What is emotional resilience? For a lot of people, it represents being tough/strong/emotionless. Always. For others it is about having awareness of when an emotion hits you and then figuring out ways to stop them from overwhelming you in the moment. Both notions are…
I recently e-met with ex-colleagues of mine for a catch up and at one point in the conversation my friend jokingly commented that I was trying to be the next [famous Hindu guru’s name]. Now I take that as a compliment, of course…
2001 was a terrible year. Terrorists targeted and bombed the Twin Towers in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington DC, killing and injuring thousands in the vicinity, forever changing the course of our history books. I lost my favourite cousin in a horrendous accident – it was a tragedy on so many fronts that it still renders me emotional to think about it. And I almost died.
Here’s the story.
It was a midday in November, my second year at Uni. I had come off an all-nighter cramming stint for my final Economics paper, which I was to write that afternoon. My elder cousin, whose family I lived with while at Uni, had offered to drop me off at the examination venue and we were on our way, waiting to turn
That’s right, there’s things you do that show you’re not actually prioritising care for your wellbeing. Yes, you’re eating healthy foods, doing the gym workouts and completing online assessments and declarations…
We’ve all felt it. The outsider at a meeting, a function. Awkward and nervous. Assuming people are making judgements about you. The imposter. Guess what? You’re not. My life and attitude changed dramatically the day I realised my value.I was sitting in a Steering Committee…
Ideas to manage your productivity while working from home. I currently tutor keen business minds on the MBA programme at Africa’s leading business school and I have recently been inundated with support calls, messages and emails about how to work from home productively. This is
A personal brand. Is that even a thing? Don’t you mean the impression you make?
I’ve been asked this before. And it’s easy to mistake an impression for a personal brand. They’re not the same. In fact, the former is just one facet of building your personal brand.
Let me elaborate. The impression you leave is how you show up in each moment. It could be authentically you, well groomed, very polite, and attentive. Or it could be a persona you present befitting a context, such as an executive meeting, or a pitch presentation. And thereafter you revert to ‘normal’ you. Which only a handful of people may know about, very rarely the whole audience.
What is a goal? It is an aim or purpose, quite simply. Something that you desire to attain. More often than not, the goal is often vaguely defined and therein lies one of the issues. How does one aim for something if you’re not clear on what it is you want it for, or don’t know much about it.
My life experience is enriched, addled and complemented by misguided aims. All through my schooling career, everyone in my family knew my aim was to become a doctor in order to help people. Not just a general practitioner, specifically a cardio-thoracic surgeon. It was a term I had learned during primary school studies.
I have recently been undertaking several conversations with people I know about possible coaching engagements, mostly for themselves. What has been interesting to note is that many ask me to instead point them to other potential coaches to use.
It was an absolute honour to be invited to write an article about something I am quite passionate about. Impact investments. Read my full article for the exclusive Billionaire Chronicle, titled ‘Impact Investing in Africa’s rising dream’….