finish or failure. my RAAM solo 2013 challenge…
The toughest race in the world.
My coach Mario Huys, who is an Olympic rower and ex pro-cyclist suggested I do a bike challenge in 013 to help me prepare for the 014 challenge.
Mario challenged me to go …
some people just sit around and talk about what they’re gonna do, while others make it happen…
As most readers know, I have a challenge at naseba called the “Rolex Explorer challenge” – where the person in the company who does the most exceptional thing in their personal life wins a Rolex Explorer.
Ideally, this challenge gets …
Kathmandu and lots of tall skinny, middle aged white guys with long hair in pony tails
A few weekends ago – over the weekend, I went to Kathmandu to have dinner with Tata.
As discussed in a previous blog, I have a dinner club with Tata and together she and I have enjoyed some great dinners …
Cape Verde – the ultimate gateway into Africa
A few weeks ago, I visited two countries in west Africa, Senegal and Cap Verde.
The purpose of my trip was to visit Senegal and then Cape Verde because I am doing business with both countries, and I wanted to …
too many eagles act like chickens…
I am working in Monaco this week.
Last night, I met a close French friend of mine at “Bar Americain” at the Hotel de Paris.
Over a couple glasses of champagne, we discussed that idea I keep hammering: “….but, I …
don’t wait to do things you have always dreamed of doing…
Today, I am in Kuwait for the day … sitting in a nice café in a luxurious, but small shopping mall.
My two meetings are finished, so I am just waiting to go back to the airport for the easy …
don’t gamble searching for short cuts…
I have been in west Africa the past several days … I will do a blog on my travels later this week.
After flying 5 hours over night and not sleeping on the flight … I arrived to Lisbon this …
self-indulgence vs self control
A couple days ago, a major study was released stating that by 2030 America will have become “overwhelmingly OBESE.”
I noticed this morning the story has vanished from all the American news sites ….
Essentially, we, the people …
Kabul, Afghanistan adventure
A couple of weeks ago, I took one of my clients Peter Middlebrook, Chairman of Geopolicity to dinner at Nobu in Dubai.
Peter’s company is sponsoring one of our events in Algeria, and 2 in Iraq.
Over dinner, Middlebrook told …
ode to great men who dont tell us how great they are…
Several writers in American press call “Usain Bolt the greatest Olympian and athlete ever” … and one of the articles I read had a special focus on how “Michael Phelps is not the greatest.”
For the record, I do not …