she brought to work on in her coaching session. “It sounds like it,” I agreed, and followed by asking “so what do you want?” “Well, I don’t want to feel so...
read moreYear End Productivity At The Future Females Business School
Can you believe it, the Future Females Business School is already nearly over! We must admit that our members have really taught us a lesson about productivity…Starting your own business requires a lot of self-motivation and rock-solid self-discipline. We know that –...
read moreWomen Empowerment: What Happens When Women Stand up for Each Other
“Empowered women empower women.” Despite reading this quote many times before writing this post; I never took the time to understand what it was really saying. Essentially; what I realised was that it was saying that women who are strong-minded and empowered, elevate...
read moreThe Power of Words: How to Write Your Way to Empowerment
As a writer, I am very aware that my words have power. They have the power to bring grown men to their knees. They have the power to lift up even the darkest spirit. And, they have the power to empower. From the moment that man started to pen their thoughts down, we...
read moreDefining Power: How Much Do You Empower Others?
What is power? Having full control of everything around you? Being able to change things? How would you define power? A good thing, a bad thing, something that can be used for good and bad? I define power as the ability to transform and gain the support of those you...
read moreWhen the Empowering Power of Love Corrupts Absolutely
I have heard how power corrupts and how absolute power corrupts absolutely. And this has made me question the power of love. Anyone can boldly talk about loving a person. It is second nature. We light up when we talk about things and people we love. It gives us some...
read moreEmpowerment Life Lessons
When I was a child, I noticed how my mother wasn’t empowered to develop her full potential. Her parents made the choice to invest in their only son for education, even though my mother was older and highly intelligent. Granted, they could probably not have afforded...
read moreHow to Practice Power
Get your assertiveness on! A number of years ago when I was working in a large corporate, I received feedback from my manager that I had a “low tolerance for incompetence.” Interestingly, this is was not given as a piece of positive feedback, but rather it was a...
read moreWhy Authentic Humanity is a Superpower in a Digital, Disconnected World
Maya Angelou is famously quoted as having said that people may forget what you said or did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. In our digital world, we are losing a lot of what makes us truly ‘human’ and it’s important that we preserve that authentic...
read more“Productivity” and Other Lies They Tell Us
I used to think that when I was busy I was automatically being productive. Then I worked three jobs simultaneously and I learned that there is an enormous difference. More importantly I learned a few shortcuts on how to actually be productive, the value of...
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