AND ANOTHER ONE

My journey has been that of searching, seeking, stretching, finding and achieving fulfillment. My focus has been that of academia. And it is due to the fact that I was brainwashed to have that level of concentration in pursuit of success. And partly, due to my living conditions and struggles. It has also been the same journey for many people across the world.

Despite the fact that there are many unemployed graduates roaming the streets, none of us can deny the fact that there are many graduates who were able to secure employment in the fields that they have studied for. In many instances, it is about pure luck; in some instances, it is about connections, whereby someone would have to be sacrificed for the connected one. One’s connection is someone else’s denial of opportunities.

Patience and perseverance; the persistence even in severe circumstances has never failed. It always wins. Optimism wins. The strength of positive spirit always wins. And I have decided to revise my strategies and went back to school. Despite the setbacks, covid-19 and local thieves – stealing my brand new laptop, something that has negatively affected my studies - the price that one has to pay for living in impoverished communities, I was able to complete the Bachelor degree in Business Administration via correspondence with the University of South Africa. To me, that is the testament to the strength of my character.

I am technically unemployed, partly due to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, but I am positively certain that I shall be able to secure employment soon. My long-term goal is to work for myself as an independent consultant for other businesses and non-profit organisations. I should then keep on improving myself academically; and also, with self or non-academic education, picking up the pertinent and non-pertinent work experience here and there, up until I ultimately reach my long-term goals.

I would encourage each and every reader to never give up, never give in, and never lose the essence of who you really are. Stay true to yourself and keep on trying. You should strive not to let disappointments and negative comments to get to you, and divert you otherwise from your journey. Be strong in your heart and keep the flame of hope burning within you. You’d rather be a loner than to try to fit in. Be a leader and set your own trajectory.

AND THE BEAT GOES ON

As the saying goes in Northern Sotho or Sepedi: “moshito o tswela pele” – meaning the beat goes on. I am writing metaphorically to insinuate my case, regarding my journey and my quest, for education, learning and progression. I had been hopping like a grasshopper, from one discipline to another, in the process of learning and acquiring the necessary skills, in my journey to secure employment; and also, to acquire the relevant working experience and monetary value, to benefit my children, and the significant other.

The journey has never been a smooth sailing, with the fleet of disappointments and disillusionments. I have had plans of reaching a certain level of achievement and progression at this stage of my life. But life is life, with full of surprises. And the reality gets real for everybody everywhere. The covid-19 pandemic had poured the methylated spirit on the open wound globally. It had initiated the forth industrial revolution in the process, disrupting the norm in the corporate world, and rendering certain academic qualifications useless.

Many jobs are not coming back. The huge amount of skillset cannot be applied, as the changes in the job market requires the work of computer programmes, computerised apps, manufacturing machines, robots, self-driving vehicles and the varying technological developments. All of the advanced technology within the work environment renders the lot of manpower skillset unnecessary and useless. And that influences the huge rate of global corporate downsizing and unemployment.

The world of work is currently requiring skills that revolve around technology; but not everyone is set to pursue the technological careers. And sometimes, it is best for one to pursue one’s passion, as it has the potential to turn one into an expert of the particular field. None of us can deny the fact that lots of graduates are able to secure the relevant jobs after course completion; but the lot more remains vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and degradation. And the advice is always entrepreneurship.

The small business sector is not conducive for everybody to thrive due to enormous competition and technological advancement; on top of that, one need capital to start the business venture. Most people are struggling to purchase just small groceries for their household, and there is not enough funding for startups. Funding is sometimes available when the venture begins to grow with symptoms of success. The potential funders or investors are shy of investing in the business venture that has not been tested or initiated. So, most of the beautiful business proposals shall always be rejected.

There is no formula to success. And there is too much corruption to keep the wealth and riches to the selected few. This world is crazy and sometimes requires crazy ideas and decisions in pursuit of success. One ought to pursue one’s interest and passion at all cost when it comes to academic learning, for the sake of sanity, self-fulfillment and self-happiness. One ought to try different things and pursue new arenas. One ought to learn something new every day, as the internet is providing too much varying educational content for free.

AND THE BLOG PROCEEDS

It has been a minute since the blog has been dormant, hibernating and void. I have lost some inspiration to write, to be creative, to wax lyrical, to be poetic, to be artistic, to be a wordsmith, to entice my readers with words. Life is the two double edge sword. That can be the blessing and the curse. It depends on how one reacts to any situation. And every human being is blessed with the ability to control any reaction to any situation.

Sometimes it is better to halt, to be dormant, for a while; to take a break, to refresh, to rejuvenate, to invoke and ignite the creative juices; to let them flow flawlessly, perfectly. To find the new inspiration to proceed, to succeed, and to achieve, in enticing the blog readers with words and good content. And quite frankly, the blog resumes, the blog proceeds, with generic content for my readers.

I will be writing on varying topics generically to build content, to journalise, to educate, to inform, to engage, to form opinions, to verify facts, and to critically analyse varying topics, and the myriad of information. And I expect my readers to engage the blog posts critically and maybe to write comments for each blog post.

My intention with the blog this time around is to create a lot of content. There would be a lot of blog posts for my readers to feast on and engage. The blog is officially resuming from recess, and it proceeds.