Entrepreneur Depression: Sob story, real-life threat, or a good joke-source
The Rob Lowe Netflix Comedy Unstable paints a picture of a person with typical entrepreneur depression after his wife has passed away and how he became ‘unstable’. Unfortunately, not every story of entrepreneur depression is laughable. Quite the opposite. A University of Berkeley study found that 72 percent of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected…
Strive to Bounce Back of Note
He was on the brink of bankruptcy, fighting the government of Zimbabwe for years to give him the opportunity to battle the state telecom monopoly. A man who had a few years earlier founded his own engineering firm, not backed by venture capitalists, but rather by saving $75 monthly from his salary. And even after winning…
Herman Mashaba’s 11 Ingredients required for Entrepreneurship
In case you have not noticed, I am a very big fan of Herman Mashaba’s entrepreneurial acumen. The fact that he achieved business success during the Apartheid Years, should make him a National Hero in my eyes. (It might be important to note at this point in time that my focus is on his entrepreneurship…
Getting rid of the Golden Handcuffs of your Salary
How many times have you planned on leaving your job? How many times have you dreamt of following your passion to start your own business? How many times have the fear of failure kept you from resigning and starting your own business? This is a textbook example of the golden handcuffs of a salary and…
When is good enough not good enough anymore
How do you avoid Death-by-PowerPoint? At what point should we step back and realize that there is a better option available out there? Or should we blissfully take the thought of ‘it’s good enough’ into oblivion? When it comes to presentations, people are quick to joke about death-by-PowerPoint. Who’s fault is it? PowerPoint or the…
Business lessons from the Soutpansberg Mountain Marathon
I have recently completed the Soutpansberg Mountain Marathon in a spectacular time of 9 hours and 29 minutes! Do I regard this as an impressive accomplishment? It all depends on how you look at the situation. As always, I have tried to mine some business lessons out of my experience in the Soutpansberg mountains. Getting over my fear…
Eight Spokes of a Balanced Life
When last have you attempted to access how balanced your life is? On the best of days, we barely make it to the ever-elusive to-do list. Finding balance in our life seems to be reserved for when we are on holiday and have time to reflect. The very popular coaching question that never fails to…
6 Business Lessons from a Trail Run
What happens when a business coach mixes up with a bunch of serious trail runners? The inevitable result is that you keep on seeing business lessons around every corner of the trail. This is what happened to me when I joined a group called Mindful Runners at the end of 2021. For all intense purposes,…
Stepping Up or Crashing Out?
Take massive action! If your dreams don’t scare you, they are not big enough! The textbooks are overflowing with wisecracks like these that leave the good guys feeling deflated and inadequate. The reality is that if we want sustainable business growth, we need to ensure that the steps we take are small enough that we…
