Blogs & Insights From Mama Gold
The Psychology of Winning
Last week, when Shereen Hunter spoke so deeply and so honestly about the psychology of winning, it really resonated with me. It wasn't just what she said, it was the raw honesty and the heart-felt vulnerability with which she told her story.
As a previous Woman of Stature nominee, she did not win an award the night of that Gala event that year.
She was honest about it. She had to navigate some disappointment, but her true win came in a very different and profound way.
The Power Of Teams
Today I want to explore another critical element of thought leadership that I found so inspiring in Rich Mulholland's recently-launched book, "Relentless Relevance".
A Tribute to Teams
People often ask me, “To what do you attribute your success as a serial entrepreneur?”
It is an interesting question. My husband and I have six companies/collaborative ventures between us. We are both serial entrepreneurs. And along the tumultuous road of the past 26 years, we have both learnt massive lessons.
But the three things that I attribute most to the success of some of our companies, alongside the hard-learned failures of joint ventures, are these…
The Wisdom of the Mountains
I recently attended the Global Speakers Summit in Bali. It was a bucket list experience, hearing from some of the top speakers in the world, many of whom have been professional speakers for 20 – 30 years.
As a “soul speaker,” one speaker really stood out at the convention, even among all the accomplished speakers.
World of Assumptions
Last week, my global Public Relations company asked me whether I would comment on the headline statement that read, “We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others”. It was a headline extracted from a speech made by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the United Nations.
I responded by saying, “I think that is too controversial for me to comment on.”
