Friday 23 August 2013

I NEED HELP!!!


(A piece from 23rd August 2013)

Where does your help come from??

Sometimes I am so hard-headed. Its My way or the Highway!! I forget to say my 'Please' and 'Thank Yous' and 'Excuse Me' and to assure someone that they are 'Welcome.' I forget to do good to others, to remain humble. Surely this would disappoint my Father for he taught me better than this. But i simply ........forget. I become unapproachable, invincible and irreplaceable Through Mine Eyez! The constant battle between the my Flesh and the Spirit! *Sigh*



I have to be honest here, I am culprit of 'self-solutions'. The one place that started the problem i.e., my self is where I turn when angry. It seems to make sense then! But when God feels like He has tried Left - Right and Center to grab my attention, something must surely give!!!

I have learnt today that it is in my quietest moments that I will hear from the Lord most. Even common knowledge has it that amidst all the noise and turbulence you can hardly hear anything, let alone something that is as calming and peaceful as the Lord's voice. The sound of my own voice and thoughts are distraction enough!

I stumbled upon Kari Jobe - Aww what a blessing her cute voice has been to my heart. Bless the path that led me to this video.. BE STILL!!!

Sometimes, its not smart words or the right attitude that you need, it may just be a tiny voice of reassurance - that the Lord has got you! I mean, it might not be the same for us all, but it works for me so beautifully!

I have had to BE STILL!! to trust only in Him, because really and truly, He has ALL the answers.





In those times that I seek inspiration and or some sort of solution, I know now to BE STILL - and wait on the Lord....... there is no harm in waiting for the BEST solution!!

I do not want to be enslaved by my Flesh anymore, by desires that seek to only benefit me, by mediocre and petty thoughts, by lack of courtesy, it may all seem like small deeds but its only when they begin to take over that you realise you need HELP!!!

BE STILL My Soul!

BOOT CAMP: Live Fit Health and Fitness!! #GetFitCampaign



BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT!!



I can't begin to explain the amount of energy I have gained since joining Boot Camp. The gym equipment would have never done this for me, clearly because I am too lazy to push myself. I keep saying, if you are anything like me, Boot Camp should be something you look forward to. The trainer to push you and other members for encouragement!


At Boot camp we have had to do everything, I mean EVERYTHING exercise related, from work-outs I can not pronounce to some I did not even know existed.


What Keeps me going?

Well, apart from my energy levels moving from a minimum of 3 on a chart or 1-10 to 5.. trust me, 5 may seem like a small number, but it is not for me, I know I am doing something right and the BODY ACHES after workout drastically taking a step back.... Ahh, why must I stop if its working???? its a Lifestyle!

They say it takes about 4weeks for you to Notice the Change yourself and its safe to say I am better than I started.. 8 weeks for your family/friends to Notice it (happened too) and 12 weeks for the whole world to Notice (gulp!! Im on that!lol).


Recently, my goals have had to change from merely needing more energy for my various life activities to now seriously desiring a FIT body!! it not vain at all! (*smiles and waves*)



The sessions are getting more intense and as much as I hate to say this.....FUN, and yes, some days are horrible (mostly because I forgot to eat for energy) but that just makes me want to be better at the next Session. To be honest, SUICIDES have to be the worst form of exercise and to keep going back and forth for 15 minutes does not make it fun, however sprinting and running has taught me alot of ENDURANCE and FOCUS! Two very important values I can use in my daily life. And the art of NEVER GIVING UP is priceless!


So if you are still thinking about joining Live Fit Boot Camp, well, come for the FREE session, see how you like it and Join thereafter... or not, its up to you really, and what works for you. I know you will have Zero regrets though!





Like anything else on this earth (that doesn't fall from the sky like Manna) DONT just WISH for it! WORK for it!



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Tuesday 20 August 2013

BOOT CAMP: Live Fit Health and Fitness!! #Special Edition

SPECIAL EDITION!!!!!


....And that is the truth!! That's why TEAMWORK makes the DREAMWORK!!!

Like every other bootcamp session, this one was no different - on the scale of Hardcore... it must have been HARDCORE!!! and the beauty was that most of the people invited were present!!

