Tag Archives : Values

Sitting on the back end of a long holiday you can’t help but think forward to how your life will soon change, and rather briskly I might add, to getting on with a lot of doing stuff, when for the past few weeks, you most likely had lots of time doing nothing. Now if you’re like my mother-in-law, and I pray for your sake you are not, then pretty much by the first minute of any leisure time, you [...]

I often find people confusing consistency with being boring and conventional. Almost as if it means “same old, same old.” It’s like we’re in a world where unpredictable adventure is the only thing that matters. It’s sad really, because consistency is not a bad thing, it leads to trust. And trust is the essential ingredient for us to be a unique personal brand. It seems [...]

How many of you have stopped to think whether you have a personal mission in life? How many of you have even thought about writing down a mission statement? I am sure that even when you have a personal mission statement, you might be like me sometimes, and tend to ignore or forget what you’ve written. You see, writing a mission statement is not a simple exercise. Don’t be fooled into thinking [...]

In his book The Heart of the Soul, Gary Zukav says the longest journey we make in life is from our heads to our hearts. In our modern world of work, this is very relevant as we battle to find meaning in the work we do. But, what if you’re not sure what to do? What if you are feeling helpless? You feel you have no choice. A victim! Well, you’re not alone. It’s quite natural to feel [...]

I have never really considered myself to be a wine connoisseur, although it never stopped me from trying. In fact wine making can be very similar to your own growth and development. It requires a lot of attention and focus and occasionally you need to do something innovative to ensure you get the right result. So it was with interest the other day that I listened to a young wine maker from the Western [...]