Donovan Steenkamp

Father of 3 Teens, Husband, Ex-Banker and now fledging Entrepreneur delivering old school values through quality products

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@AneleAndTheClub there are 4,545 speckled eggs in your 7 lite container!

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@scrumming_ten In a week where some ads struggled, it’s clear this classic “stood the test of time”

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@Vodacom @williestegmann - Hey Willie - please can you help guide me to a responsible executive to resolve long standing Vodafone ISP problem that’s bouncing around and not getting sorted - I’ll appreciate your help! @LFS_Greenergy

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@QhubekaConti @dougryd is this perhaps someone that you could guide or assist?

[Negasi Haylu Abreha @NegasiHaylu4]

HELP NEEDED 🚨 (RT appreciated)

I am currently the national champion of Ethiopia and also a pro cyclist for Q36.5 pro team… at least until the end of the year. Unfortunately in September I was informed that my contract will be not renewed for the next year in this team. 1/5

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@pennyheyns We’ll be watching and cheering - our swimmers are doing great!

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@tyromper - thank you for sharing and making a difference… this post highly resonates and one day I hope to tell my story of love and kindness that people showed me…

[Tyler Todt @tyromper]

At 29 I sat on my rooftop of my condo overlooking Chicago thinking if I wasn’t such a pansy I would just jump off & end it.

I was recently cheated on & divorced.

I was drinking 6 days a week & popping pills like they were skittles.

I was around drinking buddies often, but ALWAYS FELT ALONE.

I couldn’t get off the couch for days during some periods.

I felt my best days were behind me & couldn’t see a way out.

It was the lowest depression I’ve ever experienced.

And then………

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

This is such thought provoking words around protecting your energy, valuing yourself and own mental health…

[Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @woofknight]

A good read… BRUTAL words from actor ANTHONY HOPKINS
Let go of the people who are not ready to love you.
It is the hardest thing you'll have to do in your life and it will be the most important thing.
Stop having difficult conversations with people who don't want to change.
Stop showing up for people who aren't interested in your presence.
I know your instinct is to do whatever it takes to gain the appreciation of the people around you, but it's an impulse that robs your time, energy, mental and physical health.
When you start fighting for a life of joy, interest and commitment, not everyone will be willing to follow you there.
It doesn't mean you have to change who you are, it means you have to let go of people who are not ready to be with you.
If you are excluded, offended, forgotten or ignored by the people you give your time to, you are not doing yourself a favor by continuing to offer them your energy and life.
Truth is, you ain't for everyone and not everyone is for you.
This is what makes it so special about meeting people you have friendship or love with.
You will know the value of it because you have experienced what it isn't.
There are billions of people on this planet and many of them will find them on your level of interest and commitment.
If you stop showing up, maybe they won't look for you.
When you stop trying, the relationship ends.
If you stop texting, your phone might stay dark for weeks.
It doesn't mean you ruined the relationship, it's just that the only thing that kept it going was the energy you only gave to keep it.
This is not love, this is connection.
It's giving a chance to those who didn't deserve it!
You deserve much more.
The most valuable thing you own in your life is your time and energy because both are limited.
The people and things you give your time and energy to will define your existence.
When you realize this, you start to understand why you are so anxious about spending time with people, activities, or spaces that don't suit you or shouldn't be around you.
You will start to realize that the most important thing you can do for yourself and everyone around you is to protect your energy more fiercely than anything else.
Make your life a safe haven where only people who are "compatible" with you are allowed.
You're not responsible for saving someone.
It’s not your responsibility to convince them to do better.
It’s not your job to exist for people and give them your life!
You deserve real friendships, real commitment and a full love with healthy wealthy people.
Choosing to distance yourself from toxic people will give you the love, appreciation, happiness and protection you deserve. Copied from the internet.

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@marcrandolph In a scenario of an initial failed founder…I guess that impacts bootstrapping vs investment even more given confidence is likely to start off very low given past experiences? How do you navigate through past lived experiences vs future belief…?

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@Nicole_Barlow1 @Nicole_Barlow1 - are you able to DM me the MEC details referred to in your post - we’re having GDARD difficulties at the moment and I want to know if it’s the same MEC

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@EarthshotPrize @notpla We operate a restaurant, take away and bakery in South Africa - with the @EarthshotPrize coming to Cape Town any chance we’ll be able to use this packaging in South Africa? Any supplier or distributor appointed yet or can we help with that?

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@jrfking One of my greatest life memories is having heard David Rattray tell the story of the battle of Isandlwana…I hosted him three times - what a privilege indeed!

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

If the @TwitterSpaces can help me connect with @elonmusk that would be awesome - please can Twitterverse help me…🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@Twitter @TwitterSpaces @TwitterBusiness and Twitterverse - pls help me connect with @elonmusk - want to discuss many opportunities in Cognitive Disabilities with @elonmusk - please help to get some eyeballs on the tweet…@ThuliMadonsela3 @TMS233

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

If the @TwitterSpaces can help me connect with @elonmusk that would be awesome - please can Twitterverse help me…🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

If the @TwitterSpaces can help me connect with @elonmusk that would be awesome - please can Twitterverse help me…🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@elonmusk - I have a proposition for a Twitter Event that could do great good…please connect me to right people or if you prefer follow me back and I’ll share directly with you! Thanks Donovan

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@elonmusk - I have a proposition for a Twitter Event that could do great good…please connect me to right people or if you prefer follow me back and I’ll share directly with you! Thanks Donovan

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@ADvTECHGroup urgently connect me with Didier Oesch - now PO numbers are needed for process to move forward. These are all internal issues preventing payment 60 days plus… we delivered on our commitments in Feb already…no one understands that this is AdvTECH issues not ours

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@ADvTECHGroup please can you connect me via DM to the CFO - Didier Oesch? We’re having issues to get paid for an event we delivered in Feb for Trinityhouse Glenvista. Although fin people are trying to help every week new form or issue. As small business massive impact on cashflow

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@pierredevos if metros are to big and therefore management and prevention of corruption to difficult to achieve - what legislative changes will be required to disaggregate metros and revert to small, more manageable municipal local service delivery zones?

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@pierredevos given the collapse of local government service delivery - under what circumstances, if any can a metro hold new local elections? There are guidelines for when a national election must be held, outside normal timelines. Anything similar for local government?

[Donovan Steenkamp @DGS_SA]

@Jonoloud Agreed - very hectic! Listening to their concerns I wonder - what causes each of us to ignore our own judgment? Why would we not step back and say I’m not doing it, make the decision to believe yourself… don’t we all do this but just lucky it doesn’t have drastic outcomes…