The semicolon is the nutmeg of punctuation

Hi ,As a writer who has penned 36 books, I still find myself staring at the semicolon, wondering if I’m about to get it wrong. Maybe you do too. Maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe it does.It reminds me of something.Every kitchen has its hierarchy.Salt an...

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Apr 02, 2026
Eats, shoots and leaves

Hello ,We’ve got five PechaKucha speaker applications in.We need more. Maybe you?And not more of the same. More interesting.I’m looking for someone who can make punctuation entertaining. Think along the lines of Eats, Shoots & Leaves — sharp, wit...

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Apr 02, 2026
{{contact.first_name}}, I want to try something on you

Hi ,After the Mindfluence workshop, a number of you mentioned that you’d be keen to go deeper on the Category of One thinking. That stuck with me.So I’m going to run a session.But I don’t want to roll this out as a polished, finished product just yet...

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Apr 02, 2026
Chats dont close deals

Hi ,Over the past 15 years, I’ve engaged thousands of salespeople and led hundreds of sales meetings across 12 teams. And in most cases, the meeting itself is the problem. Sales managers are doing things right now that are killing momentum and stalli...

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Apr 01, 2026
I want to try something with you

Hi ,After the Mindfluence workshop, a number of you mentioned that you’d be keen to go deeper on the Category of One thinking. That stuck with me.So I’m going to run a session.But I don’t want to roll this out as a polished, finished product just yet...

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Apr 01, 2026
Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Hello ,We’ve got five PechaKucha speaker applications in.We need more. Maybe you?And not more of the same. More interesting.I’m looking for someone who can make punctuation entertaining. Think along the lines of Eats, Shoots & Leaves — sharp, wit...

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Apr 01, 2026
The Semicolon Is the Nutmeg of Punctuation

Hi ,As a writer who has penned 36 books, I still find myself staring at the semicolon, wondering if I’m about to get it wrong. Maybe you do too. Maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe it does.It reminds me of something.Every kitchen has its hierarchy.Salt an...

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Apr 01, 2026
Most sales meetings are a complete waste of time

Hi ,Over the past 15 years, I’ve engaged thousands of salespeople and led hundreds of sales meetings across 12 teams. And in most cases, the meeting itself is the problem. Sales managers are doing things right now that are killing momentum and stalli...

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Mar 31, 2026
Thanks for being in the room, {{contact.first_name}}

Hi ,Thank you for joining me last Friday.I hope the training resonated with you ... and more importantly, that you walked away with something real you can use.Donald is right.The million rand commission target is achievable.And if you hit it… it chan...

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Mar 30, 2026
Are you showing up cap-in-hand to sales meetings?

Hi ,I unpacked the concept of low-status salespeople in my Mindfluence™ workshop the other day. Here’s the gist of it.Do you have salespeople in your team who carry a low-status posture into a sales meeting?They think they’re lucky to be in the room....

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Mar 30, 2026