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Personal Mastery
Kagiso Msimango’s Unf*Ck Yourself
Can you believe that this is the 40th edition of Strategy, Soul and Self? I am feeling quite proud of myself. Indulge me, but I am. Each week for the…
Living With Loss
It is an inevitable part of our journey that we will encounter loss, confront loss, be overwhelmed by loss. Today, we start with self. As you read it will become…
Better Humans Make Better Leaders
Good morning friends Earlier in the week, LinkedIn told me that Dr Sarah Mosoetsa, CEO of the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, had said this about last week’s letter Be Gentle and…
Be Gentle And Ambitious
A few days ago, The New Yorker published this cartoon with the caption, “Remember when we thought the pandemic was only going to last a couple of weeks?” Last week Fortune Magazine…
The Wisdom Of Elders
Good morning friends The focus of today’s note, came to me via Chip Conley’s Wisdom @ Work, in which he recounts this proverb, “When an elder dies, it’s like a…
Ways To Keep Moving Forward
Good morning good friends As we all know, this is a time of profound change. Plans that were conceptualised just 6 months ago have had to be discarded, and often…
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…
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…
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, joy, loss, and love. Thank…
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 started to write itself and…
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, it is not like I…
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 who has written thirty-three books,…