Profile

1. Who is Scott Picken?
   • I am a South African with a Irish Passport.
2. Where am I from?
   • I was born and went to school in Durban, South Africa. Then at the age of 18, I moved down to Cape Town where I spent some of the happiness days of my life, studying at UCT. Four years later I was off to London. I have now been here for 5 1/2 years, living in Wimbledon. It was really tough, but one of the most fantastic learning experiences I have ever undertaken. I love London for the myriad of opportunities! Through IPS (International Property Solutions) I have now engineered a lifestyle where I spend half the year in South Africa and half the year in London. My short to medium term lifestyle goal..
3. What do I want from life?
   • Happiness - this can be broken down into a few major pillars which support this want. The areas of importance are:
     • Family
     • Friends
     • Sport
     • Work
   • Ultimately I want to be a success in all these areas of my life!
4. Where am I going?
   • Life is not a sprint - it is a marathon. Everything I do - is suppose to have a purpose and is part of the bigger plan!
   • There are many things which I want to achieve in life - but success in the above category is my primary aim. This is very important to me!
5. What do you love most?
   • Success! - I always strive to be the best!
   • By that I mean in any of the above departments. If I can win a rugby game and be man of the match, organise a great party and be able to spend quality times with my mates, have fun with my family, or achieve the goals I set for myself in my business life - it all makes me feel really great!
6. Things you hate?
   • Being alone.
   • Let down by my friends - some people believe that friendship is a one way affair and they will finally learn the hard way when there is no one on the end of the telephone!
   • Loosing!
7. People you would like to thank?
   • I would like to sincerely thank my parents for instilling fundamental confidence in my brother and I, this will always stand us in good stead for life. May they understand how much my boet and I appreciate this!
   • May we make them proud!
8. Happiest Moments
   • The day we won the world cup in 1995.
   • Watching my brother play a stormer for the Kearsney First Team - 1995.
   • Time arbing around the table in the Belsen Dinning Hall.
   • The day of my 21st birthday at the Brass Bell - 1998.
   • Intervasity - 1st, 3rd and 4th year.
   • The infamous wine route - swimming with the ducks - 1997.
   • All those afternoons of playing touch with all my mates, in the sun.
   • Pamplona - 1999
   • Ios - 1999
   • My holidays in Cape Town - 2000 / 2001
   • Some of the awesome sessions in The Swan.
   • Cardiff - Millenium Stadium - the day of the rugby - 2000.
   • Johnny Clegg - 2001
   • Skiing holiday to Meribel - 2002
   • Braai's at 22 Herbert Rd
   • My 25th birthday boat cruise down the Thames.
   • Canoeing down the Orange River with 36 mates - 2003
   • Skiing holiday in France - 2003
   • Australia - many juring the world cup - 2003
   • Koh Phi Phi - Thailand - 2004
   • BangKok - 2004
   • Tubing down a river in Laos - 2004
   • Drieps & Marnie's wedding - 2004

   "There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other." - Douglaus Everett