Q: What if your obsession with learning is actually holding you back? I read a recent email from Ali Abdaal, the doctor-turned-YouTube-educator with 6M+ followers. ( If you don't follow him yet, you should, especially if you are a productivity geek like me) The...
Some weeks, I feel like a magician juggling flaming swords - except I’m not on stage. I’m a husband. A dad. I run two businesses and a startup. I lead a team. I coach others. And I try to be present in my community. Sound...
This week, I got asked to do something I didn’t take lightly. We were commissioned to design a strategy presentation for the CEO and business unit directors of a multibillion-rand business. That’s not just a deck but a boardroom moment that can and will shape the...
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗧𝗡 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. I’ve just finished supporting the 9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference in Stellenbosch, and in 20 years of working events, this one easily ranks as one of the most fascinating. In attendance, some of the most...
Let’s be honest: most entrepreneurs are still following a broken playbook. Come up with an idea Fall in love with idea ( who wouldn’t it’s your idea!) Procrastinate for weeks, months or years… Or Get really excited and launch straight into building something, this...
The Untold Story of My Entrepreneurial Journey Even when I’m on holiday, on occasion, you’ll still catch me sneaking in a bit of work. Not because I have to, but because I love what I do. This photo taken by my wife, was me sneaking in a little work before the kids...
Life’s Not a Game—But These 20 Cheat Codes Sure Help Some lessons take a decade to learn. Others… you hear once, and they click. This post is about those. Not the dramatic, but the small, powerful truths that make life eaiser, work smarter, and help you show up...
For 20 years, I have danced that awkward tango: me owning the business vs. the business owning me. And if I’m honest… for a while, I lost. My days were jammed with operations. Personal time? A luxury I couldn’t "afford." I wasn’t running my life - my business was....
Bring me new business models.” Those five words from Satya Nadella aren’t just a leadership challenge, they’re a blueprint for the future. For most businesses, innovation means new tech, new campaigns, or new features. But if you're serious about sustainable growth,...
Let’s be honest – most business communication is bloated. We ramble. We assume. We throw slides together and hope they land.But clarity isn’t a “nice to have”—it’s a competitive advantage. I recently listened to Matt Abrahams‘ 200th episode of Think Fast, Talk...
