by Julie Kennedy | Mar 29, 2017
I was looking for an inspirational speaker for the monthly networking event of the Women’s Business Initiative International and came across Accountant and Financial analyst Marian Koek. Marian has worked for years as Senior Accountant and Financial analyst and...
by Julie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2017
February 13th 2017 saw an enthusiastic group of civil servants, NLP practitioners , managers, friends and interested people gather at the beautiful offices of CAOP on the Lange Voorhout, to witness the launch of Joan Hoexum’s book ’”Tomorrow is Today”. For 20 years a...
by Julie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2017
With all the soul searching I have been undergoing resulting in my recent decision to seperate from my loving husband of 20 years, I have been thinking a lot about the nature of relationships and our sacrosanct concept of soul mate and partner for life. Slipping on...
by Julie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2017
Daunting!!! Once upon a time… I wanted to write a book, but am finding it overwhelming whereas a blog is a good start. My idea is to try and be sane (notice I do not say “remain”sane!) by downloading thoughts and emotions, sometimes light, sometimes...
by Julie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2017
February 2003: Impossible to leave our three year posting in Uganda without tracking the Gorillas: so here we are. By 8am Erik-Jan and I are about to set out in our best safari gear to brave hours of tracking in sweltering conditions, slithering in foul smelling...
by Julie Kennedy | Feb 17, 2017
The other day at table, my 17 year old son commented on how glad he was not to be a woman. Glad not to have to go through childbirth, periods, hair dramas etc..Fair enough. But it made ME realize how much I would have missed not being a woman. Yes, childbirth was...