authors magazine june 2015 issue

STHEMBISO SITHOLE

Social Media Editor

LINDOKUHLE MNISIFROM VICTIM TO VICTOR

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THE MID 1980s STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE EYES OF A PRIMARY SCHOLAR

I must have been six or

seven. I was a newcomer at a

primary school which was about

a kilometre’s walking trip from

my home. School was more

fascinating than the nursery

school for me. I don’t mean the

curriculum. No, not that. I was

a top “SUB- A” class learner. I

was bored most of the time. I

could quickly grasp everything

that teacher made us to “cram”.

That is the word we used for

“memorising”. Later in life I

realised that the synonyms for

“cram” were words like “shove”,

“stuff” and “force”. And it

suddenly made sense why it was

so important that we “cram” the

poems back then. We had to

recite for the school inspector.

He had to make sure that we

adhered strictly to the standards

set for Bantu Education.

I spent most of my early school

days peeping through the steel

framed windows. I admired the

big brown “hippos” that used to

keep guard at our school. The

cute soldiers who rode in them

were really nice too. With the

exception that they were male,

they resembled my blonde haired

and fair-skinned doll that I named

“Thandi”. She was the only one

at home that we actually called

by her African name. She didn’t

have to go to school after-all, so

it was okay that she carried only

one name.

I cannot remember having a

full view of any of the soldiers.

All that my eyes were exposed

to were the long gun and the

hardhats. I was almost the

height of the ‘hippo’ tyre. And

my little hand couldn’t even reach

past it during those rare special

moments when the nice soldiers

gave us dried food stuff. I took it

because it made me feel special.

I did not eat it. My mother said

I shouldn’t. She said the powder

was laced with poison that would

kill me. But the other kids that

ate it did not die. So I continued

taking the powdery food because

I could not be rude to such an

act of kindness. These cute

soldiers were really nice to me.

So, I really did not understand

why in the evenings I had to hide

in the wardrobe or under the

bed. Mom said it was for ducking

the bullets shot by the nice cute

soldiers. I also had to put a lot

of Vaseline petroleum jelly on my

face and dip some in my nose,

the same way mom did to my

baby brother. She said it was to

protect us from the teargas that

fogged the streets of Soshanguve

most nights. Many guys called

“comrades” used to budge in

our home, running away from

the nice cute soldiers. Some hid

in the bathroom ceiling while

others went for the wardrobes

or even kitchen cupboards. The

comrades were a nuisance in

my life. They sang all night and

burnt tyres in the streets. They

forced boys to go to funerals

and street protests which they

called “mzabalazo”. They made

us keep water buckets at our

gates so they could wash-off

the teargas from the nice cute

soldiers and the police. I even

had to dress my baby brother

in a pink nighty because there

was a rumour that boys in the

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township were going to be killed.

And it happened before in Egypt,

as our Bible Study teacher told

us. So I couldn’t take a chance

with Themba’s life.

I have heard about scholar that

was once shot on June 16 in

Soweto. I thought he was also

a troublesome comrade. But my

schoolmate, Pitso Modiba, said

Hector was a good guy. One

Monday Pitso came to school with

a fractured arm. He fell from the

avocado tree from his backyard.

He was hiding there. He was

from a funeral night vigil which

the comrades had bulldozed him

to attend. And the soldiers came

and started shooting. He ran

home, but did not have time to

knock so he climbed on the tree.

He said six nice cute soldiers

came to look for him. He could

see their faces and little light

that came from the torches. He

saw them screaming and kicking

open the door of his mom’s

home looking for “hulle”. He

fell off the tree after they have

left. My heart was sore for Pitso.

From then, I stopped taking the

powder food they gave to me…

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Lindokuhle Mnisi

Authors sits with Lindokuhle

Mnisi, affectionately known as

“Dr Dream” is the founder and

Director of Iphupho Consulting,

a multifaceted business entity

which grows faster than initially

anticipated. .He qualified as a

Journalist from the Tshwane

University of Technology. He is

also currently working for eTV

(eNCA). He rose to prominence

when he worked as a TV field

reporter for (ANN7).

Before that, he presented his

own Talk Show TUT FM in

Soshanguve, North of Pretoria.

Lindokuhle has also volunteered

at the SABC’s SA-FM newsroom

while he was still a journalism

student. He is a published author.

