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 get you through lockdown. Although I am not a massive…
Good morning everyone Personal mastery is challenging. One must inspire oneself and others with a vision that, in the current moment, feels optimistic, maybe even a touch fantastical. And, one must hold a sober-minded assessment of the present. A…
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 into great fiction. In the last 10 days, I have…
Good morning everyone Everyone I speak to is motivated to make the best of the lockdown. Yet, this is an entirely unique moment and we all know that motivation is a fickle friend (remember your New Year’s resolutions?). We need…
Happy Sunday Everyone It is a privilege to be connecting with you in this moment. Thank you for helping me feel part of something bigger than myself. In his book, Dark Nights of the Soul, psychologist Thomas Moore says “The…
Good morning friends In Good to Great, leading business thinker Jim Collins developed the concept of the flywheel. In an accompanying monograph he writes, “No matter how dramatic the end result, good-to-great transformations never happen in one fell swoop. In…
Happy Sunday Everyone Today I am writing to you from the Cederberg mountains. We are here because it is here, 13 months ago that I made my decision to leave media. It was a hard decision. I love what…
Do you force or do you lead? Horst Schulze started his career as a restaurant busboy at 14. He went on to be the co-founder of the Ritz Carlton Hotel group, famed for its high levels of customer service –…
Happy Sunday Everyone It is stupefying to think that 3 weeks ago, I was writing a ‘back to it all’ letter and today the first month of the new decade has almost ended. I have had several comments from readers…
Hi All Given that it’s the start of a new year, in fact of a new decade, this week’s newsletter is focussed on the things that typically get in the way of making headway with those new year’s resolutions –…