There’s something very interesting when a person of influence remarks ‘come on people, it’s just me’. Those words are a form of humility because when unpacked further, I believe the person is simply saying, ‘there is no need to treat me any differently, I just want...
Curious about how Nike came up with their catchy tag line ‘Just do it’? Well, let me share a bit. The slogan was coined in 1988 at an advertising agency meeting and the founder of Wieden + Kennedy agency, Dan Wieden credited his inspiration for ‘Just do It’ to Gary...
One of my favourite subjects at school was English. I had a really fantastic English teacher in High School, but I must be honest I never understood why we had to learn about Shakespeare and all the stories he wrote. But when I comfort myself; I suppose it was always...
Many people across the world today enjoy the luxury of wearing signet rings as part of their jewellery items but most of us don’t know how this piece of jewellery once had a very powerful purpose in history. Allow me to share a brief history on the signet ring as...
I really love watching a show called “Come dine with me” which airs on the BBC lifestyle channel. I know a lot of people who like this show will probably agree and say the most fun part about the show is the comments that the sarcastic narrator Dave Lamb often makes....
My family and I were watching the crowning of Miss South Africa 2017 a few Sundays ago and I just want to extend my congratulations to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters for taking the crown. When we were watching the show, I nudged my sister just a little bit and said to her...
No one ever tells you that the transitioning process from where you are to where you want to be can be so painful; so lonely sometimes and so confusing. No one ever tells you that there are days when you question why you took a leap of faith in the first place, when...
I was watching an interesting talk show and the guest that day happened to be Wole Sonyika. I think when we think of Africans who have elevated the status of our continent, Wole Sonyika’s name features amongst the great. Sonyika is a legendary Nigerian playwright and...