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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Do What Makes You Happy - FNB, LENASIA. The Dreams Do Come True(DDCT) Tour, Part 54

   One is back to giving  the DDCT motivational talks after almost two years of being away. I last gave a talk in 2014(November 21st). I stopped giving these presentations because it was becoming increasingly difficult to get speaking engagements, notwithstanding the fact that these talks were for free.
   This struggle to get gigs made me decide to take some time out and think about things. Were the talks what one really wanted to do in life if  the opportunity to give them is hard to come by? And if I don't do the talks( and the attendant selling of my FEELING GOOD book) how am I going to earn a living then?
   In the midst of this mulling over, we as a family experienced a loss that shook us up badly. My sister - Teboho - passed away unexpectedly after a sudden illness. Sudden in the sense that the previous day she was fine - happy and seemingly healthy. The next day - after being admitted to the hospital overnight - she was gone. 
   After this loss there was no longer any need for me to think things over. I had just been rudely reminded of how little time we may have here on earth. Because truly speaking, we do not know when the Lord will decide that our time is up. It is therefore paramount, I concluded, that we do what we are passionate about in life.
   To this end it then dawned on me that what I really love doing - other than writing and reading - is presenting the DDCT talks. The whole idea of playing a part in motivating people to go for their dreams, I find quite fulfilling.
   That is why I am back. And in this second attempt to make the DDCT talks( and the selling of my FEELING GOOD book) work, I am prepared to give it everything I have got. More so because now there is no Plan B. This is what I want to do in life, I have told myself. So this attempt must( and will) succeed. Watch this space. 

          SOME THANK YOU'S

Mr Justin Moodley( branch Manager) : For the permission.
FNB Lenasia staff: For allowing me into your space.
Ausi Warona: For a heartwarming 'thank you' to yours truly after the talk.