Is your self-worth based on achievements?
From a young age, we are trained to celebrate achievements. When a baby learns to walk or talk or even be toilet trained, he/she is rewarded with a sticker or a ‘you are so smart!’ comment. At school, the top score is recognised with accolades and awards. Eventually,...
Reflections from March
March started off on a good note. This has been another month of learning for me. I celebrated International Women’s Day with a few of my friends. We dressed up for this special occasion, decided to Uber and went into the city. We took a lot of photos (what is an...
The courage to sit with what you don’t want
‘The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.’ -Coco Chanel Life is beautiful with its flow – there will be ups and downs, which creates challenges or opportunities (depending on what sort of person you are – glass half-full or half-empty). Following...
Reflections from February
A young woman inherited a gorgeous garden from her grandmother. She loved gardening and was proud of her garden. One day, she saw a beautiful plant in a catalogue and wanted to grow it in her garden. She ordered it and planted it at the base of the stonewall in her...
Building a beautiful relationsip with you
When it comes to relationships, we focus on our relationship with others – with our family, friends and colleagues. How often do we think about our relationship with ourselves? I guess the answer for most of us is – not that much! Most people don’t like sitting with...
My lessons from January
Do you know the story about the hare and the tortoise? Once, a hare and a tortoise decided to have a race to see who was the quickest. The hare was super confident of his speed and laughed at the tortoise for even participating in the race. The tortoise on the other...
Your roadmap to 2021
Happy New Year Folks! Another year to do all the things you want. My son spends quite some time on his laptop (as do most teenagers), but he also has a lot of knowledge about random interesting facts. We were talking the other day and he mentioned about the fourth...
Money, money, money
I work all night I work all day To pay the bills I have to pay Ain't it sad And still there never seems to be A single penny left for me That's too bad In my dreams I have a plan If I got me a wealthy man I wouldn't have to work at all I'd fool around and have a ball...
Are you a leader?
When someone asks you this question, what is your first response? Most people would think – ‘me, a leader? Nah, I’m just an ordinary person who goes on about my work’. If you are managing a team at work, you are a leader in some way. If not, do you still consider...