Try a cliché

Clichés let people in your office feel important, responsive, responsible, when in fact, it is furthering the miseducation of our business work force. Reverse the trend, say what you mean and know what you are saying.
Here are some common cliché’s that all of us experience around us a lot of the time.
Personally these make me cringe…
1. Content is king
2. Work around
3. Best practices
4. Thinking outside of the box
5. Going forward
6. Optimization



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Feelings follow behavior

Ever heard someone complain about how much they drank last night and as a result of it, never want to drink again. Having a hangover isn’t a nice thing but you are the only person that was able to put yourself in that position. The feeling you have during a hangover is a result of your drinking the night before. Although at that time you were probably feeling absolutely great, I’m sure you had no idea what was in for you. The title ‘Feelings follow behavior’ ties in significantly with what I’ve written above. And for all you people that can’t handle your alcohol maybe thinking about what you’re going to feel like the next day before you pour that vodka lime again.

It is better to practice a little than talk a lot

alwaysasunrise.tumblr.com I had a fantastic childhood, but my word was I cheeky. I can remember getting a few klaps over the head as a result of my cheekiness. My father died when I was 12, and I somehow wish I had shut my mouth more often and just been able to sit back and listen to things he had to tell me. I learnt a lesson from this, shut your mouth and allow someone to talk to you as much as you can handle it. One day you’ll turn around and they won’t be there. Having a loud mouth doesn’t get you anywhere, and you merely just prohibiting someone else from saying what they feel is important. If you possess this characteristic you might find that shutting up a bit more than you usually do can actually be beneficial to you. Sometimes biting your tongue isn’t such a bad thing.

Wedding cake in the middle of the road

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So, some idiot in charge of the cake dropped it in the middle of the road. If the word ‘wedding’ wasn’t in this topic I’d have plenty to say about it. My understanding for something like this happening doesn’t resemble any symbolism except stupidity perhaps. Here are some of my own tips that could come in handy when carrying a cake: 1. Use two hands to carry, unless you’ve had cake carrying training 2. Carry your cake; don’t put in on the back of a bakkie! 3. Use the right ingredients and bake properly, you are not Cake Boss 4. The higher, the more hideous, so try avoid high cakes 5. Test your cake on a washing machine before transporting it…just incase 6. Never carry a cake again.

It is a poor idea to lie to yourself…

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I’ve recently hit a crossroad in my life where I’ve come to realise that one needs to use the time we have to do everything that we desire to. I’ve realised that you can’t sit around and wait for things to happen, you need to make them happen yourself. Working a 9-5 job doesn’t qualify you for anything, it merely facilitates a salary for you to do the same thing the following month.

This brought me to think about where I want to be, the places I want to see, as well as the people I want to meet. I think we are capable of so much more than we think. Taking a chance at life and doing something out of the ordinary could make your life that much more special. A lot of us find ourselves telling our own brains that sitting in 2 hours of traffic everyday is just something we have to do, and being stressed out is all part of life. Bullshit! You can change those things. You just need to make it happen yourself.

Do we REALLY trust?

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Recently I read a news article about a 2 year old little girl who had been stabbed, while her mother popped out, by a man that was staying in the Wendy house provided by her mother in the backyard. The mother, who was convinced she knew the man well enough to have left her child with him, was devastated and disgusted when she found out he was the killer.

Trust is a powerful word that takes time to build with something or someone. The problem with trust is that one person could feel completely different about what it means; they could interpret it totally different to another person. How do we draw the line between someone we can trust and someone we can’t? Is trust a thing of the past in South African society?

Not all who wonder are lost...

I wonder. I wonder a lot actually, but not because I’m lost but because wondering invites new content into our minds. We were designed humans and given brains for our own utilisation. Each individual allows themselves there own capacity to wonder.

Perhaps serious people don’t allow it enough. To me, wondering is something important, it gets you thinking about other things, makes you think of old memories, gives you a reminder about what inspires you and where you going in life.

Imagine not being able to wonder. Would we not be limiting our own brain capability, stopping our imaginations, our dreams, what makes us happy and what inspires us?....

Not all who wonder are lost