To be true to yourself, you need to be a non-conformist. We live in a world today where governments demand, organizations dictate, society insists that we should do this, do that , or come up to some standard, or perform some act, or commit to some cause. But I say, ‘Be true to yourself’. Follow [...]
No matter what you do, you will not be able to please everybody. If you speak to an audience of one hundred people, it is said that three of the hundred will not like you. But do we get concerned about the three, or rather press on with the ninety seven? The more influence that [...]
‘[A wise person] acts without claiming the results as his; he achieves his merit and does not rest (arrogantly) in it:- he does not wish to display his superiority.’ – Lao Tzu Humility is constantly under attack from the hordes called pride and ambition. At times it is under siege, completely surrounded, and then at [...]
What can leadership learn from the loose cannon and the lone ranger? The loose cannon is a person who is expected to perform a particular task, but who is out of control and dangerous. It refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual, whose behaviour endangers the group he or she belongs to. The lone ranger [...]
Raising a family is something that very few of us have been trained to do. So much of our philosophy in bringing up children has been formed by what we saw demonstrated by our own parents. But may I suggest that there is probably a much safer and more effective model to building your parental [...]
The circle of friends surrounding your life is of prime importance when it comes to creating a sphere of influence that will spread far beyond that circle. For like ripples formed by a stone in a pond you will at times be astounded how far that influence will travel out from that tiny circle until [...]
My pastor shared a powerful message at our recent vision night about how we need to enlarge our territory, that we have an assignment on our lives to fulfil, and that we have been called to have a big capacity. Now what is capacity? The ability to contain. But with the expansion of that capacity [...]
In a recent newspaper interview, best selling recording artist Tina Arena was asked the secret of her success. She responded, ‘There is no secret. Half of it is in the discernment to surround yourself with people who have good intentions. That’s something that’s taken me a long time, but now I finally feel the people [...]
Authenticity and transparency are to be the hallmarks of emerging and successful leadership this century. No longer will leaders be able to hide behind the veil of unaccountability and untouchability. For in this new world, men and women will gravitate towards leaders who are in the dark as they are in the light. Transparent, vulnerable [...]
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