Business, Love, Life and the Balance Between These

How to Use Questions to Change Your Life

Reg Scheepers — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:39:56 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP I was reading a book called “The One Day MBA” by Marvin Nieland. In it he quotes Σωκράτης… “Never tell someone something that you can ask them instead” – Socrates …and man did that get me a thinkin’!! I started imagining how you would ask someone something that you would usually say to them [...]

My Quest to Become a People Person – Part 1

Reg Scheepers — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:03:10 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP I’m a suitable candidate to write about this subject because I’ve come from a place where really, you had to be family to like me. I had precious few friends growing up and had a very lonely childhood. My family was often telling me that I’m very intelligent and talented and so I tried [...]

What I’ve Learned Through Israeli Special Forces Training

Reg Scheepers — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:03:27 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP About three years ago I started Israeli Special Forces hand to hand and weapons combat training. It’s painful, but it’s made a man out of me, and continues to do so. Since starting I’ve never been more fit. One of my instructors is Idan. He was in the Israeli Special Forces for many years [...]

The Definition of Love

Reg Scheepers — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:52:36 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP This past Sunday night at church we had a guest speaker called Sy Rogers. He’s widely described as one of the best communicators in the world. This post is just some random, largely unstructured thoughts about the new distinctions I made from listening to him and how I tie that in to what I [...]

Are You a Person With Character?

Reg Scheepers — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:42:28 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP I racked my brains trying to come up with a way to explain what I mean when I say character. What is a person’s character? When I say character in this post, I’m not referring to someone’s nature or their personality. Here’s what I mean when I refer to character: “Your character is to [...]

The Danger of Assumptions

Reg Scheepers — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:27:23 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP I really don’t know why I think of things like this, but last night I was pondering the subject of conspiracies. I like conspiracy theorists. I like the way their brains work. I think they keep people honest, cause they’re doubting Thomases by nature. They keep it real. But as I was lying in [...]

The Beauty of Bartering

Reg Scheepers — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:24:04 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP Bartering is basically when you exchange your product or service for another company’s product or service, leaving cash out of the equation. I love bartering with my whole heart. With the new toll fees on the N1, the increased fuel tax, the 50%-and-climbing increase in just the last year in electricity prices, and excessive [...]

Schedule Thinking Time

Reg Scheepers — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:35:28 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP In part 2 of How to Become a Make-It-Happen Person, I mention the importance of having a detailed schedule. If you have that in place, you can then implement one of the most powerful concepts I’ve ever experienced in my life: Scheduling thinking time. I mention this in part 3 of How to Become a Make-It-Happen Person, but [...]

How to Become a Make-It-Happen Person – Part 3

Reg Scheepers — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:58:14 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. There are a number of keys that I’ve learned and continue to learn about making things happen in life. One day I was looking at a guy in a Ferrari and started thinking – many people think that wealth and success in life is [...]

Creating the Right Culture – Part 2

Reg Scheepers — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:46:46 +0000

RegSchBlgDFP I was watching a gripping interview with Four-Star General Stanley A. McChrystal, the guy smiling in the picture. He’s the new Obama-appointed commander of US forces in Afghanistan. You know, you can get a sense when someone speaks that, listen, now I must pay attention, this is not someone to be taken lightly. General [...]