Living the Dream

When I was younger one of my dreams was to be on TV or Radio.
For those who have followed my blog will know that I wanted to follow through with this dream this year. I went for an audition this month to be a presenter for a forthcoming programme on national tv and was succesful.
This [...]

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The Devil Wears Prada

Ok this film is great. The one liners come quick and fast. Absolutely great.
I sat with a native of Atlanta, Georgia who knew the lines, one by one, especially Meryl Streeps. Including the following
“The details of your incompetence do not interest me.”
“By all means move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me”
“Andrea, [...]

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Eastside Young Leaders Academy

Last week I had the privilege of attending the EastSide Young Leaders Academy (EYLA) in Newham. Run by ex prison governer Ray Lewis, the leadership academy was formed by a desire of Ray to stem the tide of young, undisciplined men being detained by Her Majesty’s service.
I had the privilege of meeting Ray at a [...]

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Thank You

To all the friends and subscribers who gave me feedback on this new look blog.
I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
Notes to self:
1) Use correct grammar.
2) Have photos or picture of myself on the home page.

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Souled Out!

Tonight I will be hosting and evening of inspirational gospel music.
The venue is Hackney Central, the cost £10 and doors open from 8pm.

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Peter Jones

I went to Varsity Pitch last night at the SAID Business School, Oxford University.
The event was hosted by the Entrepreneur clubs of Oxford and Cambridge University and had a panel of business people including Martha Lane Fox (lastminute.com), Michael Birch (Bebo.com), Jim Lawn (Microsoft UK), Ian Lobley (3i) and Peter Jones (Dragon’s Den).
Its kind of [...]

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I Am So Angry

Sack that. I am pissed. Really, really pissed and I make no apologies for it.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about reparations to Africa for slavery. For me I am a bit more conservative in my thinking and rather than trying to work out payments to countries who suffered from slavery, allow such [...]

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Work | CV Masterclass

It’s amazing how poorly written so many CV’s are.
Bad spelling. Poor grammar. Totally missing the point that the CV should be a tool to market you as a person and get you an interview in front of a potential employer. I often review CVs for students and professionals and sometimes it is very scary. Ignoring [...]

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Africa Must Fix Itself

So writes the author Emeka Okafor on his blog Africa Unchained. Commenting on an article from Andrew Mwenda in the WashingtonPost, he quotes
More aid to Africa, whether it comes from the West or China, should not give us too much hope because, at root, foreign aid is an ineffective instrument that distorts recipients’ incentives for [...]

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A Black President

Lovely idea. Lots of soundbites.Would love to see him on Capitol Hill.
Honest opinion???He hasn’t got a hope in hell.
He hasn’t got enough experience as a Senator.Someone will bump him before he gets there.Senator Clinton is way too powerful.
Nice idea though.

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