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
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...
Do you read books promiscuously?
Austin Kleon’s blog is a go-to space for me. And not just for substance and creativity of his blog posts but how he creates and curates the blog itself. I must admit I have borrowed from how he runs both his blog and his newsletter in what I am doing with mine. He did...
Learning how to say ‘no’.
It's always interesting how things will come into your space, repeatedly. Yesterday, I was listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast in which he was chatting to author Elizabeth Gilbert. One of the things they chatted about was saying 'no'. Not even two hours later, my son...
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