July 21, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Frozen. Enshittified. Emotional For no particular reason, I notice a rising tide of sadness. I was up very early to bring two amazing people together from across the most diverse time zones. Battling as I have for weeks, indeed the entire year, with tech issues, a...
July 20, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
A rare occurrence Sometimes, the best team does win. Even when cards are stacked against them through corruption and biased refereeing. That is all we want, isn’t it? If we are in a game of win-lose, which is the current game humans play. (I was going to write...
July 17, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Dare to speak At some point, the act of staying silent is no longer an option. We have to dare to speak about what has been burning within us. It becomes clear that not speaking will be a certain death, be that the death of our identity, our soul, our being, our...
July 15, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Meet the moment with boldness Do we not long for this from our elected leaders? To stand for something, unequivocally. To meet the moment with boldness, rather than cower under the pressure of the middle, the safe, the low risk. I watch as my Prime Minister, once...
July 14, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development
Reflections of the year so far My year started in turmoil. The unexpected death of my father’s wife – they married when he was 80 years old – and my father going blind at 92 years of age. The many responsibilities that come with being the enduring power of...
July 8, 2026 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Arrogance blinds us Arrogance and superiority ignore true feedback, for there is no room for truth. The creep of superiority into any part of human existence is the greatest threat to all life. Be that at the personal level. The leadership level The nation-state...
