What am I afraid of??
Well firstly, I have to admit…walking alone…should I be scared of the person walking behind me? Sometimes, yes!
Through past experiences I have been forced to be so much more aware of my surroundings and this has instilled fear in me causing me to be afraid! I must admit though, in the society we live in, I don’t think it’s a bad thing!
Why am I afraid to speak up during meeting rooms filled with executives and “big bosses”? Am I insecure? Do I not know my full potential and what difference I could potentially make by speaking up? Am I afraid of shinning? This needs to come to an end!!
Sometimes people fear things they don’t know anything about, the fear of the unknown…I think this fare…
Is being afraid a bad thing?? No I don’t think so, but who decides what is the right or wrong thing to be afraid of?
My personal experiences have taught me that being afraid can make one more cautious but at the same time hold one back. I think we need to find a balance as it could have it’s benefits.
But who actually determines whether or not what we are afraid of is wrong? Doesn’t boil down to that individual to decide according to his or her own experiences???
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
What is the colour of the wind?
What colour is the wind?
Im actually not sure what the colour of the wind is…If I think back on the many story books I’ve read as a child…the colour that comes to mind is Blue. The wind was always portrayed as blue.
Now that im thinking about it, the wind can be a few colours in my mind. In summer on that really hot day, when all your want is a soft crisp breeze, to me the colour of the wind would be a light blue. In winter on that cold rainy day, when all your want to do is lie under your blanket with a hot cup of coffee, the wind to me would be shades of grey, black and white. In autumn when the tree leaves are falling with the wind whisking by, the colour of the wind in my mind would all the warm colours you can think of, red, orange, yellow and brown. I spring, I think the colour of the wind would be an opaque white and yellow.
Does the wind have a colour? I don’t think so. The colours I have in my mind are those I’ve seen in story books and the colour I imagine the wind to be. Does the colour of the wind change as the season changes? Does it really matter what colour the wind is? To a women playing victim to a Marilyn Monroe scene thanks to the wind im sure the colour of wind would be black and all the dark colours one can think of. To a cyclist feeling the light cool breeze rushing through he’s hair im sure the colour of the wind could be all the happy colours one could think of.
So I’ve come to the conclusion, the wind has no colour in my mind, and it adopts colours as it pleases.
Today, in my mind, the colour of the wind would have to be grey, dark blue and shades of black because this weather just makes me want to climb back into bed!
Im actually not sure what the colour of the wind is…If I think back on the many story books I’ve read as a child…the colour that comes to mind is Blue. The wind was always portrayed as blue.
Now that im thinking about it, the wind can be a few colours in my mind. In summer on that really hot day, when all your want is a soft crisp breeze, to me the colour of the wind would be a light blue. In winter on that cold rainy day, when all your want to do is lie under your blanket with a hot cup of coffee, the wind to me would be shades of grey, black and white. In autumn when the tree leaves are falling with the wind whisking by, the colour of the wind in my mind would all the warm colours you can think of, red, orange, yellow and brown. I spring, I think the colour of the wind would be an opaque white and yellow.
Does the wind have a colour? I don’t think so. The colours I have in my mind are those I’ve seen in story books and the colour I imagine the wind to be. Does the colour of the wind change as the season changes? Does it really matter what colour the wind is? To a women playing victim to a Marilyn Monroe scene thanks to the wind im sure the colour of wind would be black and all the dark colours one can think of. To a cyclist feeling the light cool breeze rushing through he’s hair im sure the colour of the wind could be all the happy colours one could think of.
So I’ve come to the conclusion, the wind has no colour in my mind, and it adopts colours as it pleases.
Today, in my mind, the colour of the wind would have to be grey, dark blue and shades of black because this weather just makes me want to climb back into bed!
Monday, March 2, 2009
If i was the BOSS!
If I was the boss??? The thought alone already boils so much excitement within me! The things I can do, the impact I’ll have, the changes ill make… one day…
But for now, I was the boss, there’s so many things I would want to change and improve. I work for quite a big retail company that is driven by buying and not marketing. In today’s day and age, many of the big, successful companies are marketing driven companies, eg. Coca Cola. So you tell me, how did Coca Cola become such a huge, global icon? Through Marketing and Public Relations of course. With that thought in mind, let me get back to my point…yes I have a point…
Because the company I work for is not a marketing driven company, our department always feels the pinch when there are budget cuts or blame needs to be shifted. This is a clear indication that marketing is a supporting function and the driving function of the business.
