Tag: Life
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Thanks Mom & Dad, for the Lessons That Helped Me Change My Life
There’s a note my mother shoved under my bedroom door one night. I should probably frame it. It lives tucked between two birthday cards, stashed in a file in my office. Every so often, I take it out, smooth out the creases, and read it.
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How Strange, Scary, & Wonderful it is to Watch My Son Growing Up
You’ve been taller than me for almost a year now, and as I look up at you, I can still see the baby I used to be able to hold in one arm.
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5 Life-Lessons We Can All Learn From Rugby
Sport is great for team building and fitness, it’s a nice distraction from reality, and it makes our weekends more entertaining. Most of all, though, sport teaches us some important life lessons.
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The power of positively thinking
In our fast-paced, hurry-up-the-ladder, get-out-of-my-way world, we rarely take the time to stop and think about where we’re going and how we ought to get there. A little reflection can be your secret weapon in business and in life, says Alec Hogg.
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What owning my first home means to me
When she was younger, Refiloe Temudzani never thought she would be able to own her own home, but life seems to have exceeded her expectations. This is her story.
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Happily ever after with the Learner Husband
Learner Husband Stuart Taylor believes a happily ever after marriage is possible!
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Lessons to learn from a letter to an anxious teenager
The secret to getting ahead in life is to “learn to be good with discomfort and uncertainty”. That means embracing change, and learning to love it…no matter how long it’s been since you were in your teens!
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Expecting the unexpected
Thabile Mahlangu, BrightRock’s Marketing Administrator, just landed her first job and was planning to buy her first car… And then she fell pregnant. She explains how this experience changed her life for the better:
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Life is a house that you turn into a home
There’s more to the place you call home than bricks and mortar alone. A house is made of memories and shared experiences that turn it into something special. By Jennifer Leppington-Clark
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What my first job is teaching me about life
Fresh out of university, Ron Stevens discovers the joys of craft beer, yoga, the Cape Town lifestyle…and why even the big changes in life are worth embracing.