Category Archives: On Goals & Achievements

One Month Down…

...eleven to go! I don't mean to alarm you but can you believe it's February already? That's one whole month of 2008 already gone and don't you just know that the rest of the year is going to fly by in a flash too? So for me it's a great time to already stop and evaluate where I ...

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Resisting Temptation In The Pursuit of Success and Thinking Big

Ever since we went to the *best* fish & chip shop in the Cape on Sunday, this is what I've been dreaming of... Yes, that's what happens when a former health coach & personal trainer falls off the bandwagon...they fall ...

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Get Your Daily Dose of Motivation!

I might joke and poke fun at my little brother - Mr. Daniel of Al Majara, don't you know - and call him Daniel Frump of Frump Towers (on account of his sometimes shockingly frumpy taste in clothes) but one thing that I took away from living with him for the past month in Dubai ...

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Waking Up To The Sun & What’s The Point In Planning?

For me there is nothing that sets up my day so effectively as waking up to a bright, sunny day. How about you? What's the point in planning? Over organic coffee and japanese tea yesterday (yes, joyously we found the loveliest organic coffee & tea shop about 2 mins away from our apartment in Muizenberg), we ...

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Do You Have A Successful Mindset?

This post is for those of you who run your own business - whether you're a freelancer, business owner, entrepreneur or whatever... I recently wrote a post over at Freelance Switch which posed a lot of questions. They weren't random, generic questions but quite targeted and specific around a certain topic. I deliberately left out any ...

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Does Money Buy Happiness?

We had an interesting night out last night here in Dubai. We went to "Frankie's" (Frankie Dettori's new bar) which from the outside looks like some kind of stripper bar (I'm sorry but it does) but on the inside is quite an elegant restaurant and lounge bar. It's a far cry from our ramshackle little beach ...

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Are You Fighting Against Your Natural Strengths?

When it comes to running a business and the business of earning money, there are those who believe you should focus on improving your weaknesses so they can't be exploited by the competition and those who believe you should only work to your strengths and ignore the weaknesses. Where do you stand? The two schools of thought ...

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Project Management: The Rule of 3

I've learned a really useful lesson recently so I thought I'd share! This year I've started a number of test projects because I thought they might eventually turn into something. Throughout the course of the year, many have seemed to grow and continue to have potential and so I've continued with them. This has resulted in ...

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I’m Done With Faffing! Time To Achieve.

If you are a long time follower of this blog, you may know that I started writing it initially as a marketing tool some time last year. You may also have followed my progress in business as I've been striving to create not only a business which allows me to be location independent but one which ...

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