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Letter to My Son on How to Become Acquainted With Girls Without Acting Frivolous: Attracting A Network

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How to Become Acquainted With Girls Without Acting Frivolous – This is an extract from my latest and fourth book, THE ANXIOUS ENTREPRENEUR.  It is available on Amazon, Apple iBookstore and Kobo.co.za.

How to Become Acquainted With Girls Without Acting Frivolous

After my stint at Bopedi Bapedi High School, I moved to St Marks College. One of my class mates was a guy named Tshepo. He was a bully to an extent, but had an impressive following and was known by virtually everyone.

He was a jerk when he needed to be and sweet when he wanted to be. He was harsh to those he didn’t like and those who didn’t like him. Actually, he was sweet to some that didn’t like him because he had figured that he’d need them someday.

What amazed me was that he had a girlfriend. I never had a girlfriend throughout most of my high school years; my first kiss was in Grade 11.

Most of the girls spoke to Tshepo nicely, including those that talked smack about him behind his back. They spoke to him nicely anyway. No one talked to me. Read more

The Stoicism of Nelson Mandela – Daily Meditations | Introducing Ubuntu Stoicism

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Iconic picture of Nelson Mandela and François Pienaar by Jean-Pierre Muller at the 1995 Rugby World Cup

This post inspired my compilation book, ‘Introducing Ubuntu Stoicism: Gain Joy, Resilience, Productivity, and Defuse Anxiety.’ It’s on Amazon. Order here if in South Africa – or visit your nearest bookstore.

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One of the popular things about Nelson Mandela on the internet is the question on his faith. Was he Christian or not?

One of the other popular things is his favourite line: “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” It is a line from the Victorian Poem Invictus by 19th-Century poet and writer William Ernest Henley (1870 –1903).

Invictus was even named in a movie in which Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela. It is a biographical sports film about events leading to the 1995 Rugby World Cup, after South Africa returned to competing internationally due to apartheid being ended and Nelson Mandela elected the first democratic President of the country.

South Africa won that World Cup (Yay!!).

Although Mandela was brought up in a Christian home—he was a card-carrying member of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) in his youth—it is not clear whether he identified as Christian or not in his later life.

Nonetheless Read more