His debut book titled “The Victim

of Circumstances” was released

in March 2015. Over 200 copies

were sold in a period of three

months, a milestone he never

anticipated.

Lindokuhle Mnisi is a

motivational speaker and life

coach. He gives motivation to

learners and teachers in schools

and universities Lindokuhle has

shared a stage with a number

of powerful and massively

successful individuals in

South Africa He has spoken at

Leadership2020’s Sunday Circle

event filled by entrepreneurs and

highly successful individuals.

AM: Tell me about Your

first book , The Victim of

Circumstance. What was the

journey like?

When I started writing back

in 2009, while I was in Matric,

I never thought I was writing

a book. I was just taking notes

about the many challenges that

I was going through. Life was so

hard at home that I only found

comfort when I was writing down

every single thing I was going

through. I used to sit in my

room, crying, and jotting down

my sorrows. I never saw myself

as an author, simply because I

never believed I would one day

become somebody significant in

life. Growing up in a village with

lots of unsuccessful people and

not being exposed to successful

stories made believe that I was

not any special or different

from the rest. I dreamt of being

different and do something

positive with my life but I

believed it was just a DREAM.

So in that process of being

concerned about what I would

become in my life and of going

through all my circumstances, I

just decided to write it all down

in my spare time. In 2010 I

went to Johannesburg to look

for opportunities. I stayed with

my aunt and her son and had

a computer. That is when I

started typing everything into his

computer. And it was only in 2014

that I decided I was going to

compile all my notes into a book

and publish it.

AM: Why did you

publish it yourself?

- I believe that when you are

destined for greatness, nobody

and nothing has the power to

stand in your way. I wanted

so badly to publish this book.

There was just that thing within

me that believed that this

book has the power to change

people’s perceptions about life

and subsequently change their

lives. Especially after my mother

graduated for her first Diploma at

the age of 48, having lived with

the HIV virus for almost 10 years

and suffered her own ordeals. I

was determined to publish the

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book and tell her story and my

story. But unfortunately things

were not adding up. I was

super broke. My hopes were

on big publishing companies.

So I approached a number of

publishers to request that they

publish my book. All of them

rejected me and my manuscript.

I set up meetings to meet with

publishers, but they have since

promised to come back to me. At

one stage, a huge publisher told

me the content and the story in

the book is powerful but the book

will not sell, so they cannot take

the risk. At that point, I was not

even well-known enough to sell.

In the process of knocking door

to door asking for help, I found a

blessing. I learned the process of

publishing books. I then decided

to publish my own book. I even

skipped payment for my car and

used the money to publish my

book. Fortunately, before the

end of that month, I had sold

enough books to replace the

skipped payment for the car. And

it was then that I decided to start

my own publishing company,

Iphupho Publishing Services

which is doing well with over 5

brilliant author publishing their

books with us.

AM: You have sold over

two hundred copies within

the first three months of

releasing the book, how did

you achieve that?

Selling more than 200 copies

sold is a milestone for me. I am

just a village boy from Dundonald

in Mpumalanga, without a

celebrity status. Initially I could

have sold none, but my dream

kept on saying “Lindo wake up

and market yourself. Your story

is powerful. Somebody needs to

read it and learn something about

life”. So I took it upon myself to

market myself with zero budget

on social media. I also sell copies

everywhere I speak, like when I

give motivational talks in schools,

libraries, universities and some

organizations. The vision is bigger

than the sales or the money.

My dream is to empower other

people to believe that they can

overcome not matter how hard

life can be. My vision is to share

my story and some insights about

life for people to know what

others go through out there. I

believe it will help them become

better people.

AM: How are people

receiving your first book?

The book has changed my life

completely. I am humbled by the

positive feedback I am getting

about the book. I have sent

copies to all the nine provinces

of South Africa. It is humbling

to get emails from people in the

Western Cape telling me that

they need copies for the staff of

the NGO. I was elated when a

certain group bought 20 copies

of my book because they want

to use the book to inspire high

school learners. The book has

taken me from a simple poor boy

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from the villages to somebody

who is considered a motivator

by some people. Today I get

invitations to give motivation

on national television and radio

platforms. I get interviewed for

newspaper articles and online

magazines. These are things I

used to dream and pray about. I

am humbled by the reception.

