#OnTheTrain - Vision Development Part 4

My Awesome Family, Bonjour , I hope you are doing ever so well! 

Blessed be The Lord in Highest, for His Love and Faithfulness!

"Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding."

In the quest to do what this scripture is asking us to do, we continue with the story of Ketlametswe, who wants to help us understand the matter of Vision Development!

Ketlametswe, "So this is what he told me about his journey.

'You see, K-Love, it was just after we left high school that I realized that I only had myself to blame for the very bad set of results that I produced on my senior certificate and they were not good enough to get me admitted into University to study Civil Engineering. Not only was it crappy marks, but I found out that there was so much I didn't even know about University processes, let alone the critical things that I needed to get in there.

I would have to go back to the drawing board and upgrade my marks, go to a college and see if I can reach the minimum requirements for entry. Baby, I procrastinated so much and I disappointed my parents, and that was the worst thing for me. It was so discouraging! So I got myself a few part time jobs here and there to pay for my upgrading and stuff. Due to my marks being so low, I could only settle for like night club gigs as a waiter and so forth, wabona.

I achieved my goal of getting the results that I needed to apply for civil engineering, finally. My mom was so happy afterwards and I was so relieved that I could turn this whole thing around after the sacrifices they had made for me to even get to school in the first place.

Now, before I applied to university, I took some time out towards the end of 2012 and went back to the guys I used to watch as they DJ'd and performed in the clubs. I spoke to them a number of times, and one of them said to me that what he was doing was not just making music to entertain people, but it was sound engineering. 

He was so proud of what he was doing and I thought about it so much that I started to see if I can penetrate the industry with entertainment engineering as opposed to pushing the civil engineering situation.

Then I met Thibos, who had already become a civil engineer and had worked for a few years in that job. He changed everything for me...'"

A lesson is being learnt here about Shadrach's journey in developing his vision as Ketlametswe continues to tell us more about what he said... on the next installment.

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#OnTheTrain - Vision Development Part 3

The Master Remains On His Throne, And That Gives Me The Confidence To Wake Up Today With A Smile!

Good Day To All Of YOU!!!

I hope you've been following this story as it has been developing, and we will bring it to a close pretty soon.

Let's hear some more from Ketlametswe who shocked me on our last post 😅

Gabriel, "Wait, are you referring to the same man that you said, 'WASTED', so much of your time in High School, that you almost failed your final exams?!!"
Ketlametswe, "Wow, your memory is pretty sharp. Yes sir, that would be him. I mean I know I told you that he was such a horrible distraction and I didn't achieve a lot, due to our relationship back then."
Gabriel, "Exactly, you also told me that you would never be caught dealing with him ever again!"
Ketlemetswe, "True Moruti, and I really meant it when I said it. However, overtime I learned to forgive him and myself, because he admitted to me in a long facebook message that he was messing around with me a lot and he played me as well. It took quite some time to deal with it in my heart, but I eventually did. I went on to forget about the whole thing because I didn't want to talk to him yet."
Gabriel, "Goodness me, what a story, Alright then, what happened when you met up?"
Ketlametswe, "Well, one Thursday evening, a friend of mine told me about an event at Blue Room in Hatfield, and it was a group of two guys who did music. She showed me the poster and I saw him on it! I then quickly did some research about this man who told me that he wants to be a civil engineer, and found that he took a COMPLETELY different direction. I was flabbergasted Moruti!"
Gabriel, "Oh wow! So did you then go there to see him perform?"
Ketlametswe, "Absolutely not. I refused to go and in fact I didn't want to see him. I know this may be slightly confusing but the next day I was on my way to see my aunt in Durban and I was just chilling there, waiting for my check-in time. The next thing, this guy just sits next to me and says, 'My heart knows no other home, but with you. Hello K-Love...'"
Gabriel, "I see."
Ketlametswe, "I didn't have to turn to know who it was and my heart didn't do me any favors when it made me want to just hug him so tight! Those stupid butterflies started messing with me again and well, we started talking, he flew down to Durban with me after having to cancel his ticket and oh well, the rest is history. So anyway, on the flight he was telling me about how much his plans changed when he was busy developing them."
Gabriel, "I'm just amazed at all this. Your love is clearly divine and just meant to be."
Ketlametswe,  "Yes Man of God, but enough about that now. What he said made me take notes right there in the plane and he helped me to iron out my own confusions. I must say he sounded so wise..."
Gabriel, "Oh my gosh, you are blushing. What did he say?"

