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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”.
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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.
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Noxolo Chalale
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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
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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
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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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