Johann Van Tonder

The measure of my success as a leader is how minimal my intervention can be.

I’m committed to stepping back and allowing others to make their own decisions and find their voice as leaders.

Tiago Forte on X

Notice what happens when you satisfy a craving, something small like piece of cake / chocolate. Do you really feel happier?

- Andy Puddicombe

Don’t aim to impress. Aim to educate.

As a presenter, if my intention is to impress, perform, or entertain, I’m going to be nervous because my focus is on me.

If, however, my intention is to educate my audience on a vision, idea, or insight that will bring real value to their lives and/or their business, my focus is on them. As a result, I relax and

Phrases like 'I don't have time' can be limiting. It implies a lack of autonomy. In reality I'm choosing not to make the time.

- Dr. Aria, High Performance Psychologist

If we strip everything else away, the reason we need an ability to learn is to help us find and obtain food. We need fuel to learn, and we need learning to find a source of fuel…’ (Ratey & Hagerman, 2009).

“they are experimenting unnecessarily when the problem is not yet known”

Melissa Perri

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its wings.”

Charlie Wardle

So many business leaders and entrepreneurs started with the dictum: "bigger and better"

I want to have a company with 200 people, 300 people. I want to be growing my company and scaling it and then selling it and exiting.

And that's right for some people, but the number of individuals I've worked with who along the way have realized, actually, that