Archive : Leading Thoughts

After a frantic morning’s work on Saturday at the Old Biscuit Mill I headed off with the wife in the direction of the Fan Walk in Cape Town to catch up with my three locusts who had been trekking the route from a few hours earlier. Apart from a few traffic scares, we made it as far as the CTICC and entered the ranks of swarms of soccer fans on their way towards the stadium.

I’ve always thought that we should learn more about our passion for sport and how we could possibly harness that for our greater good once the event or game was over. This whole FIFA world cup thing has just reminded me again how important it is. We lost the chance to really thrive off the Rugby World Cup 15 years ago. I trust we won’t let that happen again this time.

In a recent poll on this site I asked what you thought led to success. 54% of you believe it comes from FINDING YOUR PASSION. 31% say it is because of a good plan and 15% believe it is mostly from working hard. There is no doubt that all three areas have a great influence on success, and in truth it is a blend of all of them that will ensure a positive result or outcome for you. It is interesting [...]

I am sure you’ve experienced shock before. It could be some unexpected news, a tragic event, or a dissapointment that you personally were not ready for. This past week, I was again reminded how fragile and precious life is. The passing of a famous South African rugby player (Rueben Kruger), was a shock to many fans, after his courageous battle with cancer. He was roughly the same age as me, [...]

So, if you’ve ever had to endure the almost biblical length of time to actually get a Telkom agent to answer a call, you will no doubt be just a little miffed when right at the end, (of time almost), and with your query completely screwed up with no possible solution in sight, when the agent turns around and says, “How can I be of excellent service to you?” The truth is at that moment, [...]