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MY HALL OF MENTORS
Successis a journey we’re all on and it looks different from moment to moment for each of us.
Entrepreneur, speaker, Miss South Africa 2nd Princess 2015 and now author, Ntsiki Mkhize recently launched her first book titled, “My Hall of Mentors – lessons learned along a journey of success”.
The presenter of Career Connect on Business Day TV says that, success is a journey we’re all on and it looks different from moment to moment for each of us. The best way to learn, grow and succeed is to look at those who’ve gone before us and ask those who currently find themselves where we want to be. Then apply their lessons to our lives. After all, the best way to fail forward, is to not fail in the same places’ others have.
Ntsiki believes that a great way to learn from others is through mentorship. “Not everyone has the chance to sit down one-on-one with CEO’s, self-made millionaires or guru’s who’ve taken on social issues, but eavesdropping on a conversation with one of them does just as well”. Her books shares lessons she’s learned from the likes of Jenna Clifford, Peggy-Sue Khumalo and Koo Govender who wrote the foreword, to her parents.
In My Hall of Mentors, Ntsiki offers just that. Sitting with mentors from lecture halls to executive board rooms, she brings us close to sound advice from some of her mentors over a period of seven years. “While most people were partying throughout varsity, I started a business and found mentors to help me achieve my goals. The path wasn’t clear at first, but it was better defined as I went, with each conversation I had with each mentor”. Not all business, the lessons learned tie into her personal life, character and perspective as they unfold and connect the dots through the eyes of a successful young woman from South Africa, learning to take on life one goal at a time.
Committed to helping others and passionate about mentorship, Ntsiki volunteers as a mentor for Phakama Women’s Academy and Hadithi Wethu. She’s since founded MentHer.
Book available from amazon or to-order, email orders@ntsikim.co.za
A TEENAGER’S ONLINE SURVIVAL GUIDE
Selfies, Sexts and Smartphones is the book every teenager (and their parents) should read.
‘Flirting, boasting, gossiping, teasing, hanging out, confessing: all that classic teen stuff has always happened ... It’s just that it used to happen behind the bike sheds, or via tightly folded notes pressed urgently into sweating hands in the corridor between lessons. Social networking sites and mobile phones have simply facilitated the whole business, a gadzillion times over .’ – John Henley, in an article in The Guardian
As a teenager in today’s crazy online world, you may think you’ve got it all sussed out. But even you don’t know about all the legal pitfalls, hidden dangers and future implications of what you do, see and post online.
Selfies, Sexts and
Smartphones is the book every teenager (and their parents) should read. It covers all of the major issues’ teenagers face in the digital age, including cyberbullying, sexting, addiction, internet safety, porn, anxiety, depression, privacy and reputation, and does so within a South African context. Accessible, informative and even fun, this book will help guide you to a happy, rewarding and, most importantly, safe online life.
