Lady Leader invites you to the Fully-Fledged Finesse 2014 Event

Everyone wants to be super awesome but not everyone wants to put in the work to arrive to that place.  Those who are brave enough to put in the work always yield results and that is what sets the Denter from the mediocre person apart.

We are giving ANONYMOUS a voice and Face - the Fully-Fledged Finesse way

FULLY - 'f?li - completely or entirely; to the fullest extent.
FLEDGED - fully developed. : meeting all the necessary requirements to be something
FINESSE - Skill and cleverness that is shown in the way someone deals with a situation, problem etc…
                                                       Have you DECIDED?

 
As Lady Leaders of excellence and influence, we are denting the world, exploring impossible spaces and stepping up to the best version of ourselves. We are making our marks, writing, composing and singing our own songs. Success is not shallow, but we bear success. We create a symphony between our personal and career ambitions while living a life filled with praise, humility and excellence.
Lady Leader International is a unique movement for women who are ready to dent the universe with everything they have. At Lady Leader we equip you and keep you on the path to personal best. 

With this upcoming EVENT, you have no choice but to ELEVATE. With awesome powerful speakers ready to share their wisdom so that you could take one step closer to the best version of YOU. Event will be taking place 31 May 2014 10 am - 4pm. Wowzaaaa!!!

We are honoured to have Simply Sybz come and share herself with us.  We at Lady Leader believe that we are made of Spirit, Body and Soul and 50% of your success depends on what you do Spiritually.  There is no one who lives this truth like Simply Sybz.  The virtues she lives by are Love God, love yourself, love people, love gives, love on... Humble yourself... Forgive and ask for forgiveness...  Listen here, Simply Sybz is the FIRST BLACK woman in the WORLD to obtain a PHD in Web Analytics and Innovation. errrrrrrr... She is also a Hip-Hop DJ with the #LoveOlution movement.  She has dropped her single and you should have heard it on the airwaves already. If not, get a preview here:

Molo Molo by Simply Sybz

ARE YOU STILL DECIDING?

 

We can't become what we need to be 

by remaining what we are - Oprah

Lady Lady has collaborated with Gorgeousity In Me to bring you a very powerful woman. Her name is Hulisani Masibigiri.  Professionally I know that Huli works a very important job at Standard Bank which allows her to travel to London on first class (Halla!!!).  But what we are going to enjoy is Huli's inside story on her Inner and Outer Beauty Secrets. Not only is Huli a big deal type of corporate woman, but she is also an image consultant and my own personal food coach.   

In her own words - her mantra in life is 

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength Phil 4:13

I have so many testimonies from this verse and it always keeps me going   and living a life with no limits .

Huli's WEIGHTLOSS journey:

I was tired of being in a comfort zone and decided to something about it. I felt out of control of my life and realised there were so many emotions I had been suppressing with food and this led to my turning point :

 I was 102.5kg when I started on this journey wearing size 42 , I am now a sexy 34 and loving it.

I have dropped 4 dress sizes; 35kgs later.. I'm weighing 68kg : I feel great !!

I don't know about you but I want to hear all these secrets that Huli has to offer

How about YOU?

 

My setbacks may have amused you,
but my comeback is going to confuse you!

As if it could get any better, we bring you the fabulous Sihle Maake.  Since the day I laid my eyes on Sihle, she has oozed Excellence and Finesse.  There is just something about her and it's about time she shared it with us dontchathink? She is one of the most driven and consistent woman I know.  She truly DENTS the WORLD wearing Stilettos with so much class and excellence it's contagious. 

She holds a BA in Corporate Communications with the University of Johannesburg and has over ten years experience working with companies like SABMiller, BMW SA, Anglo Coal and Arup Engineering Consultants.  She is currently the Internal Marketing and Communications Leader for South Africa at Schneider Electric SA.  On top of that She is a wife and a mother to a handsome five year old boy. Now that's whats up!!!!

 In her own words - her mantra in life is 

Rise above. Return hate with love. Kill them with kindness, then bury them with success 

Are you CONVINCED YET? 

