Turning Motivation into Action
It's cold outside, and although you know it's good for you, you just can't roll your ass out of bed to go do that online exercise class or listen to that meditation. You know what it's like! I'm the same way. Even though I know something's good for me and that I...
The Importance of Sharing Your Story | Personal Brand Strategy
You have a story tell. Whether you're an author, and aspiring author or you're neither of those. You have a story to tell. Your story has meaning. Your story has value. Your story exists for a reason. https://youtu.be/U3u9LVyGlVM Stories are meant to be shared....
We Moved! Leaving City Life for Country Life! [video]
After living in our tiny apartment in Cape Town for the last 6 years, we're finally taking the step and making the big change that we should have made at least 4 years ago! It's been on our minds for a long time but you know how it goes....comfort zones are...
Lockdown Walks in Cape Town – How things have changed!
My hubby and I live in a tiny loft apartment, so this lockdown has really hit us hard. We haven't been able to go outside at all, unless it's to get groceries. I recognise we're still EXTREMELY privileged relative to many South Africans, though, and for that I'm...
All About You – Personal Branding Consultation
My years of experience in offering Personal Brand shoot for women from all over the world has given me a unique insight into the needs of a woman who's intent on making an impact on the world. These women are mission-driven leaders who are on the journey of exploring...
Thriving in Place – How to be Confident AF Online
How are you doing these days? If you're like me, you're having good days and bad days. There are days when you feel like you've got your shit together, and days when you can't get out your PJ's. You vacillate from being inspired and enthused to create, and not being...
Meet the Client | Frieda Levycky from Braving Boundaries
Name: Frieda Levycky Business Name: Braving Boundaries Website Instagram LinkedIn Frieda epitomizes my absolute aligned client. She's a woman who knows she's got an impact to make, she recognises that her talents and experience are valuable in service to others and...
Meet the Client | Yvette Hess from Yvette Hess Creative Studio
Name: Yvette Hess Business Name: Yvette Hess Creative Studio Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn I've known Yvette Hess for many years - she one of those women who I feel like I've known my whole life, although I can't say exactly where or when she became part of my...
How to set up your first online course – fast, easy & free
Now is the time to get your online course created - the one that you've been meaning to create for the longest time, but haven't got round to creating yet. We live in an Information Age and online education is helping millions of people across the world expand their...
3 Tips for Getting Confident on Video
As everyone is adjusting to their new normal, many solopreneurs are looking to introduce an online business income stream. For many entrepreneurs, this is not a new idea, but rather the urgency to actually get it done is new. As lock down is preventing traditional...
Creativity is a habit
This month inside the Cafinnate Academy we're talking about Habits and how to change them... I recently had a massive wake up call about how a particular habit I was feeding is not helping me... I realised I have a MAJOR productivity habit I need to change in...
Free Coffee Meetups
One of the blessings from this lock down is the online connection that's running far deeper than it ever has. People and their businesses are evolving on a daily basis. If you think about it, we're blessed to be witnessing a massive evolution in the species of...
I’m Doing the best I can
We're all in it. In the thick of it. In the thick of a very unsettling change of season... For sure, some this time is more unsettling than for others. The Medical Professionals, for instance. And what I'm having to tell myself is... "just because someone else is...
Confident Creative Academy Is Now Cafinnate Academy
I had planned this change for about 6 months. Of course I had NO idea it would happen smack-bang in the middle of one of the biggest global crises of modern humanity's history. But hey, that'll make it memorable, right? So why the name change? Well, a number of...
Help Our Health Workers
This post is intended to rally support for the mental wellbeing of our South African Healthcare workers by calling for volunteer mental health professionals. I chatted to Pippa Hudson on Cape Talk radio about an initiative I started last week... I'm the wife of a...
Pivoting Our Business Offerings in the age of Isolation
This has been a week of major pivots for all of us. As South Africa and the rest of the world goes into full lockdown, those of us who's livelihood is dependent upon us being able to interact in person with our clients and customers find ourselves in a position where...
Submit your video! Crowd Sourced group dance video while in isolation!
We currently exist in interesting times and more than ever connection, community, creativity and confidence are required if we're going to make the most of a pretty shit situation. Not only are our businesses and physical well-being at risk, but our mental...
5 Things I’m doing to keep my anxiety about Corona Virus in Check
It's like the entire world's population has been dropped in as extra's into some large scale movie production. That's what it feels like to me. Surreal. And if I allow it to, my anxiety will feed on the surrealism with gluttonous delight. Are you the same? So that's...