What do you need faith for?
If I can get it done naturally, I do not need faith for it. If you can take a piece of paper and write out all you want to get done over the next couple of years and write out …
Good Idea: take a walk
The busy modern life rarely gives us a chance to reflect on our life and where it is headed. We end up locked in a never ending circle of responding to whatever is sent our own way without taking any …
Going digital first
It still bugs me that in these times, when digital platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp can help us reach billions of people everyday, irrespective of our own physical location, so many people still want to do business …
The idea does not have to work
We make a big mistake when it comes to idea generation and innovation. We obsessively work out all the details, looking for proof that it will work, and when someone points out that it might just not work out, we …
Business in a hurry
I think business done in a hurry is mostly bad business. As the buyer, you ought to reserve the rights to look around. Consider counter offers, do your due diligence and then make a decision. As the seller (which is …
The future of working
In the near future, “going to work” might mean powering up your laptop in the next room. The early morning mad rush to bath, eat and wear something gorgeous goes away. Not to mention the time sucked up by traffic. …
Baby Steps
Last week, Jamsa was able to help out with mobile phone recommendations and supplying the location of the closest service centre to another user. Baby steps, certainly. The beautiful thing about baby steps is that they give hope and joy …
The danger of the Be Your Own Boss movement
I saw yet another “learn a skill, be your own boss” advert. The advert went on to list various skills from baking of cakes to hairdressing to tailoring. As I absorbed the information supplied by the advert, something dawned on …
Doing a Pareto
The Pareto principle states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. It is a common rule of thumb in business; e.g., “80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients.”. This …
Big Business and Personal Development
If you are in business and hope to actually become rich by running your business, then you have to develop yourself to be able to build out and co-ordinate a big business. If you are fumbling with just 10 clients, …