by Bonnie Currin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice & Motivation
I am Monks. I am a forty-something, out-of-the-ordinary soft toy. I am not an orphan. In fact, I am loved and cherished by my owner. I have been her faithful companion for more than four decades now – since that very first day I got to cheer her up in her hospital...
by Bonnie Currin | Jul 19, 2021 | Advice & Motivation
Whether you are on 1 or 20 email lists, you would have received an email sometime in the last few weeks with the words “POPI” and “compliance” in the subject line… So, what on earth is “POPI” and why has it invaded our inboxes? The POPI Act has not just...
by Bonnie Currin | Jan 18, 2021 | Advice & Motivation
The start of this new year hasn’t been as smooth sailing for most of us as we would have wanted it to be nor could we have expected it to be, in light of current events. If you have particularly battled to ring in the New Year with optimism, you may require some...
by Bonnie Currin | Nov 30, 2020 | Advice & Motivation
As an avid runner and involved in many charity fundraisers over the years, a friend of mine based in Texas got hold of me to join her in a November Orphan Month awareness initiative. This required us to exercise daily for an orphan on a database in Zimbabwe. I loved...
by Bonnie Currin | Sep 23, 2020 | Advice & Motivation
Over the weekend of the 12th September, I attended an event in Graaff-Reinet known as Stoep Tasting (#ST20). What an amazing event for wine lovers, where wine farms set up on the ‘stoeps’ of restaurants, shops and hotels for a wine tasting experience. Wine Makers,...
by Bonnie Currin | Aug 24, 2020 | Advice & Motivation, Career & Development
I was in a meeting with a client recently where the bulk of the conversation consisted of corporate lingo – KPAs, KPIs, performance measurements and reviews. Having a corporate background, these terms and strategies are not new to me and are methods I have used...
