Wednesday Wisdom: A time of revival
Easter - a time to pause and reflect on the year so far as we enter into the colourful months of Autumn in the South and the freshness of Spring in the North. It is in our gratitude for the…
Wednesday Wisdom: Make me a channel of your peace
The words of the Prayer of St Francis of Assisi, set to music in the chant-like melody created by the South African songwriter Sebastian Temple in 1967, are beautiful. The wisdom encapsulated in the hymn sings out to the simplicity of…
Wednesday Wisdom: There is no present like time
There are many different day-to-day references to time: ‘how time flies’ – ‘time waits for no man’ – ‘when I have time’ - ‘what is the time’, and more. We refer to time in many different ways throughout our waking…
Wednesday Wisdom – Aim with conscious intention
It is striking how often clients find themselves at a loss for an answer when asked what their vision is for their business – and personal – future. When rephrased to the more simple question of what it is that…
WEDNESDAY WISDOM Compassion – Connection – Community
Having recently accepted an invitation to speak at an upcoming conference focused on the challenges of managing mental health issues in the workplace, I was reminded yet again of how isolated many feel when negotiating life and work in a…
WEDNESDAY WISDOM “Wherever you go, there you are”
Prior to leaving the city in order to commence a lifestyle of country living, while commuting to Cape Town every couple of weeks in order to continue consulting in the aspects of work that could not be done remotely or…
Sustained quality patient care is rooted in the health of the practitioner
Burnout is neither a new concept, nor a new experience to many who work in the demanding environment of healthcare. There are any number of articles and studies to be found on the subject when one carries out a Google…
Insights from the edge …
In this communique I have chosen to share a few of the insights gained since commencing the interesting professional lifestyle of working from both a beautiful remote farm in the Eastern Cape and my offices in Cape Town, commuting between…