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Behaviour Design, Being Perfect, And Pan-African Possibilities
Good morning friends Today’s letter is a mixed bag of musing. I couldn’t think of a clever way to hold it all together, so I hope you enjoy the meander…
Lululemon, Takashi Murakami And Ayobami Adebayo
Good morning everyone Today, we will dive straight into stories of yoga, art, and love. / Strategy Chip Wilson’s story is fascinating. The son of a Phys Ed teacher and…
Even In The Most Extreme Circumstances, We Resist Change
Good morning friends Today, I thought it worth reflecting on the dichotomy of change – that is both hard and necessary. This letter explores change and provides some inspiration. If…
How to be human
Good morning I hope that you are well and that you had a great sleep last night. I had a plan for today’s letter that hasn’t worked out. The reading that…
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 Reinvention, and Wahbie Long’s Nation on…
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 this time. Epice, headed by…
Leadership lessons from Siya Kolisi
I hope that January has treated you well. It’s over tomorrow. That feels ridiculous to say, but it is. At some point, I will write to you about time, but…
Building emotional courage (thank you Susan David)
Good morning humans Forgive the oddball greeting. I have been immersed in Tade Thompson’s excellent sci-fi Wormwood trilogy. I came to know about it reading The eight must read African Novels to…
Psychoanalysing South Africa
Over this week, I was reflecting on last week’s expressed intention to write about Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch. I was about to say to you that it felt like a…
Lessons from Jim Collins
Good morning everyone I wrote today’s letter from bed. Generally, my week is made up of a trilogy of foundational habits – yoga, meditation, journaling – overlain with regular dips…
Is there a possibility for renewal?
Good morning friends How are you? No, really, how are you? Pause and take a moment to connect to yourself. Sit quietly on this Sunday morning. Close your eyes.…