My friend Elaine Alpert gave me a book, highly recommended. While I was waiting for a call, I thought I’d read a few pages, see what she was so excited about.  Then, in the preface, I read this quote: “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; if... Learn More

Usually when we think of leaders, we think of charismatic, big personality types. In a current business bible, Good to Great, by Jim Collins, he explored 11 companies who had transitioned from being good companies to being great companies. Each of those 11 companies had a Level 5 Leader at its head. Great Leaders aren’t... Learn More

OK, here’s the deal. My blog has been neglected for about a year. Sporadic posting, but my heart went out of it when I went through 3 different website designers before I found someone who understood what I wanted and had the magic to make it happen. Thank you, William Spencer. When I notice a downward... Learn More

Fake Spirituality Another aspect of Apartheid is the division between what I teach/preach and how I live. I distinctly remember my father preaching about the evils of smoking – While he was smoking. He didn’t see any incongruence between his behavior and his words. He truly believed it was OK for him, but not for... Learn More

I first came to SA in 1990, while Apartheid (an Afrikaans word for racial segregation – literally meaning “apart-hood”) was in full swing. I was here 2 weeks after The Election in 1994 which ended apartheid, then moved here for a couple of years, and have been coming here ever since, co-leading trainings. I love... Learn More