A skill set called leadership

18 July 2012, Nelson Mandela, one of the world’s most influential leaders celebrates his 94^th Birthday.

Mandela's extraordinary life and steadfast commitment to the principles of democracy and reconciliation continues to be a beacon for people of all backgrounds who strive for dignity, justice, and freedom.

I don’t think Mandela ever thought about whether or not he would ever become a leader. I truly believe Mandela just did it, and did it to the best of his ability. To me, those are the qualities you need to posses if you truly do want to become a leader.

Dream, Dream big! In fact – dream bigger that BIG. Then, with your every breath, thought and action, set out to make it happen. When your dream and actions inspire others to dream and act too, then you would know, yet another great leader is born.

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My top 200 achievements

1.     Learning to ride a bicycle

2.     Tying my shoe laces for the first time

3.     Planting my first tree

4.     Holding my breath under water

5.     Washing my first car

6.     Doing my first oral presentation in front of the class

7.     Making it into an art eisteddfod

8.     Being a part of the A team hockey in Primary School

9.     Touring Durban with the Hockey side

10.  Running my first 5KM race

11.  Making my first Fire

12.  Braaing for the first time

13.  Setting up a tent

14.  Being chosen for an interschool’s captain

15.  Climbing the top of Lions Head at midnight

16.  Saving a person from drowning in Hermanus

17.  Getting an A for physiology in Matric

18.  Driving a car for the first time

19.  Obtaining my Drivers

20.  Water Skiing for the first time

21.  Earning my first salary

22.  Cooking my first real meal

23.  Buying my first car

24.  Moving to Town

25.  Cleaning my house for the first time

26.  Running a successful business with my sister in Green Market Square

27.  Running my first 10km race

28.  Organising a conference

29.  Riding Space Mountain rollercoaster in Paris

30.  Being accepted to CPUT

31.  Passing a few subjects with distinctions

32.  Coming top 10 for a speech competition

33.  Starting a blog

34.  Writing my first published article

35.  Receiving my national diploma in PR

36.  Moving out again

37.  Using public transport for the first time

38.  Climbing to the top of St Paul’s Cathedral

39.  Changing my first car tire

40.  Painting an entire room

41.  Catching my first fish

To be continued…..

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What motivates me?

What motivates me is other peoples aspirations to conquer and complete insane dreams! I’m a realist so I am forever shutting myself down of what is completely possible by thinking practically. When I hear someone speaking of an amazing thing they would like to accomplish, I then stop and say to myself “why can’t I think like that?”. Why am I not capable of something like that? Truth is, everybody is, you just need to believe in yourself. The people around me have forced me to think like this. People motivate me.

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10 Most unexpected consequences of being online

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 1.     Having your ‘friends’ tracking your every move because some people can’t help ‘checking others in’…

       2.     Being begged by your mother to accept her friend request

       3.     Putting up a Facebook status about your boss or work forgetting that they are one of your ‘friends’

       4.     Becoming way too comfortable to chatting online that you become incapable of communicating face-to-face

       5.     Figuring out that a person’s Facebook profile picture doesn’t actually look anything like them

       6.     Knowing peoples whereabouts, including bed and the gym! Come on people! Seriously

       7.     Everyone is always available, no private life

       8.     Pinterest – Now we can share ideas too

       9.     Banking=convenience

     10.     Having a full on interactive conversation with a friend who is on the other side of the planet! Priceless

Elephant in the room

When watching local television one can’t help but wonder why most programs nowadays do not have a fair representation of color and culture amongst actors and actresses.
Why is this? With no disrespect or racial connotation on this topic, it still keeps me wondering why this is the case.
Watching local soapies, you are able to distinctively notice that there are predominantly black and colored actors on TV. Those few that have made it to the TV are brilliant at what they do but am I the only one that notices this imbalance? I believe that local television should be a proper reflection of all races in South Africa, and the fact that we have 11 official languages just emphasizes the fact that it is that much more important….
If you have taken offence to this, you have definitely read this incorrectly.

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Everyday is a good day

I completely disagree with this.
What is good day anyway? If you’re feeling down due to relationship issues, is that good? If you’re shouted at by your boss, is that good? If you’ve been in a car accident, is that good? To say everyday is a good day is being extremely hopeful. I have good days yes, but I also have really terrible days too.
The answer to having a good day doesn’t depend on simple things such as the weather or your quality of sleep you got the night before. It is the practice of going beyond events. It is taking judgment out of the equation and replacing it with awareness, observation and mindfulness. Put another way: every day is joyful if we leave our opinion out of it…


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Our greatest strenghs are our greatest weaknesses

Sometimes one is able to realise that their greatest strength might be their biggest weakness.
1. being great at talking means you talk too much. Listen more
2. If you listen too much. Talk more
3. If you are always on time. Be late for once
4. If you are always walked over. Confront more
5. If you are a good organiser. Be more flexible
6. If you are a detailed person. Be less rigid, try things more

Striving for excellence and trying to be the best at everything doesn’t always have positive outcomes. Sometimes your strengths can be detrimental to your character too…
Something to keep in mind-


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