We should just remember to keep getting up … How many times have you tried something and failed? How many times have you been rejected? But Oliver Goldsmith said: “Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.” At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba,…
Everyone starts out as ordinary. They do the things everyone else seems to do. Then, at some point, they decide that’s not enough. Extraordinary people want more, they want to change their destiny, or maybe even want to change someone else’s life. Then they start doing things a little (or a lot) differently. Their decision…
Proudly South African After reading or hearing the daily news, I’m sure the majority of us experience some of the same mixed emotions: Disgust and anger about the rising crime rates, the increase of brutal killings and the apathetic attitudes of criminals when “embarking” on their reckless mall or house robberies. Then we wonder if…
Make an impact Look at the lives of those who you admire … You probably think that they never encountered failure or hardship. Everything just seems perfect. But, if you look a little bit deeper, read their stories or even (if you’re lucky) talk to them, you hear how they stumbled, struggled, fell, got burned…
Enough is enough Last year social media networks were swamped when a US court found a teenager not guilty after he was driving under the influence and caused the death of four people. The judge accepted his defence: that he suffered from “affluenza” (his affluent parents hadn’t taught him to accept responsibility for his deeds).…
As women’s month is celebrated this August we feature 14 inspirational women on our front cover. Every one in her own way paves the way for transformation in our country. They desire equality and education for everyone and strive to make the world a better place. While roles are indeed changing and more women are…
Founder and CEO of a leading sports brand, small practice owners, CFOs of leading companies, a CEO, a COO, a partner at Grant Thornton, the local chair of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers, founder and CEO of a billion rand company … you might wonder who all these super successful people are. Can you…
If you have followed the news lately, more likely than not you have entertained your fair share of negative thoughts in the past few weeks. How else, with violence erupting after the elections, the seemingly never-ending mineworkers’ strike, the Dewani trial, the Oscar trial, the abduction by Boko Haram of schoolgirls in Nigeria … the…
It is election time, and because of all the media attention focused on the various party leaders, one cannot help but reflect on the qualities you value most in the people you choose to follow – either in business or politics. Research shows that the leaders we value most are the ones that strive to…
The world’s population reached 7 billion in October 2011 and this inspired a US organisation called 100 People Foundation to do some research and frame the global population as 100 people based on the statistics gathered. The statistics make for interesting reading. Of the 100 people representing the world’s population 83 would be able to…