And to end off the day, we have the Thorn among the roses, a beast among the beauties.  We are so excited to have Thomas Kgokolo.  He is the Chief Financial Officer at the Competition Commission.  I once got the privilege of attending a talk he gave at an event I was also speaking at. I sat there filled with all sorts of emotions.  The first emotion was that of regret. I wished I had listened to his talk while I was still in the corporate game because I would have definitely woken up in a Bugatti this morning.  The Financial talk is a must for everyone.  Financial Acumen is key in everyone's life; young and old.  I was also filled with excitement and joy because finally, we can be empowered in the areas of finances.  He explains this financial thingimabob like he is explaining it to a five year old (finally it makes sense ki ki ki).  I promise you, you will leave the event so EMPOWERED and ON TOP of the WORLD. WE Can't wait :) 

I KNOW right?????

We are glad to be working with MOTIONS as they will be availing their stunning world class Motions Academy Venue for WORLD DENTERS like us to use.  The Motions academy also has a SALON and they have offered us Specials on that day.  So if you would like to get your hair done before the event.  The salon will be running the following specials for LADY LEADERS on that day. Specials are as following

Between 8:30 and 10:30 and again 15:30 and 16:30

Relaxer - R100 (normally R180)

Treatment - R80 (Normally R120)

Nail Buff and Shine - R40 (Normally R60)

There is just so much more I could share but I would be giving everything away. So you see? You cannot afford to miss out. 

How about you invest in yourself and get yourself a ticket and get one for a friend while you are at it.  Contact Thembi on thembifm(at)gmail.com for Booking and Banking Details.

See you then Ladies 

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I have an engineering friend who was recently involved in a project where they taught young boys how to make those wired models.  He relates how everyone marvelled at his skill and how beautifully his models turned out with no visible flaw.  He also said that those who were marvelling at this skill immediately credited his craft to his education and line of work.  Though many people would link his skill to his work, he argues that it was in fact his father who taught him the skill, that his father paid attention to detail and was good with his hands.  He says the very reason he is so good at his line of work is because of what his father instilled in him.  The conversation between him and I left me extremely curious in two parts.  The first part has to do with the link between Afrikan education and the Western form of education.  The second part was on the subject of Fatherhood in Afrika.  Today I will be thinking briefly on the fatherhood subject.

A lot has happened on this beautiful continent of ours and that has played a big role in how the identity of the father has changed over time. I once read a book which I cannot remember the authors, but it was on family studies and the authors revealed that the perception of fathers in Afrika, fall more on the negative side than on the positive side.  This is perfectly understandable given our history and the role of the man. On the one hand we are dealing with an identity that has been stripped of its proper position and on the other we are dealing with idiosyncrasies that perpetuate patriarchy in all its form.  We need to bring Fatherhood back to its rightful place.

I am of the belief that we are living amongst some amazing fathers in our societies and that their stories are not told because of the general discourse around gender roles in our country.  It is time that we told those stories so that these fathers could provide a challenge to those who are not coming to the party.  It is a challenge that all South Afrikans must tackle.

I want to share a story before I end and link it up with the story in my introduction.  I have an extremely intelligent younger brother. He is aged approximately 14 years old.  He is articulate in his thoughts and reads a lot of literature and newspapers to keep himself well informed.  One day he and I while waiting at a queue for food were having a conversation around the UN and the young people’s plight of unemployment in South Africa.  He was sharing his recent findings and thoughts.  The person behind us was so impressed by him and asked which school he attended.  This particular person’s initial assumptions was that my brother  learned all that he knows from him attending this particular school. Although I agree that the school plays a huge role in stimulating his mind, my father had and still has a bigger role to play.  I believe that everything starts in the home.  My father is an avid reader and that was our culture while growing up.  Books were all around us.  In the name of heroism, my brother saw my father as his hero and would imitate everything my father did.  Before my brother could read, he would be sitting with my father in the lounge with his legs crossed and the newspaper spread across his face while whistling.  This was cute.  As times went by, this became a ritual for them, my brother would have a book and he would be sitting next to my dad who also had a book and they would be whistling away and then every so often they would be  exchanging some odd words between each other.  We never quite understood their relationship.  Over time, what initially started as imitation became interest and hence my brother’s love for words.  My father is brilliant on the stage and constructs his sentences so well that he always keaves his audience blown away, maybe I am exaggerating a little bit but guess what? My baby brother is an amazing natural speaker who literally blew all of us away when he gave a keynote at my other younger brother’s wedding.  Shy and hidden in books but alive and kicking on stage. Amazing things are made of the small little treasures we do not pay attention to.

I believe that the cycle of children who grow up with absent (in body and in spirit) fathers will end in our country and that we will all rally together to create a beautiful conversation as far as Fatherhood is concerned.