Category: Personal Excellence
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Why We Bite the Hand that Feeds Us
So, why do we turn against those that have shown benevolence to us and given us a hand up?
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Helping Brands Deliver on Their Brand Promise
At the deepest level there is chasm between the promise that most brands make and the customer’s experience of the brand. We help close the gap.
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Edge of the Rain
My grandfather’s farm was a typical Northern Cape farm, at the edge of the rain.
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Strive for Excellence, NOT Perfection
We all want to be the best we can be. One may ask however, “If I strive for excellence, does that mean that I must try to be perfect?”
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Why I Run
I started running at a manic stage of my life where things were out of control for me. I figured that I needed to have an island of calmness in the sea of chaos that was my life.
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The Healing Power of Petty Tyrants
My 13-year-old nephew is what Carlos Castaneda calls my petty tyrant.
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Paying Attention to Behaviour Cues for Growth
The fun part begins when you start paying attention to how people respond or react to what you say or do.
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Submission
After my open heart surgery they kept me sedated for another 24 hours. In the process of coming slowly awake my first awareness was of an almighty thirst.
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Forgiveness: The Door to Gratitude
Forgiveness is like stopping smoking. One can vainly struggle with it, but sometimes, when the drive is strong enough, it happens, and we are set free.
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Internal Dialogue: When it Is Healthy and When it Isn’t
Internal dialogue is one of the ways we think, one of the modalities/codes of thinking. It is one way of thinking which also run as a subscript to any other form or content of thinking.