Share When the ashes clear from this economic Armageddon, the only organizations left standing will be the ones that actually stand for something. Without a purpose that improves people’s lives, and contributes to the greater good, organizations will struggle. Roy M Spence, from “It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For”
Share Thought of the day: If the success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do, how would I be? What would I do? – R. Buckminster Fuller
Share “To be frightened of [the unknown] is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. It’s all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it’s unknown and it’s plain sailing. Everything is unknown…” – John Lennon Children ask a lot of questions. They are always asking. They are unafraid to [...]
Share I’m going to be 30 in a few months time. I’m big on birthdays. My new year begins every November on my birthday, rather than on January 1st so I am very reflective in the lead up to it. This birthday feels big. It feels like the beginning of adulthood. One thing I’ve realized [...]
Share You may have asked yourself the question above at some point. You know, you are at work and the guy who is the Managing Partner of your firm doesn’t seem to be anything special to you. Yet, he’s the Managing Partner, making wayyy more money than you, with way more power and influence. Or [...]
Share “When somebody asks you to be realistic, they’re asking you to compromise your ideals, your dreams. Never compromise your dreams. Never.” – Robert Mack
Share There should be a law that prohibits people from not being fully themselves. If you are not being your total wonderful magnificent self, you receive a fine. Well, actually you already receive a natural type of fine when you’re not being who you really are. You know how you feel inside when you shrink [...]
Share Wow. Hmmm… This is probably the most self-revelatory blog post I have ever written. And it’s hard. I’m scared. And I’m doing it anyway. In 5 months time, I’ll be 30. I’m big on birthdays. For some it’s just a number. To me, another year is another milestone, a time to create something new [...]
Share Africa has been on my mind a lot today. One reason is that one of my closest friends is getting married in Kenya and I’m not there. The second is that another good friend is currently on a plane on the way to Johannesburg for the World Cup in South Africa. I said last [...]
Share One of my dilemmas in life has been that I am multi-talented and multi-dimensional. A strange dilemma perhaps, but a dilemma nonetheless. It’s one that I have struggled with and suffered over…until now. My ‘issue’ has been that I’m entrepreneurial, creative, a thinker, analytical, I can speak well, write well, think well, I play [...]
