I was thinking about North and South America the other day as one does when one is sitting in Benoni at a Spur restaurant. For some reason I was thinking about why North America was ‘wealthy’ and that South America wasn’t. One is ‘first world’ and the other is well … ‘third world’. I have […]
It was when I was rereading Etsko Schuitema’s Intent: Exploring the Core of Being Human the other day that I came across this aphorism: Attention is Superior to Intention. Eckhart Tolle made the same observation when he said, “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus on […]
Do you ever feel guilty when you’re selfish? You know, when you do something just for you? I did. If I wasn’t putting my family first, going to bat for my clients 100% and slaving away to make sure that everyone in my ecosystem was ok, then I felt guilty. This was up until I came to […]
I’m sure you know that Cecil John Rhode’s statue was recently removed from the Cape Town University because of a whole bunch of issues including being a colonialist and messing up everyone’s lives. And, it looks like the activists have their eyes on Paul Kruger’s statue too. I don’t want to get into they why’s and wherefores of the […]
In my line of work employee engagement is a big deal. And, the question on every leader’s lips is, “How do I get my people to come to work for more than a paycheque”. Leaders are struggling with and failing to figure out how to get their employees to come to work for something bigger […]
Are you an addict? If you live for your next Facebook ‘like’, the ding on your phone that says, “You’ve got mail” and if you’re constantly checking and responding to every update on your social media profiles, you may be. And, it is probably not your fault. The problem sits with an intoxicating chemical that […]
I don’t know about you, but sometimes there is so much noise in my head. There’s so much noise in my environment. If it is not the dogs fighting, checking my Facebook profile, paying bills, worrying about my job, then it’s something else. There’s always noise. And, it appears that we encourage noise. We’re always […]
Book Review: Antifragile How to Live in a World We Dont Understand by Nassim Nicholas Taleb My rating: 5 of 5 stars Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder is a great follow on from Taleb’s The Black Swan. The Impact of the Highly Improbable. I’ve learned a lot from Antifragile, but will only cover one or […]
Book Review: INFLUENCE The Psychology of Persuasion – Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.d. As a student I used to sell jewellery at various country shows like the Rand Show, Pretoria Show, Pineapple Festival, East London and the like. There was no sales training. It was intuition, gut feel and a lot of seat of your pants, […]
The focus on rights cultivates the psychology of a victim in the self and breeds a worldview of entitlement.