October 2010
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Instantly Inspired
I find it incredible how spending time with people can evoke such a sense of inspiration that it cannot be ignored.
Tonight was one of those times.
I was privileged enough to have dinner with a successful business man and hear his thoughts on business and life. Listening to his experiences and advice was not only priceless information, but so inspiring and motivating. There is just something...
June 2010
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Buy a ticket and change a life! →
We have an extra soccer ticket available and am auctioning it off to buy photography equipment for underprivileged photography students!
Get involved ASAP! Not much time left…
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May 2010
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“Berlin is poor, but sexy”
– Willy Brandt, Former Governing Mayor of West Berlin
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Anonymous asked: Why is it easier for most people to follow than it take the road less travelled?
“Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.”
– Jules de Gaultier (via elrine)
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Opportunity Everywhere
It was with great excitement, optimism and chills down my spine that i listened to the annual Budget speech of the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) delivered by Deputy Minister Bongi Maria Ntuli to the National Assembly of parliament on Tuesday 4th May 2010.
I managed to obtain a copy of the speech from her office and would like to share parts of it here. This might seem like a boring...
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Family, friends & business
There is an old mantra that has been professed as a non negotiable rule to business. “Never do business with family or friends”
I am challenging this mantra with everything inside of me!
RiseUp Bakeries is a business started by myself and my father. We work closely together on a daily basis doing presentations, discussing business models and opportunities, sharing frustrations and celebrating...
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6 Random "Rules" for Entrepreneurs
entrepreneuradvocate:
Someone asked me earlier today what advice I would give to a new or would be entrepreneur. I couldn’t pick just one so I listed six:
1. Don’t listen to haters. If they don’t get it, they don’t get it. You don’t need them to validate your vision.
2. An idea is just an idea: Pride yourself on execution.
3. Support entrepreneurs and they will support you back.
4. If you...
April 2010
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“Don’t look for opportunities to make money. Look for opportunities to...”
– Christine Meintjes
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WatchHow to start a movement.
Very interesting perspective on leadership and following. I love how leadership is “over glorified” and that “It is not about the leader anymore”
A leader needs the guts to stand out and be ridiculed.
The leader must embrace the first follower as an equal.
It’s not about the leader any more.
The first follower is an under estimated form of...
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The Ultimate Guide To Getting Nowhere In Life →
adii:
I had to have a bit of a chuckle at this…
Sad thing however is that so many of our friends & family members falls into this description. So do we - as entrepreneurs - have our heads caught up our own bums, or is *our* way of thinking, really the best way?
I agree with adii. This is very funny and very sad. I however don’t think entreprenears should think that their way of...
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“I dare you to move like today never happened before”
– Switchfoot
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More Than Fine
This is the title to the Switchfoot song i am listening to right now.
Read the lyrics below. I love it!
When I wake in the morning, I want to blow into pieces. I want more than just ok, more than just ok. When I’m up with the sunrise I want more than just blue skies. I want more than just ok, more than just ok. I’m not giving up, giving up, not giving up now. I’m not giving up,...
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“Money is time in foldable form”
– Dennis Peacoke
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This is RiseUp
I have the privilege of being involved with a world-changing business called RiseUp. I am so excited about this, so I would like to tell you more about it. (The website is under construction, but in the near future more info will be available at http://www.rise-up.co.za
I am going to save the history, about us etc for the website. I want to tell you about the awesomeness of this project here.
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WatchLove this video about doing something even if it is not perfect yet. Watch it!
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"Action creates clarity"
For the last while now (way to long to admit), i have been confronted by various sources of something that i need to change immediately.
I have the ability to plan and think and strategize and contemplate and make lists and notes about ideas I have.
There are new business ventures i want to pursue, new ideas i want to implement, goals that need to be achieved etc.
My way of pursuing these...
March 2010
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“I would rather be an optimist and proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be...”
– David Jay
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