David's Diaries

Growing up street smart, Gran's resilience, from Amsterdam to Durban, imposter syndrome, the importance of being dependable and welcoming the discomfort of life

Extraordinarily ordinary childhood, 3rd June 2010, going all in for the best diploma in the world, drifting, the platinum rules and only positive things happen to positive people

Yorkshire born and bred, brotherly bonds, self-doubt, reciprocal respect and there is no substitute for hard work

Family and belonging, a thirst for knowledge, a squiggly career, growing where you are planted, it doesn't get easier - you get better, autonomy and the freedom to choose

Childhood in the bushland, becoming a problem solver, lost at university, 2008, junior rugby and how can I make it better?

Never giving up, integrity, embracing change, trusting your instinct, always being polite and making sure you enjoy it and see where the path takes you...

Indoor fireworks, the importance of role models, just eat, burnout therapy, neurodiversity and being authentic

Small town roots to big dreams, the freedom to imagine, super Ma, putting the soul back into business, hippos and don't be scared - be prepared...

From SA to UK, the biggest waste of talent we've ever seen, giving back, years of anger, the power of the subconscious mind and you can't be serious!

Moving every 2 years until boarding school, falling into HR, navigating setbacks, travelling in the blood, enjoying hard work and 'keep failing'

Becoming a human locksmith, a reverse career journey, understanding people as a superpower, creating beautiful things, standing up for yourself and ordinary people doing extraordinary things

Breadline idyllic childhood, blagging it into waste paper, Blockbuster, surviving cancer, becoming a unit of 5, phone history and paying it forward

Growing up in the Cape Flats, wanting to make a difference, family values, persevering to achieve and hard work beats talent everyday

Early days in the hamlet, the wheels coming off, tennis to telemarketing, opening doors, early lessons in entrepreneurship and every year getting better...

Being more than Mr AI, a convoluted path, speaking at the UN, proudly being a weirdo, always thinking bigger and the willingness to bear pain

A very happy childhood, the importance of relationships, the Navy, lawn passions, being a change catalyst and still waiting to hear back from Deborah Meaden

Let's get ready to Rumble! Leaving the Navy, a professional learner, not getting blown off course, sensing not thinking and finding time to reflect

A wild childhood, inspiration everywhere, gamekeeper to poacher, MasterChef, the show must go on and never cooking the same meal twice

From Jamaica to Miami and back again, newlywed or nearly dead, a salesman through and through, Bob Marley, the life of entrepreneurship and screw it, just do it

Not Breaking Bad in Albuquerque as a latchkey kid, a career in the Hotel California, overcoming addiction, planting trees for others to enjoy the shade and paying attention to what you leave behind as well as what you pursue

Growing up in The Troubles, the love of storytelling, reinventing everyday, creating music and don't let perfection get in the way of the good

Growing up in the bushland, having a crack, the eras happiness tour, the good days you take for granted, the bad days you take to heart and the simple life mate

The intellectual city of Washington DC, being coached hard, a rebel without a cause, getting up from Mike Tyson's punch and it not being the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog

Thoughts creating your reality, the hard times expanding us, a 60 Watt lightbulb with a 1000 Watt dream, the magnetism of authenticity and the importance of "know thyself"

Born in the smallest city in the world, learning how to forage, losing friends, "if you don't eat, you die" and never giving up!