Self Development 2/2

"A word after a word after a word is power."

- Margaret Atwood

Refilwe

Dec 30, 20244 min read

My 2024 Reading List

The biggest misconception about life is wanting to achieve something but not putting in the work to actually see it come to fruition. We...

Refilwe

Dec 2, 20244 min read

When God’s timing disrupts your plans

What joy is it when your plans get disrupted by the move of God?

Reasons why you should screw it and just do it: lessons from my July reads

Refilwe

Jul 21, 20243 min read

Reasons why you should screw it and just do it: lessons from my July reads

Greatest lessons from my July reads

Refilwe

Jul 13, 20242 min read

Things you need to know this July

An unexpected journey: The Adventures With Bontle story

Refilwe

Jul 7, 20244 min read

An unexpected journey: The Adventures With Bontle story

The untold story of one of Africa's youngest authors.

6 valuable lessons to seal first half of the year

Refilwe

Jul 1, 20244 min read

6 valuable lessons to seal first half of the year

I’m sure you’ll agree “time goes by real fast” is an understatement of a phrase. I can’t believe today is officially the beginning of the...

Refilwe

May 1, 20244 min read

Gratitude amidst a mayday season

9 years ago on this day, 1 May, my family and I were getting ready to take a dreadful trip to the homelands to go bury my darling mother....

9-on-9: key highlights from the Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

Refilwe

Mar 22, 20246 min read

9-on-9: key highlights from the Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

“The emancipation of women is not merely a charitable act but a fundamental necessity for societal progress.” Samora Machel 8 March...

Navigating life through the lens of loss: things I’m relearning about life

Refilwe

Feb 25, 20243 min read

Navigating life through the lens of loss: things I’m relearning about life

Navigating life through the lens of loss.

Valentine's Day: Is it a Celebration of Love or an all-sorts Contest?

Refilwe

Feb 19, 20244 min read

Valentine's Day: Is it a Celebration of Love or an all-sorts Contest?

Since the beginning of February, Bontle has been all talk about Valentine’s Day and who is whose valentines at school, etc. During these...

Refilwe

Feb 17, 20223 min read

Thinking of giving up?

We’ve all enthusiastically started out on something and just when we hit what seems to be the first stumbling block, we are so...

30 views1 comment

Refilwe

Feb 9, 20223 min read

Growing pains

When we set goals, we do so from a deep yearning of wanting to be more than what we are presently.

19 views2 comments

Refilwe

Jan 24, 20224 min read

What in the balance?

New year, same old. Same old. Right? Not entirely! As the year progresses, holidays over with back to school and work pressures mounting,...

38 views2 comments

Refilwe

Jan 10, 20223 min read

Why are you so assumptious?

An assumptious person makes a lot of assumptions, period. The Oxford Dictionary defines assumptions as: “a thing that is accepted as true...

64 views2 comments

Are you an active participant in creating the life you want?

Refilwe

Jan 2, 20222 min read

Are you an active participant in creating the life you want?

“You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.” - Elizabeth Gilbert It’s that time of the year when...

51 views2 comments

Refilwe

Dec 9, 20213 min read

Sizing up God

Most times it is because we are afraid that we are just big dreamers but nothing will really come to fruition. We label our dreams as ...

36 views0 comments

Refilwe

Nov 1, 20212 min read

Cultivating a winning mindset

Is what's on your mind holding you from achieving your goals?

67 views2 comments

Refilwe

Sep 13, 20214 min read

Pruning season, OUCH!

Ever wondered why the pruning #season can be so harsh and aggressive? When trees and plants get pruned, I can only imagine how naked and...

29 views0 comments

10 lessons from Andy Andrews’ The Little Things: Why you really SHOULD sweat the small stuff

Refilwe

Jun 29, 20212 min read

10 lessons from Andy Andrews’ The Little Things: Why you really SHOULD sweat the small stuff

Ever picked up a book and as you read through the preface and introduction, you start thinking twice about picking it? Well, this was me...

38 views0 comments

Refilwe

Apr 3, 20211 min read

Unlearning

For as long as I can remember, I've struggled with insecurities. I've struggled with this feeling of not being enough. Not quite good...

8 views0 comments

Refilwe Ramatlhodi Ndhlovu

"A word after a word after a word is power."

- Margaret Atwood

Let's Connect

Newsletter sign-up