From Bloggers to Djs and Tv personalities - Boot camp is no respecter of persons... unfortunately.. haha.. i love Luchi but he was about done in like 2minutes.. haha. He was such an awesome sport though, he pushed as hard as he could until finally we all just wanted out. It was a work-out well worth it. I repeat, the First day is always Always the hardest if you have never worked out and to be fair, people have been doing really well for their first day! Mine was horrible (refer to first ever boot camp post)

After the workout it was all fun and games, people got to mingle, get to know each other and take pictures, loads of very unclear pictures (lol.. il get a camera! i promise);-

The Group


 
Yeahhhh hey, i have NOT a clue what was going on down here..... Team suck-your-stomach-in perhaps?!!No? Yes??  lol
L-R: Lulu, Luchi and Chipo

....and you are looking at #TeamLiveFitJunior Representative >> No, not me!! The little man on the Right! Yobe who happens to be the trainer's little brother! He is the future! so yes, little people are welcome to bootcamp too, of course permitted by their Parent/Guardian!


 And ofcourse, the very awesome DJ Luchi with our trainer, Mr Muz. you can listen to Luchi on Radio Phoenix (89.5), he is the very awesome gentleman that helps us with traffic in the morning. I absolutely adore his person.









And ofcourse, Girls will be girls - we took alot of pictures - showing Off what we want to make better and/or keep that way!



Working Out is such an awesome way to let off some steam, lose weight and get fit. Whatever your goal is, This is the thing for you. Join LIVEFIT today!


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Thursday 15 August 2013

BOOK OF THE MONTH: Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs by Moky Makura



 Book Review

  “Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneurs” is a collection of inspiration stories about 16 of the most successful entrepreneurs and business visionaries, from their humble beginnings to reaching their dreams of wealth and success.

I absolutely love this book, just to read about numerous success stories right here in Africa is more than inspiring, it encourages one to step forward and delve right into this enormous world of entrepreneurship. I have learnt that in order to be a successful business visionary and entrepreneur, one must learn to lead and to lead well. That is the one thing this group of individuals have in common. The passion, the enthusiasm, the drive, the need to be at the top, to change your surrounding and to fight for what they believe in are just some of the things that make them great. I could not have stumbled upon a better good to read for inspiration this month - hard work really does pay and as youth of our various nations and of Africa as a whole, we must remember to act today for a better tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Read the amazing stories of Miko Rwayitare, the late telecoms legend, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the Ghanaian ex-army officer, today CEO of the best financial institution in Ghana, Strive Masiyiwa, founder of Zimbabwe’s Econet Group, Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese-born telecoms millionaire, Wale Tinubu, the Nigerian head behind Oando oil and gas giant, Nigel Chanakira, head of the largest Zimbabwean conglomerate, Richard Maponya,the South African retail giant and many other heroes of Africa that have defied historical, political and economical power forces to build their empires.
Moky Makura

The stories are beautifully told by author Moky Makura, herself an exponent of success. Nigerian-born and educated in England, Makura is a TV presenter, producer, writer and successful businesswoman. She is currently living in Johannesburg, South Africa.


Review by David Fick
The first chapter is about (1) Wale Tinubu, who began an oil trading business working out of an office that doubled as his family’s garage. Using a loan from his mother as capital to build Oando, today, the company has a market capitalisation of $2bn and a presence in the industry across most of West Africa with interests in exploration, refining, distribution and power plant development. This might sound like an extraordinary rags-toriches story, but plenty more follow.

We next learn about Ghana’s (2) Prince Kofi Amoabeng, who dropped a military career to pursue a profession in finance, evolving from an introductory service linking friends who had money to invest with those that needed to borrow for their businesses. Today, Amoabeng is the chief executive of Unique Trust, a company with a near $30m turnover and 300 employees, ranked as one of Ghana’s best-performing companies.

Unique Trust is a non-bank financial Institution (Finance House) licensed by the Bank of Ghana. Founded in 1997, they aim at providing customers with fast and efficient short-term loans and real returns on investments. The company seeks to serve the needs of indigenous traders, exporters and importers as well as business organizations/people not catered for by the traditional banks. Their clients are their most prized assets thus providing them with quality and prompt services is their first priority. From a very humble beginning, UT Financial Services is now the No.2 company in the Ghana Club 100.

