by Jacques de Villiers | Jan 14, 2024 | Eccentricities
Article 5/365 of Jacques’s Writing Quest One of our biggest drivers is to feel safe and secure. I remember a story by my teacher, Shaykh Ebrahim Schuitema, that completely changed my understanding of security. He spoke about owning a house which is one of...
by Jacques de Villiers | Jan 14, 2024 | Eccentricities
Article 4/365 of Jacques’s Writing Quest Everybody was Kung Fu fighting. Those cats were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little bit frightening. But they fought with expert timing. I love this song by Carl Douglas. Listen to it here. It’s certain to...
by Jacques de Villiers | Sep 8, 2023 | Sales Tips
The sales profession is one of the toughest on the planet. Not because it’s inherently difficult, but because it triggers every foible in the human psyche. If you’ve ever felt any of these, you’re in the sales profession: Rejection. The prospect...
by Jacques de Villiers | Dec 22, 2022 | Eccentricities
“Alas, for those who never sing, but die with the music in them.” Oliver Wendell Holmes As an author, I’m well versed in the Hero’s Journey storyline. It is the most used tool in stories, movies, television, books etc. Think Star Wars...
by Jacques de Villiers | Dec 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wished that you were somewhere else or doing something else? I used to want to be somewhere else, doing something else until I came across the notion of the warrior and the artist. It helped me shift from wanting something ‘out there’ to being grateful...
