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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!

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 [...]

I have been financially fortunate over the past 17 years. I have really not wanted for much from as early as my late teens. Clothing, fast cars and brands have come & gone with my disposable income, but throughout this period of my life, I have maintained one rule: With every piece of clothing I [...]