The young lady continues on the next installment and outlines what the man-in-love made her take notes on.

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#OnTheTrain - Vision Development Part 2

Jehovah Reigns, His Mercy Endureth Forever!

Another day has come and we are still here by His Mercy and Grace!

Greetings to you, Child of The Most High and how art thou this day? As we come to the end of Passover Weekend, Remembering what Jesus Christ did for us on The Cross, comes to the fore. It goes without saying that His Ultimate Sacrifice of laying down His Life for the sheep (that's you and me) has laid the stage for all of us to be able to give our lives to Him, the safest place to be. 

I just want to take this moment to Thank our Father in Heaven for giving us His Only Begotten Son, to give Himself into the hands of men to crucify Him, and Rising again on the third day in complete and utter victory! For this reason, we live victoriously in Jesus' Name!

The will be more on this in future posts.

Now, for those who still remember, we were having a conversation with young Ketlametswe who was dealing with the development of her vision.

Ketlametswe, "Well, as I was busy surfing through the brands that I knew are very popular, and I would not have a tough time selling them; something occurred to me as I was writing down my plans."
Me, "Ok..."
Ketlametswe, "I decided that I needed a digital solution to marketing that would allow me to do my work from behind my laptop, as opposed to behind the wheel. As you know, drop-shipping works best online, however I didn't have much by way of knowledge or money to put all the tools I needed together."
Me, "I can imagine there was a lot to consider if you wanted to make it online; logo, website, product galleries, etc"
Ketlametswe, "Tjo, you took the words right out of my mouth. It was crazy as I started to realize just how much I needed to even get started. You are so right, I needed a logo designed, I needed to register a domain, build a website on top of it, make it attractive enough, decide which platform will work best for it and I felt so defeated after seeing just how much I DIDN'T know!!!"
Me, "Sounds daunting. How did you cope?"
Ketlametswe, "I need to tell you that giving up was a ever present option! It was terrifying just how much I didn't understand and that is part of the journey when you start to develop what was just an ambition or dream, to a planned set of steps that must now cause that dream or idea to become a reality."
Me, "So what you are saying is that ideas become more real when you now get down to making it a measurable plan, by developing it on paper, right?"
Ketlametswe, "True Moruti, and this process does something else to you as you stick to it. It exposes a lot more about you than you knew before."
Me, "What exactly to you mean by this?"
Ketlametswe, "Do you remember Shadrach, from high school?"
Me, "Uhm, yes, the hip-hop artist, right?"
Ketlametswe, "Yes sir, that one. Would you believe we met one day at the airport and our discussion brought us back together?"
Me, "What?!!!"

Well, well, well, the story continues. As you can see, having an idea or desire to do something can become something else when you actually take action and put it on paper in order to develop the steps to getting it done. Ketlametswe has even more to tell us about her journey.... on the next installment.

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#OnTheTrain – Vision Development

Bless The Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name! (Psalm 103:1)

It is Glorious to know that He still loves us and has a plan for our lives!

Ok, here we go!

We are on the train now, having shut the mouth of Mr (Ms) What, we need to get going with our vision.

Remember by now we already have a vision written down and know where we are headed. We therefore need to bring the dimension of development into the mix.

Ketlametswe is a beautiful lady who will help us understand this part of the journey quite well. We met at a business convention back in 2016 and we have since become good friends. She wasn’t quite sure of what she wanted to do at the time and by the end of the 3 day gathering, something hit home.

I called her a few weeks ago to find out how she was doing;

Ketlametswe, “Hey Mr Mothobi, it’s lovely to hear from you.”

