August is women’s month in South Africa and there is a very good reason why women get a month for society to reflect on how important they are in our society. I am sometimes horrified by the way women are treated in this country. Gender-based violence has become a pandemic of epic proportions and yet we sit back and hardly…
In life you get natural leaders that can motivate people by the shear brilliance in public speaking. Martin Luther King Jnr, Abraham Lincoln, Margaret Thatcher, Adolf Hitler and one hundred more. They had the ability to get up on a stage and make people believe in what they said, even if it wasn’t true. I certainly wasn’t one of those,…
In Leadership is a highly debated topic with millions of books being written about what constitutes effective leadership. I want to make it very clear that I don’t have any formal degree in leadership. I have however captained many teams and I can possibly claim a “pavement degree” for having years of experience. Leadership Styles There are four clear leadership…
I am not a specialist in treating mental health issues, but I have had various setbacks, injuries and tragedies in my life. Today I would like to share a few tips from my personal life experiences that will hopefully help you overcome a few of life’s personal and professional setbacks. In rugby, we say “use it or lose it” and…
Murphy’s Law says that if I can go wrong, it will but I have never seen the negative side rather the positive. In October 2022 I started playing the wonderful new game called Padel which is a combination of tennis and squash. If you haven’t tried it then please do yourself a favor and try it out. The third time…
Every sports team, company or business venture set goals for the short term and for the long term. The reason why those entities set goals is because they want to measure their success against something and without a goal that is not possible. In 1997 I was playing in my second season as a contracted player and I had the…
