There are 168 hours in each week. How do we find time for what matters most? Time management expert Laura Vanderkam studies how busy people spend their lives, and she’s discovered that many of us drastically overestimate our commitments each week, while underestimating the time we have to ourselves. Between careers and kids, many men and women feel that they are just too busy to cram in anything else. To test the truth of this feeling, author Laura Vanderkam began logging her time for each of the 168 hours of the week. Among her surprising findings? We retroactively overestimate the…
Feel inspired and inspire others. If you aren’t familiar with British/American author, motivational speaker and marketing consultant Simon Sinek’s name, you’re probably familiar with the movement he created, launched with the release of his international bestselling book, Start With Why. You may also recognise his face from his subsequent TED talk, one of the organization’s most popular videos of ALL TIME, with more than 28 million views. This New York Times bestselling author and speaker is not just spreading an idea, he’s leading a crusade. His goal? To build a world where the vast majority of people go home every day…
One of the OFS Smart Repair Team’s absolute favourite sources of inspiration is the incredible platform that is TED.com. Through the years we have been moved and enthralled by brilliant speakers such as Ken Robinson, Amy Cuddy and Benjamin Zander with talks ranging from creativity and body language to classical music and vulnerability. Being such huge fans of TED, we were very honored when our very own Jeani Meyer was invited by local TEDx curators Bonginkosi Leeuw, Lerothodi Molete and Tony Peng to speak at the TEDx Bloemfontein launch. Listening to innovative, inventive and original talks at the TEDx Bloemfontein…