No Excuses. That’s the line on my running partner’s What’s App profile. Which makes thinking of a reason to pull out of a 5am morning run impossible. Or at best, awkward. Rather than face her raised eyebrow, most of the time it’s easier to just get up and run. It’s...
Think about something you’re attached to. Let’s say it’s your reputation for being a great speaker, or the results from your banting diet, or your love of cats. You work hard at it. You pride yourself on it. In fact, your personal brand hinges on it. You ‘get’ other...
First we had IQ. Then we had EQ. Now we have AQ. AQ, if you haven't come across it yet, is your Adaptability Quotient. It measures how well you adapt to change. Specifically, it’s your ability to adapt and thrive in an ever-fluctuating climate of political, economic...
Growing up in peri-urban suburbia, the neighbour behind us was a man called Vasco. My father, trying to tame the patch of veld we called a garden, was often outside, spade in hand, chatting to whichever of our neighbours happened to be in their gardens. My dad wasn’t...
Blow-drying my hair at the gym this morning, I overheard a menopause conversation between the three thirty-somethings standing at the mirror next to me. There was the brunette, trim, groomed, designer athleisure wear, lumo shoes – the picture of upper middle class...
The first time I considered self-care as an option was in a workshop about hormones. Hot flushes, uncontrollable peevishness and a refusal to pop a pill to fix it, saw me sitting in a room of 30 or 40 other middle-aged women, with pretty much the same haggard look and...
By now you know that personal branding is not about changing who you are, but doing more of what you’re already doing right. It's about discovering your unique talents and using them to get ahead in your work and life. Sounds good. The problem with this is that in...
Nutrition is one of my ‘things’. Yip. Quinoa, kale and cauliflower excite me. A bowl of lentil and black bean soup is a happy meal. I find gut flora fascinating. But I’m not purist. I can smash a box of cheap chocolate marshmallow Easter eggs if you let me. I go...
My last blog post, a simple list post, did way better than most of my other content block posts. This is partly because it was unfussy and easy to read. If you missed it you can catch up here (in about 30 seconds). The same is true for marketing messages. If your...
1. Take responsibility 2. Dig deeper 3. Pick just one thing (to do) today 4. Get into nature 5. Seek the truth 6. Tell the truth 7. Phone a friend 8. Go to plan B 9. Stay positive 10. Meditate 11. Exercise 12. Uphold your values...
