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15 . WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MANTRA OR QUOTE TO GET YOU THROUGH HARD TIMES OR WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING AS PLANNED ? WHENEVER I HAVE BEEN THROUGH HARD TIMES IT HAS LED TO GREATER THINGS , SO I REMIND MYSELF OF THIS AND TRY TO BELIEVE THAT EVEN GREATER THINGS ARE COMING
16 . NAME 5 BOOKS THAT YOU HAVE READ AND THAT HAVE IMPACTED ON YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY . " THE TRUSTED ADVISOR " BY DAVID H . MAISTER , CHARLES H . GREEN , AND ROBERT M . GALFORD “ THE SEAT OF THE SOUL ” BY GARY ZUKAV “ LOVE WORK : 7 TIMELESS PRINCIPLES FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERS ” BY JOEL MANBY “ THE WAR ON WOMEN – AND THE BRAVE ONES WHO FIGHT BACK ” BY SUE LLOYD-ROBERTS “ AWAKENED … TO MY TRUE SELF ” BY NONKULULEKO GOBODO
17 .. LIST 5 TOOLS THAT HAVE HELPED YOU IN BUSINESS ? FOR EXAMPLE THE POMODORO TIMER MICROSOFT TEAMS FOR EFFICIENT GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAM TRAINING . IPHONE NOTES FOR RECORDING BUSINESS IDEAS . LINKEDIN FOR ONLINE MARKETING AND RESEARCH . VOICE MEMOS APP FOR RECORDING THOUGHTS AND IDEAS . GHOSTPRACTICE APP FOR ACCURATE TIME TRACKING AND CLIENT INVOICING .
18 . WHEN YOU HAVE FREE TIME HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SPEND IT ? I LOVE TO TRAVEL . I WOULD DO THAT WITH ALL OF MY FREE TIME IF I COULD . I ALSO ENJOY ANY ACTIVITY INVOLVING FASHION AND FOOD .
19 . WHICH ENTREPRENEUR DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN BUSINESS AND WHY ? I ADMIRE NONKULULEKO GOBODO FOR HER SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE PROFESSIONAL REALM AND FOR HOW SHE EMBRACES FEMININITY IN HER LEADERSHIP STYLE . I ALSO LOOK UP TO AMANDA DUMBUZA , I FIND THE WAY SHE LEADS WITH AUTHENTICITY AND COMPASSION INCREDIBLY INSPIRING .
WHILE BOTH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMEN PORTRAY THEMSELVES WITH AN ELEMENT OF “ SOFTNESS ”, SOMETHING ABOUT THEM TELLS YOU THEY ARE NOT TO BE MESSED WITH . I LIKE THAT , THEY ’ VE FOUND A GOOD BALANCE .
20 . WHAT MADE YOU GO INTO A FIELD THAT WAS PREDOMINANTLY MALE-DOMINATED AND WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE ? I ’ VE ALWAYS GRAVITATED TOWARDS BEING A LAWYER , AND BY CHANCE FELL INTO THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION LAW . I ENJOYED IT . I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEGUN MY CAREER IN A FIRM THAT SEEKS TO BREED SPECIALIST LAWYERS . I STUCK TO CONSTRUCTION LAW AND HAVE BEEN DOING THAT MY WHOLE CAREER . I COULDN ’ T IMAGINE MYSELF DOING ANYTHING ELSE NOW , IT ’ S INCREDIBLY FULFILLING . HOWEVER , THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN IN THE SECTORS WE SERVICE ARE QUITE COMMON . AS WOMEN , WE ’ RE NOT GIVEN ACCESS TO THE RIGHT SPACES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT UPLIFT US IN OUR CAREERS , WE ’ RE NOT HEARD OR ACCOMMODATED , AND THE LIST GOES ON . THE PROBLEMS WE FACE ARE SOCIETAL ISSUES AT LARGE , PREDOMINANTLY DUE TO FACTORS LIKE NEGATIVE RACE AND GENDER STEREOTYPES WHICH HINDER OUR ACCESS . IN ACTUALITY , WOMEN ARE FORMIDABLE , UNSTOPPABLE FORCES , AND THAT ’ S WHY OUR AIM AT WMN ATTORNEYS IS TO CULTIVATE A SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT THAT UPLIFTS WOMEN OF COLOUR WITHIN THE LEGAL SECTOR .