“Just picture everyone naked.” This folkloric public speaking hack has always seemed curious to me. While I’ve never heard any real live person attest to its effectiveness, the regularity with which it’s offered as advice, at least on old sitcoms, is reason enough to give it some thought.…
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston I came across this Hurston quote recently. For me, it captures various elements I’ve encountered over the past two years: time, rhythm, clarity, purpose, and especially, asking “why?” – a concept author Simon…
Happy New Year! It’s amazing that 2015 – the milestone for many key development objectives (think MDGs) – is here already! How quickly time flies. Anyway, as we start off the new year, I wanted to share a bit on the topic of information and knowledge-sharing – issues…
As part of the build up to the long-awaited networking event Re-Connect 2014, Re-Connect GH, Circumspecte and threesixtyGH held the Re-Connect Entrepreneur Spotlight Panel on December 20, 2014. It created a warm and casual atmosphere for spotlight nominees to come together and share insights on entrepreneurship and start-ups…
It was early October and I was sitting in a restaurant in downtown Tunis, catching up with a former classmate. Besides talking about the usual – how have you been, how’s your family, work, love life, future prospects, moving home soon? – we also touched on my experience…
It’s been 5 years since I did my first big chop – in the sense of “going natural”; I had short cuts throughout high school in Ghana – I’m only just really understanding my roots, what it needs, what is a no-no, the works. The first time, I…
By JEMILA ABDULAI In his book “The Alchemist”, Paulo Coelho writes that when a person really desires something, the entire universe conspires to help that person achieve their goals and follow their dreams follow his or her dream. My journey thus far is testament to those words.…
A little over a month ago, I decided I’d practice conscientious gratitude; taking a moment at the end of each day to think and write about things I was grateful for that day. At the very minimum, I was to think and write about one thing – even…
Tunisia. A country which has made history numerous times in recent years: as the birthplace of the Arab Spring and for passing one of the most forward-looking constitutions in the Arab world. What price did the country have to pay? Perhaps the trash-littered streets of Tunis give an…