How to be successful in South Africa (youth) Written by Makgato Machaba

It is not a myth to climb the top and conquer in your fields of expertise, did I say expertise, yes. If you are at your early 20’s and looking for a break through either in business or entertainment industry, you should read this carefully and understands everything.
Life throws tantrums at those who are not yet aspired to believe in their own abilities. I am talking to people who are on a grand hustle without any figure of aid from their families. You often ask yourself questions and lose the strength to continue fighting while you are striving to get the answers. Let me be honest. If you want to break through, forget about money I now know that you do not have any. Builds a confidence to excel and be believable in what you do.
However, before we can even start talking about making it happen, did you really think through of what you decided to pursue, is that really your ability? Put yourself to the test, ask yourself this question, if you believe you can sing or maybe be an entrepreneur, why do you think you can be successful? Do you have what it takes to be one; did you check your consistency and the competition around you? You should be amazing and very unique to think of pursuing something that might take all your time and energy. You cannot afford to put efforts on a wrong choice.
Well I now know that you really want to know how you can make it in just a period of 4 weeks. You are now burning and shivering in suspense to get it in your brains, well the truth is bitter, but we oftentimes times eat up our time based on wrong choices and end up blaming people, perhaps our parent should help is a lot of complains I have heard. Let me be honest with you, people will play you, they will hurt you and brings out the worst in you if you aint got money and power. But have you heard these wonderful words that say that, if you work even harder the world will start appreciating you?
You need efforts to make a free breakthrough, not everything is about money. Make yourself more appealing to people, show up to a point where you do not have to introduce yourself. People start noticing you through the work that you do. Companies do not need you to pay to visits them do they? So does the banks MR entrepreneurial dreamer. Walk in those buildings with high shoulders and be a soul full of life and ambition. When you talk, make sure you do not over exaggerate your statements just be yourself and make things happen. Showcase what you can do and offer it in a good way, do not lose in it and also demand way too much on that company, a shorter way of explaining what I am saying is, sell yourself, make yourself a brand.
Ok now I may have answered half your question but still needs to ask you some questions, do you have a portfolio, who are you? What can you offer in this new democratic South Africa that never limits the abilities of your dreams where you rather exceed them? How are you marketing yourself? Are you still running around finishing your shoes with a CV looking for a job? Truth hurts but that will make you suffer for the rest of your living days. This is the South Africa of many opportunities. A government is looking for potential and new innovative ways of improving the structure of economy and also increase employment. We are in new era whereby, the ambition and passion does not necessarily mean you have what it takes. This is a difficult time and our government faces higher rates of unemployment. Youth of this country should partner up and start engaging themselves in programmes that offers business skills and form infant’s business entities. This will make amalgamations takes places.
It is not easy to break through without financial support, but you can drafts a proposal and send it to various bodies and programmes that offers finance, however bear in mind that this is not something that will happen overnight. You should put a lot of effort to make it happen. The proposal you write should be truthful and factual. Business entities also offer finance to people who have ambition and also know their expertise. Do not rely on people. do not blame people because of your situation. And do not let negativity clown your dreams. Never stop dreaming. Make sure that you keep dreaming and have your ideas written down and ready everyday as you hustle. You are what you say you are because we see it in you, if not then forget I ever said this.

Warm regards
Makgato Wa Machaba