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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...