It Takes Hours, Really.

It Takes Hours, Really.

The more I think about it is the more I realize that many young people don’t realize that seeing your dream come through only takes hours.

This sounds like a joke but it is not. The only thing needed for anybody’s dream, projects, assignments and whatever else, is time. If you put in the hours working, doing what you have to do to see success, then the end result will most likely reflect the work and hours you put in. 

We have acknowledged many times now that humans are generally a lazy species however it takes those who have also accepted that rising above the laziness and typing that assignment, or doing those interviews, or writing that script, the result will not be in your favor.

The good professor Albert Einstein is said to have defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting a different result. Time has now come for us too to realize that perhaps some of our ways and approaches have are to be held accountable for the situations we find ourselves in, whether good or not-so-good.

Young people, especially in the townships, that the saying which went a little something like “good things come to those who wait” is long past. The future is here, today. Now!

HON: The Future Is Closer

It has been quite a long time since I penned one of these posts here and it has taken me just as long to decide what the correct topic would be. But after months of pondering and meditation I have realized that the subject of my “Return from the Dead” post has got to deal with the young people and the many opportunities available to them out there.

The fact of the matter is that in as much as there seems to be scarcity in employment and related opportunities, there are many societal problems to which entrepreneurial solutions can and should be applied to end unemployment. The context of our unemployment as the youth is what makes exciting the times in which we live because most of the reasoning surrounding this global trend of youth unemployment is centered on skill and economic climate, really.

This is precisely the opportunity we should utilize. Young people should be vigilant and observant in their own communities so as to be able to spot problems to which solutions could be designed and entrepreneurship enhanced. This should not be too much of a hassle if you look at what the guy who started Iyeza Express in Cape Town did. It should be exciting, especially if you think about the stuff done by the guys of KayaLabs and Silulo Ulutho Technologies respectively, also in Cape Town. Indeed.

So, to challenge myself in terms of what I can do too to better my own circumstances economically and socially, I decided to move to Gauteng back in June of this year. There were various reasons for this move but the most logical of them all (with the benefit of hind-sight) was that in Gauteng you can sell and buy anything. I know, it sounds strange but it is truth. Here, you sell tangible things, ideas and whatever else you are convinced can be bought.

It is precisely this mindset which I think should be adopted by young people; that “if you believe you can make it, then go for it”. So, with that said, this post was to alert that soon I will announce a series of entrepreneurial events for next year (2015) which we hope should be free of charge.

For now we will challenge entrepreneurs in Midrand, Tembisa, Ivory Park, Alexandra and the many other areas close by.

Lastly I must congratulate Mhlekazi Luvuyo Rani on his latest accolade. Respect Mhlekazi!