Prince Kofi Amoabeng has been on the board since he founded Unique Trust in 1997. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the company, an investment consultant, and a retired military officer (Captain). He is a holder of B. Sc. Admin (Accounting), ICMA, ACMA (UK) & ACA (GH) and has significant experience gained from working with and managing a number of companies. He is also a resource person for the Ghana Stock Exchange. Unique Trust is committed to providing timely financial
assistance, business education, and advice through short-term financial services to their clients, be they individuals or corporate bodies. Kofi Amoabeng was voted by his peers as Ghana’s most respected CEO for 2007.

Makura next profiles the extraordinary story of (3) Mo Ibrahim, one of the pioneers of Africa’s mobile phone revolution. In fact, Makura was at one time the public relation’s director at Ibrahim’s company Celtel, which perhaps explains why, although Ibrahim says he simply has “no heroes in the business world” and is honestly irritated by what he calls the idolising of business leaders, he was still prepared to be a subject for this book.

(4) Kwabena Adjei’s of Ghana is one of the book’s stranger stories. He is the chief executive of Kasapreko Co Ltd, a company with a $30m turnover. It began by creating a herbal remedy, Alomo Bitters, that not only claimed to cure malaria but also help men’s sexual performance!

 (5) Herman Mashaba is the 50-year-old South African founder of Black Like Me, an extremely successful cosmetics company with a R2bn (approx $200m) turnover. This is the first of a number of South African entrepreneurs in the book who had to contend with the many obstacles thrown up in the path of black businesspeople by the apartheid system.

Other entrepreneurs had other challenges, such as (6) Strive Masiyiwa of Zimbabwe, the founder and chairman of Econet Group, the second telecoms pioneer to be featured in this book. Masiyiwa spent five years in an epic legal battle with the Zimbabwean government to win a GSM licence that finally loosened the state’s stranglehold on the country’s telecom sector.

(7) Kagiso Mmusi is the founder and executive chairman of Pula Holdings, a diversified holding company with total assets of around Pulal70m ($20.83m). Mmusi is from a famous Botswana family, his father Peter having been Sir Ketumile Masire’s vice-president, but his story is less about privilege, more about self-discipline and tenacity. Mmusi began by operating a single petrol station 19 years ago to build one of Botswana’s largest home-grown companies.

Sadly, (8) Miko Rwayitare died in 2007, but his remarkable story is told by a close friend, Dr Gabriel Twagira. Rwayitare is the third telecoms pioneer in the book. An electrical engineer, he was perhaps the first African to spot the potential of mobile phone technology building the first pan-African mobile phone network and the first person in Africa to make a mobile phone call.
After selling a major share of the company he founded, Telecel, to the Egyptian-based Orascom, Rwayitare diversified into hotels and was also
passionate about the potential of his investment in Goal Technology Solutions, which promised to deliver affordable broadband to almost every home in South Africa by using the national grid power lines.

(9) Nigel Chanakira, like his compatriot Strive Masiyiwa, had to contend with the opposition of the Zimbabwean authorities. Chanakira built a successful financial holdings company – Kingdom Financial Holdings (KFH) – but “got into trouble” when he began to comment on the country’s economic policies. He fled to South Africa in 2001, during his exile building KFH businesses in Zambia, Malawi and Botswana.
He took the chance to return to Zimbabwe in 2004. Most commercial banks were in serious trouble, and KFH was on the brink of failing, but Strive Masiyiwa bought a 25% stake in the business and Chanakira achieved a merger with Meikles Group, one of Zimbabwe’s foremost conglomerates.
The resulting conglomerate, Kingdom Meikles Africa Ltd, has ambitions for a New York listing and wants to raise US$l billion for expansion plans.

(10) Regi Mengi, the Tanzanian media magnate, has an unlikely story. From a humble rural home he did well at school, and joined Coopers, the accountancy firm. But his ambitions were far greater than the accountancy profession. Like many successful business stories, Mengi’s begins with spotting a business opportunity – he was unable to buy a ballpoint pen in Dar es Salaam. The government would not permit the importation of finished pens but he could bring in component parts. From this initial business venture Mengi built a business empire in East Africa with interests in manufacturing, mining, bottling as well as broadcast and print media.

