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“Kindness begins where necessity ends” – The Lincoln Highway My wife believes that you should pay attention. To the signs along the way,...
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"Let him who would move the world first move himself" - Socrates
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PG Geldenhuys
- Feb 8
- 4 min
THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T LISTEN TO ME
You know, people listen to me. Two decades of exemplary leadership running companies, chairing committees and volunteering with highly...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Feb 1
- 3 min
A tribute to courage
Mountain biking is such a great metaphor for life, hey. You need to do the work to climb the mountain to enjoy the glorious winding...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Jan 25
- 3 min
THE THREE SINS OF NEW LEADERS
I did two things this week. I’m wrapping up my new book and I have recommitted to regular exercise. I like to cycle and listen to...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Jan 18
- 2 min
When queues are a good thing
You know what’s great about being older, wiser and basically living for your children? No lines. Or let’s call them queues. Sure, you...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Jan 10
- 3 min
McKinsey Consultants & The Water Cooler Guy
They are called the Firm. The mere name conjures up images of Tom Cruise running away from the mafia, a shadowy organization deeply...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Jan 5
- 2 min
HOW A MAGAZINE COVER SHAPED THE TERMINATOR’S LIFE
I’m not quite sure I would like Arnold Schwarzenegger if I met him in person. I’ve always been a big fan, but when you read about him, he...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
THIS ISN’T A BOND MOVIE??? WHY DAVID ARNOLD MADE US WAIT
I love James Bond. Always have, always will. I grew up with Roger Moore as my James Bond. My first impression was him flying a teenie...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
What does Stephen King and the Queen of England have in common?
A while ago, my coach suggested I put together a fictional board of directors. You know, people that I respect from afar but will never...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Dec 11, 2022
- 2 min
WHY TIM FERRISS DOESN’T BELIEVE IN NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Tim Ferriss, he of The 4-Hour Workweek, is not everyone’s favourite. He is one of the world’s most prolific and popular podcasters and...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
WHY EDITH PIAF’S GREATEST LIE IS USEFUL TO US NOW
Edith Piaf, in 1960, topped the charts with her song “No Regrets.” It evangelizes the idea of living life to the full, and not having any...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
HUSTLE, THANKSGIVING AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
On our 4th wedding anniversary, my wife and I spent hardly a moment together. Instead, we separately attended three important functions....
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PG Geldenhuys
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT MY MOM WAS RIGHT
I was single (or in shortish term relationships that were never going to work) for a long long time. When Caroline and I met after I had...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
WHY I NEED TO HIDE THE SNACKS
“The man needs to go from point A to point B. In his way is a high wall. Every day, he goes up to the wall, and pushes hard against it,...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
FROZEN: NOT JUST A MOVIE DESIGNED TO DRIVE PARENTS NUTS
Luckily I missed this, but my friends who have older kids, and especially girls, tell me that the “Let it go” era was horrific. Horror...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Nov 1, 2022
- 5 min
IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME
“The inside-out approach says that private victories precede public victories, that making and keeping promises to ourselves precedes...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
BIG ROCKS
Life just super busy? Feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions? Can’t seem to get ahead of work, kids, spouse, and when did...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
MAKE A PLAN DO THE PLAN
We live in a world where speed is such a virtue, hey. We need to answer messages immediately, deliver content quicker than ever before....
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PG Geldenhuys
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
NORTH STAR: Make it about more than money
“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long...
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PG Geldenhuys
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
ON SYSTEMS VS PEOPLE
“Trust everyone, but brand your cattle.” – A postcard on my dad’s desk. When I was growing up, in Apartheid South Africa, there was a...
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