You’re such a snob!
I’m a coffee snob. When it comes to coffee it should be properly ground black coffee – no sugar.
Maybe it’s your favourite brand of clothing or the shoes you...
Charisma and character
The England football team no longer have a manager. Sam Allardyce resigned this week after only 67 days and one match in charge. His decision to step down comes...
When you don’t get what you want
Most of us are familiar with the foot-stomping, hands-raving, vocal-chords-yelling, and occasional throwing-to-the-floor kind of outburst that accompany a tantrum from a two-year-old child on hearing the word “no”....
What are you building on?
I was recently asked this question: What are you building on?
There's a lot to consider when someone asks you a question like that. Which is part of the reason...
You can’t have it all
It’s a funny time to be alive. Information is everywhere. We, as a collective population, have access to knowledge on a vast array of topics and the ability to...
Cheap travel destinations for Africans
Time for a holiday? I know how you feel. It’s the end of winter and it has been a long four or five months of indoors and hard work. I...
Should we support our local brands?
Have you ever heard someone say "support local?" and then thought to yourself: "What does that even mean?". Or maybe you have heard of the phrase and thought to yourself, "Why should...
The power of the purchase
I have a family member who loves buying stuff. Most of what she buys, though, is not for herself, and she does have an amazing knack for purchasing great...
Held to ransom
In the early 2000s I was living in the UK and a nationwide fuel strike nearly brought the country to a standstill. Within days, petrol pumps ran dry and...
Running the race that’s right for you
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said:
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Whatever your background or culture, chances are that there...