As some of you might know I am a Laureus Sport for Good South Africa ambassador. Laureus South Africa turned twenty years old this year and we spent some time at Sun City to reflect on the last twenty years and what has been achieved. Laureus Sport for Good was founded by Johan Rupert and Nelson Mandela as patrons launched…
As we rapidly make our way to the December holidays, I am always reminded that these holidays are always filled with conflicting emotions. On the one hand people celebrate Christmas and getting together as a family, and on the other hand people are mourning the loss of friends and family members. On December 25 we celebrate the most important date…
When I was a student Benjamin Franklin’s now famous quote “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail” is one of my favourite quotes. I think, because I spent so many years in boarding school, I enjoy structure and routine. At times I feel it becomes a bit debilitating as I don’t do impulsive things often enough. Sometimes the…
As we head into the silly season, I always feel that people get more and more burnt out as another year is coming to an end. COVID has taught us many things but the most important lesson it taught us, is that we must take nothing for granted. I think I can speak for everybody when I say that most…
In the last few weeks, I have really been battling to stay positive. I think we all underestimate how negative load shedding can make you. To be honest I feel that no riots, weak rand or corruption makes our nation as negative as load shedding does As I am sitting on a plane writing this blog, I feel that we…
The Oxford Dictionary says aspiration is “a hope or ambition of achieving something”. To hope that you will achieve something will only remain a hope if you don’t actively pursue a dedicated plan to reach that goal. Without an action plan nothing will happen, and people will continue to hope and dream. When you set your plan in place it…
