Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth in a series of sponsored posts for the Barclays Savings Challenge. Missed any? Catch up here. — When I started the Barclays Africa Savings challenge in July, I was fully employed and earning a monthly salary. Five months later, a lot has changed.…
“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. Specifically, I’ve…
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in a series of sponsored posts for the Barclays Savings Challenge. Missed the first three? Catch up here. — How long does it take to form a new habit? Depending on who you ask, the answer could range from 21 days to two…
Studying interactions on social media is akin to converging focus groups on very pertinent issues within our society. From business promotion to culture display, social media has become a platform for showcasing all things African. It therefore comes as no surprise that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are…
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series of sponsored posts for the Barclays Savings Challenge. Missed the first two? Part 1 and Part 2. So you’ve identified your beliefs about money and decided to change your (bad) savings and spending habits. How do you start? The first…
I came across Raffia while going through my Facebook newsfeed a year ago. It wasn’t the fact that the up and coming fashion brand has the same name as one of my favorite cousins, but rather because it – or more specifically, its trademark “batakari” – was so familiar. It…
“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 Sinek captures…
Editors Note: In this era of social media, we tend to be exposed to the highs and less so the lows. Besides providing an imbalanced story about human living and lives, it makes being in those depths (of fear, sadness, insufficiency, doubt, etc) lonely and isolating. Here at Circumspecte, we…
It is impossible to talk art in Ghana or Africa without mentioning Chale Wote. When the official poster was released, the festival’s much desired and inevitable growth was evident. However, I found myself feeling more scared and anxious, than excited, to see if adding two more days to Chale Wote’s…
Editor’s Note: A friend shared this account from Christabel Steel-Dadzie, one of Ghana’s young changemakers and founder of the Ahaspora Young Professionals network. Reading it, I was aghast, but not surprised. I have encountered similar in Ghana (in a trotro/public mini-bus no less) and heard similar stories from other ladies.…