KOJO BAFFOE
Writer | Speaker | Content Architect | Entrepreneur
Of Ghanaian/German heritage, raised in Lesotho and currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, I am the proverbial slashie, the professional ‘jack of all trades.’ I am an entrepreneur, writer, facilitator, content architect, former men’s magazine editor and speaker. I have a Bachelor of Commerce (1994) with majors in Economics, Marketing and Business Administration from the former University of Natal (Durban), now University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Recent Posts
Strengths versus weakness. Where’s your attention?
Perhaps the flaw is in how I interpreted it. Throughout school, the focus always seemed to be on my weaknesses. Subjects that we were good at were given minimal attention, while the ones we weren’t as strong on was where the focus was. To become balanced and progress,...
A day riding the Triumph Tiger 900s
In this social distancing times, the back of a motorcycle is probably the best place to be. Recently, I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to go on a media ride with Triumph South Africa to experience the two new Tigers – the Tiger 900 GT Pro and the Tiger...
The entrepreneurship life can be a hustle
In a recent Q&A with health entrepreneur, doctor and founder of Proactive Heath Solutions, Dr Fundile Nyati, I asked the following question, “would you say entrepreneurship attracts people prone to struggling with mental illness or does it cause it?” Dr Nyati had...
The curse of so-called original ideas
As Nas said, in his track No Idea’s Original, “No idea’s original, there’s nothin’ new under the sun, It’s never what you do, but how it’s done.” He was not the first to say it and he won’t be the last. Yet….it is often hard for us to accept that ideas are a dime a...
Having different views can be constructive
I have always been fascinated by how you can have, say, five people hear or see the same thing, and each have a very different view of what is going on. That is what makes us human, I guess, and, sometimes, that is what helps us progress. I’ve been watching the...
Finding your daily ritual in work + life
Mason Currey's book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work gives great insight into the routines of a range of artists, writers, musicians, etc. In the introduction, Currey recounts how he came to putting this book together - while working on deadline for an article for an...
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