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Celebrating Youth Success Movement..... From Silicon Valley to Aspire Gold ValleyTRANSCRIPT
ENTREPRENUERSHIP
Talkingbussinesswith Bruce Nkgakile
FASHION
Brilliantbehind the lense
SOCIETIES
The world is your Oyster
CHASE YOURPASSIONWITHOUT FEARTEFO MALEKA
INSPIRATIONAL
ARTICLES
Knowing no boundarieswith AISEC
ARGUING YOURCAUSE-UBDMA
OCTOBER 2015ISSUE NO: 1
CONTENTS
BUSINESS ARTS & CULTUREFASHION
MOTIVATION ENTERTAINMENT YOUTH SOCIETIESENTERTAINMENT
Starting off with nothingbut an idea...2.
7. Soaring with the eagles
-Tefo Maleka
-Bruce Nkgakile
The poorest person in the world is one without a dream
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Purpose meets destiny-Lillian Nkosazana Moremi
The world is my oyster
Brilliant behind the lens
-Julia Nkashama
Humble beginnings yield lucrative endings for Tlotlo Letsomo
University of Botswana Parley
-UBDMA26. Be the boss of your dreams
Is this love..-Love story
The is more to life than being beautiful
-Pearl Mosweu (Miss Botho)
Meet the multi-award winning “Go-getter” beauty queen
-Miss Botswana Petit
GreetingsThe best way to introduce Aspire Gold is to say Aspire Gold is not a magazine even though it now runs this magazine. It is not a case of what you see is what you get, so before you rush to tag and put us in a category bracket, slow down a bit and listen. The most adequate way to explain the brand of Aspire Gold is to give a brief account of Stanford University’s Silicon Valley strategy, a mirror of what we are creating here.
Stanford University before Silicon Valley was just an average university in the USA. It had never won any National Medal of Science; it had never won any Nobel Prize. In my words I will liken it to most of our Botswana and fellow African univer-sities that have not yet had any Nobel Prize winners.
After it initiated the Silicon Valley strategy, suddenly it was no longer a regional University but a leading international university which has so far produced 28 Nobel Prize winners and 30 National Medal Awards. It was recently ranked the second only to Harvard in universities that produce the most Fortune 500 CEOs and the number 1 best Graduate busi-ness School ahead of Harvard.
The million silicon dollar question is what is the Silicon Valley strategy? The answer is simple but the secret of it goes way deeper than the its outward appearance. On the surface, Silicon Valley strategy is when education is bent towards solving current industry solutions, a strategic approach of assimilating business industry and academia. Silicon Valley strategy influenced the education
system of Stanford to move away from teach-ing past discoveries and knowledge into forays of solving pres-ent and future challeng-es of industries. Compa-nies like Cisco, Intel, Yahoo!, Netflix, PayPal, LinkedIn, Google, YouTube and Mozilla Firefox are a proof of the success of Stanford’s Silicon Valley strategy of solving current business and industry problems.
Someone may ask why we want to emulate Silicon Valley Strategy if it was something initiated in a Univer-sity not a media platform? Fair ques-tion, but like every question, the answer always lies within the ques-tion. The answer being that Silicon Valley provided a sample of how to build a cradle of success. It proved that education alone is not the solu-tion for progress. It proved that for success to occur there has to be a supported culture of success that will breed the necessary elements that lead to success. It is this culture of success that Aspire Gold wants to breed to its youth audiences in order to emulate the Silicon Valley strategy with the Aspire Gold Valley strategy
Now to answer what the Aspire Gold Brand is all about, it can thus be said that Aspire Gold is a youth success movement, Botswana’s fore-runner crusade of a youth success destiny. It is a movement that reso-nates with the underlying success culture aspects of the Silicon Valley strategy, only this time translated into a media platform. It can be viewed as a success crusade directed at the influencing a paradigm shift of the
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tancy, reluctance and procrastination to a culture of world class success leaders of various industries.
In this and all other future Aspire-Gold media packages (Aspire Gold Magazine, AspireGold Online TV shows, Aspire Gold Fashionpreneurs blog, Aspire Gold Entertainment entrepreneurs blog, Aspire Gold Business Entrepreneurs blog, Aspire Gold Investopreneurs blog), you will be introduced to a new culture of success. Classroom walls will replaced by cognitive ones, old and tested ideologies will clash with new advanced ones, ideas, choices and decisions of local and international youth entrepreneurs are evaluated and analyzed for ease of emulation and benchmarking.
From Silicon Valley to Aspire Gold Valley, Welcome to the journey of the Youth Success Movement in Botswa-na
Regards
Lotso Mmapo
Project DirectorAspire Gold
WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY OF THE YOUTH SUCCESS MOVEMENT IN BOTSWANA
From Silicon Valley to Aspire Gold Valley...
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“NEVER BE AFRAID TO CHASE
YOUR PASSION”TEFO MALEKABY BHEKINKOSI GIFT NYONI
aleka is one of the many youthful and motivated young entrepreneurs Botswana has witnessed to d date. After finding his calling in business coach ing and consulting, he now runs two very successful busin- esses. We caught up with Tefo to hear his story.
GETTING STARTED.Maleka was a University of Botswana student. Before achi- eving his current successes, he aspired to finish his degree and go on to be a CEO of whichever company would want to hire him, but things changed when he had just started his second year... “I met a gentleman by the name of Boago Ramogapi during a motivational seminar and asked him to be my two year mentor. I started attending his seminars and he inspired me to dream big. This gave birth to Wealth poi- nt.” Tefo also attributes his success to University of Botsw- ana’s Business Clinic, particularly its coordinator Mr. Odir-ile. In 2014, after realizing how much people struggled to find what they wanted to do in life, Maleka launched ‘Moti-vation factor’ which would offer business coaching and motivational seminars.
