Tag: festive season

The festive season is fast approaching and many companies are wondering what to do. It hasn't been the best year for business and for many, working from home means that there is less interaction with their service providers. The big question for many marketers is what should they do when it comes to Christmas gifting for clients? Gift boxes are all the rage but can you really send it to your clients home? Is that an invasion of privacy?

We are all on a journey in life, that is quite often than not, dictated by our desire for greater experiences or money. The latter is an interesting mark as it can either defeat you, or make you, and few people find the happy medium whereby they have enough to live a good life, and to give to others at the same time, without making money their scorecard.

Experiences are to be had. Sometimes people hold themselves back from their full potential, only to find disappointment in the end result. Why are they holding themselves back, when they could simply let go a bit and find their way into the place they were always searching to go? 

It's that time of year and while we are all celebrating the first day of summer, we know there is a lot to do as the year comes to an end.

What is one person’s tradition may not be another’s.

It’s the 24^th December 2014, and like many families around the world, we are gathered in one place to celebrate Christmas.

While I don’t necessarily think that Christmas is a good excuse to get together with family, preferring to take the one of day of the year off the calendar and instead spending that time giving to others and serving those less fortunate – I am grateful.

My life is blessed in so many ways and enriched by those around me. I am grounded by family and friends, and always aware that there are people around me that will be there no matter what.

On Monday, I had a sigh of relief… only a couple more days in the office finishing off stuff that should have been completed last week.

The year end is near and I personally can’t wait. It has been one of the most exciting and exhilarating years ever from a business perspective and from a personal front, one of the most challenging.

In the business I have learnt a lot, launched new products, entered new markets and been inspired continually by the people I work with – in particular, the small businesses that I call ‘friends’ but may also be called clients to the outside world.