An old man & his young grandson decided one morning to go to the market in the village. It was quite a distance to the market, so they decided to travel with their donkey, the old man sitting on the animal while his grandson walked alongside. On the way, they passed a group of of [...]
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The Magic of Sharing
“Nature gives all, without reservation, and loses nothing; man or woman, grasping all, loses everything.” – The Path to Prosperity, James Allen It’s a paradox of life that “givers get”: when you’re willing to share with others, you make yourself attractive to even more positive experiences. This can take different forms: giving a free talk [...]
The answer to “How did you do that?!”
“In life, take credit for everything.” – Joel Bauer Sometimes you just can’t plan everything. It happens fairly regularly that during a presentation, I get lucky. Something unexpected will happen that will enhance a trick, or will make me appear even more ‘magical’ – as if I was in control of the situation the whole [...]
“Don’t take it out on our staff”
While travelling home to Cape Town from my recent performance in Zimbabwe, I travelled on South African Airways & walked through the ‘new look’ OR Tambo Airport. Due to a change in flight times, I needed to visit the SAA ticket counter. I noticed this sign at the front of the queue: I was amused [...]
Do you know how valuable you are?
The media is currently bombarding us with stories of ‘how bad the world economy is’ – the fact is, businesses with solid foundations that offer products & services that deliver real value to their customers will always have the potential to grow. As Seth Godin pointed out, “Inc. magazine reports that a huge percentage of [...]
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