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Andrew Patterson
Mar 20, 20185 min read
Do You get Bored?
“How do you not get bored doing the same route every day?” This question’s about the fact I’m climbing Table Mountain via Platteklip...
Andrew Patterson
Feb 26, 20183 min read
Focus on the Journey
The journey of life has infinite experiences – and yet we tend to focus on a finite amount of them. Destinations have somehow become the...
Andrew Patterson
Feb 15, 20184 min read
The Pursuit of Love
February, the month of ‘love’ since Valentines day’s become a commercial success story, reminding people to ‘spoil their loved ones’....
Andrew Patterson
Jan 31, 20185 min read
Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot
There are many people ‘climbing’ their own personal mountains daily. Today I want to transport you into the world of three people and...
Andrew Patterson
Jan 9, 20185 min read
2018 – Start the Way You Want to Finish
We’re already a week in to 2018 and boy has it kicked off in style. My very first step The saying ‘the longest journey always begins with...
Andrew Patterson
Dec 30, 20179 min read
2017 – A Year to Remember
I write this as I wing my way back to Cape Town having spent a soul feeding week in the African bush with my family. My dad reminds me...
Andrew Patterson
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Pushing my limits; What can YOU Learn?
The last few months have been incredibly introspective for me. Spending the bulk of my time alone on the mountains, in preparation for...
Andrew Patterson
Aug 31, 20173 min read
I’m having a Bad Day
Bad days are just like commercials; they annoy everybody but eventually they go away. Don’t you hate it when something goes wrong and...
Andrew Patterson
Jul 7, 20174 min read
Climbing Table Mountain every day in 2018
I have a dream to help South Africa. I have a dream to inspire people to discover what it feels like to live with passion. I have a dream...
Andrew Patterson
Jun 28, 20174 min read
What defines your Self-worth?
We live in an increasingly fake world and I feel like it’s getting out of control. Photoshop – one of the tools contributing to our...
Andrew Patterson
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Is Change really ‘As Good as a Holiday’?
Where did this saying come from??! I ask this because, based on University Hospitals website, I’ve had two out of the five ‘Most...
Andrew Patterson
Jun 14, 20173 min read
If you Want it; Go and Get it
I think I could be a serious contender at the Procrastination Olympics. Oh – the snooze Olympics too. Or maybe snoozing would be an event...
Andrew Patterson
Jun 7, 20173 min read
Retrenchment or Rebirth?
Even after the most destructive fire – life finds a way and transforms the landscape. On the face of it – being retrenched sounds like a...
Andrew Patterson
May 31, 20177 min read
Confessions of a Writer
Every time I post a new article, it’s like asking a woman out on a date. The groundhog experience of writing that never has the same...
Andrew Patterson
May 17, 20175 min read
Insecurity – A 20 Year Journey
I’m not entirely sure what I’m expecting heading back to my hometown Johannesburg for my 20 year reunion; but there’s definitely...
Andrew Patterson
Apr 6, 20178 min read
South Africans, Time to Wake Up
South Africa is on a precipice; and how we decide to move forward together is how history will remember us. Where are we now? I still see...
Andrew Patterson
Jan 25, 20176 min read
2017 – Building on 2016’s Lessons
December is an interesting time of year for me. Within a week you have Christmas: a time to take stock and be appreciative of family,...
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