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Darrell Rigby opens his book, “Winning in Turbulence” with these moving words: “Turbulence – a sudden change in wind speed or direction – has killed and injured more travelers that most other aviation hazards. It tests the judgement and reflexes of even the most experienced pilots. Flight crews that survive episodes of heavy turbulence talk about their disorientation and fear…

I love using Apple products and wonder what would have happened had this company, this dream, been written off. Steve Job and his friend incorporated Apple Computer in 1976 with a big dream to make a dent in the universe and revolutionise personal computing. In the next few years they worked hard, and their dream took shape. Good work always…

R. Buckminster Fuller once said: “There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you that it is going to be a butterfly.” Do not despair and lose hope because of where you are and what you are facing. When you seem to have exhausted all possibilities, note well that there are still too many possibilities that you have not yet…

John Mason once said: “Mediocrity is a region bordered on the North by compro- mise, on the South by indecision, on the East by past thinking, and on the West by a lack of vision.” The driving force of all greatness is a deep and clear sense of vi- sion. You are on the path to mediocrity when you compromise…

Where you stand determines what you see. What you see determines what you think. What you think determines what you say. What you say determines what you do and ultimately become.  Standing at the foot of the nearly 2000-year old, 50,000-seater amphitheater commonly called the Colosseum in Rome, Italy you see the greatness of a civilisation that was, and is.…

Where you stand determines what you see. What you see determines what you think. What you think determines what you say. What you say determines what you do and ultimately become. Standing at the foot of the nearly 2000-year old, 50,000-seater amphitheater commonly called the Colosseum in Rome, Italy you see the greatness of a civilisation that was, and is.…

Final is never final. It is not how many times you fall that counts but how many times you are willing to get up, dust off the mud and get back in the ring. Your confidence is a torch and armour that will help you fend off doubt and silence naysayers. Pick your confidence and charge forward towards greatness. Challenge…

When people die, their weighty words do not die. When you count, make sure that you count what really counts, in a currency that matters. Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. The luxury of majoring on minors is an expensive game. Priorities are not what you say, but what you do…

All the time you are communicating, whether you are aware or not. Silence is also a type of speech and there are times when silence may be louder and more stinging than a rowdy rebuke. Be aware and be alert to the way you communicate and this is a huge step towards your greatness. A few remarks casually spoken could…