A few months ago I met a project manager who advised me to use my words right. I realised that I should hold myself accountable for what I say. For instance, if I had said “I suck at tech stuff”,…
Category: My Story
How fear is holding me back
“You can create anything you want, and if when you know that, it’s pointless to compare yourself to other people.” – Vasavi Kumar, a certified business coach. I read a blog post by someone yesterday who listed the 10 things…
Girl Code ZA workshop gives lessons on scaling your business
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…
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…
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…
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…
The #1 thing being a tabloid journalist taught me
It’s something many of us take for granted, but the number one thing journalism has taught me is that people just want someone to listen to their story. Genuinely listen to them. I worked at a tabloid newspaper in Port…
#JoziMeetup: “Working with brands” + hosts share details of planning
Nothing beats meeting a person offline, someone said at an informal networking event I went to earlier this year. It’s true though. You meet so many great people online, you chat weekly or even daily to some. I have met…