You’re the greatest influence on yourself. One of ways to prove this is how siblings, leaders and people in general, can be exposed to the exact circumstance and some flourish while others buckle. Just like me, there are a lot of things you tell yourself.
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Breaking News: Opinion Shortage
“Breaking News: Opinion Shortage”. That is one headline you are never going to see. Whether articulated, logical, lame or baseless everyone has one. An opinion that is. We can all, at least, claim to think something about anything. Opinions can be both damaging and uplifting, regardless of their source. We can have opinions about ourselves …
The Influence Of Others’ Bad On Your Good
It is not always easy to judge sincerity. Especially when surrounded by great need. A couple of weeks ago about five hundred people in an informal settlement in Cape Town were affected by fire that ravaged their (makeshift) homes. Fifteen minutes’ walk from my house there’s glaring need. There are people who’ve made the cover …
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Why You Must Reject Familiarity
Familiarity is dangerous. You must reject familiarity. It makes you and others blind. Familiarity says, stop seeing and appreciating value in something. This extends from resources, relationships and people.
The Fine Line Between Cautious And Cowardly
Let’s face it, you have and know another dozen people who’ve played the “cautious card” when they were actually just being downright cowardly. This has to do with taking action in the face of either a possibility or well-nurtured fears.