Image: The Ilex, Newinbosch, Stellenbosch
If you think I am being overly dramatic, consider how the dissemination of information has changed over the years. It was not long ago that the only real source of information was from books. Books written by learned authors that had to go through a vigorous journey of research, only for that research to once again be scrutinized by publishing houses before it ever reached the printing press. These days anyone with a cell phone can video and post anything they want – and that can be very dangerous to the uninformed. I think all South Africans are currently loving the amazing run of success that our Rugby side is enjoying on the global stage. It is easy to forget that when Rassie Erasmus took over the coaching roll, South Africa was ranked 6th in the world and were fresh off a record defeat of 57-0 against the All Blacks. But being at rock bottom laid the perfect platform for Rassie and instead of coming up with hundreds of ideas to fix SA Rugby.
Instead, Rassie came up with just 3 simple objectives:
1. Fix transformation 2. Develop squad depth and 3. Win the Rugby World Cup.
Time has shown that he achieved this and more in a short space of time. In his book“ Essentialism”, Greg McKeown touts a similar message – that success in life and in your chosen field consists in the elimination of nonessentials. It is also learning and training yourself to say“ no” more than“ yes” if you want to stay on track and reach your investment goals.
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