I’ve had a total adventure over the past 3 or 4 months! Spending time in Cape Town was an absolute treat – I fell head over heals in love with Cape Town all over again and loved the time we were able to spend with our family and long-time friends. Our trip up to the Eastern Cape and the movie Invictus inspired me to learn more about our South African history, and so I’ve been re-reading Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk To Freedom” autobiography and enjoying experiencing it with a deeper understanding, having now visited the area where Nelson Mandela spent his childhood.

I’ve come to see myself as a citizen of the world who could live pretty much anywhere, but there’s something about South Africa that’s incredibly compelling and inspiring to me and as we’ve moved onto another continent, I’m carrying around the question, “What is it about South Africa that’s essential to me?” and looking forward to learning more about that.

Having landed safely in Calgary, Canada, we’re now busy getting used to losing around 40 degrees of warmth and acquainting ourselves with the city and surrounds. We’ve already enjoyed our first snowboarding trip in Kimberley, BC! Snow is a real novelty for South Africans and we’ve always said that we’d love to live in a place that gets real snow, for a little while at least, and I’m very excited about the opportunities to meet some of my online friends in person now that I’m this side of the world. Thank you to all of you who’ve sent emails with kind wishes, offers to help and requests to meet up – we feel very warmly welcomed!

Here’s a quick roundup of what I’ve been up to and sharing over the past few months… scan it and see if there are any posts you’ve missed that could help you with something you’re trying to figure out right now…

At Mine Your Resources

• 16 Feb: Kicking Off the Problem-Solving Process: The Problem With Problems
• 9 Feb: Goal-Setting: Who’s Really in Control?
• 3 Feb: In Defense of Mastery (or How to Mine the Inspiration in Your Irritation)
• 26 Jan: Riffing About Agile Living With Jamie Smart. (Video post)
• 19 Jan: Chatting With Jamie Smart About Goal-Setting (Video post)
• 13 Jan: Lessons From Africa: How to Stay Sane When Things Don’t Go As They Should
• 6 Jan: How Can I Serve You Best in 2010?
• 3 Jan: Have You Got Good Taste in Problems? (Video post)
• 1 Jan: New Release: The Bottom-line on Daniel Pink’s “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.” (With audio)
• 22 Dec: Does Goal-Setting Make You Too Future-Focused?

At the Bottom-line Bookclub

• Coming up on 1 March: The Bottom-line on Juggle! Rethink Your Work, Reclaim Your Life, by Ian Sanders
• 1 Feb: The Bottom-line on Tim Sanders’ “Love is the Killer App
• 1 Jan: The Bottom-line on Daniel Pink’s “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.

Elsewhere on the Interwebs

• Switch Off Your Social Self – Switch On Your Creativity on @MarkMcGuinness’ blog, Lateral Action.
• Should I Be A Tour Guide or An Expedition Leader? on @CharlieGilkey’s blog, Productive Flourishing.

Career Coaching For South Africans

I’m thrilled to have joined the Career Junction team as their resident Career Coach. Career Junction is a portal where job seekers and recruiters can connect online and South Africa’s biggest job search site. As the Resident Career Coach, I’ll be posting articles regularly at the site and through their monthly newsletter. You can read my career management advice over at Career Junction.

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