Random Thoughts

If you are not well informed about your job, you might miss a great opportunity. Always let your leadership have the first say. To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up. Bull Sh*t might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there… Not everyone who sh*ts […]

A System

I had the privilege of meeting some of the most intellectual academics these last two weeks. What caught my attention was the following: 1. An office no bigger that 4m x 4m, with a secretary’s desk and chair and a table to have meetings around which is no bigger than a breakfast nook! 2. This […]

Unbelievable

In the week I was informed that entrepreneurs are required to pay DOUBLE DEPOSIT when renting a apartment(in this specific area) as they pose a huge risk. UNBELIEVABLE.

Jobs Jobs Jobs…WTF!

News headlines on the day after the matric results were publicised, bemoan the fact that only a small percentage of matriculants looking for jobs will be employed. Much ado is made of the “lack of jobs and opportunities” for matrics, yet no mention is ever made of entrepreneurship or the possibility of school leavers starting […]

Reality check

FICTITIOUS LETTER REALITY CHECK – A PERFECT STORM OR A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY? Only read this if you the right person, if not hand in your resignation, a new strategy can only work if the organization has the right people 2016 has undoubtedly started with a number of difficulties and challenges both in terms of a […]

Dream Big with a Vision

1. Dream Big If you want to be larger than life, you need a dream that’s larger than life. Small dreams won’t serve you or anyone else. It takes the same amount of time to dream small than it does to dream big. So be big and Bold! Write down you One Biggest Dream. The […]

Capital and Your Business

What’s particularly interesting about the critique is that as businesses grow, owners often have to– cede some degree of control. This is the case whether taking on equity or debt. The reality is very few businesses are wholly-owned successes that continue to fund themselves through their business savings or cash flow alone. I think both […]

I Can Help You

“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” David Rockefeller. FROM EUGENE KRUGER: I have walked the path. I started out from humble beginnings. I made millions…and I lost it all. I am now […]

Opportunity

Sometimes, giving your opponent the opportunity to walk away with his head held high, is all that’s needed to get him to relinquish control. It’s the ultimate mind-fuck. Make him feel trapped and desperate, and then become his rescuer. I read an interesting analysis and opinion piece of why Grant beat Lee in the American […]