Uganda’s (11) Gordon Wavamunno has a story that closely mirrors the fortunes of his country. From an early age, Wavamunno knew he wanted to be a businessman, and he began by trading in agricultural produce, building a business that secured the Ugandan Mercedes Benz distributorship and encompassed transport, hotels and tourism.
Then the turbulent years of the Obote/Amin era saw his efforts almost completely dashed but, undeterred, he resolved to build up his company, Spear Group, again. He persuaded Mercedes Benz to retain him, then moved into textiles and clothing.
Since then he has added broadcast media as well as banking, bottled water and pharmaceuticals to his rapidly expanding portfolio, winning the coveted Ugandan Businessman of the Year award for seven years running.
Pamodzi Investment Holdings, one of South Africa’s first black-owned and run investment companies, successfully raised $1.3bn in 2007 to become the country’s largest private equity fund. At the helm of Pamodzi is chief executive

(12) Ndaba Ntsele, who has another rags-to-riches story, growing up in Soweto and learning business basics at his aunt’s small store.
Taking a job as a local government clerk, in his spare time he traded clothes, moved into construction, sold jewellery and electronic equipment and won the Nike concession for the South Africa market.
Ntsele and his partner Solly Sithole then created Pamodzi Investment Holdings, buying a hospital, then subsequently investing in a sports marketing company, catering, télécoms, fleet management, finance, IT, automobiles and mining.

Four more southern African business success stories complete this book, two from South Africa itself: 
 (13) Keith Kunene and (14) Richard Maponya as well as (15) Geoffrey Mwamba from Zambia and (16) Daniel David of Mozambique.

(13) Kunene, along with his four brothers, carved out a business fortune by getting into university, qualifying in law and starting a business, Kunene Brothers Holdings, with interests in bottling, financial services, business consulting and the motor industry as well as becoming the largest Coca Cola distributor in South Africa.

(14) Maponya, the executive chairman and MD of Maponya Group, is described as one of South Africa’s best loved entrepreneurs. Now in his eighties, Maponya is the man behind the Maponya Mall, his R650m shopping complex in Soweto and it all started about 65 years ago when the young Maponya diverted water from a river by his father’s land in Limpopo to grow and sell vegetables. Leaving school to join a clothing factory, he also started to sell clothes and (after a legal battle in which he was represented by Oliver Tambo) the apartheid state gave him leave to start a business in Soweto selling “daily necessities”. This allowed him to set up a milk business employing five people which grew into a chain of eight discount supermarkets, each grossing about R3m a month, employing a total of 170 people.

 (15) Geoffrey Mwamba of the GBM Group currently owns and runs Zambia’s secondlargest maize mill, a 28-strong luxury bus fleet, a
traditional beer brewery, and markets foodstuffs. He also plays the money markets. However, although the son of Zambia’s first African minister of agriculture, this 50-year-old entrepreneur began his business empire with a $1,000 loan from his mother.
The book’s final chapter introduces us to Mozambique’s

(16) David. Returning from a stint as a miner in South Africa, David stumbled into the entertainment industry, promoting music bands and then theatre shows.
David then found a job at the state broadcast company TVM as an admin assistant, rising to become the marketing director. Starting a small marketing company of his own in 1999, Visao, two years later he resigned from TVM to focus on consultancy before becoming a conference organiser.
He then hit upon the idea of launching a TV station, found a partner who could provide the broadcast equipment for a share of the business and scraped the money together to start Soico TV, later adding Soico FM, both incredibly successful ventures.
At the age of just 40, David is a media mogul and has joined the ranks of Africa’s greatest entrepreneurs.

I hope this review inspires you to read the book and more so, to ACT!! Be inspired, yes, but inspiration alone without works is DEAD!! Be the Change You want to see!!

#Bless

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The styling pieces tell their own story - how to match without actually looking like you tired too hard.. the chique way!!


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The Funky Couple

 

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This could all be You and Her on different days!!! Try it Owt!!

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Tuesday 13 August 2013

BOOT CAMP: Live Fit Health and Fitness!! #Special Edition

SPECIAL EDITION Series!


