by Mark van Straaten | Nov 6, 2019 | Inspiration, Personal, Uncategorized
In my recent surfing trip to the Mentawai’s, I intended to surf a whole lot, and “exhale”. I haven’t exactly figured out what I mean by exhaling. But over the two weeks I started to gain a little insight into what exhaling would mean for me. The Fast Boat On arriving...
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...
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