Today, after three years of blood, sweat and tears, my first business failed.
Two months ago, after five years of unbelievable love, my relationship failed.
Two years ago, after near fatal cancer, my health failed.

No home, no job, no money

How does someone from the right side of the tracks, who has travelled the world, survived cancer, and studied at the most prestigious advertising school in the country end up in an emotional, physical

I have always wanted to make a t-shirt that says satisfACTION, as written.

A “Goliath” of  life lessons to grasp, to allow “what is” to just “be” without expectation. Having no attachment to a specific outcome and shedding any illusion of control one has outside of the four corners of the mind!

In Johannesburg I worked with one of the most talented editors I have ever met, super interesting guy who’d spent his school years in Belgium and gravitated around Europe for a few years after that before becoming editor of a large computer magazine in Dubai for 6 years. Ridiculously talented guy with a string of achievement orientated awards behind him to prove his worth to the world yet personally, he was desperately unfulfilled.  After a few beers a month or two before his 40th birthday it emerged that what was lacking was that “signature achievement”, that one thing that every body in the world gets is you, it’s your thing, it’s what defines you, it’s what draws that line in the sand for you and challenges the world to man up and stake their claim too.

Brett Simpson (34 years old) is an entrepreneur. He owns and drives an IT company called Breadbin Interactive

Peer pressure, drugs, sex and reaching the expectations of our parents can get anyone down, especially a person that’s facing the most challenging time of their life.                      

I’m talking about being a 21st century..........TEENAGER.

To me, being a teenager in this present day and age has never been more difficult, the various challenges they face everyday can be unbearable at times, resulting in many teenagers deciding to take their own lives as this seems to be the easiest way out.
Well...let’s start at the very beginning of the teenage years, when the transition from child to teenager begins. Just before your thirteenth birthday you probably hear your mom or dad wanting to give you “the talk”, you know, the talk where they tell you about boys and girls and how they differ, how you should respect your body, a popular phrase that my parents liked to emphasize is” you know that a guy really loves you if he respects your wishes.”