WEALTH POINT & MOTIVATION FACTOR.Despite it being a greatly congested field, Tefo has managed to successfully start and run two businesses -Wealth point and Motivation factor. However, of the two companies, there is one that is more active and has a lot more going on than the other, Motivation factor. “Motivation factor is an organi-zation that aims at helping individuals achieve success in any industry, and it hosts three events spread throughout the year. What happens in these events is; there are industry ‘prominents’ who are invited to come and speak to the audi-ence about how they succeeded and how they got to where they are with the aim of motivating and inspiring the listen-ers. Wealth point, on the other hand, offers consultancy services like company registration, business and marketing plans development, financial access guidance and business expansion among many others. Tefo works with a team of more than twenty people.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR TEFO?“Besides me thinking that what I do right now is my man-date -or calling as some would say, I’ve thought of expand-ing into something different and expand my investment portfolio into maybe property. But right now I’m focused on being the best business coach I can possibly be.” Further-more, with no intentions of quitting business coaching and consultancy, he is hoping to coach beyond borders and become one of the world’s best business coaches.
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coaching and consultancy, he is hoping to coach beyond borders and become one of the world’s best business coach-es.
A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILE BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP.It’s only a handful of people who struck gold at their first attempts. Tefo’s entrepreneurial journey has seen him venture into different kinds of businesses before finally finding his calling. In 2009 after finishing his form five he was employed by a local general trader as a sales person selling basic groceries under a tree. Though lacking in confi-dence and motivation, he knew he would like to venture into a business of his own someday. His mind was made when he enrolled with the University of Botswana and realized later on that this (business) was actually his true calling -thanks to his mentor. Maleka ventured into a number of businesses within the University campus that were successful. But as the popular Biblical verse goes “you cannot serve two masters at once,” his academics suffered and as a result he had to focus less on his businesses. This, however, did not hinder his success and he bravely says, “Don’t let school dictate your fate but let it help you in your personal develop-ment. If you are failing academically it doesn’t mean you cannot make it somewhere else. Everyone has a dream, chase yours, and develop yourself personally.”
A WORD TO BUSINESS ASPIRANTSTefo also emphasizes the importance of having life coaches in every aspect of ones life, with a mentor being equally important. He was fortunate to have a mentor and he quotes him as saying, “Where you come from is not your decision, but where you’re going is. Never be afraid to chase your passion.”
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Lillian Nkosazana Moremi sets herself apart from the rest. Her rise from an introverted accounting graduate to a fearless, driven female leader who is making headlines in Botswana is nothing less than meteoric. In this edition, Aspire meets up with this influential powerhouse who later unfolds about her great journey, the challenges she met and the secret of making the best out of life. She describes success as a journey as opposed to the popular belief that it is a destination as this makes one to appreciate the struggles and the efforts made towards achievement of goals. This becomes the true essence of success and Lillie takes us through her journey to self- discovery and finding purpose…
HOW I BECAME WHO I AM TODAY “Unless you discover who you really are and find your purpose, you cannot define yourself” adds the self proclaimed princess who describes herself as a beautiful working progress who is very much passionate about education and human development. The young leader began school in Mogoditshane Primary school then gradu-ated to Mosele-wa-pula and later Naledi Senior Secondary and through her hardwork and determination, she managed to land herself at an University which is amongst Africa’s best, the University of Cape town. She did accounting, although she admits that she was not entirely passionate about it and would have opted for Psychology instead because of her love to solve problems and reach out to people. “Initially, I did not see the bigger light. I believe finding who you really are, is the most fundamental ques-tion in life and it is equally vital for us to understand that it is not something done overnight. It is a process, it takes time but eventually, with good effort and patience, you get to come to the realization of oneself. I am grateful for the government’s investment towards Batswana’s education because with me, I got to know myself while I was in varsi-ty. I believe tertiary unveils who we really are. I was a shy, quiet, intimidated and a nerd who loved reading more than anything but when I enrolled in University, I got off my comfort zone and discovered a new me. It is through under-standing yourself that you are able to follow your passion. God brought me to this world to serve a purpose and my purpose is to live a legacy and impact particularly on the education sector.” Says the lively Lillian during the inter-view
“PURPOSE MEETS DESTINY…”
BY: KAONE TLAGAE
On Board with Lillian Nkosazana Moremi
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HERE TO SERVE AND BUILD A LEGACY Despite the popular myth that leadership roles should be assumed by the male counterparts only, the woman of the moment, otherwise known as ‘Lillie’ has proved leadership is more than just the tag attached by ancient society. A true leader is someone who inspires others, motivates and creates positive change and it’s of no doubt that she has earned the title. She describes herself as someone who is passionate about giving back to the society and finds joy in it. She also highlights that success is not just a fruit enjoyed by one person but rather fulfillment of the entire nation. ‘Be the change that you want, take initiative. These are some of the things I reflect on at the end of each day. What difference did I make today? I think it’s useless to sit and grumble about how things are not going our way while we do absolutely nothing about the situation. Why not step out and lead the change?” adds Lillie. As a big fan of women’s empowerment, the young leader is playing a huge role in association meant to empower young women like in the recent WIBA awards (Women in Business association) where she was seen MCing the prestigious event that celebrated young business entrepre-neurs. She is also currently mentoring young girls and is a manager of young people in disadvantaged communities; indeed marking herself as a true leader.
VOLUNTEERISM: A priceless treasure
Offering oneself for service is not an act of desperation but a chance to elevate oneself to greater heights. Lillie speaks of how volunteering opened doors for her and to a great extent, contributed towards her personal and professional growth. She tells of the power of voluntary work that graced her life in so many ways; being the first and only Motswana to this date, to visit the Antarctica, the recent expedition on educa-tion that was held in the United States and a whole list of endless opportunities that have helped in branding her name
as a young leader. Alongside her dynamite work, Lillie is able to juggle work and family. She works for an NGO in partner-ship with the Ministry of Education which aims at develop-ing and nurturing learners and youngsters to be well confi-dent and eloquent professionally. In addition to that, she man-ages the Botswana Student Network which addresses career development issues and helps youth to come up with solutions to current issues at stake such as the unemployment phenomena that has become a threat to Botswana’s develop-ment. She is a member of the Toastmasters club that is now running internationally to groom young leaders and a young change-agent who is also part of several other organizations and points out that when you do something, you are truly passionate about; too much workload becomes an alien idea to you.
