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The personal blog of Ruoall Chapman

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I write
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Some of it's deep. Some of it isn't. Faith, failure, fatherhood, and building things in Cape Town.

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“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4:13
Made a million. Lost it.Found grace. Kept writing.
iamru.me
The personal blog of Ruoall Chapman

I mean,
I write
stuff.

Some of it's deep. Some of it isn't. Faith, failure, fatherhood, and building things in Cape Town.

Read the latestWhy so serious? →
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”Philippians 4:13
01Tips & how-tos02Family03Spiritual journey04Tech & AI05Business & failure06Life & mental health07Faith

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Why I'm still here
Not hustle. Not luck. Grace, and a God who didn't give up on me when I did.
Read: Psychedelics And Religion. I Was WRONG!Romans 10:9

On my shelf.

Books that rearranged my head. Affiliate links: same price for you, a coffee for me.

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Can't Hurt MeDavid Goggins
Atomic HabitsJames Clear
The Second Coming of the New AgeSteven Bancarz & Josh Peck
Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss

The long
way round.

The full story →
2002London pubs, door-to-door sales, banned from the UK for 10 years.
2015YouTube agency goes full time. One man, seven figures.
2019A payment platform pulls the plug. Everything gone.
NowHusband, dad, founder of Black Apple Studio in Cape Town.

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