Only the brave ...

Hi ,If you’re still hanging around on this list of mine, you’re probably a rare breed. Curious. Slightly eccentric. Still interested in ideas in a world that now struggles to read past a headline.If you were a dopamine-starved, instant-gratification...

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May 09, 2026
Your Pipeline May Not Be as Healthy as It Looks

Hi ,You may remember me from my involvement with MADjozi, where I work with John and the team to help clients sharpen their sales conversations, positioning, and commercial approach.I wanted to reconnect because, in many of the client engagements I h...

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May 08, 2026
Join Us for PechaKucha Vol. 42

Hi ,We’re back.PechaKucha Johannesburg Vol. 42 is set.An evening of fast-paced talks, fresh perspectives, and the kind of conversations that don’t happen anywhere else.This isn’t death by PowerPoint.It’s ideas with a pulse.Thursday, July 918:00 for 1...

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May 07, 2026
If you all look the same, you are being compared.

Hi there ,Most businesses are not losing out on business because they are bad.They are losing out because they are difficult to distinguish from everybody else in the market.Here’s a simple exercise.Go and look at your top three competitors’ websites...

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May 06, 2026
Most businesses are still being compared

Hi ,Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been asking people to complete The Comparison Test.What’s interesting is that every single result so far has come in under 60%.Which suggests that many businesses are still operating in markets where they are be...

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May 05, 2026
You may be getting compared more than you realise

Hi there ,Thanks for taking The Comparison Test recently.If you scored under 60%, there’s a strong chance you are being compared, and not chosen.And don’t just believe the numbers.Go and look at your top three competitors’ websites. If you and they a...

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May 05, 2026
You are not a machine for productivity

Hi ,Before I sat on a Sufi retreat for close on two years, I was all about productivity. I did not stop properly. I measured my value through movement, momentum and output. If I was not building something, writing something, solving something or chas...

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May 04, 2026