SOARING ABOVE ALL ODDS…
The struggle is what discerns a true leader from the rest and any great leader will agree that, while it may be fulfilling to represent people and make a difference in their lives, it is also a mammoth task to have to solve and overcome hurdles for the good of everyone and like the rest, Lillian has also had challenges on her way. One of her ultimate challenges was having to deal with unmotivated youth with negative ener-gies but as a true leader, she had to step out and form clubs and mentorship programs to save as many youth as she possi-bly could from that negative trap. It’s a sight for a sore eye that Lillian is not just an ordinary Motswana of ordinary caliber. She has emerged a great leader and a model for the youth of Botswana who has left an indelible mark in our home ground. A perfect example that when you find out whom you really are and what you have been called to do, live for it for. No dream is ever far-fetched and the journey to your dreams begins with you.
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BRUCE NKGAKILE
“SOARING HIGH
WITH THEEAGLES”
‘‘Commitment, hard work, persever-ance and patience are the perfect ingre-dients to a successful life. But without a vision or picture of how one wants their life to be, they could be as good as null.’’ These are the words of the vibrant young man, Bruce Leonard Ngakile.
Ngakile comes from Maitenngwe, a small village in the North-East of Botswana, but grew up in Gaborone. He attended the University of Botswa-na in 2007 undertaking a Diploma in Business Law and went further on to pursue a Bachelor of Law and from there persuid a Bachelor of Laws, grad-uating in 2013. The vivacious young man opts to do interactive things which is one of the reasons that lead him to choose the career path. Bruce is charmed by anything that will bring him money; he says he can do just about anything for it as long as it does not include killing!
Growing up, Bruce had a passion for business and his unquenchable desire to be successful in life propelled him to start working towards it. Infact, he was an entrepreneur even before he went to
the University of Botswana. With his first multimedia advertisement compa-ny in his teenage years, Bruce was able to produce posters, ID’s for senior school students, calendars, and he also take pictures. Despite the lack of resources to do this, his determination and passion where enough to take him to the other side of the bridge.
At that time he barely had capital to kick-start the business, and he explained that through borrowing other people’s resources such as computers and cameras, his business was able to mushroom from the ground. Ngakile can be discribed as one of those few individuals who are focused , relentless and have a dream. With this business that he started in 2006, the youngster was able to buy a combi which operat-ed even while he was at school there-fore making an income in addition to the Government’s P1420. In his early 20’s, Nkgakile started Uvalelo Holdings, a consultancy and events management company. He is also handling the Intervarsity competi-tions and he is the man behind Miss Africa beauty pageant which will be hosted in Botswana under the theme
“Rebranding and Uniting Africa”.
It is evident that this young man does not want to go up the social ladder alone; apart from presenting Silent Shout, Ngakile opens doors for many. One of his successful projects is the famous ‘Kgang Tseleng,’ a Setswana debate program which airs on BTV weekly.
Additionally, he says that contrary to popular belief he was brought up under tough circumstances. He says he start-ed off with nothing but an idea, and that most young people do not have this picture and as a result stand to complain about how things are not going accordingly.
Asked for a word of advice, Mr Ngakile went on to say that if only individuals would look beyond their circumstances. -Whether one wakes from a shack or not, as long as one has a vision and a picture that describes who they are and where they want to go and they put in commitment, patience and hard work, the future will be bright!
Story by: Amantle Tshosa
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Fashion blogging has been on the rise recently with the growing keen interest in fashion trends and love for fashion alike and, also a growing popularity for the love of photography we see an increase in blogs or sites, social networking and the popularity of Insta-gram also perpetuated this fast grow-ing phenomena. people blog for differ-ent reasons Some people blog for fun, some for business as we will see from our source of inspiration today.
Initially he wanted to be a fashion designer but as fate would have it he ended up realising that he was gifted behind the lens as a photographer and did it better which he subsequently used to support his fashion blogging and from then on the rest was history. Next he was getting invites to fashion weeks, food festivals and for a young person like him getting international recognition and expo-sure, one would think he would be swallowed in the fame, but Modisa Brilliant Kodie has not let fame get to his head and is by far the most humble young man you will ever meet. We met the renowned fashion blogger and photographer, style reporter, Econom-ics and accounting student in the
University of Botswana to hear his story and learn from his journey and draw inspiration from him.
Modisa (20) says he started blog-ging three years ago after he had seen people in his neighbourhood and particularly Fifie Lowen blogging and took it from there, “it all started as a game really because people in my neighbourhood were blogging but they were older and better so I tried it and here we are. “He remarked. His family of 5 has been so supportive of him and they kept him going together with his passion for fashion and photography. His passion for fashion is evident in his dress sense as he walked in rocking the bravest outfit coupled with his runway walk. He also says he owes his success to God as he is a staunch believer as well. He believes he is well placed and it is the plan that God had for him he is not where he is by chance but by the grace of the Lord
When asked about how he feels when he gets i n t e rna t i ona l recognition, he says it shows that people appreciate and a c k n o w l e d g e his work. He got invited to Mercedes Benz
fashion week ,Dstv food festival to mention but a few, and also is the first non-south African style reporter for Elle magazine south Africa ,does street style for puma and Rayban South Africa which are quite big achieve-ments for a person his age, testimony to the fact that passion and dedication coupled with hard does actually pay. He also has a contract with another South African online magazine called A Fashion Friend which really show that his work as a blogger and photog-rapher actually gets recognised and is of quality enough to compete on an international landscape.
As a young person still on the road to self-discovery, it is so easy to be swallowed In the fame and lose focus but Modisa does not even see this as a challenge, when asked how he stays afloat amidst his growing popularity that came with his line of work he says its important to know himself and to take his eyes off current situations and look at the outcome that he wants. He does get overwhelmed like anyone would but always has to remind himself what he is doing it for and his discipline has kept him grounded. ”I think the only time it gets to my head is when im alone in my room and that’s when I let it all out and do silly things but when I’m with people I keep it to myself because I need to be relatable.” such wise words from a young man
He says it tough juggling schoolwork and his job but he has found a way to balance the two as he believes so much in the power of education as it opens up minds and helps in broadening the brain in the way you view life and also everyone needs the backup of educa-tion for when passion become irrele-vant because the world we live in is forever changing, one minute you are relevant and the next you are not. He does well both in his job ad school-work and it has since become an art he has mastered, he too like anyone has seasons when he wants to quit but his passion and resilience would not let him. Like he says,he likes the outcome and the feeling he gets when he sees the positive outcome that makes him smile,this too shall pass
What we can learn from modisa is that passion coupled with hardwork and resilience can pay and that if you believe in your dreams and put in work you will get recognition and be rewarded at the same time. Getting paid to do what you love.
