I had a Castle Lite lager this evening. It was spectacular. I had been holding on to the last of my beers, as alcohol sales have been banned in South Africa for over a month. It’s fascinating to think how…
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My Year of Reading in Review for 2020 – by Mark Doolan
I got some good reading in this year. I wanted to clock 40 books as a goal but didn’t quite get there. Thirty five is pretty close and it is more about the journey of growth than simply ticking off…
Getting Things Done – Starters, Finishers, Do’ers, Don’ters
If a task needs doing. I give it to a doer. I have found that giving something to someone who has the time, often ends up being more work than just doing it myself. Some people are great at starting…
First Order thinking is limiting – Make slower and better decisions
A simple question that could fundamentally change your thinking. “What are the second and third order consequences?” Ray Dalio I was chatting with my cousin and his wife. They are both involved in the military. She mentioned that they were…
Your Deceptive Values, Your Reflective Habits
It was windy and raining, a cold front was passing over. The weather was not appealing, but it would have been more uncomfortable not to go. I put on my running shoes. If I hadn’t, it would have itched at…
Spending tomorrow’s happiness
I stopped drinking 439 days ago. I have an app that tracks it. It was useful to remember “my why” in the early days of breaking that happiness debt cycle. – “Too many wasted days to hangovers. Feeling down, losers.…
Doing my bit to avoid load shedding in South Africa – The #3Switch Electricity Saving Challenge
Imagine you are driving down the road. Some idiot overtakes you in the next lane, you can see that maintenance has not been done on his 1980s sports car, and unbeknown to you, the mechanic who was meant to repair…
Five glorious mindsets to adopt in 2020
As we embrace the new year, it is an opportunity to re-frame our thinking and to challenge the hidden scripts we live by. Become “overly optimistic” – Mr Money Mustache is a pragmatist, I think I default to the same…
The Paradox of Freedom – We need Rules and Structure
We want freedom to do what we like. We rebel against rules and structure, herein lies the paradox. I see it regularly with one person businesses (such as dentists and electricians), freelancers and entrepreneurs, they chose this way of earning…
A simple three part Financial Plan Checklist for South Africans starting their road to Financial Independence
This plan for someone starting out there journey towards financial well-being. It is for someone with at least a decade to go until their planned retirement, preferably more. If done well, 10-15 years is enough for many to become financially…