“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
-Dale Carnegie
My heart breaks for the children growing up in Cape Town's townships. Many are born into environments shaped by violence, yet society expects them to rise above circumstances they never chose. Good parenting can make a difference for some, but families cannot carry that burden alone. Too many of these children have been failed by the state. Judge Thulare once captured it correctly when he said, “The Bill of Rights and the Constitution may apply and be enjoyed elsewhere in the country, but not in the island of their misery, which are the townships of Cape Town commonly referred to as the Cape Flats.”
See, money has a crazy spirit that disrupts plans and strategies when you receive it. If you’re not fully grounded in your disciplinary system, comfort and ease will destabilize your life until you go back to zero. And you know the funniest part, when you don’t have money, you’re filled with plans to execute but immediately you get the credit notification of some sum that exceeds your expectations, anxiety and panic sets in. It only takes the harshness of life to understand the proper usage of finance. And this wisdom must dawn on you after you’ve tasted luxury and then you went broke. There’s a prudent skill you’ll operate with when you start seeing figures again. And this time, you don’t flinch or get panicky because you know money comes and go, for what you do with it is what matters. If not, it will control you like a child playing with toy.
Si yo fuese Adidas y viese esto, me replantearía seriamente el tema de los precios.
Es de fracasar como marca que hasta los mas podridos de pasta se nieguen a comprarte a ti.
If you're earning R20,000 per month in South Africa, you're in the top 5% of earners.
Social media people lie about what a decent income is. Ignore them & enjoy your life.
The older I get, the more I realize that peace is expensive. It often costs you access to people you once cared about, but it’s still worth paying for.
The older I get, the more I realize intelligence is just knowing what to ignore. Texts. Calls. People. Food. Places. Unhealthy relationships. Living simply. And privately. Choosing depth over noise. That will do.
Joseph didn't need an apology from his brothers to move forward. He moved forward so far ahead that when the apology came, he was in a different tax bracket.
I want my future kids to attend the best schools and experience the best quality of life I can possibly give them.
Kids who grow up with access to great education, opportunities, and stable environments carry a different level of confidence. I would love for my kids to have that
The goal is not to change a person, but rather to love, care, and encourage them so well that they naturally grow into the person God created them to be.
You need boredom. It calms the mind. Start by going on walks without music. No stimulation. No distractions. Just you and your free flowing thoughts. You’ll start having ideas once again. You’ll start developing an extreme sense of clarity. The kind of clarity that will shift you into the next stage of your life. All by simply being bored.
The average man is too honest in places where he should be strategic, and too dishonest in places where he should be accountable. He reveals his plans to strangers, but lies to himself about his habits. Power begins when you reverse this. Be private with the world. Be mercilessly honest with yourself.