Instagram;@brilliantlyk Facebook: modisa brilliant kodie
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Believe in yourself,under-stand yourself,know what you want to do and who to approach so you do not give up on yourself and your dream too.keep your dream alive..
BRILLIANT BEHIND THE LENS
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BY VUSI JAMAL
I DONT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC
The tale of an Engineer cum Fashionista
Engineering students are required to have the most logic-inclined mind- set than most disciplines, with specificity and measurability being the mode of the day. From among a crowd of engineers with their white he- lmets and blue work-suits, she is a standout upcoming fashion star that has personality as deep as her imagination. Julia Nkashama, a fourth year engineering student pursuing civil engineering in UB may easily be mistaken for a motivational speaker because of deep insights and level of motivation that she willingly shares.She describes herself as one type of a girl who is not satisfied with being like everyone else. While she speaks of pursuing and completing her degree successfully, she mentions how she can’t wait to complete her degree so she can explore the world of possibilities in the fashion industry. She talks of how inspirational her visits to a fabric shop normally are, the sight of numerous rolls of fabric waiting for a genius mind to make out of them any number of possible fashion conceptions. Julia has a hand-bag line known as the “Valerie Clemence”. With it, she is looking to hit the market with her passionate flair and panache. She talks of how she started to have the passion for sowing from an early age, taking from her mother who was good with her hands. She remembers with a smile how when she was a young girl, they would not buy Christmas clothes from the shops but would go and buy fabrics and have a tailor turn them into clothes. On top of that, her mother used to sew her uniform at home and did not buy it from shops. She believes that all these influ-ences contributed to her love for fashion. In a twist of fate, Julia says all her designs were locked in her uncon-sciousness until one day while doing form 4, her youth Pastor told them, “The poorest young person in the world is one without a dream”… From that moment on she quizzed herself on what her dream was and how she could live it. That was when the fashion design genius in her was unlocked, and she began to find ways to release it, eventually buying herself a sewing machine. Ms. Nkashama speaks of how engineering is a demanding course and of how there was a time when she had to take a break from designing when the course laid its pressure on her. However, she mentions that she is on the path of establishing a business entity that can employ people, so that while she is handling engineering pressure her fashion business can blossom. Lastly, Julia says she would not like to live and die and leave no mark. Her encouragement to other youth is to find a mentor. Her success is because of other people who mentored her and she strongly believes mentoring is the key to maximisation of potential.
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ne statement, one sentence, one mind wave yet volumes of unsaid words and feelings were conveyed in that one
statement,” she said. These words colored the thought atmosphere of the office so dim the afternoon light was no longer enough. A beauty pageant, model, beautiful girl at that, saying words so loaded with unspoken emotions, unsung lyrics and unheard rhymes of the soul. She spoke diligently on behalf of every other b e a u t y pageant who refuses to be trapped and limited by their beauty but prefers to explore all their talents and skills.
Pearl Mosweu, Lobatse born and bred 22 year old proud Motswana, Miss Botho University 2014 is one multifacet-ed magnetic person. She is beautiful and she knows it, so she quickly corrects people and tells them that’s not all there is to know about me. She speaks of how she is talented in many things and that even if she was not going to be a beauty pageant, her life was meant to succeed in multiple other ways. She is a dancer, singer and pursues a passion in math and numbers. She says many times people want to cut her short, classifying her among those who talent is just beauty without the other correlating brain. When she speaks, she makes one see that her words are not coming out by coinci-dence, they are well thought-out, well-re-hearsed answers that portray someone who speaks from abundance of insight.
She speaks of herself as a confident person who values herself above her beauty. She speaks volumes of how she believes in herself and how young girls should not be cheated by any man who calls them beautiful. “Setting goals in life is very pivotal as the train only goes where there is a set rail,” she said. When she speaks of her life, she reiterates about
how life was meant to have a purpose, starting from the very place of where she was born and the places she has lived. She highlights how everything was a necessary stage in her life. She points out that she comes from a humble back-ground which has taught her the wisdom she has learnt to date. She says she learnt from a very young age the importance of hard work and perseverance from her mom who raised her single handedly.
Growing up at Lobatse she attended her primary school, a very bright young student who was about to have a
very intense career in academics, leader-ship and pageantry. She began with an active life while still at school, head girl in both her junior and senior secondary schools, leading songs at the assembly and of course participating in multiple beauty pageants around Lobatse and surrounding areas. She has been crowned Miss Lobatse 2008, Miss Teen Africa Jwaneng 2008, Miss All Schools Lobatse 2009, and Miss Moeding College 2009. She speaks of how even while pursuing pageantry, she maintained good grades in class and always made sure she kept her mother happy. Speaking of her achievements, her speech is peppered with a lot of life wisdom of someone who has “seen it all” and “been there”. She lamented, “life is complex being raised by a single mom and that taught me to be resourceful and entrepreneurial. I was able to find income through these contests and supplement what my mother bought for me.” Even now when is in college, every time she gets, especially during semester holidays, she will always be hustling with part time work instead of sitting around. She is of the philosophy that if one is born
poor it is not their fault but if they die poor, it is their fault. In Botho after being crowned Miss Botho college, she formed a club called B U Famous Girls, a charitable society that helped source donations of up to 100 chairs at her former primary school where she learnt that the pupils where writing tests sitting at the floor. Having grown in that environment but now with a charged and changed mindset, she owned the problem and sought to solve it with her team. The results were astound-ing. She speaks of her future in terms of multi career paths, that even though she is doing BSc in Accounting, she wants to explore life with adventure.
In terms of encouraging other upcoming beauty pageants, she keeps underlining the power of viewing the world from high point not from a low one. She encourages young pageants to find their purpose in life and not hide behind their beauty and then closes with her signature line, “….because there is more to life than being beautiful”
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Meeting One Mariri for the first time may mislead any interviewer to believe that they are in the presence of your typical young model. One look at her crowded multi-award career card will make you realize that she is neither a wisher nor the hesitant type. Her list of achievements will even show that in some years she was participating in more than 4 contests per year and every year is accounted for with at least more than 2 contests. It comes as no surprise that her career has been accumulating a series of victories that could only culminate to no ordinary feats in modelling.
