🔒 WORLDVIEW: Encounter with NLP’s founder a reminder of Marcus Aurelius’s wisdom
Alec Hogg’s guide to this world of the mind is the greatest of all Roman emperors, the philosopher/general Marcus Aurelius.
Marcus Aurelius
Fancy yourself blessed with superior intellect? Consider this before throwing stones
Marcus Aurelius believed few sane men are intentional evil doers wilfully causing injury to their fellow man.
Lessons for the offended from a long dead philosopher general
Reflecting on the continued saga of Huffington Post and “Shelley Garland”, Alec Hogg was reminded of the very sensible suggestion that when you’re in a hole, just stop digging.
đź”’ WORLDVIEW: Best US President the world never had. And might still get.
Perhaps those in the ANC electing SA’s next President in December will take a similar approach by opting for the most anti-Zuma candidate in the country.
Alec Hogg: My Maritzburg College speech – Three things that will ensure success in life
Alec Hogg delivered the “Commencement Speech” for the Form Six class at Maritzburg College, he left the room floating on air.
What I learned about life after interviewing 80 highly successful people
If I wanted to talk about Twisted Sister, I called up the founder of the band. If I wanted to talk sex I called the women who ran the “Ask Women” podcast.
Some great lessons from a long dead Roman Emperor
At one of the Berkshire Hathaway AGMs some years back, Charlie Munger referred to Marcus Aurelius, the Roman philosopher Emperor whose personal scribblings have survived a couple millenium.
Corruption – an irrational seducer who hurts when you can least afford it
South Africa has improved slightly in the 2014 international corruption perception index, but still ranks poorly – and did a little better only because the research was conducted ahead of the Nkandla scandal. That together with news from Brazil last night that a lower level manager at State-owned Petrobras has volunteered to repay $100m in … Read more
Inspiring: Robin Sharma talks leadership, writing bestsellers and more
Last time Robin Sharma was in Johannesburg, I had the privilege of watching him in action from the front row of a packed Sandton Convention Centre. He’s the real deal – an authentic, spiritual, deeply inspiring teacher. One who generously shares his learnings and helps the rest of us with practical suggestions on how to … Read more
Travis John Hogg
My son Travis John Hogg died in May 2008. His passing was a mystery to the Irish coroner whose lengthy investigation and inquest ended with a verdict of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome – the grown-up version of the better known but equally mysterious “cot death”. Travis left a huge hole in many lives. Losing a … Read more