In February, I spent three weeks in Southeast Asia, a week of that in Cambodia. A place of history, story, and beautiful people, but it wasn’t the grandeur of monuments and ancient architecture that stayed with me. It was three fleeting moments that I keep returning to.
The world feels increasingly chaotic, relentless and uncertain. In moments like these, I often find myself asking a difficult question: is it indulgent to step away from the noise of the world and go offline for a few days? Or is it precisely what is needed?
Julie and Hanlie explore what leadership looks like in a time of exhaustion, complexity, and constant pressure, offering a thoughtful conversation on burnout, decision fatigue, and how leaders can create space to pause, reflect, and lead with greater clarity.
I had the privilege of spending the last two weeks of January in Costa Rica and Miami on a work trip. Before heading across to Miami, I had three days to explore and I chose to maximise every spare moment. I crossed five of the seven provinces, moving from one coast of the country to the other in 3 days.
Turning off my phone for ten days did more than disconnect me from noise – it reconnected me to my body, my creativity, and the quiet wisdom of place.
A story of unexpected connection, creative roots, and a return to the Karoo – where art, place, and memory meet.
In a world marked by urgency and despair, awe becomes a quiet act of resistance. When we slow down and truly notice, we remember that joy and beauty have been waiting for us all along.
Men may hesitate to say yes, but once they do, they return. In the wide silence of the Karoo, an Inventure creates space for men to lay down the weight they carry and rediscover connection – with themselves and with others.
“The Upside” on Channel Africa interviewed Julie Robinson about the inaugural Inventure Experience for women, set in the heart of the breathtaking Karoo.
Choice is both a privilege and a distraction. We tend to become preoccupied with a multitude of options and fatigue ourselves in a vortex of decision making. The plight of modern privilege.
