It really excites me when corporates give disability in the workplace the recognition it deserves. This week, Siemens Park in Midrand, Johannesburg invited me to be the keynote speaker for their DiversABILITY Awareness Programme. They recognise that all employees have different abilities and besides wanting to comply with employment equity laws, they value the contribution and […]
Many professional speakers are interested in whether a TEDx talk will be good for their speaking career. The short answer: Maybe! In November 2013, I spoke at TEDx Table Mountain and my experience was that it was just the boost I needed to take my speaking career to the next level! It was the main […]
We all know how it feels to experience anxiety. That nagging feeling of apprehension. The butterflies in your stomach. The internal commentary of doubt and need for reassurance. NORMAL VERSES “ABNORMAL” ANXIETY Anxiety is after all a common reaction to stress. It can motivate us to take action. Normal anxiety helps us to cope with […]
In a therapy session this week, a client and I were discussing how working life has changed (mostly through technology) but that WE haven’t changed. We haven’t evolved into beings that need less sleep and self-care. Imagine the days when a corporate job really ended at 5pm and you were only reachable the following day […]
I am giving an inspirational talk to an underprivileged school or non-profit organisation based in Cape Town in honour of Mandela Day. If you know of a school or NPO that can benefit from my message, like my Facebook Page and comment on the “Mandela Day” post with their name. Please note that the talk will […]
In a recent therapy session with a client, we uncovered that much of her current anxiety, self-doubt and subsequent stagnation in her managerial role was linked to negative feedback that she received 3 years ago from a senior manager. He told her that she was “not good enough” and moved her to another department. For […]
The ominous theme music of Carte Blanche on a Sunday usually has a Pavlovian effect on South Africans. The weekend’s festivities are a distant memory and the “work mode” is triggered for the week ahead! Viewers were pleasantly surprised last night when we weren’t offered the usual line-up of corruption and crime. Instead, we watched the inspiring documentary […]
In the spirit of authenticity, Robyn Young (Brandheart Personal Branding) inspired me to share a few things that you might not know about me: My full name is Nicolette Jeanne Abdinor. I have two older sisters (one in London and the other one in East London, South Africa) and a younger brother in California. I […]
My cousin was recently on an international flight. A man was sitting in her booked aisle seat and was grumpy and rude when the airhostess asked him to move. After landing the following morning, he asked to borrow a fellow passenger’s cellphone to make a call. His mother was ill and he didn’t know if she […]
