With a positive attitude, we can turn most things around, even major setbacks like retrenchment and depression! These past three months have been a rollercoaster for me. I went from suffering work stress and being unfairly dismissed to experiencing extreme mental fatigue. When you’re a breadwinner and you get to […]

Life’s negative experiences can be turned into something both positive and self-affirming. I was sitting at home one evening minding my own business when suddenly I received a distressing phone call. Our office was being restructured and I was one of the people affected. But what was traumatising was that […]

What do you do when it’s you against the world against yourself, asks EMILIE OLIFANT. Everyone at some time struggles with the need to impress people at some level. And much of the pressure, fear and stress we experience is caused by our need to impress others. Can you imagine […]

Life-changing doesn’t have to mean life-shattering. It has been almost 13 years since I was involved in a horrific car accident that changed my life forever. People often ask me, “How are you feeling? How are you coping?” The reality is that unless you have experienced the loss of movement […]

It’s worth remembering that even the most independent person has a limitation or two It’s funny how people sitting next to you on airplanes sometimes like to talk. This happened to me last week on my way back to Johannesburg from a business trip: the guy in the seat next […]

Our home is where the greater story of our lives, including our secrets, is written Take a look at your home: those walls are filled with stories. Memories are embedded within the floors. Laughter can be heard in the doorways. And tears leave their mark at the entrance. Our homes […]

Many people go to their graves with their greatness still locked in them. What if you lived your whole life only to discover that you hadn’t realised your potential? Let me ask you to consider this: what is it that gives your life a sense of meaning and purpose? It’s […]