by Mark van Straaten | Sep 3, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal
Status change Several people warned me that when your “status” changes, you may experience an emotional roller-coaster. This warning has come from those, who like me, have changed roles after being in one role for a long time. Since moving from “visionary leader” and...
by Mark van Straaten | Aug 14, 2019 | Inspiration, The way of Grace
Fanatics Born again! In the ‘70’s and ‘80’s these two words evoked quite a response. Other “born againers” were happy to meet you. And the “non-born againers”, dismissed you as a “religious” fanatic, a fundamentalist! Prison Those of you old enough to remember...
by Mark van Straaten | Aug 8, 2019 | Inspiration, The way of Grace
Life is not fair You know your toddler is becoming a human being when she says: “mine” and “it’s not fair”! These two expressions stay with us into old age. Sure, we camouflage them with socially acceptable behaviour. But if we are going to be honest, a lot of us go...
by Mark van Straaten | Jul 31, 2019 | Inspiration
This is the last in my 5-part series on “How to Grow almost Anything. A Life Changing Verse A verse that changed my life a few years ago is Proverbs 21:5. It states, Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. Looking back As I...
by Mark van Straaten | Jul 24, 2019 | Inspiration, The stuff of Life
Change is an agent of growth. If you want to grow almost anything – you will have to change! I have always held to the axiom, “be on the front end of change, so that you are able to lead change and not have change lead you”. And I have always enjoyed change and...
by Mark van Straaten | Jul 11, 2019 | Inspiration
Mission and tactics Let the adventure begin Don’t miss the video at the end of this blog There will be no adventure if there is no vision. There will be no adventure without a plan. This is part 3 of 5 on “How to grow almost anything”. Growing is always an...
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