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Cost of living: South Africa Vs Amsterdam

Cost of living: South Africa Vs Amsterdam


I thought it would be interesting to share my experience with the cost of living both in Cape Town (South Africa) and in Amsterdam (Netherlands – Europe). I would like you to leave a comment after reading this artice...
I Ran My Own Supermarket and Here Is What I Learnt

I Ran My Own Supermarket and Here Is What I Learnt


Photo Credit Yes it’s true, I ran my own supermarket for over 2 years when I was just 17 years old. The question of “What did you do after high school?” or “Did you go to university?” always comes...
15 Reasons Why I Blog

15 Reasons Why I Blog


Blogging is something I have really come to love. Today I want to share 15 reasons with you why I blog and these same 15 reasons are inspiration and motivation for you to start blogging if you are not already doing so. You may...
The Definitive Guide to Learn Another Language

The Definitive Guide to Learn Another Language


My first language is Dutch, which I still speak at home with my family. When I was 6 years old I was plonked into a totally English school. I did not know a word of English, but within a few months I had a reasonable understanding...
How To Be (un)Productive

How To Be (un)Productive


Photo Credit Being unproductive is the one thing we are naturally good at. Stalling, procrastinating, coming up with excuses why you should not get to work. “I just wanna check my email for 5 minutes, I swear”, and...
What Are You Scared Of?

What Are You Scared Of?


Photo Credit What is holding you back from doing what you really want to do? What are you scared of? What if I told you that it doesn’t matter what people think of what you do or say right now. Doing handstands in the middle...
Get Your Hands Dirty

Get Your Hands Dirty


Photo Credit How do you react to the following idea? Putting on old clothes so it doesn’t matter if they get dirty. Scrubbing the floor while sitting on your knees or weeding the garden in the hot sun, or lugging boxes around....
Trust but Verify

Trust but Verify


Photo Credit “Trust but Verify” This is a saying made famous by President Ronald Reagan of the USA and was in fact his signature phrase. Take responsibility for your own actions. Every single day we get bombarded with...
From Laid Off to Successful Entrepreneur – The Pat Flynn Story

From Laid Off to Successful Entrepreneur – The Pat Flynn Story


For those of you who have not heard of Pat Flynn, let me give you a little introduction: Pat is the owner of Smartpassiveincome.com, a fantastic blog about: *Ways to make money online *How to use social media sites to your advantage ...
How To Create Your Own Blog

How To Create Your Own Blog


Over the last few weeks I have had a few people ask me how to get started with their own blog. Since I started the blogging journey a year ago, I have really come to like it. I recommend it to anyone, whether it just be to record...
When Money is Tight…

When Money is Tight…


Photo Credit Money is all around us, yet it seems hard to gather a lot of. Some people have millions while most dream of millions. The economy has not been in the greatest shape lately to state it mildly, with companies going bankrupt,...
Red Bull gives you wings

Red Bull gives you wings


Photo Credit Somehow I always get inspiration for a post when I’m driving in my car, and then I’ll swerve and pull over to write it down so I don’t forget it About 2 years ago I bought a book called ‘100...
Get Rich – How anyone can do it, but not everyone will

Get Rich – How anyone can do it, but not everyone will


Photo Credit Becoming wealthy is often a combination of hard work, perseverance, a good idea and a little bit of luck or at least no bad luck. What I found is that many wealthy people have lived and still live below their means....
Fighting for something or cutting losses and moving on?

Fighting for something or cutting losses and moving on?


This is a topic that has also got me thinking the last few months. With anything that you do in life, whether it be a degree you want to study, a new business venture, a girl you want to date, a job that needs to be done, some things...
Success comes gradually

Success comes gradually


Me, like many people sometimes want instant success or fame. How nice would it be to have loads of money, be a rock-star or movie legend, have an agency scout you and pay you to star in super commercials and appear in magazines. For...

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