When profiling her, some of her titles that she has won over the years had to be laid aside because they were so many and all interesting. The agreement ended up
being to focus on those that were at national and inter-national level which turns out that they are also many. From 2011 where she participated and won Miss Mynews 2nd Princess, Miss ABM 2012, Miss World Tourism 1st Princess 2012, Miss PTIA Botswana 2013 to Miss Universal Petite Botswana 2014, her career has always been decorated with one achievement after another while she relentlessly pursues the next big one.
Asked where her passion in modelling started, One recounts “I was a motivated young girl who would cry to join the runway when older girls were modelling until they would give me chance to join them.” It was from these early experiences that her drive for model-ling was kindled. Her first break to the beauty pageant scene as a first time winner came when she was 12 where she won Miss Pilane Primary. From there her determination grew in leaps and bounds and was just unstoppable. She speaks of the times when “every weekend and holiday, wherever there was a contest, you were assured to find me on the runway, giving the judges my 100 percent effort”. She remembers candid-ly how that all throughout her teenage days, she knew something big was going to come and she wanted to be prepared when it finally comes. “I was always motivat-ed to win as many awards as possible and I kept going from one to contest to another without rest and break”. She speaks of that characteristic of her as one of the main things that has made sure that whatever she planned she achieved.
Over the years, having won countless small and medium contests, “I grew to focus only those that had international scope to establish my career in interna-tional waters”. Her drive took her to places where she rubbed shoulders with the nation’s top flight contes-tants in Miss World Tourism, Miss Universe Botswana and Miss Universal Petite. Having had a flamboyant career so far, her first taste of the bitter pill of success came with the Miss Universe Botswana where she finished in the top 12 finalists and ended there. This was a first to someone who was used to winning all the time and had never taken a position further than being in the top 3.Instead of lamenting her situation or hanging her stilet-toes, she persevered through low moments of her career till she joined the Miss Universal Petite Botswana which was to turn into her life boat to international waters.
Miss Universal Petite Botswana 2014/2015
Meet the Multi-award winning “Go getter” Beauty Queen
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Instead of lamenting her situation or hanging her stilettoes, she perse-vered through low moments of her career till she joined the Miss Universal Petite Botswana which was to turn into her life boat to international waters.
Having been a beauty queen from before her teens, she says she told her mom, “this one is on me, other international contests had to take height into consideration but this
one in particular has no restrictions and if I lose this one, it’s on me”. With that determination fueling up her preparations, it was no surprise that after all the childhood prepara-tions and rehearsal, it was time for all that spirit to show up and prove that she was ready for it. Winning this pageant became her first Inter-national break through and she rode on this wave all the way to Miami for the world finals. As if this was not enough, she won a crown there
too, reinforcing her child-hood belief in herself that something great was going to come in her life and she better be prepared for it. What made her representa-tion to be substantial is the fact that not only was she representing Botswana but was also the flagship of the whole continent of Africa, a representation she did well by bringing a crown home.
She speaks of how many other pageants lack perse-verance and the drive which results in them being left behind by the industry. She describes the Modelling industry as one that needs” someone who is a go getter, someone who won’t sit and
wait for things that come to her because she deserves them but will go all out to get what she deserves”. She further says that “even when a person has won a title, the journey never ends but keeps continuing. Winners do not have to sit and expect things to turn into bright colors on their own, just like every other career, you have to keep building on your past successes with the new ones, it’s a cycle, it never ends”.
On the educational side, One has been pushing a steady and exceling academic career. While she has been pushing for Beauty Pageant career with the various sponsors, contests, weekend activities and charities that follow her previous achievements, she multi-tasking and pursuing two careers simulta-neously. She just completed her 4 year degree program in 2015, a BA in Human Resource Management at ABM. She looks back at the dust left behind her hustle and says one thing which she believes can help upcoming models, “be a go getter, this industry will pass you by if you just sit and wait for things to come by”.
I was always motivated to win as many awards as possible and I kept going rom one to contest to another without rest and break
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(Zim) Tapiwanashe Zembe, Media Studies,)I believe you can make a lot of money from advertising here than back home, one can literally become a millionaire from owning a newspaper firm……Where I come from, people don’t throw away electric appliances like kettles, refridgerators, radios, etc, when they are broken, we fix them and people make money out of that.
Zambia, Agnes, Bsc 230In Zambia, we do not have a lot of Chinese shops, it’s not that there are no Chinese products, there are a lot of Chinese stock shops owned by Zambians
USA Elise Laraus, History and theatreThe transport system here is very good, there are a lot of taxis and kombis, we don’t have kombis in the USA
Lesotho, Pule Molise, Industrial designThere is a lot of space and land here hence an opportunity to make money from property devel-opment and real estate for citizens.I have also realized there are no public phones in Botswana, as one of the most visited countries, one wonders why people do not make money from that.
Swaziland, S’bu Nkambule, BED 270Back home we sell our own localized products e.g hulboma, VaselineI have realized here they sell food around town, you always see people carrying plates during lunch hour, we don’t have that back in Swaziland.
