How to back yourself and follow your calling
I set out this morning to work on my goals and my direction for the year and in the process, spent time watching and making notes on Ray Dalio’s excellent book, Principles. He seems to be a very good man and his 30 minute video, called Principles for Success, was very...How to keep your word.
Late last night, I was invited to watch a day at the cricket at Newlands tomorrow by a friend, to watch South Africa versus Pakistan. My wife agreed that this would work and I hastily agreed with my daughters that I would cook breakfast in the morning before I went...
A seven-minute exercise routine that really works.
I first came across this seven-minute exercise routine in 2013 and have more or less been doing it ever since, sometimes with longer gaps than others, but it’s been great to revisit the original article and be reminded of the power and benefits of this great and SHORT...Rules are for the guidance of the wise…
It’s 23h37 and I am sitting down to write today’s blog. I scarcely know what to write – not because nothing has happened, but more because I am trying to decide what to write. I have been procrastinating furiously. I guess there is no better place to start than...Why trying to focus on goals doesn’t work and here’s what to do about it
In the last few days I have been doing my usual process of reflecting on the year gone by and planning for the year ahead. I have been doing it for years.I have had my successes and failures over the years, but to be honest, I don’t think I have EVER achieved a goal I...
How to be inspired
Last Sunday I went for to see my friend Len. We drunk beer – quarts (mine was a Zamalek) – and chatted about stuff like poetry, books, music and martial arts. I walked away with two books, one of them being Solitude, by Michael Harris. I politely took it...
Why stories are so powerful
Last week, I was driving on the freeway from Cape Town city centre to my office in Claremont, a drive of about 20 minutes. It was a beautiful, cloudless, Friday afternoon and the traffic was building up but was still relatively free-moving, travelling at about 50 km/h...
The Benefits and Opportunities of ‘Screwing up.’
I screwed up recently. I was the guest speaker at a networking event. The topic was about story telling in the sales process. Stories were told, hearts were bared, tears were shed and laughter was had. Then I screwed it up. Properly. I took it upon myself to say...
How to introduce yourself so that you stick in peoples’ minds…
When we are asked what we do, most of us giving boring answers. Consider this approach next time you are asked. You’ll probably come over as far more interesting, able to help other and make more money in the process.
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- Rules are for the guidance of the wise…
- Why trying to focus on goals doesn’t work and here’s what to do about it
- How to be inspired
- Why stories are so powerful
- The Benefits and Opportunities of ‘Screwing up.’
- How to introduce yourself so that you stick in peoples’ minds…
