Lesego Ramphomane

This year is a harvest season, of the years of sowing we have been doing, since we started 2/3 years back. The 2022 programme for me, is about REAL TALK.

Much like with our parents, there comes a time when the relationship pivots from a top-down approach to a more horizontal one (slanted horizontal). But that I mean, now I have the foundation, I’ve learnt (and still learning) how to be seen and level up. Now our teachings have shifted to “The things they won’t tell you” – what it takes to fight through corporate politics and the importance of forming strategic alliances from within the organisation.

This year was about sharing personal experiences candidly and trusting each other with in-depth information, signalling a maturity in the relationship, without compromising on the integrity of the mentor/mentee relationship (I hope that makes sense)
I have begun to build a personal brand and the importance of being consistent with it. The more conscious I became, of who I want to be, the more discerning I became of

1. who I bring along on my journey and
2. how I respond to critics
   

I am thankful to you, Nollie and Your mentorship programme. It has taken away the burden of feeling alone and lonely along my journey and offered an invisible safety net, that has allowed me to fly and keep flying