Tag: patience
The One Thing
If South Africa were a cat, it would be rapidly running out of its nine lives. In 2024, voters sent a clear signal to the fractured African National Congress (ANC) that they had run out of patience. It lost its majority and was forced to enter a difficult multi-party coalition.
Dealing with a difficult boss
Have you ever been in a workplace situation with a difficult manager? These managers can test your patience, resilience, and professional sanity. Instead of letting these experiences drown your spirit, use this opportunity as a learning experience and practice your skill of speaking up.
Unlocking success by tapping into the power of soft skills
Now well over the 20-year milestone mark in my marketing career, one of the key lessons I learned along the way, is that academic ability alone wasn’t going to be enough to cause me to thrive in the workplace. It was through firsthand experience and keen observations that I discovered the profound significance soft skills play in a successful corporate career.
The importance of patience when investing
“There is no such thing as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A hurried mind is an addled mind; it cannot see clearly or hear precisely; it sees what it wants to see, or hears what it is afraid to hear, and misses much. A knight makes time his ally. There is a moment for action, and with a clear mind that moment is obvious.” – Ethan Hawke, Rules for a Knight