AM: What has been some

of the comments or reviews

about this book?

- The book has been received in

all the provinces of South Africa,

and I'm just a village boy

from Dundonald in Mpulamanga.

People who have read the book

say it speaks to the everyday

challenges that villagers and

township people go through. The

book represents reality about life.

At no point in the book did I say I

am successful. That wasn't

even the point of writing the

book. The book has always been

about exposing people to the

different challenges of life. People

who read the book humble me

everyday. One message that I

got from one reader said after

reading my book he started

writing his own book, and got

promoted at work because of

how he changed his attitude

towards life. It's amazing

stories that I hear on a daily

basis.

AM: Your name,

Lindokuhle, is someone

waiting for something good.

How do your achievements

relate to that?

- My mother gave me the

name ;Lindokuhle because she

had her own expectations. She

was awaiting great things. I

think so far, I have given her

exactly that. She used to jump

out side the window with me on

her back every time my father

was assaulting her and my big

brothers. She took care of me

during rainy days. She used

to pour hot water into a soft-

drink bottle, seal it tight and

put it under my feet when I was

studying in winter. I shared a bed

with my mother until I was 16

years old because our house was

not big enough to accommodate

all of us. For all that, I owe my

mother a lot. What I have done

for her so far is not enough.

Everything that I have and

everything I will ever achieve, I

owe it to my mother. Great things

keep on happening in my life,

thanks to my name too.

AM: Who inspires you?

Why?

I am inspired by people who

believe that there is more to life

that the circumstances that they

go through. I am inspired by

motivated individuals, especially

young people who strive to thrive

not just to survive. I am inspired

by young people who use the

stones that life throws at them

to build empires. I am just a

village boy with a dream. And

it motivates me to see that if I

push myself to achieve something

I actually achieve it. So I work

harder to achieve more. I am

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afraid of being afraid to do

something.

AM: You are a journalist,

a businessman, an author

and motivational speaker.

How do you find time do it

all?

It is interesting that everybody

has 24 a hours a day to do

something with their lives. Some

choose to waste a good portion

of the 24 hours while other

make use of every single second

in the 24 hours. Every time I

think about taking a nap, I think

about my dreams. Every time

I think of not waking up in the

morning, I think about my dream.

Every time I think about doing

something stupid, I think about

my dreams. Every time I worry

about what other people think

or say about me, I think about

my dream. Every time life knocks

me to my knees, I think about

my dream. My dream keeps me

going regardless of what life

throws at me. I am a qualified

journalist working for eTV/eNCA.

I am an entrepreneur, a founder

and director of the Iphupho

Group of companies which

include Iphupho Consulting,

Iphupho Publishing Services and

in August we are launching a

clothing manufacturing company

where we will be manufacturing

academic attires and also printing

and embroiling clothes. I am a

motivational speaker with a list

of invites that I need to fulfil

especially in this youth month . I

have media interviews lined up. I

have schools I need to go speak

at and organizations I need to go

speak at. And is always like this

every month, if not every week.

I don’t know where do I get the

extra hours in the 24 hours that

we are all blessed with. But in

everything that I do, I give 120%

effort. Starting something from

scratch is not easy but if it has to

be done. It has to be done.

AM: How can you

encourage young South

Africans to write books?

- I believe that young Africans

need to take upon themselves

to document the stories about

Africa. It is our responsibility to

change the negative perceptions

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about our continent. Africa has

greatness in it. Those stories

of greatness have to be told.

Storytelling is the most powerful

tool that can be used to change

perceptions and subsequently

change the world. Young people

need to take their pens and

their papers, their laptops and

start documenting what they

experience.

AM: “Dr Dream”…Why

this name?

It is interesting because from

a young age I used to preach

about the importance of having

a dream. I used to tell everybody

in my circles that a dream is all

a person need to become better

. When I was little I did not know

what it meant to have a dream. I

just was convinced that a person

who has a dream has the power

to rise above all circumstances in

pursuit of that particular dream.

Some people have honoured

me with an honourary PhD in

Dreaming; so they call me Dr

Dream, hahaha. So, Dr Dream is

my stage name too. Something

that some people do not ;t

know is that I used to be a well

known Hip Hop artist back in

the villages. People can go to

youtube and listen to some of

my music. Unfortunately I never

made it as a Hip Hop star. But

my friends, people that I started

doing music with, are going big

in the music industry. I am super

proud of them. But I am a dream.

