At the heart of everything, we find relationships. Most of these are unintentional relationships that happen situationally, but some are relationships that stem from our choices. From the moment we enter the world, we will have a relationship with everyone and everything: from the space around us to the people who are present and how each made us feel. While these connections are as old as life, the Scientific Revolution sparked Newton’s insight in 1687. He […]
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Feelings – thoughts – actions
‘Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought,’ Marcus Aurelius. How we engage with our money reflects what’s going on inside our heads, which is an extension of what’s going on inside our hearts. They’re all connected. Our feelings affect our thoughts, which in turn direct our actions – but we can also turn that around by changing our actions to create new patterns of thinking, which in turn can change […]
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The investment account that helps our habits
There are seasons in our life when saving and investing (two different skills) are easy, and then there are times when they can be really challenging. An obstacle that rears its head in these tighter seasons is that money decisions are largely based on habits that rely on repetitive behaviour. Some of us begin our working life with a good habit of saving a small amount each month. In time, we’re able to invest this money. […]
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Making a life or making a living?
“When you’re following your energy and doing what you want all the time, the distinction between work and play dissolves.” – Shakti Gawain Making a living is about securing what you need to survive, and making a life is about recognising what you want in order to thrive. The first journey follows a track where we spend almost all of our time and energy to make enough money, and it often costs us our health, relationships, […]
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Don’t let tax get you down
We all know that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. Even after we’ve gone, taxes are still levied against our estate. The more money we make, the more money the taxman looks to take. Tax can be a serious stumbling block in our financial mindset, especially when we think about all the ways in which we are taxed, where that money goes and how it is ultimately invested into our community, whether […]
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Afri-CAN tech is taking off!
It’s easy to allow MSM to guide our investment sentiment – with #FinTwit often only focussing on #FAANG in the top five tech stocks to watch and invest in. If that’s a new hashtag to you, #FAANG speaks to Meta (formerly Facebook), Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (formerly Google). But – in a world that is exploding in the tech startup space, Africa has not missed a beat, and the last two years have seen many […]
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The importance of being intentional
If we don’t stand for something, we will fall for anything. Essentially, our actions will either result from what we choose, or what is chosen for us. Our days are packed full of communication and actions. From the moment we engage with our mobile device or open our emails, messages begin to stream in and affect us. We will either be triggered into action by what we engage with or choose to follow our own intended […]
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Self-confidence and our wealth
Confident people make healthy decisions – and healthy decisions make confident people. Our previous blog speaks about four areas of wealth: our health, finances, freedom of personal time, and our social networks. Self-confidence is essential in growing and maintaining each of these areas of wealth, not just our financial situation. Self-confidence is not something we can learn like a set of rules; confidence, ultimately, is a state of awareness. Positive thinking, regular practice, training, access to […]
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Four ways to measure your fortune
We often don’t worry about something until we realise that it’s limited. If we have lots of something, it’s a fortune. If we don’t, it can become a focus of concern and anxiety. Young children generally don’t worry about much if their needs are met. With access to their parents’ love, attention and confidence, children have much of the social affirmation they need. When school starts and they are placed in a room with lots of […]
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The best time to live
“Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.” The best time to live is in the present. It’s easy to get lost in a daydream of how life could have been different or how good life used to be. It’s equally easy to succumb to the speculative dreaming of what might happen in the future. Believing in a better future is hope, and being […]
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