So, you might be asking yourself? What would I change? Firstly, salaries to be increased!! I believe that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Employee performance is based on many aspects of which one of them is how happy they are with their income. Also, the working environment in which my staff work (if I was the boss of course, I would have staff), should that of a happy and healthy environment. An environment where resources are readily available and communication flows freely from top management down to lower staff and vice versa. This is in the ideal working environment of course.
Another aspect that I think is critical is staff moral! I was the boss, I would make sure regular team building exercises are initiated and implemented to keep staff morale high. Another way in which this can be done is through incentives. I was the boss, this would be priority on my list.
I think that if you as the BOSS, keep your staff happy and treat them with the respect that they deserve, you intern will get staff that is happy, productive and willing to go the extra mile!
These are just a few of things I would change if was the boss.
But for now, I was the boss, there’s so many things I would want to change and improve. I work for quite a big retail company that is driven by buying and not marketing. In today’s day and age, many of the big, successful companies are marketing driven companies, eg. Coca Cola. So you tell me, how did Coca Cola become such a huge, global icon? Through Marketing and Public Relations of course. With that thought in mind, let me get back to my point…yes I have a point…
Because the company I work for is not a marketing driven company, our department always feels the pinch when there are budget cuts or blame needs to be shifted. This is a clear indication that marketing is a supporting function and the driving function of the business.
So, you might be asking yourself? What would I change? Firstly, salaries to be increased!! I believe that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Employee performance is based on many aspects of which one of them is how happy they are with their income. Also, the working environment in which my staff work (if I was the boss of course, I would have staff), should that of a happy and healthy environment. An environment where resources are readily available and communication flows freely from top management down to lower staff and vice versa. This is in the ideal working environment of course.
Another aspect that I think is critical is staff moral! I was the boss, I would make sure regular team building exercises are initiated and implemented to keep staff morale high. Another way in which this can be done is through incentives. I was the boss, this would be priority on my list.
I think that if you as the BOSS, keep your staff happy and treat them with the respect that they deserve, you intern will get staff that is happy, productive and willing to go the extra mile!
These are just a few of things I would change if was the boss.
SA Bands suck!
How about NO?! Of course SA band’s DON’T suck!! We have such amazing bands in SA doing us proud, winning local as well as international awards.
SA bands have come a long way since it’s inception, I find myself enjoying and listening to live bands and appreciating the amazing SA talent we have.
I must admit that I haven't always felt this way, for a long time I felt that South African bands were trying to hard too imitate international artists with the likes of “Red Hot Chilli Peppers”, “Green Day” etc.This doesn’t appeal to me, as I don’t live in America, our cultures and lives are totally different, so why do I need to listen to a South African band trying to imitate what I can hear if just change the channel to MTV.
On the other hand, I also think that the music industry in South Africa is completely different to that of our international countries, could this be the reason why so many South African artists feel the need to imitate our international artists?
Times have completely changed and SA bands have come to the forefront of music, to the point where more and more individuals are supporting local bands over international bands. With bands like the Parlotones, Goldfish and Watershed there’s just no way we can say that SA bands suck. It’s up to South Africans to support our local bands so they too can be international stars!
SA bands don’t need to prove themselves, they should keep on bringing the good music and keep up with the high standard and more music lovers will follow!
SA BANDS ROCK!!
SA bands have come a long way since it’s inception, I find myself enjoying and listening to live bands and appreciating the amazing SA talent we have.
I must admit that I haven't always felt this way, for a long time I felt that South African bands were trying to hard too imitate international artists with the likes of “Red Hot Chilli Peppers”, “Green Day” etc.This doesn’t appeal to me, as I don’t live in America, our cultures and lives are totally different, so why do I need to listen to a South African band trying to imitate what I can hear if just change the channel to MTV.
On the other hand, I also think that the music industry in South Africa is completely different to that of our international countries, could this be the reason why so many South African artists feel the need to imitate our international artists?
Times have completely changed and SA bands have come to the forefront of music, to the point where more and more individuals are supporting local bands over international bands. With bands like the Parlotones, Goldfish and Watershed there’s just no way we can say that SA bands suck. It’s up to South Africans to support our local bands so they too can be international stars!
SA bands don’t need to prove themselves, they should keep on bringing the good music and keep up with the high standard and more music lovers will follow!
SA BANDS ROCK!!
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