Blog Articles
They hate me. Why that’s good
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. Franklin Jones In this week’s edition: 1) They hate me. Why that’s good. 2) Feedback from the CEO of Sure Travel They hate me. Why...
The world’s most valuable currency
"Before this happened to me there were 10 000 things I could do. Now there are 9000. I could spend the rest of my life dwelling on the 1000 that I lost, but I choose to focus on the 9000 that are left." - W. Mitchell, paralyzed, disfigured, inspired. 1) The...
Mental recession
Just because the world is in a recession doesn’t mean you have to be Justin Cohen We think of the market as ordered and rational yet it is largely driven by sentiment. Low confidence drives the economy down, it also drives us to inaction. Believe you’re...
History is fast becoming Herstory.
In this week’s edition: 1) Why I’m thinking of a having a sex change operation. 2) Feedback from Transnet, AVI and Bullbrand WHY I’M THINKING OF HAVING A SEX CHANGE As we celebrated women’s day this month in South Africa, I found myself...
The power of positive habits
Do you want to predict your future health, wealth and happiness? Simple. Look at your habits. Justin Cohen In this week’s edition: 1) Inspirational Big Little Story video 2) The ultimate success tool. 3) Extract from ‘The Power of Positive...
The power of optimism
Two people each invest R100,000 in a business venture, the business goes belly up and they lose everything. The one thinks: ‘I’m an idiot, I got screwed, my life is over.’ The other thinks: ‘What can I learn from this?, How can I make sure my next business succeeds?’....
How a drop-out with low iq achieves massive success
Traditionally it was thought that there were three key prerequisites for success: IQ, qualifications and work experience. Decades of research has shown that neither of these is essential. These factors might get you through the door but they won’t take you up the...
Happiness: good for your business, good for your health
In my presentations and seminars I like to ask people to define success. Money, status and a date with their favourite supermodel always feature near the top of the list. Then I get the kill-joys ‘No’, they say, ‘success is family, health, or love.’ So imagine...
Why life coaching – the world’s 2nd fastest growth industry – may be a waste of money
Life coaching has probably been around since that first cave woman smacked those poison berries out of her son’s hand. Certainly Socrates, Moses and Jesus were all master coaches. Things started to get a little more formalised with the beginnings of a life coaching...