Firstly, I would like to wish you and your loved ones a prosperous 2018!

What makes January always extra special (despite the bloodshot bank balance!) is the opportunity to start over. An opportunity to focus on areas in my life and business that I may have neglected, and obviously to build on the good habits and great results of the previous year.

January is also the month in which I launched the Klipkouers podcast programme. I celebrated the second anniversary of the podcast last week. I launched the podcast on Monday, 18 January 2016 during my first TV interview on Die GROOT Ontbyt, as well as my first podcast interview with the rugby legend and coffee king Kobus Wiese.

Once again thanks for your support up to now. You give me courage to continue with this young, exciting and weird digital medium. I have big plans for the year ahead – so watch this space!

What makes this year extra special for my family and I is that we will return to South Africa after 14 years in the land of the Englishman. We will arrive in February and are so excited to once again be in our country and between our people and culture. I want to believe that it would give most South Africans hope to know that we still choose South Africa despite its many challenges and people who emigrate. The ray of hope is that these challenges forces innovation – very good news for the country.

May January and February provide you with the opportunity to literally and figuratively spring-clean your home and head. May you be lighter to run faster… In the right direction, of course!

Just keep running, just keep running!