Self confidence is needed in a number of situations especially when you’re dealing with other people. It is needed during an interview, when you’re leading others and when you are in a meeting especially with strangers. Confidence is essential for success. As Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or think you can’t –…
Many times people get excited and say that they have seen a gap in the market. The important question to ask is “Is there a market in the gap?” Sometimes there is a gap because there is no market. When I was leader of the music association at university, many upcoming singers and rappers would…
Today is my 32nd birthday. I thank God for all the wonderful years filled with pain and pleasure, support and challenge, happiness and sadness. Today I’m feeling the song Tightrope by Janelle Monae. I only heard it last night when Lelemba posted the video on her Facebook wall. I love the lyrics and she sings…
This post is from Lelemba’s Blog. Every month she asks me a question to hear what I really think about a particular issue. LELEMBA: In this day and age where women are emancipated, ambitious and aggressive with their careers, what is the role of the man in their life? SANDRAS: The role of the man…
There was an army barracks that had on its duty roster 4 soldiers to guard at all times a concrete slab in front of the barracks. The soldiers changed shifts guarding the slabs for many years. Different commanders came and went and the tradition continued. After many years, a new commander was assigned to the…
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For many years I’ve been setting New Year’s resolutions that usually do not work out. Either I don’t attain them or lose steam after a short while. Then I set new resolutions the next year and the same thing happens. What makes resolutions work or not work? I will share 4 ways that I believe help in attaining resolutions.
Three years ago we sat at one of my cousins’ funeral. He had been ill for a while. All of us who saw him nearing his death knew he wasn’t going to live very long. After the funeral, my wife and I sat in on discussions to conclude the funeral. Among the issues to be…
Two weeks ago when I was in Johannesburg with one of my bosses, we went for a meeting at another company. When entering the premises, the guard asked me to sign a slip of paper. It had a lot of print on it and I was about to sign when the guard said, “Don’t sign…
Growing up, I was shy and quiet. I believed that people didn’t like me. I was often sick. I was complaining all the time. I always had problems of some kind. I remember for so many years I had a medical problem of some sort. For years, I had allergic conjunctivitis. I also had allergic…