That's all I am. I always

dream about everything. Even

when I'm not certain that I

will achieve a particular thing, I

dream and keep working. Call me

Dr Dream. Hahaha.

AM: Tell me about

Iphupho Consulting

-Iphupho Consulting is

company under the Iphupho

Group of companies, Iphupho

Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

Iphupho Consulting’s main

focus is the empowerment of

people. We do motivation, life

coaching, mentorship, orientation

in schools, universities,

organizations, companies etc.

The company has been growing

from strength to strength ever

since it was launched in 2014.

Whether it is career guidance,

entrepreneurship or writing

books. Iphupho Consulting is

about connecting people with

their dreams and helping them to

achieve every single one of them.

So if a young person requires

mentorship, they can contact

us, we have a free mentorship

programme with a list of mentees

who benefit massively.

AM: How far are you from

reaching the dream?

I am not anywhere close to

where I want to be but I am

happy with the things I have

worked hard for and achieved so

far. I am proud of myself. And I

am confident to say the future I

always dreamed of and thought it

was impossible to reach actually

walking on it now. I used to sit

down and count my problems but

now I am counting my blessings.

AM: What is your next

project?

- In August, we are launching

our clothing factory for Leano

Clothing Manufacturers. We

will be producing academic

and professional attires for

pre-school graduates, college

graduates, university graduates

and some pastoral and legal

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attires across the country. We will

also be printing and embroiling

clothes. We will be providing

those services from August until

FOREVER. We will be creating

jobs for people in through this

company and we will expanding

to other province soon . The next

big thing is to continue working

on building Iphupho Publishing

Services to be the biggest

publishing house in the country.

AM: What are your

hobbies

I am an ‘underground’ Hip Hop

artist. During my spare time I

visit my friends in the studio and

we record music. When I am not

Lindokuhle Mnisi, I am Dr Dream.

hahaha. I am a storyteller. So I

don’t only tell stories through a

book, I also tell stories through

music.

AM: Your favourite meal?

-I am a village boy. I love

iphuthu nebisi (fain porridge and

milk)

AM: Any message you

want to send out to the youth

for June 16?

“To the youth of South Africa,

Africa and the rest of the world

, I want to let you know that it

is never too late or too early to

do a great thing. You are your

own responsibility and you have

to fulfill your responsibilities. In

the process of working on your

dream, you are going to incur a

lot of challenges. But your dream

should always be your driving

force. No matter how many times

life knocks you down, your dream

will give you reasons to get back

up and continue fighting. My

mother had a dream of being

a graduate one day. She was

forced to get married at the age

of 19 and she dropped out of

school. The man, my father, who

was initially loving and caring

tasted alcohol and started being

abusive. My mother was stuck

in that marriage without matric

for over a decade. She decided

enough was enough after more

than a decade and she left with

me and my big brothers to

another village. At the age of

37 she went back to school and

passed her matric. She fell in

love again with my step father,

got pregnant and encountered

terrible complications. It was

then where she found out she

had TB and HIV positive. That

could have killed anybody’s spirit,

but she kept on going. In 2014,

at the age of 48, she graduated

for her first Diploma. And that is

motivation enough for me to keep

going no matter how tough life

is. Was it easy? No! But I believe

that if it was easy, everybody

would do it. Young people should

stop making excuses just so they

can do nothing with their lives.

Young people should know that

in the process of working on

their dreams, it is going to be

difficult but they have to keep

going. The youth of 1976 could

have stayed in their little closets

and complained about what was

going on in the country, but they

chose to take a stand against

it. The youth of today should

learn one thing from there and

that is taking a stand for what

they believe in. It is one thing to

dream about it. But unfortunately

a dream without action is exactly

that, a DREAM. Do something

about it”.

AM

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STHEMBISO SITHOLESOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR AT M&G@SITHOLEEXPRESS

He is the gem of the South

African social media. His days

are made of twars , tweleps,

tweeps and bookers. But

Sthembiso Sithole’s role as

a Social Media Editor is more

responsible than what one

may think. He develops and

implements strategies for the Mail

& Guardian’s (M&G) social media

platforms . He updates those

platforms with content from the

site and further create social

content that drives traffic to the

site.

