JP runs a carpet cleaning business. We decided to aim for corporate facilities managers. We focused on the health aspect. I added a bit of quirkiness to it by talking about his creepiest project ever. I think this JP’s LinkedIn profile hits the mark. Summary Deep cleaning done right. Helping health-conscious facility managers and home-owners […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 50/365 Imagine that you’re a contender in a game called life and that the world is your gymnasium. We’ve been taught that our job is to play the game to win. I don’t know about you, but I haven’t been winning at business, love and life a lot lately. And […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 49/365 Millions of people believe that Charles Darwin coined the phrase, “survival of the fittest.” It was actually philosopher Herbet Spencer who coined it five years after reading Darwin’s Origin of Species. What Darwin actually said was, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most […]
Shelly holds the accountant/bookkeeper seat within our BNI Chapter, located in Fourways. Her company is called Figured Out, which is a brilliant name for what she does. We wanted to create a LinkedIn profile that wouldn’t look like a boring balance sheet. SummaryHelping you figure out your finances. Accountability partner for growth. Accountant. Bookkeeper. Business […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 48/365 I saw Joey Evans’s presentation “From Para to Dakar” at The Tryst in Woodmead on Tuesday night. It’s a powerful story about how a terrible motorcycle accident left him a paraplegic with no chance of walking again. Through grit, belief, an unbelievable ability to endure pain and the support […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 47/365 I’m that guy. When I see that the robot is red I slow down so that I can catch it as it turns green. All in the effort to avoid the beggar. And, if I am confronted by the beggar (damn you red robot), I do that verkakte, patronising […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 46/365 Me: I’m imperfect, fractured and a failure. God: Where’d you hear that? Me: I just know. When I go on Facebook I see the perfect lives of everyone. God: Aren’t you just cute? They think the same about your life. May I tell you a story? Me: You’re God. […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 45/365 I remember my first trip to Italy and the amazing food. I battled with the food at first. For decades, I ruined my taste buds with all the sauces I put on my food like tomato sauce, Tabasco, and chilly sauce. I was used to * All Gold Tomato […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 44/365 Are you in marketing and sales (or any human endeavour for that matter) and struggling and failing to achieve your outcomes? The clue may lie in the word ‘outcomes’. Outcomes are the language of business. We set targets, and we need to achieve them so that we can make […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 43/365 I’m spending a month at Zawia Ebrahim, a spiritual retreat nestled in Walker Fruit Farms on the way to Vereeniging. I practised prayer, meditation, and journaling at the retreat from 2015 to 2017 and still visit it regularly. It is my spiritual home. It never changes, it is like […]