Tag: Ben Karpinski
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How I’m learning to play the long game of financial freedom
You don’t need to be super rich to be financially free, but you do need to work hard and broaden your horizons to make that dream come true
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Why it’s so important to play the long money-game in rugby
In the world of professional rugby, players need to look beyond the goalposts, to make sure they have a viable career mapped out when their playing days are over.
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My 100-Day Challenge to build a better me
Change is a slow and steady process of step-by-step improvement, all the more so when the object of your improvement is yourself. If it works, and even if it doesn’t it’s a process you can share with the world, by blogging and vlogging your way to the new and better you
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Why getting back to winning means getting back to basics
The SA teams in SuperRugby, apart from the Lions, seem to have fallen into a losing routine. Reassessing their basics could be the answer. How are they preparing themselves to get into the habit of winning.
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The things I learned about life, change, & balance by embracing independence
Independence is a wonderful and alluring thing. But there’s a catch. With independence, comes risk and consequences. So it isn’t always the easiest way to live life.
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How rugby’s new dawn made me happy to be South African all over again
Rugbyphoria! It’s that exquisite feeling of joy and triumph that leaves you with a glow, when the Bokke and the BitzBokke go out of their way to prove the healing, uniting power of sport.
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Siya Kolisi, a captain for Change
Though much was changing in his life, thanks to all the hard work he was putting in on and off the field, he never changed who he was.
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The trouble with making rugby players our role models
Adults looking for role models in sport is a bit like adults waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. You need to move on from such things. When it comes to the kids though, sports stars are a vital link between them and a sport.
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Why rugby is like a war that builds friends for life
It’s a sport that keeps you humble, it’s helps you learn to work with others, and most importantly it brings you together with people.
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How I stuttered my way into the job I love
I really struggled to speak properly. I just couldn’t get the words out. Once I got going I was a bit better, but I battled to participate in conversations, and this made me shy and withdrawn.