Our predictable future does not trap us. My predictable future is how the story of my life is likely to unfold if the path is left unaltered. There have been times in my life when I realized that I didn’t like the way my predictable future was shaping up. One that stands out was...
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What does attitude have to do with success in your life? Everything. I wish I understood this early on in my life. It would have made all the difference to me and it would have eliminated a lot of struggles. Now, most people think of an arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior that someone...
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What is the secret to being truly self-confident? And what can a professional actor of over twenty years tell you that is different from what you would get somewhere else? You’re probably reading this and thinking to yourself. “I don’t need tips about confidence. I’m already a confident person.” And you’re probably right. At...
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How two words will change everything at work for you… For many professional women finding out they’re pregnant provides mixed feelings. Delight that you are about to become a mum but also shear dread as you know your world is about to change in more ways than one. As soon as the words “I’m...
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We hear the phrase “watch out for the red flags” all the time. Now, recognizing red flags is important, but usually, once we recognize red flags, it is already unhealthy—maybe even toxic. Something I rarely hear people talk about is pink flags. Pink flags are very similar to red flags with one big difference:...
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What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose himself in the process? Luke 9:25. To what extent are we all willing to be perfectionists or take up someone else’s identity? Be you, everybody else is taken. Flaws in this instance are marks, blemishes and other imperfections, which mars me...
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At first, I didn’t know I was depressed. I was in my first year of university, and I felt like I had made the wrong career choices, and I was experiencing my very first heartbreak. I thought it was all a normal swirl of emotions given the circumstances. I am an antisocial person, so...
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On the 4th of February 2021, an opinion piece I had authored, titled “Lockdown took hold of our minds,” was published in the Mail and Guardian. Here I had shed light on the impact of the lockdown on our mental health. I focused heavily on research and knowledge that I had gained from articles...
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“Success is the unintended side-effect of one who dedicates himself to a cause greater than self” –Viktor Frankl As we move through 2021, with COVID still in full force, it’s only natural that we are reminded how short life actually is and prodded to really question how we spend our lives, especially the part...
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