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Book – Township Biz Adjacent, By Tiisetso Maloma
Find this book on Amazon, my webstore (if you’re in South Africa), Takelot.com, or in South African bookstores (Bargain Books, Exclusive Books, Protea, etc.) – –
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STARTUP PICNIC returns, 7th April 2018 – the coolest entrepreneurship gathering in South Africa
I am happy to announce that Startup Picnic is back. The people consistently demanded it, and here we are. It’s on the 7th of April 2018 at the CSIR Sports & Recreation Club in Pretoria. Use discount code/coupon #tiisetsomaloma and get 20% off on the already discounted Early Bird Tickets of R100. Purchase your tickets…
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You Need to Get These Books for Entrepreneurs in Your Organisation – Presenting Tiisetso Maloma’s Entrepreneurship Books
N.B The offer applies to orders of 10+ print copies within South Africa. Individual orders can be placed here www.tiisetsomaloma.co.za/shop. EBooks available on Amazon, iBookstore and Kobo. You want the entrepreneurs in your organisation to succeed. You go out of your way to provide resources and people to help them. I encourage you to purchase…
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5 Ways Young People Are Messing Up Their Career Advancement Chances
Pass this post to a youngster you know – especially those 18 to 25 years of age. Young people aspire to get somewhere in life: finish school, get a job, find an internship opportunity, become an entrepreneur, etc. All of us need assistance to get to that ‘somewhere.’ But those who can assist us get…
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How the skills you learn when you go after your ambitions are better than the ambition itself
The skills you learn when you go after your ambitions are better than the ambition itself. I will show you why. When you consider venturing into your ambitions, i.e. going after your goals, it is scary. And always there’s a lot to deliberate: There is your present reality – what you have or don’t have.…
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This is what nelson Mandela would say about entrepreneurship – a parody speech
[Read with Nelson Mandela voice. This is a parody speech of Nelson Mandela giving encouragement to entrepreneurs. It never took place] – – In 1952, Oliver Tambo and I decided to become entrepreneurs. We started South Africa’s first black-owned law firm – Mandela & Tambo – right during apartheid. In the beginning things were hard,…
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(A Poem for The Broke) Mundane Loafers, the Face Cringes to Squeeze Tears Out
Wearing my loafers, scarf down to the knees. All black. Obviously feeling good – obviously looking good. I just finished a good and progressive meeting. 4 PM on a groovy Saturday – restaurants are filled with girls on fleek. Hello girls, can I come join you? But there is only money to get home; therefore it’s the only way…
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Get this book for free. ‘The Entrepreneur’s Emotional Toolbox’ by David Chislett
My good friend (and unofficial mentor), David Chislett, has penned a very helpful book. A few years ago when he was in South Africa to visit his family, we met up. And he gave me some great advice I still carry today. The advice was, if you have actively been executing ideas for years, YOU…
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5 Must-Know Entrepreneurship Tips from the ADHD Boss
The following is a contribution from Stefan Taylor, who is a writer and online entrepreneur with ADHD. Stefan blogs at ADHD Boss, which is a website that helps people live a healthier and more productive life with ADHD and anxiety. South Africa and America
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The Science of Cooling Down Your Mental Engine: Gaining Control Over Anxiety and Increasing Creativity/Productivity
Sometimes I literally can feel my mind is overworked – like a car overheating – and frustration and desperation are taking control of my mental engine. What if like the engine in a car we could turn our mind on and off to cool it down? Or like a computer we can refresh and clear…
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Maybe Nonke to Condemners and Ragists Upset Over This Image: Political Correctness Achieves Nothing
I first posted this as a Facebook book status. It inspired a series of posts (to come) I will call ‘Soft Economic Absurdist Series.’ I see a lot of people condemning this sort of behavior coloured by this picture. The general sentiment come-rage