As usual, BURPEES were the order of this day!! Sprints and the dreaded frog jumps which I surprising managed to do better than last time, actually better than any other time. Well, my training buddy, Tot, was keen on helping me do these frog jumps right so much that he did an extra four rounds with me - awwww, the beauty of friendship at Boot camp. Nope, not trying to cox you into joining boot camp with Live Fit, but to be honest, the one benefit, amongst the many would definitely have to be the "Team work".. Pushing each other and helping each other go forward is the best feeling, especially for beginners, it is so helpful. You slowly become a unit - A Family!!





This session was larger than our usual group, we had new members join the group, each with different goals, and we invited Miss Lulu Haangala too. Seriously, Lulu lied! this lady claims she has never worked out but you should have seen her on that field, warming up like a pro.. burpees like a pro.. of course by the time we got to walking lunges, everyone was about tired as it was their first time and my trainer made sure I did not give up with the first timers... Oh Goush, the pressure!! By the time I got to frog jumps, every one was done with their warm down and I was left trying to reach a personal best!! Needless to say the pain after was not easy to deal with, I was super exhausted and in serious need of a back massage.

L-R: Tot, Me, Lulu

 The thing about exercise in general is that much as we hate to push our body, or yourself, exercise is great for you. For me, the strength levels and endurance levels i have gained since the first day - tremendous! To be honest, sometimes i feel fatter and lazier than the previous day but i guess the self criticism is good for me, i am my biggest critic, my biggest hindrance and that's why i am dealing with Self first.



Its a life style Now!! Its the path I have chosen! That doesn't mean the next session wont be painful and I wont feel like quitting and throwing up and probably hating my trainer - I will.. but I CHOOSE this and the bigger picture is that its good for ME!!!! its all me!! #LeHugeSigh.................Why me? *laments in secret*





Lulu and I after the hardcore session - she's looking fit already after day 1, lol.


Do not ever be deceived by the huge smiles I get in pictures - I am sore.. very sore! but that should'nt discourage you - *tries to bend - Ouch*




See you at the Next session! #GetFitCampaign #TeamLiveFit

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Monday 12 August 2013

BOOT CAMP: Live Fit Health and Fitness!! #Special Edition Series


And that is how you get the Ladies to come for bootcamp - its all about looking good both clothed and not so clothed! 'Exercise' is not so much a turn on, however, BOOTY FITNESS is very much more desirable!! Lucky for us, we can get both at bootcamp, fitness (all round) and a beautifully fit looking body!

This lifestyle is a matter of choice. I say why complain about something you CAN change? Change it, as soon as possible!! It starts Now.. Impress your mirror - that silly mirror that thinks it can have an opinion about your life - well, it does, but you give it what to reflect!! 

At Live Fit ( did i mention i am working as PR and Marketing Manager with Live Fit Now? oh well *smiles uncontrollably) we are encouraging people to Get Fit and of course LIVE a FIT life - this involves you (YES YOU) coming for a session of boot-camp ( sorry only available in Lusaka Zambia right now), see how you feel about it and officially join our Bootcamp Family!

Your first session is absolutely FREE - come and workout with the team for an informed decision!

email: mchizyuka@icloud.com - lianthanks@gmail.com - 0965 620594
Guys are welcome too - don't let that "booty" part scare you. Its absolutely not aerobics, don't get it twisted- it is hardcore work out that guys need too. Many times guys feel like boot camp involves jumping up and down the girly way and they feel they are too macho for that sort of exercise, well, show up and lets just see how "macho" you are compared to this sort of work-out! #Challenged!

YES YOU!!


Your first time will most probably be tough, it will make you feel like quitting, it will tear you down and expose all your weaknesses (and strengths) and even after your warm-down, two days after the workout will send you to the pharmacy for painkillers - all this will happen but DON'T QUIT!!! The Live Fit Motto!! lol. This should make you want to get better and better and eventually you will get used to it - the pain i mean. lol.. What has kept me going is the fact that the pain does go away, for a very long time! (and then comes back when you work hard again, #Bummer!! hehe)

 


Remember, a Healthy life is always so much better than a Not-so-Healthy life! (i think i got that advice right!)

And PRAY for strength - I religiously ask for strength at every session during my warm up jog because Lord knows some days are harder than others! But then again, that's just me!

#Bless

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