1.0Thebe Bloghttps://www.thebe.co.za/thebeblogstratitudehttps://www.thebe.co.za/thebeblog/author/stratitude/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KRhW5rdnrB"><a href="https://www.thebe.co.za/thebeblog/2016/12/thebe-excellence-awards-2016/">Thebe Excellence Awards 2016</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.thebe.co.za/thebeblog/2016/12/thebe-excellence-awards-2016/embed/#?secret=KRhW5rdnrB" width="600" height="338" title="“Thebe Excellence Awards 2016” — Thebe Blog" data-secret="KRhW5rdnrB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.thebe.co.za/thebeblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/0026_Thebe-Excellence-Awards-2016-10.jpg22881520It was a magical night. Our 150 guests looked stunning, all dressed in black and gold. The theme for the night focused on the number eight as it was our eighth awards ceremony. It’s a powerful number that carries connotations to infinity, longevity, balance, decision making, abundance and power. The theme set the tone not