Articles/Posts

Understanding Empathy... a little more light!

A dog dyingA fall from a chair… A film character’s journey endingA colleague’s painful divorce… A loved one’s tragic death… Adept poverty and starvation in underdeveloped countries… A fatal car crash or terrorist bombing on the news… What Do You Feel When You Hear About These Things?

2022
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Storytelling: A Branding Tool

A great story always creates an unforgettable memory. As storytelling goes, it is essentially passing a message that tells about an occurrence or course of events presented in the written or visual form. In today’s world of marketing, it is important to create memorable feelings about your brand.Brand storytelling can be said to be the most...

2018
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10 Great Reasons You Should Embrace A Remote Work Culture

A survey of over 5,000 professionals showed that the number of people who say they’ve quit a job due to a lack of flexibility has nearly doubled from 17% in 2014 to 32% in 2017. According to FlexJobs’ annual surveys of professionals and their attitudes towards flexible work. This has to do with a combination of factors that has made people want more and more...

2018
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Savings vs Investment: Knowing the Difference

“Saving” and “Investing” are words many times used as each other but in the nitty-gritty of it, are two separate entities and should be treated as such.
In the old days when our forefathers would bury their savings in the courtyard or keep them in a tin/nylon under the bed, that was their idea of the best way to manage their resources.

2018
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5 Tips to Finding the Right Investment for You

Following our last post “Savings and Investments: Knowing the difference”, we want to lead you to the next step which would be how to find the right investment for you.

1. Review your needs and targets.Take your time to really understand what you need and hope to achieve with your investments.

2018
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Someone Great

As far as Chick Flicks go, Someone Great 2019 probably makes my top 5 list. A single glance at the synopsis and movie poster and I said ‘What's not to love?’.
Naturally, Netflix has a special place in my heart for quality & quantity but in recent times, there seems to be no standard as such, but this made the cut for me.

Now, back to it...

2019
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Samples

Bebidas Mexicanas

If you wanna get your buzz on, get yourself a Margarita. It is easily the most popular cocktail even in America and is generally lime-based with orange liqueur and lots of Tequila, shaken not stirred and served on-the-rocks or straight with a salted rim; the salt is the flavour booster, so if the rim is bare, it is not, I repeat, it is not a Margarita. Other recipes use fancier fruits but this is a Classic!

2022
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A Peek: My Smartphone Fave

It might seem a little too on-the-nose to say an iPhone is my favourite smartphone but if I could put aside the general hype about them and still make it my top choice, I surely have good facts & reasons to back that decision up.

2022
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Contract For Difference (CFDs) - Origins, Impact... Today

Buzz words like Crypto, Commodities, Margin, Leverage, Trader or Investor, Broker (the list goes on) have been enjoying a popularity surge in global finance news for the past 2 years. These might scare you a bit if you have no idea what they are about, so the first thing you need to know is what they have in common… CFD, meaning Contract for Difference.

2022
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A Texan ‘Candy’

You might think, “Whah would I want pepp’r in mah chewin’ gum when I can have ‘peppermint gum’?” Except, the pepper in peppermint is only as strong as its blend of watermint and spearmint, which frankly, is already watered down.

2022
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Travel

Mon Voyage en Cote d'Ivoire

While in Lagos, Nigeria
If anyone had tried to tell me that what started out as a planned class trip would ultimately become my “first solo trip abroad” where I spent 2 whole months in another country mostly by myself, I would have protested vehemently. Don’t get me wrong, I was so glad I went, still…

Anyways, let me take you back to how it all began!

2020
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