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Tom Basson
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On productivity, Christianity, and other weird stuff.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 100 )
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A Question That Will Change Your Day, Everyday.
“My day seems foggy until I fill out this form. I’m still amazed at how much it clears my thinking.”What if problems like writers block and procrastination... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2014 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
Sex is Not Just Physical
“There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact.” – 1 Cor 6:16 (The Message)This took me a while to figure out. Read more
Posted on 17 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
3 Reasons Why I Love (And Don’t Love) CrossFit
That’s me on the left in the final of the United We Stand CrossFit Games 2013.Firstly, I have only been doing CrossFit for the past five months, so I certainly... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
7 More Things I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now
Last week I wrote a post called 8 Things I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now. Here are 7 more…1. Today is What’s Important.It’s so easy to live stuck in the... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2013 LIFE COACH -
8 Things I Wish I Knew Then That I Know Now
Posted on 17 October 2013 LIFE COACH -
Finding God in Gangnam
Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied that PSY’s song “Gangnam Style” is a phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. Read more
Posted on 23 September 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
8 Things I’ve Learnt About Habits
Over the past year or so I’ve set out to discover as much as I can about “habits” – how they work, and how we can change them to improve our lives. Three books... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
The Case for Replacing Family Dinners with Family Breakfasts
This is a guest post by Laura Vanderkam that I just had to repost… By dinnertime, your family is tired, in a bad mood, and often not together. Read more
Posted on 05 August 2013 FAMILY, LIFE COACH -
The Quantified Self: Are We Tracking Ourselves Too Much?
The wearable device trend is taking off, recording everything from how well you sleep to how far you’ve moved. But can it improve your life? Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
The Quality of Life
We live in a culture that continually tells us to pursue a higher standard of living in order to improve our quality of life. But “standard of living” and... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rob Bell
I’ve recently finished reading Rob Bell’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About God” which, in my mind, is not only a brilliant title for a book, but a... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
How to Change a Habit
I’m currently reading a book called “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. It looks at the neuroscience of habit formation and change, and is really quite... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
KZN Wedding Venues
It’s no secret that I LOVE DURBAN.Fantastic weather, warm ocean, great surf, awesome people, diverse culture… I could go on and on. In fact, here are 10 Things ... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
A Letter From God to Me
Sometimes when we read the Bible we forget that many of the books are actually letters. Personal letters written by real people with real emotion, and real... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
Settling Down Without Settling
When you’re fourteen, you look forward to car keys. In high school, you just want the freedom of leaving home. When you get to university, you can’t wait to... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
Getting Married? Then This Is For You.
As a pastor and a wedding officer I’ve had the privilege of performing many many weddings over the past six years.Unfortunately, I’ve also seen too many stresse... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
Want to Know Your Destiny? Look at Where You Apply Your Time.
Time is the most valuable asset you own.And whether you realise it or not, how you use or don’t use your time everyday is probably going to be the best... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
What Warrior Taught Me About Forgiveness…
Every year my church does a series called “God in the Movies”, where we look for elements of truth – God’s truth – in the stories around us. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH -
Unpacking Suitcases
Up in the Air Ryan Bingham: [on getting through airport security] Never get behind old people. Their bodies are littered with hidden metal and they never seem t... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 LIFE COACH -
Are You Sleeping Wrong?
We all know we’re supposed to get eight hours of sleep a night. But these days that number seems impossible, right? There’s work to do. Books to read. Movies... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SPIRITUALITY, TECH