Looking to lose weight? Think a happy thought before you eat. A new study shows food and mood don’t just rhyme. “People use food either to maintain or regain a good mood; if you’re already in a good mood, you tend to eat more healthfully than in a bad mood, ” says Dr  Brian Wansink, … Read more
When I was 18, I made a decision to avoid scales as much as possible. I wasn’t fat. Quite the opposite. But paying close attention to the tiny shifts in my weight from one day to the next was making me unhappy. I also hated feeling hungry all the time, which was what was required to … Read more
Here’s a practical, inspiring plan to get yourself set up in business for your next decade, courtesy of entrepreneur and small business coach Ryan James Lock. Building a decent business requires a careful strategy and choices about how to manage your resources, like money. Although Ryan advocates being something of a party-pooper in order to … Read more
If you want to avoid strike action that could cripple your business, start by using an experienced negotiator. Union representatives might not have postgraduate degrees in law but they probably know more than you do about labour legislation and, importantly, how to use it to full advantage. Â In this third in a series on SA … Read more
Smart money has been moving into Pioneer Foods shares lately, attracted by April’s appointment of Phil Roux. Roux was on the top team at Tiger Brands, running the consumer brands business which generates roughly half that group’s revenue. His switch to Pioneer to replace long-time CEO Andre Hanekom was interpreted as a coup for the … Read more
When my enforced “gardening leave” started last October, I took the advice of an old friend who’d been there, done that. Entrepreneur Jannie Mouton, who started again at 50 and has built a fabulous lifestyle and an amazing business in the last 15 years, shares in his book that after he was fired he spent … Read more