In a day, Sthembiso manages

the M&G’s social media accounts

and tend to followers and fans

across the platforms. During his

daily news diary meetings and

help integrate social media into

daily coverage. He is stays

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abreast of new developments

in the area of social media,

introduce and implement new

story telling tools creating an

M&G presence.

Sthembiso believes that

businesses are starting to use

social media to promote their

services and to engage with their

clients. “Business owners have

realised that social media is a

good tool to use and they come

up with strategies that are in line

with social media”.

He is also a Brand Specialist,

focusing on social media and

personal branding. I have passion

for social media and I have

started to do talks about social

media and personal branding. “I

believe social media is a great

platform for one to use when

it comes to personal branding.

Many companies have started

to search different social media

profiles of the people they want

to hire. It is always good to have

a good social media profile”,

he said. Few weeks back he

hosted a social media session on

my Facebook timeline. He was

offering tips on how to use social

media for personal branding. It

was a real time Q&A the session.

He targets mostly students,

business owners and artists.

The Tshwane University of

Technology Journalism graduate

has worked for various print &

broadcast media houses and

blogs. However, working for

the SABC News Online and

subsequently joining the M&G as

the social media Editor were the

peak of his career. “I was told:

Mr Sithole, we have searched for

your name on Google and we are

impressed.” This gentleman from

Senaoane, Soweto, spend time in

boardrooms different companies

that want to partner M&G on

projects and also creates content

around trending topics for the

M&G’s website.

Even though Sthembiso spends

his time working on the monitor,

he believes that print is still

relevant. “Print media has always

been there and it will continue to

be with us despite the challenges

that it is currently facing. I think

it is still relevant because readers

are still buying newspapers and

it offers extensive coverage

compared to social media which

is mostly used to break stories”,

he adds.

Sthembiso is currently reading

“Victim of Circumstance”, a book

that was recently published by

his university peer and friend,

Lindokuhle Mnisi. The book is

about his life growing up in an

abusive family in Mpumalanga.

Mnisi shares his story of how

managed to survive against all

odds. He believes that young

people are still interested in

reading books. “I think there are

young people who dedicate time

to read different books. I know

young people who have started

book clubs in their communities,

varsity and at work”.

Apart for hosting social media

sessions, Sthembiso will be

commencing with his research at

Wits next semester.

Sthembiso has achieved so

much, and there are tons more

he dreams of accomplishing.

He is toiling towards a BA

Honours in Journalism and Media

Studies at the University of the

Witwatersrand. He has written

for The Star, was a blogger for

JournTau, worked at SABC as a

digital online news producer and

most recently bagged the title of

Mail & Guardian’s social media

editor. Sithole is also a Brand

Specialist, focusing on social

media and personal branding.

AM

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Noxolo Chalale

NOXOLO CHALALEFINDS THE MISSING INGREDIENT

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PIZZA WITHOUT PEPPERS

I’d been craving a pizza for a while, so the other day I finally ordered one. I was smiling like a little girl

holding that warm box in my hand. With each step my hands itched to open the box and just have a slice

in the street. I got to my room, threw my handbag on the bed and closed my eyes for a second to take in

the moment. I opened the box and stared in disappointed disbelief.

There were no peppers!

The youth of 2015 have forgotten, or simply left out the peppers. We forget or simply reject the teachings

of the older generation.

When I was growing up, I was taught to respect elders. Today, we are all equal and respect is about

superiority and not seniority. I see young people sitting in the bus when elderly people are standing

because “we all paid the same price”. Younger mangers disrespecting older subordinates to show that they

are in charge and senior citizens being cursed at on the road by younger drivers with better cars. Human

worth seems to lie in wealth.

The cleaner at a private school rarely receives the same amount of respect from the learners as the

teacher, even though both are offering their services. Like pizza ingredients, we all have different

inherent values. Some prefer olives to tomatoes, but that does not make the tomato inferior nor should a

qualification make someone superior. People are people first.

Arguably, the youth of today are like this because those before us abused their seniority as superiority.

Wrong doing was righted with a simple “because I said so” and exploitation not questioned because “older

people are wiser”. However, we lost some peppers when we got extra cheese.

