https://oliviasambo.site123.me2020-05-19 06:17:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/i-am-sooo-over-lockdown-right-now2020-02-21 04:19:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/i-thought-money-would-bring-me-happiness-but-then-the-cat-stole-my-creamHow changing your priorities can lead to fulfilment2018-12-06 12:14:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/hello-anyone-seen-god-latelyGod has given us a spirit of power, love and a sane mind. Yet we entrust our power to those who know exactly how to abuse it2018-12-04 05:48:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/know-thine-self-in-businessBeing successful in life and in business starts with getting to know who you are.2018-12-04 05:24:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/the-mistakes-that-came-back-to-bite-usThere's no avoiding making mistakes in business. Some are painful, others are costly but in the end you learn from them all.2018-12-04 05:05:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/there-is-no-easy-way-to-successThe road to success is a long, winding, rocky road scattered with broken hearts, broken dreams and broken promises. There will be unexpected victories and great achievements but it takes vision, sheer guts, hard work and supernatural determination to reach your goals.2018-12-03 19:04:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/if-everything-else-fails-runRunning has a way of empowering you beyond your expectations.2018-12-03 18:53:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/your-documents-i-presumeFocus on your business. Then do do the paperwork. Make the money, build your business, then worry about the documents2018-12-03 18:29:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/when-death-steals-your-heart-awayNothing can prepare you for the loss of your dad. Nothing can it make it better for the first few months. You will lose yourself, you will be shattered. But in the end you will be okay.2017-04-18 14:08:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/how-to-make-lemons-of-gratitude-when-life-throws-you-with-bitter-orangesYou have so much to be grateful for in your life. For a long time, I wanted to vomit when someone told me that. My first question would be grateful for what? Grateful for not having enough money? Grateful for living for pay check to pay check? Grateful for life’s disappointments? And so, I could list everything I wasn’t grateful for because life really sucks at times....2017-04-17 12:37:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/when-rock-bottom-wants-to-convince-you-life-has-lost-is-shineLosing my dad, my home and my income in one year brought me to this place called rock bottom. Having to uproot my children and take them away from all that was familiar to them was heartbreaking. Not being able to afford even the most basic things was a new low that I’ve never experienced before. Seeing the despair and the hopelessness of my husband was like dying a painful quiet death every day.2017-04-14 12:42:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/when-you-hit-rock-bottom-and-life-start-whispering-hope-in-your-earsI lost my home, my income and my dad in one year and I thought I would not survive. Then having to start all over again from scratch with absolutely nothing was another blow. I was battling really hard to make sense of it and had to dig deep to find answers. Through the pain and the anger I learnt some very valuable lessons that helped to move forward, not in giant leaps but in tiny baby steps.2017-04-13 14:05:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/when-happiness-wants-you-to-keep-it-simple-and-you-keep-on-complicating-itI want to be happy”, she proclaimed boldly to herself and to the world. “Ah, but what does it means to be happy”, the old wise woman asked. “ Just to be happy, you know, to feel good about myself and about life”.2017-04-01 12:50:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/now-is-the-timeThis is my country. And I never knew how much I loved it until it came under serious threat from the very person who swore to protect it. And I am angry, very angry that he thinks that he can get away with it. Now is the time to let our voices be heard. Now is the time to get united a nation and fight for South Africa. This is our country and we deserve better.2017-03-13 13:19:00https://oliviasambo.site123.me/blog/how-faith-changed-my-life-once-i-began-to-seek-to-understand-itFaith is a state of mind, a way of life, an unshakeable and absolute belief in the power and the goodness of God. Faith is a place where in the midst of chaos, heartache and disappointment, you stand firm while things are falling apart all around you. It’s when you realise you have Jesus in the boat while the storm is raging.