Today I feasted on passion. The scrumptious meal: my visit to the Africa Leadership Academy (ALA). Hazem, an ALA student and one of the Academy’s ambassadors, was my tour guide. It was as though the very structure of the school, the walls, the floors, the windows – the students, the staff – were held together by the…
I’ve just finished reading ReWork. I cannot shout out enough how AWESOME this book is! It debunked a lot of myths; Challenged how I’ve been doing things and showed me not only better but FANTASTIC. Below is a snippet of the book. I hope you’ll read it. – Hannah From ReWork by Jason Fried & David…
Boy did I look like an utter idiot when I took my cousin out for lunch the other day. He texted throughout our outing – the restaurant was busy and there I was looking around – eavesdropping on other people’s conversations – then looking at my soda glass as though I could see my whole…
I have found that a mother-daughter relationship can sometimes be one of the hardest, most emotionally tugging, relationships to have – and yet it is one that moulds women for better or for worse. My mom turned __ this week. I don’t think she’d mind me saying her age because she’s extremely open about it….
I chose “ode” cos I like the sound of it – but this is not really an ode in the strictest meaning of the term. But I really do want to thank Seth Godin on my blog. He’s fantastic and after reading The Dip and consequently plunging and doing what I needed to do to be…
Ideas are a dime a dozen. Everyone has them – all the time. But what separates the perpetual “dreamers” from the successful is doing. So what if you fail? At least you’re doing it. So what if you don’t get what you want right now? At least you’re doing it. So what if you don’t…
Wait for the “perfect” moment… Wait for everything to “fall” into place… Wait for the “right” conditions… Wait for the “right” people… Wait for “more” money… And before you know it it’s too late. Someone who wasn’t afraid to take the plunge did. And while you were “waiting” they made a HUGE success out of…
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It’s aimed at decision makers serious about doing business in Africa. Forbes’ latest edition is sublime: The edition includes riveting articles including a wealth management supplement, the list of the 100 most powerful women and the cover story of Pascal Dozie. Dozie is one of Nigeria’s top 10 richest men and he’s not finished yet….