Having each other’s back Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” When you walk onto the schoolgrounds, do you notice what you HAVE…or do you focus on what you LACK? Gratitude changes everything! When we are grateful, we stop taking things for granted – ons vriendskappe, die geleenthede wat oor ons pad kom, ons onderwysers, die fasiliteite wat ons tot ons beskiking het en selfs die uitdagings wat oor ons pad kom wat ons help vorm om die person te word wat die HERE wil hê ons moet wees. Gratitude shifts our mindset from entitlement to appreciation, and appreciation builds character. But gratitude isn’t just something we feel – it’s something we SHOW…and one of the clearest ways to show it is through our WORDS. Words are powerful They can build someone up…or tear someone down. They

Last week the topic of my talk was: “What do you want from 2026?”…This week: In 2026 I am going to Iive a life of ongoing gratitude. In Afrikaans is dit: Ek leef 2026 dankvinderig. Ephesians 5:20 – “Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Most of you know my saying “an attitude of gratitude”. What it does is when you are intentionally looking for the good in life, you see things you have never seen before. “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer So what is the opposite or alternative? Dit is waar my nuwe afrikaanse woord inkom. Die teenoorgestelde is “foutvinderig” – ons soek net fout met alles!? So kom ons wees dankvinderig – soek na dinge om oor dankbaar te wees! Ons moet meermale al die goeie dinge raaksien wat

What if Sales isn’t about product…but it’s about adding value Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” Think about your own daily life…you are selling all the time – not products, but ideas, effort and most importantly…character!  When you apply for a leadership role – you’re selling confidence & responsibility. When you work with a team – you are selling reliability. When you comfort a friend – you are selling empathy. When you apply for a job one day – you are selling your potential.  But no matter what you are offering, the question is always the same: Are you adding value?  Mense volg WAARDE, hulle onthou WAARDE wat toegevoeg is…en hulle reageer op WAARDE.  Die wereld is vol baie produkte – duisende opinies en idees, en almal kompeteer vir jou aandag…maar mense?..hulle sterf aan die binnekant as

HUMILITY & ACHIEVEMENT James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.  One of the many values at this school that we are striving to see in each and every one of you, is humility…the ability to be humble. The opportunity to be humble is a huge privilege, because you had to achieve…in order to be humble. In a school where we strive for excellence, humility is a very real thing and often not the very first thing to observe.  Ons is sopas deur 2 weke waar daar by die Sportdinee toekennings gemaak is, ons Hoofleiers is aangewys Woensdag aand, die Matrieks het hulle prysuitdeling gehad…more en Donderdagaand het ons die Dienspilaar en Kultuur se toekenings wat plaasvind. Laas Maandag het ons die Top 10 in die Saal aangekondig…Daar is die oorweldigende feesviering van prestasie in ons skool…en dis reg so! Uitmuntendheid en voortreflikheid is verseker

TEAMWORK & GRIT – The golden thread of our school’s success.  Psalm 40:2 ‘He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.’ Die afgelope week was ek en baie van julle betrokke by funksies waar ons vir die matrieks totsiens en dankie gesê het. Wat vir my opvalend was, is die hoeveelheid mense wat dankie gesê het aan ANDER in die skool wat hulle GEHELP het en BYGESTAAN het om die vlak van sukses te behaal, wat hulle wel behaal het. Die feit dat dit ‘n konstante tema was van uiteenlopende persoonlikhede en prestasies, hy my weereens laat besef dat ons nie ‘n eiland is nie…dat ons nie op ons eie kan funksioneer nie EN het my so bietjie aan die Springbokke se motto laat dink: “Better together” of “Stronger together”. At the

1 Cor 10:13: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with your testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it”. This boils down to that God will NEVER give you more than what you can handle. Baie van ons het na ‘n lang kwartaal die gevoel van onvergenoegdheid…wow, dis ‘n groot woord! Dit kom maar daarop neer dat ons voel dat ons onderpresteer het of onvervuld. Dit mag tydends die toetsreeks wees, tydens die sport seisoen, selfs dat jy nie een van die hoofrolle van volgende jaar se Play gemaak het nie…van ons sukkel dalk net in die algemeen met, jy voel jy is in ‘n gat, moontlik depresief maar net nie in ‘n goeie plek nie… Daar is ‘n ongekende druk op almal van ons. Niemand van ons voel ons het genoeg