By Zola Ndlovu Hi, I’m Shula and I’m a people pleaser. “You alone are enough and you have nothing to prove to anybody.” Maya Angelou When I was in school, being the cool kid was…
Posts tagged happiness
How to boost your body confidence
Want to boost your body confidence? It starts with re-examining your beliefs about your self-image. According to Happify.com, 89% of US women are unhappy with their weight, and 39% say that being concerned about their…
Oprah Winfrey: I’m proud to be happy
Oprah Winfrey believes the secret to her happiness is that she isn’t envious of anyone. The 64-year-old media mogul – who has been in a relationship with businessman Stedman Graham for 32 years – doesn’t…
Reasons You are Not Happy in Your Relationship/Marriage
1. “You want perfection” When you want everything to be perfect, you will miss out on the beauty of love. Love is seen in the flaws, storms and struggles. Love is an opportunity to grow….
Here is the one thing you should do every morning to increase productivity
I heard someone say the other day, “If you want to take over the world, start by making your bed.” Over the past two months I’ve listened to podcasts, read articles and had conversations with…
Doctors say that Happiness can Break your Heart
Joyful events — the birth of a child, a big win by your team — can trigger a dangerous condition called the “broken heart syndrome”, doctors and researchers reported Thursday. Takotsubo syndrome, as it…
5 Phrases every smart woman needs in her vocabulary
Have you ever thought, “I should have said that”? We all know the defeat of not having a pithy punchline to set a boundary, silence a bully or crush a critic. Anyone who has ever…
#GirlAbout30 : The 10 Commandments for living a more fulfilled life
I have this “one Sunday a month” tradition that sees me packing a notebook, my journal, two pens, a highlighter, my laptop, earphones, my current read, a bottle of sparkling water and a sandwich made…
#GirlAbout30 : 30 Something reasons you are not Happy!
“You know why it’s hard to be happy? It’s because we refuse to let go of the things that make us sad.” This is part of the story of my life. See, sometimes I let…