I hadn’t planned to be on email late Wednesday evening last week. I had some work I needed to finish before Thursday. Just as I was logging off my email, an email popped in from a friend of mine in the US. I read it eagerly with a smile, but the tone I read was
It’s been about six months since I started working with regional non-profit organisations to streamline organisational communications. The list of problems ranged from the need for a website revamp, to a need to build a visual brand to organisations almost 20 years old never having developed a communication strategy or organisational strategy. It was surprising
I have been considering starting and building business for years. From 2015 to 2016 I spent a lot of time researching and interviewing young entrepreneurs trying to figure out business models that could work and could scale. I was hoping to build a small to medium-sized enterprise, the kind that gets recognition in the
For months I have buried myself in client work and deliberately walked away from writing. Yes, most of the work that I do as a communication specialist is writing, but it was easier writing for others, than sharing my bare thoughts. That vulnerability which I revelled in for years; for the past few months started
I forgot to book my Swvl in good time after a long day at work. I was working from a client’s office in Hurlingham and all the rides from Yaya Centre were fully booked. The ones available were hours away. I wasn’t going to wait that long. The only other option at a decent time was
For most, January is the longest month of the year, but for me, it has flown superfast. I got super carried away. My brain was ready to be engaged and I pummeled it almost to pumpkin mush. It didn’t help insomnia was my friend. My brain was on overdrive, then finally on Friday my brain just said,