I was at a function many years ago for the launch of a new vehicle. One of the speakers, who had the duty of opening the Champagne by way of a Sabrage, said the following: “How many of you have life insurance?” Everybody’s hands went up. “How many of you have medical insurance?” Everybody put their hands up. “How many…
When I stopped playing rugby nineteen years ago, I went straight into business. About three years after that I had coffee with a friend and we were chatting about my playing days and what our days looked like. How many hours we spent training and how many times we repeated things in a week. We practiced the basic skill like…
This month we are focusing on lifelong learning and the pursuit to better every day. For this to happen, you must make certain adaptations and then let those become habits. Today I will be talking about five good habits to have if you are pursuing a journey of lifelong learning. 5 GOOD HABITS: START TODAY Reading regularly: This is where…
In Sport, there are so many examples of superhuman comebacks that always inspire us and help us to be more positive when things go wrong. In recent times I can think about Lance Armstrong, Schalk Burger, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan to name a few. Whether it is a comeback from a career-ending injury or a comeback from a life-threatening…
I was riding my mountain bike the other day in Stellenbosch on a very difficult route that I had never ridden before. It is a red route, and it is called the Armageddon (in hindsight the name should have warned me). My technical skills were tested to the limit and I kept reminding myself what one of the pro- riders…
I hope all of you had the opportunity to take a few days off during the October school holidays. It was during this time where I reflected on the year especially on how tough it was to stay disciplined with my training through the incredibly long winter in Western Cape. This brings me to what I would like to share…
