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This is the best piece of royal advice I’ve ever received: “…We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.” -Victoria, Queen of England I like how this Queen thinks! You go, girl!..

Life is full of surprises. The good surprises are easy. The bad surprises are sometimes not surprises at all – they’re self-inflicted. And then sometimes bad things happen to good people. I’ve made some awful business decisions in the last few months. I’ve paid for them dearly –> in money, time, energy, emotionally, mentally, physically, [...]

“How long should you try? Until.” — Jim Rohn As long as you try, no matter the outcome, at least you’ve done something about it & you gave it your best shot. Some doors need to remain closed. Some doors need you to open them. Either way –> no regrets. How long should you try? [...]

It was pouring with rain the other day when I drove into an undercover  shopping centre car park. Being a Sunday it was packed out, most especially as it was raining, people wanted to be parked undercover, so there were lots of cars hanging and driving around for a spot. Where can i find a carpark [...]

I read – A LOT. I’m not just talking books. I read my bible a lot. I read hundreds of blogs/online articles & listen to an average of 80 podcasts a month – to do with business, leadership, Christian, technology, and more. I read 2 weekly business magazines a week and 2-3 monthly business magazines [...]

Mary had $200 in the middle of the Depression. With the $200, & with everybody she knew and didn’t know telling her she would fail, Mary leased a gas station that had gone broke twice before her, both times run by men…since it was a “man’s business” after all. From this small platform, she built [...]

Odd title, I know. But there’s always madness to my purpose…. Bjorn Borg is one of the best tennis players that ever lived. You would not be mistaken if you said his tennis skill was his greatest asset. But you would be mistaken…because…. Bjorn says his greatest asset was not his skill at all, but [...]

No matter what you’re going through, you always have something to be thankful for. From family & friends, to the air that you breathe, the roof over your head, & to the coffee/tea you drank this morning. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, but you can probably be thankful for this too: “There is always something to [...]

Two shoe salesmen during the turn of the century were sent to Africa to open a new territory for a large shoe manufacturer. Not long after their arrival the home office received telegrams from both men. One said “Bad news. No market here. People don’t wear shoes. Coming home,” while the other read “Amazing opportunity. [...]

Life sends us to different places, in different directions, via many different & varied detours each time, other than the one we planned. It’s kind of like an adventure…isn’t it? Each turn we take, each new destination we arrive at, reveals something new to learn…& ultimately has something connected to, & prepares us for where [...]