On Saturday (24 June 2017) I forced myself out of bed to attend a workshop. It’s the one day that I get to sleep late and last week I already had a lack of sleep – my toddler’s sleeping habits…
Month: June 2017
Moving from home – the lessons I learned
Let me just start off by saying: moving away from where I grew up, the place I called home, my comfort zone, was the best thing that could have happened to me. I was one of those people living in…
June 2017 Favourites – Life Update
I’ve been seeing a lot of blogger friends give a life update and I thought, “hey let me do this”. ABOUT THE LITTLE ONE This week my daughter (Princess) turned 18 months old. And boy is she a busy bee!…
Benefits and tips for using Twitter for your business or yourself
You are one of two people: you either don’t get Twitter, or it’s the social media platform where you spend most of your time. I’m in the second category. I found my tribe on Twitter. There are several people on…
Vanessa Raath: Lessons I learned as a mentor
We should all have that line “student of life” on our Facebook profiles. This is because we are forever learning – whether formally or informally. For this week, I spoke to some entrepreneurs on what they learned from mentorship. First…
The Ultimate Lesson I Learned from a Mentor
You learn by doing, I’ve heard so often. There are some things that you just don’t learn in a classroom. You learn it on the job. I’ve been thinking a lot on mentorship the past few weeks. A few weeks…
5 ultimate reasons why a niche or beat can work for you
I told my husband the other day about how journalists who had “beats” get all the stories. For instance, when I was a junior journalist for general news, I had to give off my story if it related to someone…
My reversed bucket list
I’ve seen people talking about a bucket list, but here’s the thing: let’s share some things we have already done. I thought I’d make a list of things that was once scary to me. Some of the things on my…
Ideas to help you start blogging – Tips for when you are doing it for the first time
I recently attended a Lionesses of Africa breakfast event. It was a space for female entrepreneurs to network with each other and to learn about several (speakers) successful businesswomen’s journeys. My first time at @LionessesA #LionessesLeanIn 🙂 Very excited! #SBIncubator…