Nigeria, Ojo FolarinIn Nigeria, there are a lot of people doing repairs, you can even repair your shoes on campus, and we have these open markets where you can buy anything, things are easily accessed We have commercialized motorcycles that can go where taxis can’t goThe good thing about Botswana is that they take the tourism sector very importantly and a lot of people make a living out of it
Rwanda, John ShumbuBack in Rwanda, we have people who repair every-thing; you can even have your watch made there and there on the streets, One thing I like about Botswana is that the govern-ment is supportive and sponsors a lot of things e.g scholarships, youth fund and agricultural projects
Sierra Leone, Thomas Juana, BIS 210Embroidery is one of the business sectors that I have ventured into at the moment and I have never seen anyone doing it back in Sierra LeoneBotswana has a lot of shopping malls than sierra Leone, but back home , shops are always open, there is no closing time
Malawi, Mada Kasinge, BSC 204Back in Malawi, we use the bicycle the same way you use a taxi , especially in urban areas
TanzaniaBack in Tanzania, people venture into designing industry, you don’t struggle to get an outfit of your choice and since there are a lot of designers, its relatively cheapI have also realized that getting your car washed in Botswana is relatively cheap because there are a lot of car washing sites
How to spot a new Business opportunityEver asked yourself how to do so???? One of the best ways to spot opportunities is to travel around the world and see the differences in nations, cities, villages and then maximizing on what is or not yet available. Aspire Gold took this to task and asked the International student community of UB on what business opportunities they have realized here compared to opportunities in their home country
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By ne of the trailblazing showbiz brands in Botswana would not have existed if the founder had remained stuck in t h e complaining corner. The
founder of this torchlight brand speaks of complaining as the scale that measures how successful one will become in their future, with those who complain the most having less results. In an age of youth who are experts at complaining about one or the next thing, Tlotlo Letsomo, the founder of 6PAC Promotions flaps his wings in a unique style. His philosophy is simple; “if it’s not enough, make plans to get more, complaining or grumbling brings no positive results”. Meeting Tlotlo, one can see why he ventured into business while he was still in his 2nd year at the University of Botswana. Even while being interviewed, he is not restful, touching this and that, holding one thing and exchanging it with the other, evident signs of someone who is used to multi-tasking and is not used to doing one thing at a time. This may be because his type of business involves handling multiple variables and monitoring them simultaneously or that he is an entrepreneur at heart. But fact is, Mr. Tlotlo Letsomo is a bundle of e n e r g y wrestling to be c h a n n e l e d s o m e w h e r e , except in the complaining arena. Mr. Letsomo speaks of his time in UB in 2012 doing second year when he was getting the same P1400 that everyone else was receiving and complaining that it was small. He remembers his classmates who were using it to get drunk over the weekends and others who used it to buy fashionable outfits. He speaks of how no matter how each person used their money they all agreed that the money was not enough. It was not enough for the fashion outfit spender; it was not enough for the guys who loved to get drunk over the weekend. What most did was complain and talk about how
that money was not enough but none talked about how to change that on a personal basis. He figured that if it wasn’t enough for him, he had better make plans to get more. It wasn’t a group discussion -it was a personal choice. Tlotlo started his business in the form of a T-shirt business. Yes, that was something that was too simple and too common but he figured “I better be doing something than nothing”. With a desire to make his T-shirts an ‘in thing’ among the youth, he liaised with youth artists to wear and promote his brand. With time as his business grew he realized a gap in the market, a problem was appearing. The more he was branding his T-shirts with the artists, he realized that he was actually giving some of those artists great mileage in their careers and that service was being done indirectly and was not being charged. He devised a way that he could upgrade his revenue system. A new business model was born and he began promoting artists together with his t-shirts instead of just the t-shirts. From then on his business boomed and
he began working with some industry heavy weights in the local market, ATI being one of them. He started working with artists
and their managers, sourcing gigs for them and doing event management, as well as branding. He looks at the entertainment industry and says there are a lot of things that he could complain about from morning till sunset but he mentions it’s a waste of breath. “If you can use your energy complaining about it then you may as well use the same energy changing the situation” says Tlotlo. He believes opportunities are hidden in the complaints that people engage in daily and he strives to be a fixer not a complainer. Speaking of motivation that he could share with some of the tertiary youth,
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mentions the value of saving. He says saving is what actually helped him start out. He speaks of saving as the principal advice he would give to a current tertiary student who aspires to be successful in business and in life. He recommends that the youth should not be scared of starting something. “It may look small, ordinary and common, but the power to start something helps to open you up to other things you would not have accessed had you not started.” He mentions that when he started his business there were a lot of people doing t-shirts too, it’s a simple ordinary business but it opened him to things greater. He cites that Mafia Soul, the huge urban fashion brand in Botswana also started in the same manner and grew! Everything is hidden in how one interprets a situation, -do you complain or do you comprehend.
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s always, the 6am buzz of my alarm clock calls for a hustle gamble. For dream-chasers like me, it
means getting up to pursue dreams and goals that wait to be opened like small gift packages. A few hours down the line, I am in a taxi, stuck in a traffic jam in a busy street located in the heart of the city. My phone rings… “Perfect timing!” Oblivious of the caller, I lazily pick the call not knowing how truly life changing it would be. Few minutes later, I am introduced to the world of Aspire. -Young, driven, vibrant and great minds that have collectively teamed up to build a strong, empowering legacy for the youth of Botswana. I am amazed at how these young people seek opportu-nities to build others in order to unlock the best in them, and I’m completely enthralled when I am given a chance to feature the magazine -of which I entirely believe shall grow and tap into a pool that presents endless, diversi-fied talent and skills of the youth… After a mammoth, teeth-grinding process of having to think pensively about something that can leave an indelible mark, I finally come up with the title above; ‘the world is your oyster’.
So, what does that really mean? Have you ever thought of a world where everything is possible? A world that allows you to be exactly how you plan it to be? Everything is achievable! Everyone has the ability to move mountains. Have you ever imagined such perfect bliss? I’m pretty certain that very few people ever take note of
such because life offers each one of us a share of struggles that have us caught up in the ‘life-is-not-fair’ phenome-non, and in the process clouds our vision and thoughts and propels us further to get accustomed to mediocri-ty and dull hope…
You can be anything you want. It all comes down to your choices. What do you choose to have in life? Is it good or bad energies? In a nutshell, you can achieve anything you wish in life or go places you want to be because you have the ability to do so. No one was born to suffer, struggle or to be unhap-py. Even the most unfortunate have been blessed them with a purpose to serve in their area and the ability to do it. No person is born a loser. Fact of the matter is, life throws unsurmountable odds at everyone but it’s how you handle such that matters. More than half the population of youth give up on what they aim to accomplish at the face of struggle and hardship -but really now, who on earth has it easy? Nothing worthy ever comes on a silver platter, nothing ever will.
Even the most successful individu-als always site diligence, determina-tion, courage and passion as some of the secrets to achieving life-goals. Dreams aren’t far-fetched. Despite what people may say, no dream is un-achievable or overrated. Truth is, the road is never easy. Weeping may endure through the night but dawn will always break, no matter how rough it seems to be. The world and its delight-ful employments that give rise to opportunities are there for you to
explore and venture into. You should make the best out of every situation.
