Reading books and recently writing a book is my profession but it's more than a profession, It's also my great lifelong love and fascination. I blog everyday, blogging a drug I have learned to embrace. After each blog post, its as if I have released some form of weight off my shoulders and now I…

.... then you have handed control of your happiness to the gatekeepers, built a system that does not scale and prevented yourself from the brave work that leads to a quantum leap. The industrial system (and its marketing machine) love the mindset of 'a little bit more, please', because it furthers their power. A slightly…

Quit Don’t quit the things where you can become the best in the world at something. The “world” is however nichey you want it to be. But be the best at it. Count the cost. Decide early if something is worth doing because you have to be prepared for the struggle. The struggle is inevitable…

The woman seemed to be making some pretty good points, until she stopped with, “Ugh! Those (people she disagrees with) are just so stupid!” She could have said Pretorians, Cape Townians, Politicians, Democrats, Indians, or South Africans. It doesn’t matter. She had just proven that she was not being smart. There are no smart people…

So, the questions are simple: Are you in a dip? Are you going through a rough survival phase and thinking of giving up? Everyone knows when they are going through a dip, they are in pain, struggling to pay expenses, struggling to get the market to embrace and pay for your services, not having enough…

The essential thing to know about going through a dip in your business is that your business will at some point sooner or later go through a dip, a dip in business is there. Knowing that you are facing a dip is the first step in getting through it. Before you can focus on coming…

“I am so sick and tired of dealing with this. I work so hard, sacrifice my family time, pay myself almost nothing – and just barely making my margins… I keep watching the bottom line like a hawk but I am no closer to where I want to be… I think I am ready to…

My approach and philosophy about books and read are the following: - Read as much as you can; - Read broadly, read what a lot of people don’t usually read. If you read what everybody else is reading, you don’t have a competitive advantage; and - Read books that challenge you. The tendency is to…

If you talked to people the way advertising talked to people, they would punch you in the face - Hugh MacLeod Hugh is not for the tame of heart or those who prefer more politically correct opinions; however, he is someone you absolutely must read to gain insight into how to market your business. My…

Human beings can't help it: we need to belong. One of the most powerful of our survival mechanisms is to be part of a community, some form of group, a tribe, to contribute to (and take from) a group of like-minded people. Invest in gaining a community of loyal subscribers, who are interested in what…

Go ahead and make something for the elites. Not the elites of class or wealth, but the elites of curiosity, passion and taste. Every great thing ever created was created by and for this group. I'm honored to be one of the guest speakers at this elite event of All Stars Entrepreneurs From the Vaal…

  The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that's how long it's going to take. Seemingly overnight successes need…