Ditch That Bucket List
One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” - Paulo Coelho Covid taught us a lot. Having gone through this entire experience, we should…
In the Arms of Africa
Africa is our center of gravity, our cultural and spiritual mother and father, our beating heart no matter where we live on the face of this earth.”- John Henrik Clarke Africa is deep in my heart and soul. I am…
2022 – A Year for Fulfillment!
I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” - Hilaire Belloc Doesn’t it feel like we’ve been waiting for 2022…
Optimism, Resilience, Purpose and Excitement!
Let’s leave nothing for ‘later’ that’s important to us now. We’ve all just learned the hard way that we can’t take ‘later’ for granted. Because while waiting for later, we can lose the best moments, the best people, the best…
Africa is Waiting for You!
Africa changes you forever, like nowhere on earth. Once you have been there, you will never be the same. But how do you begin to describe its magic to someone who has never felt it? How can you explain the…
At last! We’re going home to Africa!
Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave but not our hearts.Oliver Wendall Holmes Ah! the smells of Africa. The sights. The sounds. The warmth. The soul. We’re going back! How we have missed Zimbabwe! How…
Our Purpose Is Our Passion
Recently I’ve had the great privilege of working with some of the best leadership experts I know. We’ve been developing a model of ‘Leadership for the Future’ for our business clients in North America and Europe.The model is built on…
World Lion Day – There is Hope
Lions. Africa’s most iconic animal. They really don’t need a special World Lion Day because they’re the everyday heroes of movies, books, legends, stories and billions of photos. They are magnificent creatures, beautiful, graceful, social, powerful - and threatened. They…
IT’S TIME TO REVITALIZE
The silence of the bush is profound…- First words in Tasimba video "It's Time" https://bit.ly/3xWpNgM The rustle of leaves fluttering in the breeze. The bubbling laughter of a meandering brook. The delightful rhythmic calls and responses of birds in the…
Resilient by Nature
“Look deeply into nature and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein Since we can’t be in Africa with our Tasimba guests right now, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on what I’ve learned in the hundreds of…
Africa Will Change Your Life
There are moments that mark your life, moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this and after this. Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender who…
“I CAN’T WAIT…”
Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.-Flaubert After a year of Covid restrictions and knowing that it’s still not over, one thing you hear more than ever these days starts with the three words “I can’t wait…” There…
LIVING in REAL TIME
Especially adapted for our Tasimba readers from an anonymous post. Time does not wait. Barely the day starts and it's already six in the evening. Monday just arrived and already it’s Friday. Another month is already over and the year…
A FORTUITOUS GIFT
A good friend thanked me shortly before Christmas for a gift I didn’t even know I’d given him. We were in a Zoom meeting of a CEO peer group organization we both belong to, and were answering the question: What…
HOPE AND OPTIMISM
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering "It will be happier" - Alfred Tennyson The best thing about having 2020 behind us is that it makes room for all kinds of hope and optimism for 2021.…