Choose to surround yourself with people who add growth to your stature. The last things you need are bad ener-gies that are out to corrupt your mind into believing you’re a ‘good-for-noth-ing’. You need to build peace within yourself so you can make a good reflection to the world outside; let go of the past and don’t allow it to abuse your future. You need to try as many times as you can, get back on your feet when you fall. That’s what victory is all about. The way to our dreams is no smooth sailing; there are hurdles on the way but don’t despair, you will attain that dream you have always yearned for. Be smart enough to diver-sify your skills. Be adventurous. Life is too short to be sitting by the fire to sizzle. Go out there and believe you can do it. And finally, let God have a pivotal role in your life. We are abso-lutely nothing without Him since we live by His mercies.
Remember, it’s all about how we choose to live our lives, be it to hold on to past dwellings and allow shadows to rule us or live in the freedom of a new day! Be blessed as you peruse through the magazine. I hope you get inspired. We are in a hashtag trend but I choose to freestyle with this � happy � inspired � this is revolutionary move � tag along and choose to be aspired �
Regards,Kaone the “go-getter”
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Remember, it’s all about how we choose to live our lives, be it to hold on to past dwellings and allow shadows to rule us or live in the freedom of a new day!
A milestone journey begins with a single step - this is the motto behind the University of Botswana Debate Masters Association UBDMA. We took a day out with the current president of the society to get the gist of the story behind this insightful personnel. The year 2009 saw the birth of a society made up of people who debate over any issue, be it political, social, economic or environmental, that affects the globe at large. The society is made up of speakers and adjudicators and is based in the University of Botswana. “Our mandate is to instil principles of constructive reasoning and competitive arguing in the students,” said the president, Mr. Osi Osi.
The society does not only include students from the University of Botswana but extends to adopt staff from different faculties and the public as a whole. Major activities carried out by UBDMA include: facilitating of tournaments (both tertiary and high schools), trainings, panel discussions and competitions.
Mr. Osi says, “in terms of representing the university we have done quite a lot, we brand it whenever we travel abroad. Locally we have hosted this year’s Intervarsity Games, BOLESWA, and emerged champions, making it two consecutive wins in a row, and so was the case in every ‘intervas’ that occurred in our existence. Regionally we have won the SADC Debate Open, and we are the current champi-ons of the PAN Africa Debate Champions, Jozi Rumble and the TUT Pretoria, which are all hosted in Gauteng annually.” The society started a project called the PAUDC three years ago, which has been hosted by South Africa for the past years; This year they are again bidding to be the hosts. UBDMA works in collaboration with other societies in the university such as the Political Science Society and the Student Representative Council for networking purposes as these are the ones who design the elections debates and adju-dicate them.
UBDMA does not only work hand in hand with the univer-sity but reaches out to secondary schools to host and chair debates. They have a new project titled “Setswana Debates” -a session designed to celebrate the mother tongue Setswana. It includes quizzes, composition writing and poetry by the students. With this project they have gotten both primary and secondary schools to take part. “This project is successful as we have observed that Setswana performance by students who participated has elevated since we started it,” confirmed Mr Osi. The patron is the former President, His Excellency Sir Ketumile Masire. They have a show on Botswana Televi-
sion called Kgang Tseleng Debates and it airs every Wednes-day at six in the evening. In this show issues that affect the youth country wide are discussed in depth.
“We do a lot of charity work as a society and have made an initiative to partner with Botswana Retired Nurses Soci-ety to give to the needy and do some charity debates during the day,” he said. This is an annual event.
Despite all the good things UBDMA has achieved or done, they are faced with a couple of challenges and at the fore front is finances. Lack of sponsors leaves the society at crisis. “Most of organisations have not really seen the impact of debate on youth and other organisations hence their hesitance to sponsor us,” stated Mr Osi. They have been previously sponsored by the Sports, Culture and Recreation Department in UB, Student Affairs UB, Debswana and Brand Botswana. Despite these financial aids, the help was not enough as some of the events need a lot of funding for the event to be a success.
“Future projects of the society over the next five years include directing the PAUDC from this year, launching the Botswana Tertiary Debate Council, raising Botswana from fourth to second place in the Debate in Africa competitions and to be in the Top Fifty worldwide as we are still lagging behind,” confirmed the President.
In closure the President felt it fit to share with our readers the importance of debate:-Builds up confidence-Helps structure and scrutinize content on any subject-Raises awareness -Educates the society-Helps the society appreciate the beauty of speech
CONTACTSEmail: [email protected]: University of Botswana Debate Masters Associa-tionTwitter: @UBDMAMr Osi Osi; the President; 71920136
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he morning was cool and there was a slight breeze outside as I stood in the balcony sipping my coffee before I left for work. I got into my Mazda 3 and drove to work -bypassing BTV circle with its nightmare traffic, day and night! I waited for almost an hour -thanks to these combi drivers who kept on manoeuvring in between the cars as if they had priority on the road. Finally I drove away to CBD and arrived at the office later than I had expected -because I’m naturally an early bird! When I was preparing myself to park in my usual spot a Mercedes Benze C-class swung in front of me and took my spot. I left my car engine on and went to him, “Sir you took my spot, I was about to park here so may you kindly look for another spot!” He had that belittling look in his eyes as he said, “I came first so deal with it,” his expression changing to a smug grin on his face. But I was the first one! I l o o k e d around for a p a r k i n g space and the only a v a i l a b l e ones were a d i s t a n c e from the office.
After finally parking, I walked heavy heartedly to work; my day was ruined before it even began, and it got worse when my boss told me that I would be working closely with that ‘sir’ from the parking lot. My heart just sank, “he’s a snob, how can I work with him? Why
can’t he work with other lawyers? I hate him!” By the way his name was Theetso… Months passed and he proved me wrong, he was actually a good person and I really enjoyed working with him. We would go for lunch and dinners together… It was all fun for me till one particular day when he said, “I know you want me…” I acted all tough trying to hide my feelings so I said “who…me?”
“Yah, You! I have seen the way you have been eyeing me in the office. Every time I look at you, you look away…”
“Don’t flatter yourself, everyone knows I don’t date in the office” I said as I looked down and sipped my latté. If only he knew how much I wanted him…
“I love you… there I said it! That’s how I feel… I love you Enametse!” he sighed with relief. “Woo! That was really difficult to say. You don’t know how long I have waited to say those words,” he
exclaimed.