More young people are committing suicide today than 10 years ago before social media allowed us to

connect to thousands of friends. We live vicariously through profiles while rejecting the personal wisdom of

the elderly as foolishness.

A Nigerian grandma would idiomatically tell us that a child can have more clothes than an adult, but can

never have as many rags. In other words, the youth may know or have more, but the elderly will always

have more experience.

There will always be something to learn from the elderly if we don’t leave them out of our conversations

about how our generation of amazingness can learn from theirs.

With those thoughts, I took a slice and appreciated the pineapples, mushrooms and caramelized onions

even though I had a feeling I had paid too much for a pizza without peppers.

Noxolo Chalale

AM

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PURE-UNITING-REFORMED-ETHICS POET AKA PUREPOET

Kgetsa “Purepoet” Mamabolo is a stage performer. His poetry infuses Sepedi language with English to

cater for his diverse audiences. The 26-year-old Industrial Engineering Vodacom intern from Ga-Mamabolo,

Limpopo sways crowds at corporate events with his exclusive approach. His love for poetry was inspired at

a very tender age when he used to read his uncles’ books and newspapers. Purepoet believes that more

young people would read more and participate in poetry if poems were written in modern style and easy to

understand. Even though he has not officially published any of his poems, he work has been featured by

other seasoned writers such as Mabonchi Motimele.

KGETSA MAMABOLO

Kgetsa Mamabolo

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1976 TO BEYOND THE EDGERevolution will not be televised and

Liberation could not be told as a fairy-tale

That involves tinkle bells. Souls trying to

Reconnect with the body where pains run

Everywhere. They never wished to be heroes

As they were zeros in the struggle.

They saw revolution with their blood fighting

For liberation of language, I mean the very same

Language that I tongue this poem with. Unchained

The closed minds of teachers, highlighting their

presence

Of being youth at the pinnacle, they smell freedom

at

The gates.

They found themselves in ragging wars, smelling

their own

Blood, bullets flying over the space to revolutionise

the language

The hunger of education was irritating their minds.

The rejoice of

Of when will freedom of education arrive was next

to their hearts

While Bantu was a curse to name.

Gun shots ringing on the streets, memories

aregone that is school

Time. The dust smoke of bullets had knocked

down the innocents

A 12years old hector was down in hectors of blood

lost in the name

Of revolution.

Heroes are now forgotten, heroines are buried

with thick sand they

Were sent six feet under but you and I still regain

their reflection

And effort s they hungered for and us to eat their

planted fruits

Freedom. They were not leaders by choice but by

commitment.

They witnessed brutality at their doors a man

eating the same

Flash for the month endbenefit and heroes fought

fearlessly not

In demand of benefit but better education that will

cater for the

Future, I wonder language can makethe streets go

mad.

I speak of literary giants of the days. The

Mbuyiswa makhubwa,

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The Infinite Treasure

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THE INFINITE TREASURE

The Infinite Treasure speaks to your spirit, to

your soul and to your senses to help you become

the best in your field of life. The aim is to develop

the top one per cent of leaders in this generation

and in generations to come, who will be the light

and hope to the rest of the population. The world

has developed so much that ordinary thinkers

and innovators cannot survive the change that is

taking place. The Infinite Treasure gives tools that

will ignite fire in your spirit, burn any reasons for

laziness in you and help you to express excellence

with your senses.

Being ordinary is no longer an option in this

generation; this is a generation of top thinkers

who are prepared to give up their sleep just to see

progress in their lives. You are no longer limited in

any way if you want to make progress in life. You

are part of the group that has a high potential to

succeed and to fail at the same time. If you do the

right thing you will make it and if you do the wrong

thing you have lost the mark of greatness. You

cannot afford to be just an ordinary student or an

ordinary employee in your organization. Make it a

point that wherever you are today you are adding

value or you will lose your opportunity. Companies

are no longer looking for mere employees; they

want to hire leaders who will help them to take

their business to next level. You must be prepared

to work hard and to put more hours into developing

yourself and the organization you are working

for. This is the best time for diligent workers who

understand the vision of their companies and who

are prepared to do anything to see that vision

materialize.

