Nov 12, 2021All that glitters is not gold but it can be…My immigration experienceI decided to move from South Africa to France. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. But…There’s always a but, moving to a new country has its drawbacks. As the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. Don’t get me wrong, I love living in France…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Aug 17, 2021Delegation is self-care and it’s important for your health!It has taken me such a long time to get to this next blog. What can I say, life gets in the way? I have been wanting to write this blog since I started blogging. The reason being that I struggled so much with delegation when I started my own…Self Care5 min readSelf Care5 min read
May 27, 2021(Emily) Kutlwano in ParisMy One Day Parisian Adventure This blog is one of the best ones that I’ve done, it was fun and it was frivolous and it was just the light thing that I needed to lift the load that I’ve had on my shoulders since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…Paris8 min readParis8 min read
Jan 19, 2021How to be productive when working from home and finding the elusive work-life balanceI wonder if work-life balance is a myth. Whilst putting together the draft for this blog, I had great ideas about how to improve productivity when working from home. For most of us, we put in work at the office during the day, get home, make a meal and either…Wellness7 min readWellness7 min read
Dec 21, 2020How much exercise is enough exercise to be healthy?The stress of being self-employed is enormous. There is the ever-constant anxiety of wondering whether or not orders can be fulfilled, salaries paid, having enough cash flow for maintaining operations, and other endless worries. Sadly, with so muh occupying my mind, exercise was the least of my worries. My workday…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Nov 9, 2020Can gardening relieve stress?As an entrepreneur, I have really long and mostly unpredictable days. It can be stressful to always be on the move and not have any form of relaxation. We all need coping mechanisms to remain functional. I never used to have any time to exercise or do anything that would…Gardening5 min readGardening5 min read
Published inMy Search For Nirvana·Oct 27, 2020What makes it difficult to transition from entrepreneurship to formal employment?In 2017, I left my job as a commercialisation manager at one of the best research councils in Africa. I was so certain that I had made the right decision. With starry eyes and a bucket full of hope, my partner and I started Washesha, an online grocery store. The…Self Employment8 min readSelf Employment8 min read
Oct 12, 2020What’s looks got to do with it?Who prescribed what a person who works in corporate should look like? I mean if you came for a consultation and a consultant walked in with a full sleeve tattoo and piercings on the face would you be happy with that person helping you? …Perceptions And Reality5 min readPerceptions And Reality5 min read
