Do you find yourself complaining that life is hard? That you’re lost, off kilter, frustrated, unfulfilled? I’ve often found that clients who are feeling like this, don’t have a personal vision that gives focus and guidance. It’s not only businesses that need Visions – we should have personal Vision too. Why? It’s the perspective required …
My Great aunt was always telling me to slow down: this while I was juggling two kids under 5 and my own business. “Stop and smell the roses,” she would say. I disregarded her like young people disregard all old people. It made no sense to me, then. There was a business to grow, the …
Recently I asked the question: What Happened to Your Fun? Perhaps you remember it as a painful, specific moment. It’s more likely, though, that you simply drifted away from those wonderful moments, as they grew increasingly overshadowed by the responsibility of careers, parenting … ‘life’! You reach a point where fun is no longer spontaneous …
When last did you use the word ‘fun’? No, seriously. It’s a word (and a concept) that seems to fade as we grow older. When last did you actually do something fun? I’m not talking about pleasant or enjoyable, or about having a nice time. I’m talking about senseless, purposeless, rip-roaring fun just for the …
I have such respect for Entrepreneurs. I am in constant awe and wonder at what we, as a tribe, achieve against all odds and even more so in today’s unpredictable environment. Like everyone, entrepreneurs have important choices to make: crawl under a rock and pray that their ideas, savings, strategy, business efforts and dreams …
“Uncertainty is neutral. Great things can come from it. How we relate to uncertainty is a choice. Like the next important discovery, realization or insight.” – Deepak Chopra The long weekend was, for most people, one of predictability. Cultural, religious and family rituals were remembered and lived – albeit in new, changed and often restricted …
At the onset of our lockdown, I was faced with three options. Play ostrich by ignoring the noise and hype around me Satisfy my curiosity – find out how events like these might play out Make soup. Lots of it. For me and the community around me. In retrospect, there was no real choice: I did …
Survive Or Thrive? A personal and business decision. Read More »
I had never considered reading a book nor watching a movie twice, let alone travelling 22 hours to the same holiday destination, twice in four years. Yet in early 2019 I took that second trip to Bali, despite the many other tempting places on my bucket list. Why Bali? Sure, the beaches are great, lazily …