My eyes were about to pop out. I had a conflict within myself. My heart was whispering, “I love you too and I have waited long for this day like forever!” While my head on the other side was saying, “Girl get your act together you have a game plan, you have rules, you
like it old school! He has to pursue you to show he is the one.” The voice in my head was very loud and clear… When I felt his hand stroking mine I quickly pulled back… “I think we should go now, it’s getting late,” I said, waving for the waiter to bring the bill so Theet-so could pay and drive me home. The silence in the car was so loud that you could hear someone blink. I did not know what to say or do, whether to switch on the radio… but it wasn’t my car, I felt ridiculous. Was this love that I was feeling? I felt like a kid again. I couldn’t look at him, he made me feel so shy, biting my nails was the only sane thing I thought I could do at that moment.
Finally we arrived, and when he dropped me off I couldn’t even make eye contact. I felt so weak and I hated it! or maybe that’s what I thought -usu-ally I’m in control. On Monday I couldn’t wait to tell Amo, our recep-tionist and my best friend. I told her everything, and to my surprise she said “Why are you playing hard to get? We both know you got the hots for Theetso so just give the poor guy a break! Plus you need a man too; you are not getting any younger. Forget those stupid rules.” Why was I even surprised, I knew she was going to say something like that… “I’m not playing hard to get, I am hard to get doll!” we laughed. A month passed and I was still giving him a hard time…
I love you. I have loved you for months. I love you from the very bottom of my heart
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One day he just barged into my office and he grabbed and pulled me close to his chest -man those muscles! And he whispered “I know you want this and I’m gonna be waiting for you”. He bit my ear slightly as I stood there helplessly. He then went for a kiss and left. Right at that moment I froze! Amo came in “girl why do you look like you have just seen a ghost?” She snapped her fingers in my face and “Oh my God he kissed me…” “I saw that, I told you that man loves you,” she said. I rolled my eyes at that and said, “you see this… my body, my face and most importantly my heart, -a man must sweat for it… it is a diamond girly and not anyone can have it. I’m out!” I left her hanging in my office.
That guy! He is so hot and every-thing I would ever want in a man, I’m weak every time he is around me… When I arrived at home I poured
myself a glass of white wine, put on some soft music and headed to the bathroom. I laid there in a bubble bath while he kept on running in my mind, shirtless. My blood reached boiling point… “Oh God what is he doing to me?” I quickly dismissed that thought and felt so embarrassed as if someone read my dirty thoughts. I made my way to the living room “hey mama, you know… there is this guy at work, he just makes me feel so strange,” I giggled silently and continued “every time I see him my heart skips a beat, I just can’t control myself around him, and you know that isn’t my style right…” I paused as if waiting for a photo to give me a response. “Is that how you are supposed to feel when you like someone? I think it’s more than just ‘like’… I think I love him…” Damn! Did I just say that out loud? I panicked and looked around to check if someone heard me. But I really do
love him; besides, what do I have to lose? That very second I knew what I should do. It kept on ringing… then “hey sweetness,” with that deep voice that I like so much.
“I love you. I have loved you for months. I love you from the very bottom of my heart,” I erupted!
“I have been waiting for that. I love you so much. You just made me the happiest man! and I am coming over right now!”
He came and that night I slept like a baby in his arms. That’s what I have been missing in my game plan. We dated for thirty-six months, but who is counting right… Then he asked me to marry him, and I said ‘yes’ without hesitation. I have never seen love like this… Lord! This man is a God-sent!
“ omatter where you are, know that your dreams are valid”- Lupita Nyong’o. The Kenyan actress said these marvelous words after winning an Oscar for her performance in ‘12 Years a Slave’. If you read the opening statement again, you may start thinking of all the dreams and visions you have put aside because you felt they were not good enough, perhaps you thought they are unrealistic and unachievable. Let me say this again: Your dreams are valid! This means they matter, they do not depend on other people’s views, no one can devalue them, they simply exist. I hope that as you read this, you are keeping track of that one dream you have and say “this dream is valid, it is valid, I believe in it”.
A lot of us leave our future in the hands of ‘others’, we allow other
people to hand write our life stories. In my case, the ‘others’ here can mean those unsaid societal norms that often expects women to be submissive and quiet. One of my dreams require bold and outspoken people, as an aspiring entrepreneur and social activist, I believe I need to practice such traits. Therefore if I let those voices that roar when I stand on the podium, when I give my opinions on how I think issues should be tackled, if I let those voices scream so loud that they overtake my own voice, I am simply handing over my dreams to those voices. I am giving them power to dictate and defer my dreams. That means I will go back to that silent corner and step backwards in pursuing being bold. What am saying here is that do not give in to the things that deny you your dreams.
We all have different ‘others’, for some it may be relatives that tell you, you cannot make it in life, for some it is that past experience that gets a hold of you and labels you, it can also be poverty which engulfs and wipes out any trace of a dream. There are many examples to the things that we have handed our dreams to, the things that we allow to rule over our pursuit. So today I stand with you and encourage you to break free and take control of your dreams, snatch that pen away from past pain, expectations, poverty, doubt, fear, bullying etc and write your own story!
We should also take note that pursu-ing dreams is an uphill battle. It is not easy, we all fail at something at some point in life. To be honest, we need to establish and face the reality of our imperfect nature. Once we realize the
inevitable existence of mistakes and flaws, then we can move on from disappointments in pursuing our dreams. Sometimes we take failure so hard that we often compare ourselves to other people a lot. For example, say your best friend, sibling or any other person in your cycle of influence passed that one course you failed, or was given a grant by the government whereas you were told to come back the following year. Incidences like these make us lose focus and dwell on the success of the other person where-as looking down at our failures. I know that this may sound like a cliché but failures are there for us to learn from and for a re-evaluation. I remember when I started my International Bacca-laureate Diploma in 2013, I was told that the course was very difficult.
The first and second term I had a really low average, whereas some of my classmates were scoring really high marks. I mean it was a class of 14 students, so that means the disparity in marks is really apparent. It was really depressing, but in all that darkness, I
had to take a step back-ward and see which s u b j e c t s gave me trouble. I went online
and researched whether I needed higher maths in university, and I dropped maths to a standard level after my research. I then went onto the official site for IB and got very useful tips on how to pass my exams. You see, failures are a total waste if there is no re-evaluation of any sort. So I urge you to take failures as a stepping stone that encourages you to acclimatize your dreams.
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