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What will you be remembered for? 20th Century Generation of #Zimbabwe

What are you going to be remembered for? Is one question people ignore. However the answer to the question begins when one identifies him or herself as a youth in Zimbabwean case. It is not a responds to the common definition of a leader but resonate well being a leader. At the #263YALI event SirNige articulated that if you are that person who when ZESA (electricty) goes you are the first to enquire with ZESA, with no doubt you are a leader. This fair description aligns itself not to the common leader of the Office but one who aspires to lead with no position. Bruce Wharton speaks of creating a base, having people to follow you and  believe in you. Most of us have rushed towards positions of leadership, a contagious disease true leaders can forgo. It seems we want to be remembered as Secretary General, Coordinator, CEO to mention a few. The reality of the matter is that you will only be remembered as an office holder. Unless we question why we are where we are. Why you...

Madiba Memorial speech, Obama spot on

No one could have said it better, Obama unleashed inspiring venom on not only dictators or himself but all of us but all of us in our spheres of influence. He spoke not like an American but one of us the suppressed living in what I would call neo-apartheid era. The deeply motivating speech, provoked self-introspection of all of us as individuals, individuals remembering Madiba. It removed the sympathetic veil Dictators were wearing yet remembering the life of a cattle boy whose principles and values they dont implement. Those were the aspects Obama ignited in remembering Mandela. When a real hero or heroin is remembered or buried rains have to fall and heavily fall. Unplanned things smoothly run. That to me as an African describes a person respected by the heavens. A dream for our dictators who joined the rest of the world in remembering Madiba during the memorial service. Obama did the most decent and African manner in which we take advantage of the good the dead has don...