Posts Tagged “growth”

You get 5 types of people

by oneafrikan on September 17, 2013

I was listening to a talk recently where the speaker talked about the 5 types of people. I’ve understood this intuitively, but for the first time I’d heard it explained in a bite sized, easy to understand way. Basically, the (…)

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How to build a career

by oneafrikan on August 30, 2013

I’ve given myself 20 mins to write this, so here goes… Last week I had another person ask me how they could earn more money. My answer was that you generally have to earn it. A week or two before (…)

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Execution is everything

by oneafrikan on April 21, 2011

Some quick thoughts on execution, and speed: Sometimes the temptation to be perfect is overwhelming. We work towards perfection because we’re told that it’s worth aspiring and achieving. The problem for you and me is that perfection for some is (…)

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Do you want it enough?

by oneafrikan on April 16, 2011

I’ve come across many people who talk a good game, who want the acclaim, who want to be the rockstar. Very few are prepared to do the work to get there. Even fewer are prepared to keep doing it when (…)

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Shake and bake baby – MyHeritage buys Kindo

by oneafrikan on September 29, 2008

A few years ago, I think it was October 2005 to be exact, I was leaving Open Box Software, and had decided to go it on my own, for the second time. If someone had asked me then if today (…)

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