#YourBetterSelf

BOPA MOSADI – Build a Woman! During this past week, I had the privilege of interacting with twenty female budding entrepreneurs, through a Training and Coaching Session. The session was organized as part of an on-going business development project named as Bopa Mosadi a Setswana phrase that means to build or mold a woman. The purpose of this project is to empower the carefully selected young businesswomen, to bridge the economic gap by equipping them with relevant and practical knowledge and business skills. Consequently this aims at enabling them to penetrate and compete in the economy through their small businesses. The project is sponsored by the DO More Foundation under RCL Foods that operates in the Rustenburg area. NIYA Consulting ( https://niyaconsulting.co.za/ )     and AVO Vision ( https://www.avovision.co.za/ ) are partners in implementing the Business Development project, specifically for young female entrepreneurs.   Building a Woman especially from h...

  “Be the Change you want to see .” this statement is attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. It is a simple phrase, but like one wise saying goes: “It is easier said, than done”.  My view is that it is not impossible to become. It takes conscious effort and daily commitment to Become . And that is where the work is. Dreaming is easy. Talking is easy. But doing is the crux. In fact one famous ancient writer once said, “Be doers, and not just hearers of the word.” Bruce Springsteen – a famous musician also pointed out, saying: “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the person you want to become and start being the person you want to be.” Becoming requires action. There is power in actions. Miracles happen, when one takes action. That is the secret to become. One of my favourite writers called Allon Raiz, made a statement that helps me to focus, every time I feel weary or demotivated. He says, “The power of hundreds of little actions creates resonance and waves of forwa...