The ancient Greeks trained in the nude in the gymnasium and also competed in the buff in the Olympic Games – they literally had skin in the game. The ancient Greek word for gymnasium – gumnasia – means to train naked. However, the ancient Greek gyms were not just for physical training but also had dedicated spaces for intellectual exercise, for philosophy, teaching and conversation. To train naked is to show up just as you are – no pretences, no masks, no BS. We train to compete, we practise in order to nail a presentation. We should also be training to become better human beings, to craft meaningful lives, do work that matters, and to thrive in chaos. Pierre du Plessis’s daily reflections, meditations and practices presented in this book are a call to train naked, to practise for the ultimate marathon, and to have skin in the game.

Turning a TV advert into a real business, the lessons learned. Many South Africans became familiar with the phrase, ‘Ooh Vuyo – he’s such a big big dreamer’ from the TV beer commercial that told a rags-to-riches story about an entrepreneur who starts a business selling boerewors rolls and grows it into a successful multinational business. Wondering whether it was a true tale, Miles Kubheka did some research. When he discovered that Vuyo was a fictitious character, he saw a gap in the market for developing an exciting business model.

Does your job make you feel worthless, miserable, depressed and anxious, sick to your stomach, suicidal, angry? When the authors, Brad Shorkend and Andy Golding, typed in the words ‘my job makes me’ on Google these are prompts they received because so many people had previously searched all of these that Google assumed they were going to as well. Consider how many millions of people need to have typed in these particular statements relating to their jobs for this to occur?

98% of businesses fail in their first ten years. Of the 2% that survive, only a fraction of them achieve high-impact growth. WHAT’S THEIR SECRET? Over the course of four years Matt Brown has interviewed hundreds of local and international entrepreneurs and business experts for his podcast, The Matt Brown Show, and in the process has created a lexicon of business, growth, start-up and funding hacks that anyone can learn from and implement. He has also come to the conclusion that the single defining factor between entrepreneurs who make it and those who don’t is internal. It’s all about the inner game. Entrepreneurs with a strong inner game live, breathe and work according to a set of principles that define everything they do.

One of South Africa’s fastest growing food Facebook groups, I Love Baking SA, now brings you a recipe book of 70 of your all-time favourite cakes, biscuits and treats. Beautiful full-colour photographs and clear instructions make this collection of recipes the perfect book for every baker.

Discover the wonderful world of putting pen, pencil, crayon and paint to paper. Coloring is the new meditation and these beautiful pictures and designs will provide you with hours of calming therapy. Turn off technology, escape your work, and shut down from personal problems. Relax your body, mind and soul and discover your creativity. There is nothing right or wrong here. Simply make just the black and white designs your own works of art. Join millions of adults who are rediscovering the simple recreation of coloring!