Tag: change
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Eddie Papier, the whaleboat crewman who became a custodian of the West Coast’s beauty
How a harvester of the ocean deep found a new life in nature.
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Let’s hear it for those friends who can light up your darkest day with a call
True friends, the kind who make you feel like family, are worth holding on to, even as you follow your separate paths over the years
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The things I gained when I gave up the things I thought I needed in life
Going cold turkey isn’t easy, but it can be good for you too.
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Podcast: Prof Jonathan Jansen – “I get bored quickly, and I thrive in places that are difficult”
“I have never worked in a situation in which I felt comfortable,” he says. “Culturally, or socially or linguistically.” But he has never been able to resist his calling, and the challenge of turning it into an opportunity to transform others and himself.
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Podcast: Zapiro, the patriot with a poison pen
In this candid and revealing conversation I had with Zapiro in March 2015, he looks back on his life of change and upheaval, compares Presidential attitudes to satire, and explains why, despite or maybe because of everything, he still feels happy to call South Africa home.
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A change is as good as a haircut
Younger sister had to consciously shift her understanding of who her brother was. She flushed, proud of him, as I watched her watching him. He was no longer the smelly older brother, but had transformed into a handsome young man.
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Life is the art of making it up as you go along
One thing that people seem to realise is that improv is very good for collaboration and strengthens relationships. Personally, as I face a huge prospect of change, with my children attending school in another country, I use the first law of improvisation: ‘let go.’
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How I shook Off the Husk of My Old Life & Flew Into the New
Come at me, Novemberitis – you have no power here!
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The Accountant With a Head for Rugby
Western Province Captain Chris van Zyl didn’t get into professional rugby the traditional way, and it’s seen him playing with a chartered accountancy qualification under his belt.
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What I Learned From My Wild & Stormy Year of Change
Life has a way of throwing things your way in groups. Common wisdom would have it as groups of three, but sometimes there’s a whole lot more.