Treasuring Humanity

Treasuring Humanity Power story by Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha, a linguist working in a diplomatic mission in New Delhi, founder of Mil Baant Ke (Sharing with Dignity), writer and author of the book Dream Keeper: A Poetography Ensemble (www.binko.in)   I have been practising Nichirin Daishonin’s Buddhism for many years, resulting in…

A drop, an ocean, and waves in between

A drop, an ocean, and waves in between by Tanja Bogataj, Leadership and Transformational Coach, Founder of #bepowerfulandfree  I’m reflecting back today on my last 4 years, and the last year of #bepowerfulandfree journey. I feel grateful, with deep sense of our interconnectedness, and impact. I’d define a journey as…

The 5 Pillars of Humanity

The 5 Pillars of Humanity Power story by Subhe Mustafa, Director of Market Leaders (https://www.market-leader.org) Since the days of Gilgamesh, passing by the Greeks, and stopping at the modern station of Jean Paul Sartre, powerful individuals have embarked on repetitive-with-variation Odysseys; they all, I presume, attempted the answer the questions:…

Navigating FearFul and FearLess

Navigating FearFul and FearLess  by Tanja Bogataj Leadership and Transformational Coach and Consultant | Founder and Practitioner of #bepowerfulandfree approach | Host of #bepowerfulandfree Platform One of the things that I’m grateful for working with high achievers and people who are focused on constant growth and improvement is the opportunity to…

A Serendipitous Life of Happy Chances

A Serendipitous Life of Happy Chances by Dr. Kalpana Gopalan (IAS, Practitioner, scholar, policymaker, author and mother) How do I encapsulate a lifetime in five minutes? I searched for a word to describe my life to you… and it is … SERENDIPITY. Almost as long as I have known, it…

Living my life – Rising up to serve its purpose

Living my life – Rising up to serve its purpose by Tanja Bogataj #bepowerfulandfree ‘No bird soars too high if it soars on his/her own wings.’ William Blake One of the things that keeps my inner smile is the knowing that I’ve managed to keep that inner childlike innocent sense…

#bepowerfulandfree 1-2-3 MAGIC

  “You know what, f… it, just do it! It’s yours. It’s you. You just need to start, then you’ll develop it.”    (excerpt from #bepowerfulandfree blog post, April 2, 2019,  https://www.bepowerfulandfree.com/re-commit-continue-being-powerful-free/)     It’s been quite a journey last 3 years of #bepowerfulandfree, and we keep on keeping on, learning…

Change is Opportunity

Change is Opportunity Leadership through embracing change, story by Yvonne Busisiwe Kgame (JBK Consulting, www.ybkconsulting.co.za,  www.infinitegrace.co.za)   “THE REAL VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY CONSISTS NOT IN SEEKING OF NEW LANDSCAPES BUT IN HAVING NEW EYES.” Marcel Proust An unforgettable moment in the history of my life is this vast and magnificent journey…

To co-create we first need to put it out there

To co-create we first need to put it out there by Susanne Staton (Ms Susanne, Brand Ambassador | Social Entrepreneur) Scenario: Imagine sitting down and writing a letter to everyone on the planet that will not be opened and read for 25 years. It’s an expression of what you hope…

The Audacity of Hope

The Audacity of Hope (Story about my journey by Tlaki Nyantumba, Member of FWoC, Wavemaker SA) How does one keep hoping for a better tomorrow? How does one keep the faith, when life is constantly subjecting You to a point of giving up, When your faith is like a thread, Your…