You have infinite treasures inside of you, the

ability to do anything that you put your mind to. I

am not referring to what we can see, your physical

appearance, education, social group or anything

physical that you think gives you an advantage.

Anything physical will open doors for you, but

something not seen will keep you going. I am

referring to the abilities and strengths that you have

inside of you. The fire in your belly that pushes

you to not sleep but to continue working until you

see your vision become a reality in your life. There

is nothing that you cannot do in life if you take

advantage of that potential within. The Infinite

Treasure will give you tools to discover that part

of yourself that only you know exists. I am looking

at you as a house of treasures; you have valuable

things inside of you that can change your life, your

company and even your friends and your family.

You must understand that all that you need is not

far away, but is within you. You must make up your

mind that you will work hard from today to make

sure that you become a leader in your generation.

This life that I am talking about is beyond luck,

education, connections, networks or family name.

I am referring to the desire to succeed more than

anything in your work and also in the preparation

that goes with it. People who will put enough hours

into their development will have great things in

life and they will enjoy life. You must decide what

you want in life and work hard to see that vision

become a reality. There is nothing impossible in this

world, as long you are prepared to work hard.


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LEGACYYour legacy in life is what you can pass to the next

generation and you can pass to the next generation

only what you can carry inside of you. You have

not done anything in this world until you have

done something to benefit the next generation.

That is why it is so important to increase your

capacity, because it determines whether you can

or cannot pass anything to the next generation.

The true wealth in life is not money but is the

legacy that can live for many generations. Great

people have legacies that are able to take care of

their future generations when they are not alive. I

am convinced that if you want to leave wealth for

your generation you must a have a lasting legacy.

Legacy has nothing to do with money, but it is your

name. There are names that are very expensive

brands today and people pay a lot of money just to

associate with those names. I am challenging you

today to spend time thinking about the legacy that

you want to leave. A good name is more desirable

than great riches.

LIFELife is a battlefield. Never make the mistake of

thinking that life is smooth and without challenges.

Every day you will face different challenges and

you must be prepared to meet them or else you

will be consumed. One of the things that make life

difficult is that you are no longer a citizen of your

country, but a global citizen. Young people of this

generation are intelligent and are hard workers who

are prepared to lose their sleep just for a better life.

The battlefield I am referring to is not a battlefield

of weapons but is a battlefield of the minds. An

ordinary young person cannot survive in this

generation because God has blessed this generation

with a lot of wisdom and with the fortitude to push

against all odds to achieve its dreams. A young

person who wastes his/her life in drugs or sex has

not caught the reality of the time that we are living

in. This age and time require young people who will

take their life seriously and who will believe in God

for their progress and their development. Any young

person who will work hard and who will have faith

in God will win the battle of life. Just look around

the world and see what young people are doing

in their community, I mean the global community.

This is the best time to live in as a young person

because God has blessed us with unlimited

resources and with the potential to change our

lives. You are a chosen generation from the mere

fact that you are reading this book. It means that

you know that there is something for you in this

world. Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will

achieve your dreams by sitting around and doing

nothing. There are many people who have the same

dream as the one you are having now, but they are

prepared to work for their dreams.

TIMEYour life is governed by time. You live by time and

you will die in time. I believe time is everything in

this world, with time you can achieve your dreams

but without time nothing can be accomplished.

Never misuse your time in life, if you are a student

use your time to learn and to develop yourself, and

if you are an employee use your time to work. The

bad thing about time is that once it is lost it can

never be regained. Many people say in their hearts,

if only I could turn back the hands of time, things

would be better.


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CONCLUSIONThis book is not written for other

people, but is written for you alone;

forget about your friends or anyone

else and focus on what you can do.

Excellence glorifies God and mediocrity

is worse than sinning. If you don’t

believe me then look at nature, people,

animals, and see how beautiful they are.

God is excellent in all that He does, as

someone made in His image you must be

excellent. You are made in the image of

excellence. Mediocrity will frustrate you

and will make you think that life is not

worth living, and you will find yourself

giving in to drugs, sex and many other

things. Never make the mistake of living

an ordinary life because there is nothing

ordinary about you. Commit to work hard

and never allow laziness into your life. If

you are serious about living a prosperous

and successful life, work more than your

competitors and push yourself to the

edge. Success is available to you; all that

you need to do is work, work and work.

AM


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