Embracing Challenges as a way to answer, ‘What am I capable of’?
Admiring the view after my 297th consecutive climb up Table Mountain, Cape Town. It’s a hard pill to swallow – but my greatest teachers...
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Andrew Patterson
- Apr 16, 2021
- 16 min
What is the best way to Honor the lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Respect. Honor. Remembrance. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 27, 2021
- 5 min
How the Word “NEVER” became my most Interesting Teacher
Covids new world has forced me to go within. Usually when I’m faced with uncertainty my first instinct is to examine my past and explore...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
How to Convert New Years Resolutions into Every Day Solutions
Enjoying a view on the way to the top at Crater Lake, Oregon Goal setting. 2021 is upon us and – no doubt – many think it hasn’t arrived...
Andrew Patterson
- Apr 15, 2020
- 7 min
4 Surprising Tips from Navy Seal Training for Surviving Sacred Seclusion
Photo Credit: military.com Almost half the worlds population is under some form of ‘stay at home’ order. By definition, anytime we’re...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 22, 2019
- 5 min
Rediscover Your Power
Face your fears with your best foot forward Do you often feel dejected because you know there’s something inside holding you back from...
Andrew Patterson
- Mar 11, 2019
- 5 min
Perspectives on Lifelong Learning
From Cape Town to California I’ve been procrastinating on my writing like you cannot believe since finishing my challenge – I think I’ve...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 18, 2018
- 6 min
Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday: How He Influenced Me
Today would’ve been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, it coincides with my 199th hike up Table Mountain joined by Elliot (from Langa) and...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 25, 2018
- 6 min
Hiking and Life’s Connection
Even reaching the top of a hike doesn’t guarantee a view Week 25 – The parallels of life and hiking First up – special thanks to Wings...
Andrew Patterson
- May 2, 2018
- 6 min
It Comes in Three’s
Devils Peak (left) Table Mountain (center) Lions Head (right) Even the most Iconic mountain in the world is part of a trio. The...
Andrew Patterson
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
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 7, 2018
- 3 min
Locked Out… Again.
I was inadvertently locked out my flat yesterday with no shoes, no mobile phone, no wallet. It happens so quickly I can’t believe I’m in...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 23, 2018
- 5 min
The World Needs more Doers
We live in a time when access to people all around the globe and information is as easy as opening an app on our phones. Thinking about...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 17, 2018
- 4 min
The Rain drop that Became a Tidal Wave
This has been one of the most phenomenal weeks of my life. I live by working for the best; planning for the worst; and expecting nothing...
Andrew Patterson
- Dec 30, 2017
- 9 min
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
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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 21, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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