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Life is Not a Solo Flight
Good morning friends Can you believe that this month my coaching practice is two years old and that today is this newsletter’s 80th edition? I have
Knowing Yourself
There’s a lot I want to share with you. I have recently finished Erin Meyer and Reed Hastings’ No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of
Netflix and The Culture of Reinvention
Good morning. I hope you’re well and that someone is bringing you coffee in bed… Six weeks ago, I wrote to you from Inside Covid. A
Life lessons from a rock star
Wow! It’s September! September 2021! I remember Feb 2020 and then it got all blurry, but here we are, living life with all its pain,
The Story Behind The Story
I had started writing a different letter to you this week and then, as I watched this sunset from a friend’s porch in the Banhoek Valley, this letter
Loneliness
We will spend most of our adult lives working. Yet, study after study tells us that most of us are just turning up for work.
The Spur Story: One of SA’s Most Successful Franchises
It is Cape Town Art Fair this weekend and so I thought I’d share some new art that I’ve been enjoying. Although, as you know,
My 100th newsletter
Today is our 100th newsletter. At school, I had fantasies of scoring a hundred runs in cricket. I never got past twenty-seven. Today though, I
To Trust or Not To Trust
“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.” Chekhov’s words have always resonated with me. And yet, I often encounter leaders whose
The Wisdom of Forests
A couple of years ago, Ralph Freese Chief Executive Director of the African Leadership Initiative suggested that I would enjoy The Overstory, winner of the
Creating the Conditions for Creativity
The warm Spring weather took us to Protégé in Franschhoek. Protégé is the sister restaurant to Epice, that I told you about last year at
Spiritual Technologies
Thank you to everyone who sent me comments on how I have shaped my coaching offerings. They’ve been valuable to receive. If you haven’t yet
Lessons from John McPhee
A February 2019 podcast conversation between Tim Ferriss and Jim Collins introduced me to John McPhee. I’d never heard of the Pulitzer Prize winner McPhee
A Strategy, Soul, & Self Toolbox
Hello friends Today’s letter is coming to you from Schuilhoek Cottage. Thank you to Defijn founder, Eckardt Kasselman, for introducing me to this place of
Innovation, burnout, and bravery
You’ll remember that a few months ago I told you that South African artist and sculptor Atang Tshikare was rocking the world of Dior. Now
