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TWO THINGS CHANGED
I recently spent three days in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a good friend of mine. It was a short, spur-of-the-moment, holiday trip combined with 3 days in Istanbul. I was last in Tel Aviv in 1994 when I was 19 years old. Israel was the first country I ever visited outside my home country, South [...]
Reincarnate yourself while you are alive.
On the 22nd May 2012 I walked out my office, which I had occupied as the ‘boss’ for 17 years, never to return. It was a moment that took about 5 long years of mental abuse; jaw clenching sleep and exhaustion, to reach. My business was all I knew. It was an integral part [...]
My Twitter bio says “Spillly with 3 Ls bitch!”
Filling out your Twitter bio (graphy) isn’t as easy as it sounds. For some people the idea is scarier than public speaking. In my (humble) opinion here are a few phrases to avoid in your bio: I LOVE CATS, ICE CREAM AND COFFEE Your bio should accurately describe who you are. You may think its cute that your bio [...]
The Passion of the Spillly
I recently re-watched this video of Larry Smith explaining why he thinks the bulk of us will fail to have great, or even good, careers. The bulk of his argument is based on “us” making excuses for not finding our “passion” or even worse, finding our passions and being afraid to action them out. For 17 [...]
10 top South African personalities you should be following on Twitter. Really?
This was a shock. Thanks for the recognition, I’ll take it and lap it up like the social media whores we all are! Here is the Full Article and here is the list: [1] @helenzille: https://twitter.com/helenzille [2] @michaeljordaan: https://twitter.com/MichaelJordaan [3] @lifeissavage: https://twitter.com/LifeisSavage [4] @spillly: https://twitter.com/spillly [5] @eusebius: https://twitter.com/Eusebius [6] @khayadlanga: https://twitter.com/khayadlanga [7] @caspar_lee: https://twitter.com/Caspar_Lee [8] [...]
Blacktop Rally. Oh.. that was this year too!
Thanks again to Craig for putting this Vid together! (he also did the Stokefest one!) Another Epic week in a year of ups & downs indeed. Love you kids Spillly Thanks to Ford SA for hooking us up with the Cab!
Stokefest | The Moments
I like holidays. Who doesn’t, right? But why do you like going away, putting up with travel arrangements and leaving the comforts of home? I travel for one purpose and one purpose only: The hope of having a “Moment.” A moment when life slows down, you are clear and living in the moment. A few [...]
Honoured to be featured on Jozi Instagramers site this month.
During the first few days of #Stokefest this year I had the opportunity of taking this image of Craig Rodney on his Canon DSLR camera. It was edited with Snapseed and Camera+ on my iPhone4 and then posted to Instagram. Thanks to the team at Jozi Instagramers for highlighting this image on their website this [...]
A Ginger – spotted at Native.
I had the opportunity to talk “Twitter & its discontents” last Friday at Native in Sandton. Thanks to the team & a special Shout-out to Ramiza who set up the Talk, it was fun and informative! Teach & be taught. Listen & learn. Less is more. Leverage. Thats more than 3 L’s . Love you long time, [...]
Shot entirely on iPhones, this is H U N G R Y L O V E , by Nechama Brodie.
I’m so proud to be a small contributor to this amazing piece of music and video. I drove around Joburg on my Vespa with one hand taking some car shots. ”Danger” is my middle name. Shot on iPhones around the Joburg inner city and Braamfontein, its yet another reminder of our love of Jozi. Follow [...]