The Art of Positive Assumptions

The Art of Positive Assumptions

We are not WHO we are. We are not WHO we think we are. We are not WHO others think we are. We are WHO we THINK others THINK we are.” I read this in a magazine a long time ago, and although this might not always be the case, I found it at work in my own life, and...
Lead-a-ship: Leading Through Difficult Times

Lead-a-ship: Leading Through Difficult Times

Leadership interestingly can also be read ‘Lead-a-ship’; which brings a number of valuable scenarios into play. There are principles we can learn from a sailboat sailing even in calm seas; strategies to deal with the normal practices – direction,...
The Power of Words

The Power of Words

In most cultures, people greet – a habit of finding out about each other’s well-being or wishing another well. In some cultures, more meaning is attached to this tradition than in others. The Jews wish each other peace with “Shalom”. The Zulus...
It’s NOT my Fault

It’s NOT my Fault

I recognise a whole list of excuses I love using when people – friends, peers, colleagues, or strangers ask me about my profession, my finances, my family… about the life I’m living, for that matter: My father was a teacher, not a businessman. He tried hard but had...
Get THESE Three People out of Your Life!

Get THESE Three People out of Your Life!

We have all been in situations where we felt implicated, side-lined, or victimised by someone in our professional circles or even social circles. Sometimes it feels as if nothing goes our way, one bad thing after the other. Live is difficult for everyone. Everyone had...