So, I was going to post about the high and low lights of 2010. We had The World Cup, Earthquakes, like Haiti, and so many other incredible things that happened. It was the year we showed the world. But then I thought, whatever, we all watched the news, and we all remember the year. The truth is it’s been a long year, it’s been a tough year, and it’s the year that nearly broke me. Nearly. The year that almost killed me. Almost.

Nearly, Almost, Didn’t. I learned a lot this year, and th...

Christmas Presence

So, this month alone I have heard so many debates on the origins of Christmas, and we should or shouldn’t celebrate it, and why etc. It drives me nuts, and I am not going to go into those details here. I am sure the curious people can Google it. My story today is going around the “Christmas Spirit” and what it means to me.

For me, Christmas is all about presence. Whether I get gifts or not is immaterial to me, (‘scuse the pun). Don’t get me wrong, I always love ...

South Africa or maybe Africa in general, needs debt training. Debt is such a mystery to the uneducated people; it seems like a magical heal-all remedy offered right at the time of need. The situation plays out like this, a contract worker has spent his weekly, or bi-weekly pay already, and it is still early in his pay cycle. Dun Dun Dun, enter loan shark!! The contractor is approached by someone claiming to have the solution to all of his problems. 

“Take this money, then you just have to ...

This post serves to notify that I am no longer exclusively blogging about business; I am broadening the blog material to include various other of my interests, and based on feedback I receive, your interests too.