by SALDaTI | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog
Steel Magnolia was established on 10th March 2021. The business name, Steel, was inspired by the love of making steel furniture and represents the husband and owner, Heindrich Mienie, and Magnolia, ‘the spiritual name’ given to wife and co-owner, Nolene Mienie. So,...
by SALDaTI | Feb 6, 2022 | Blog
“A negative thinker gives up when confronted with difficulty, but an optimist rises to the occasion when the going gets tough.” – Norman Vincent Peale Optimism is a choice I do count my blessings, but probably not often enough. One of those blessings is being...
by SALDaTI | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” – Michelangelo On the day that I closed my office for the Festive Season break, two things happened to me...
by SALDaTI | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog
“Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. But with sound self-confidence you can succeed.” – Norman Vincent Peale The power of self-talk Self-motivation is probably the most...
by SALDaTI | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog
For the last 10 months, I have dedicated most of my time to writing “Conquering my NeMEsis – Stepping Stones to Successful Self-leadership”. The main reason why I wrote this book, is to remind all of us that hope and our ability to handle life’s knocks lie within each...
by SALDaTI | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog
Last year I finished the first half-century of my time on earth, which is something that I am grateful for. Something else that I also appreciate, is the realisation that comes at this age where a lot of the “stuff” that was só important to me earlier in my life, no...