How To Be A Magazine Writer

Mar 15, 2016 |

In the last chapter of my life story, I was editor of a South African men’s business and lifestyle magazine. I also had a stint with a lifestyle magazine before that. An occupational hazard related to being an editor is that you receive countless requests to either write for the publication or for mentorship advice. Having left my previous job, I still continue to receive emails, tweets, Facebook and LinkedIn messages, etc. asking me for assistance in getting into the magazine writing world. I must say, as a quick side note, that my biggest gripe in this regard is that very few messages are...

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The Past Has A Place

Apr 7, 2015 |

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share. – Steve Maraboli The past should be left in the past. The past gets a raw deal. Being conscious and present in the present is absolutely necessary. It has been explored extensively by minds much sharper than mine and it is something I try to implement daily. But, the idea of discounting the past is often interpreted in a way that I am not comfortable with. We are...

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To Write Or Not To Write

Dec 18, 2014 |

Until 2010, I’d never worked in a position that overwhelmingly became how the world sees and defines me. Having worked in multiple industries and companies, (for myself and in family business), working as Destiny Man editor was the first real time that people introduced me by my job title first. For the first time, it wasn’t difficult to answer the question that Johannesburg seems to love so much: “so what do you do?” Before that, I was seen as a poet, businessperson, TV producer, writer, etc but that was never all that people saw me as. It is interesting, for me, how, in just over four...

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Get A Free Office Efficiency Assessment

Jun 24, 2014 | ,

I’ve been involved in Nashua’s Saving You Time campaign for a couple of weeks now. I have been using it to add impetus to my own drive to become a bit more efficient on a personal level particularly because I have never been a person who has been able to do only one thing. Before, during and after university, I was working in family businesses, in management consulting, IT (in particular identification technologies, biometrics and specialised software), retail (a shop supplying hair products and cosmetics to hair salons) and a weekly newspaper, all in Maseru. Currently, while my work life is...

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Motorcycle Madness

Apr 15, 2013 |

A few months ago, I decided that I am middle-aged enough to get a motorcycle and randomly ride somewhere on Sundays for pancakes and scones, joining the mass exodus of men and women who do the breakfast runs on weekends out of Joburg. My last experience on a bike was about 20 years ago, messing around with friends so I wrangled my way into the BMW Rider Academy for their Novice course. A full day of some theory - where what is on a motorbike - and a lot of riding. Had a lot of fun and it's made me want a bike even more, especially because, to do the next few courses, I need my own bike. I...

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Interview on Thom TV

Nov 10, 2012 |

This is an interview I did for an online channel Thom TV earlier this year. I often cringe when I watch these but it is part of the game. I am sharing purely because it has been suggested that I share some of these things. It's always weird living behind the scenes but also having to jump to the fore on occasion. Enjoy. [youtube]http://youtu.be/zxqauCbWadg[/youtube]

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