When passion fuels you… and when it drains you
What fuels your leadership voice? This week reminded me that purpose, not popularity, audience size or even preparation, is what determines our energy.
#Theweekthatwas @ 13/07/2025
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care"
Just because it’s repeated, doesn’t make it true
The truth doesn’t always win. But repetition does. In leadership, life and society, what we repeat becomes what we believe. Psychologists refer to this as the illusory truth effect and it plays out in politics and in personal growth.
#Theweekthatwas @ 06/07/2025
It's very hard to describe what makes someone come across as real or genuine but you can certainly feel it
Matariki. Muharram. Financial year-end. And the men who made me pause.
We pause for financial year-end to reconcile budgets and forecast what's next. But when do we pause to audit our values? Our legacy? Our voice?
#Theweekthatwas @ 29/06/2025
Second chances don’t come around every day, so when they do, it's important to take full advantage of them
My Three Pet Peeves (and Why They Matter More Than You Think)
There are three pet peeves of mine that hit hard. And no, these aren’t the kind of annoyances you can fix with a quick font change or running them through a PDF editor. They’re behaviours and attitudes I’ve come to see — in myself and others — that quietly erode growth, potential and trust.
#Theweekthatwas @ 22/06/2025
Contentment comes from accepting your fallibility, your status as creation and your ultimate end
From Guilt-absorption to Victimhood to Freedom
Leaders are human first. Leaders cannot afford to be prisoners of their past — or captives of someone else’s story. If we live trapped in either perpetual guilt or perpetual victimhood, we are not free. And we lead from fear, not clarity.
#Theweekthatwas @ 15/06/2025
Our intended purpose is pre-determined, how we go about fulfilling it, is up to us
Stay soft: The hardest leadership challenge?
So here we are, in Men’s Health Week.
We’re told to look after our bodies — and rightly so.
But what about our hearts?
Not just the muscle that pumps blood — but the quiet, invisible core that keeps us grounded, feeling, leading like humans, not machines.
Maybe this is the health check we’re missing most.
#Theweekthatwas @ 08/06/2025
"I see you" are three of the most powerful words one can say to express acknowledgement and appreciation #sawubona
Perspective changes everything
Busy weeks can teach us just as much as quiet ones — if we pause long enough to reflect. This past week reminded me of something simple but profound: perspective is everything.
#Theweekthatwas @ 01/06/2025
It is during reflective moments where unseen connections are made
Let Purpose Drive (Even When Feelings Shout Louder)
Follow your purpose, not your feelings — and unpack how fear often wears the mask of instinct, why clarity comes from narrowing focus and why purpose is the quiet rebel in a noisy world.
Leadership Our Way: Reclaiming What Was Always Ours
“You get us.”
That was the feedback that hit me hardest this week — in the best possible way.
#Theweekthatwas @ 18/05/2025
The caterpillar without struggle will never experience the joys of flight
To The Boy Who Finished Last
If you’ve ever felt like you’re running a race that wasn’t built for you — read this.
It ends with four questions that might change how you define success.