Last week I was lucky enough to spend four days in the Cedarberg Mountains. And it was here that I got to experience the rhythm of calmness and realising how important it is to us. This happened during a guided rock art tour. Abi, our guide was explaining that even though the tools that were…
In 2001 I knocked on the door of the manager’s office at the then working grain silos in the VA Waterfront in Cape Town. I asked him if I could take some photos of the grain being loaded into the trains, the men carrying the bags of wheat to the trucks, and the people working…
WHY does micromanaging happen? WHAT are the Effects? HOW to combat it? In an organisation what can happen is that a person gets good at their job, they perform it excellently so that the powers that be take notice and decide that a promotion is in order. Along with the promotion, an added responsibility is…
The one thing I remember about my childhood, teen years, and twenties, is how brave I was. Back then my dreams were big, taking on the world didn’t require a second thought, and I had the energy to do it. That’s the beauty of youth, the world is an adventure, the bravery is close at…
Recently I read this quote by Albert Einstein, “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value,” and it got me thinking. Our interpretation of success is a personal thing and if striving for success becomes all-consuming, it could result in us becoming self-centered. However, if we prefer to be of value,…
Why are online courses on the rise? Because; They’re usually affordable They don’t usually have to be completed within a set time period. The study time can be very flexible – the student can watch during a suitable time of the day. If anything gets lost in translation – the student can “rewind” and go over…
What does “Success” mean to you? I’m relatively short, have a shaved head, wear glasses, have to budget how I spend my money and only powerful enough to try and disagree with my girlfriend which usually results in me losing another discussion, debate or at worst an argument. Would you think me successful? The Paparazzi…
It can be quite difficult to decide on what goals we choose to set and pursue and then work out how we’re going to achieve them. So how do we decide on the most important ones? One of the ways is by using a technique called Mental Contrasting. So how do we do Mental Contrasting?…
A journalist from the Career section of the Cape Times asked me, “what do I do? and “why do I do it?” My answers ended up on the front page of the paper. What do I do? I help young people, entrepreneurs, creatives and business groups identify their goals and dreams. Together we then break the dream down…
Hectic 99 one of the coolest and largest South African, daily, youth entertainment, TV Programs, has always had their teenage viewers well-being at heart. Previously, Gary Hirson from Calm in Storm was invited onto the afternoon show as a Life Coach to discuss; The challenges that come with the youth informing their parents if they fail…
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