If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?

If so, I’ll do what the sound financial advice says and pay myself first. Once I am on firm ground, I will go to the people around me most in need.

What would your life be like without music?

Absent of total deafness, I think life always has music. The birds, the rhythmic sounds of footsteps, voices we hear from those around us.

Because there’s never a truly silent moment in everyday life, music is always there to be found.

Yet, without the regular kind of music, I don’t know if adjustment would be easy. However, we have always thrived as humans, and I don’t think the absence of the regular will stop us.

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.

I can’t cook to save my life, and it’s amazing I’ve survived this long without learning the basics of feeding myself.

Wait, I can fix myself an egg, and probably braai some meat, so I might survive.

My biggest failure is probably not giving the kitchen enough time to grow on me.

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

We all start out as babies, depending on our family, if we’re that lucky, or those people who love us enough to take care of us. As we grow older, we grow more independent and can complete tasks on our own.

We however remain part of the community of humans and rely on each other in various ways. Despite our many qualities, we however don’t know how to read each other’s minds. Therefore, it’s necessary to communicate and to ask where we need help.

Too many times, I’ve not asked for the help I needed when I needed it. And that, more often than not, has held me back. It’s important to realise that we become more effective when we go from independent to interdependent.

How often do you walk or run?

For years, I struggled to exercise regularly until running found ms about 6 years ago. Now I love running, and get to strip up my laces 3 to 4 times a week. I don’t walk nearly enough, so that is an area of improvement.

I definitely feel lucky that I can wake up and run with minimal hustle, so I try to maximise that opportunity.