Have you also at times (even now) felt that your life is fragmented and that you struggle to find the so called “balance” between so many good things? Everything contends for your time, and some even try to convince you that they should be at the center stage. I mean, there can be your work or business, family, community, sport and recreation, friends, self-development and studies. Then school and church might also call for attention. And if you dare to put Facebook, Instagram, Emails and WhatsApp in the mix (because people connections matter), it feels like a wild storm from Monday to Monday. Even teenagers struggle nowadays, going to bed later and later. Continue reading From Fragmentation to Integration
Category: Newsletter
Can broken communities heal and change?
“The army is on the streets of Cape Town!” “And every week between 40 and 60 people are murdered not too far from your house.” These were the facts that confronted Capetonians end of July 2019. Our City a war zone? It’s unbelievable and yet somewhat true! Continue reading Can broken communities heal and change?
Your competitive advantage?
Day one of the 2019 Wimbledon grand slam tournament started with a “bang”. Not only did some of the top ranking players (Osaka, Zverev, Tsitsipas) lose their games, but a 15 year old girl, the youngest player ever to qualify for Wimbledon, managed to beat the 5 time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams, in two sets. Continue reading Your competitive advantage?
Voting Wisely
My intention is not to pose a political opinion here, but from a behavioural science point of view consider how the current political climate and events can teach us important life lessons.
On 20 March 2019 a record number of 48 parties had registered candidates for the national parliamentary election (as announced by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)). This is 19 more parties that contested the 2014 national elections. It is evident that democracy is alive and well in South Africa, a bit too much so, some would say. Continue reading Voting Wisely
Nuusbrief 2 in 2019
‘n Produktiewe lewe
Dis so lekker hier in die Kaap om met my bergfietsritte op die plase te kan sien hoe die wingerde oor die laaste paar maande bot, groei, trossies maak en dan later geoes en gepluk word. Ek weet eintlik baie min van druiwe-boerdery af, maar hou dit nou al ‘n paar jaar met belangstelling dop.
Hierdie jaar het ek die volgende opgemerk: Continue reading Nuusbrief 2 in 2019