Monday Musings 22 July: Are we murdering the message?
A series called Better Off Ted came out in 2009. Like an off-the-wall version of The Office, it follows R&D Director Ted, his driven and slightly sadistic supervisor (Portia de Rossi), and their oddball team at the kind of ubiquitous company that’s all too common these days. You know the type – no one really […]
Monday Musings 15 July: An unexpected story of forgiveness
With Mandela Day later this week, South Africans will be coming together to honour Madiba’s legacy by devoting their 67 minutes in various ways. But the 18th isn’t only about charitable actions; it’s also about reflecting on his character and the example he set for the world through his empathy and immense capacity for forgiveness, […]
Monday Musings 8 July: A hopeful heart
Are you a hopeaholic? When the world appears to be falling apart, the roof is leaking, and seasonal affective disorder has set in, how do we find hope that the sun will shine again. Hopelessness can be mild – it could feel as elusive as that extra hour of sleep so badly needed, or as […]
Monday Musings 1 July: Who’s Taylor Swift anyway?
While South Africa woke up to the news of a new cabinet after a Family Meeting last night, we’re shifting our focus to a different kind of unity today – one that spans continents, generations and musical tastes. Now, believe me, I’m no Swiftie. I can’t tell you the names of Taylor Swift’s cats or identify […]
Tuesday Takeaway 25 June: Tuesday two-step (cause I missed my Monday Musings deadline)
Confession: I was supposed to file this column yesterday, but a 4 a.m. epiphany after an all-nighter led to a bit of soul-searching (and a serious caffeine deficit). Turns out, being a chronic people-pleaser tends to wreak havoc on deadlines. The upside? It makes for a pretty fitting topic when you’ve missed a deadline because […]
Tuesday Takeaway 18 June: The pun-ishing art of dad jokes
At Big Ambitions, we take our work super seriously…except when it comes to dad jokes. In the middle of sharing client wins and crisis updates, an epic battle rages in our WhatsApp group. The challenge? Unleash the cringiest dad joke to make even the most seasoned eye-rollers groan in defeat. It’s the Dad Joke Championship, […]
Monday Musings 10 June: You call it GNU, Belgium calls it spaghetti
As a Belgian living in South Africa, watching the formation of South Africa’s first coalition is like a ‘Groundhog Day’ of epic proportions. You call it a ‘GNU’, in Belgium we call it a spaghetti government. It’s a tangled mess of policies and power struggles where even seasoned politicians end up with sauce on their […]
Monday Musings 3 June: Making your mark
The recent elections in South Africa were a powerful reminder of the importance of making our voices heard. Across the nation, people stood for hours in lines to proudly cast their votes, knowing that every single mark on the ballot made a difference… and the obligatory thumb-fie posts quickly started flooding in on social media. […]
Monday Musings 27 May: Cookie Dough and Flower Power
I’m a bit obsessed with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. At the end of May, I get my granny garden gloves on, prep a cup of strawberry tea, switch on the BBC coverage of the show, and get lost in the astonishing gardens the exhibitors conjure up in a matter of days. It’s utterly magical. […]
Monday Musings 20 May: All aboard the Magic Bus!
When I grow up, I want to be a gypsy. In the romantic sense of the word. Just as these colourful travellers led fascinating lives traversing continents, immersing themselves in intriguing destinations and cultures, each new day unfolding with a sense of wonder and “where to next?”, I want to be the modern version. Living […]
