anelisan

I've been a copywriter and online entrepreneur for almost a decade now. And in that time, I've come up with so many business ideas and creative projects that many of them never saw the light of day. But just because my ideas failed doesn't mean that I didn't get anything from the experience.  With every failed experiment came a lesson that made me a better person and set me up for the next opportunity.  The following advice is a compendium of these lessons as well as affirmations that  I live by and sometimes have had to repeat to myself along the way when things get tough.  Make no mistake, as a young, black, female entrepreneur coming from a ‘disadvantaged’ background in South Africa pursuing the type of dreams I have, mine has not been an easy road.  But I chose this path because I believe in myself and my ideas. And I believe that I have a truth and perspective that only I can share with the world. And I knew early on in life that I wouldn’t be able to achieve t

Imagine meeting a complete stranger and feeling like you’ve known them forever. Imagine loving and enjoying that stranger’s company so much that you both decide to share the rest of your days together. This is an amazing blessing that should be treasured and nourished.  What is Love? To me, love is about accepting your partner wholeheartedly. Loving them for their beauty and their flaws. I know from experience that the best gift you can ever give to someone is to love them unconditionally.   Secondly, something we all value and hold dear to our hearts; honesty and trust. The only way you can build this in your relationship is through open and vulnerable communication.  And through absolute (and sometimes brutal) honesty. You have to be willing to practice truth and vulnerability when you’re in a relationship.  How to Practice and Live Truth in Your Relationship I’ve found that being honest about the smallest things can teach you a lot about the person you’re with, and raise y

I start each day with a to-do list. It could have as much as 10 items on it, or as few as five. And I’ve experienced so many benefits from this life-saving practice, such as:   To-do lists help me to stay focused because they enable me to keep track of my dreams and goals. If my dreams and goals are a big watermelon, then my daily to-do list would be like cutting it into small chunks of digestible pieces. Writing a to-do list is a practice that brings my dreams closer and makes them more practical. Having a to-do list helps to keep me more focused, as it works as an external reminder of my goals and tasks that I need to perform in order to achieve those big goals. A to-do list also makes me accountable for the promises that I make to myself, and there’s no better feeling than ticking off as many tasks as possible on my list.  Now that's what I call productivity!  DOWNSIDE Hard as I try, I’m not always able to complete the items on my to-do list and that’s something that I