One Namibian business that was born out of passion seems to be unstoppable in their success. From humble beginnings in Swakopmund, Slowtown Coffee Roasters have become a proudly Namibian household name and go-to coffee for all who love to slow down and enjoy the coffee way of life. Talking about how this business came about, 99FM’s MYD Smart spoke to …
“I think an individual at any point in their careers should come in for testing as it may point to strengths which can boost confidence both in and out the workplace as well as shine light on potential weaknesses which an individual can then become aware of and make the right changes, if necessary.” Analysing where you are in your …
A new year brings opportunities to reflect on our growth and identify areas that need to be improved on. This is especially important for small business owners and entrepreneurs, considering the most common cited reasons small businesses fail are a lack of capital, a lack of management skills or both. Yet management skills can be developed and grown, and so 99FM’s MYD …
Sam Shivute is the Director of the Banking Services Department at Bank of Namibia, the Chairman of the National Housing Enterprise Board, a professional speaker and motivational speaker as well as a transformational coach. A dynamic and inspirational Namibian, Sam shares here, his learning and lessons from 2016 as well as his advice for 2017. Lessons from 2016 by Sam …
Afra Schimming-Chase is a certified Financial Planner with an academic legal background. She is also a Partner at FranklinCovey Namibia, a motivational speaker and a passionate Namibian who has shared on MYD, her wisdom around life and money. Here Afra has prepared for us a guide, and shared with us a tool, that will help bring clarity to our relationship …
To have a memorable holiday season, shouldn’t mean you need to go into debt, and by keeping your finances under control you can keep the other challenging aspects of the holiday in check as well. What’s been called a holiday spending hangover, can be avoided by using a little restraint right now and many Namibians are looking at smart ways …
“Our interests and tastes are as varied and unique as we are and the only way to discover them is by actually doing and trying.” Passion is a driver. It helps remove monotony from the workplace and what’s more, it’s a choice to work with passion. Yet, while studies show that a very small percentage of employees around the world …
“I feel excited and I am looking forward to the competition, especially the people we are going to be competing against when we win the cup.” Says Brendall Masambo who goes on to say, “I have always been passionate about cooking, I always wanted to be a chef in fact, but growing up my uncles told me that a man …
More companies these days are looking at wellness in the workplace and smartly so. Today people tend to spend most of their waking hours at work and this experience can either be uplifting or depressing depending, to a large degree, on the approach of the organisation towards its people. A company’s culture can be built or broken by the approach …
Passion drives ambition. Passion was what drove Steve’s Job’s vision of a phone with one button in the front, Jeff Bezos of Amazon’s dream of a store that sold everything. Passion is the force that has driven many successful careers to great heights. In fact it’s hard to find an example of success, in the small business owner and entrepreneur …