Me, “Yes Ausi, I’m happy to hear your voice. How is it going that side?”

Ketlametswe, “It’s been a roller coaster ride that I have enjoyed being on sir. Wow, I tell you Ntate Mothobi, the resilience that I’ve had to cultivate and implement, has been extraordinary.”

Me, “Awesome news! Do tell, my sister.”

Ketlametswe, “The key for me was penning down my idea. Do you remember when we were listening to, uhm, that lady who sells things via dropshipping…uhm…”

Me, “Alicia?”

Ketlametswe, “Yes, thank you, Alicia Lyttle. Something about when she spoke made me think of Habakkuk chapter 2:2.”

Me, “Hm, I hear you. Write the vision down…”

Ketlametswe, “Yes Moruti, absolutely. Writing down the vision when I finally decided to go into marketing, locally made ornaments and clothing, was incredibly important. Something happened as I did it because the original thought was to market big name brands as an affiliate.”

Me, “Oh really? There is quite a difference between the two, although there are some similarities.”

Ketlametswe, “For that very reason sir, writing the vision and developing it, are different though similar.”

Me, “This is true. Please tell me more about these experiences.”

There it is. Having a vision is a pivotal step in reaching your goals in life, but we need to remember that developing it does something even more.

Ketlametswe continues on the next installment.

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#CatchingTheTrain – SOTT – Dealing With Mr What – Conclusion

May the showers of His Glory fall upon you this day! 

Hello my dear brother and sister! It is that time again to share.

In the series, ‘Start to Finish’ we are at the stage where we are on the train, having discovered where our purpose is leading us. I hope you’ve been following the series as this would be very clear to you.

We are also dealing with Ms What who is an agent of absolute doubt in your abilities to do what you believe you can. Obstacles are many and come in varied forms, but the common denominator is the fact that they are quick to make you answer the question, “What makes you think you can make it on this journey?”

We all go through that and I would like you to know that your God given dream, ambition and plans can become a reality. Love is paramount in all this.

You need to love what you want to do and learn that you will therefore have to sacrifice something for it. Before we get there though, we must start with you. It was quite amazing for me to realize yet another thing that is important, and overlooked many times.

I want to know, “Do you love yourself?” It could be surprising to you that I ask such a question but you would be greatly surprised to find that a lot of people actually don’t. They tolerate themselves because they have grown a certain resentment to themselves based on bad decisions and other things. It’s amazing how people I have met have actually given up on themselves and are just pushing along with whatever may come, hoping to somehow find success.

I’m sure you’ve heard of this one, ‘Hope for the best, but expect the worst.’ It can be a realistic view of life, but it can also be a very strong trap for people who end up losing this hope for the best and living more in more in the worst of things.

Love yourself, focus on yourself, your gifts and dreams that you have forgotten in your more innocent years of life, remember how hopeful you were at some point, and believe in yourself again. If you are still breathing, you have a chance to live the best days of your life! I am living proof of such a decision helping to turn ones life around.

Then allow absolutely no one and nothing to stand in the way of your dream! As we continue to find and/or create ways to do this on this blog! Do we have an agreement? (Comment below, let’s interact)

Stick around, the journey continues…

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#CatchingTheTrain – SOTT – Dealing With Mr What Part 5

The sun has risen again and what a wonderful day it is! 

Thank God I’m still alive and so are you!

I hope you’ve been following this awesome story that is, to a large degree, eye opening. This is according to some of the wonderful readers of this blog. Please don’t forget that there are people around you who may benefit from this teaching. So go ahead and share it with a friend and let’s all make a difference. Ok, let’s get right to it.

Leroy, “So I get to the table and greet that customer again. I gather that his name is Philani as Choki introduces me. I noticed that she was a little downcast and she looked despondent as she sat down. I thought it was because she was not well as she said, but soon I realized that it was about this meeting.  It looked like Philani had just walked in and she wasn’t expecting him at all that day. She clearly had other plans for me.”

Shanelle now has a smile on her face and interrupts Leroy, “Honey, let me take it from there please.” Leroy nods his head and she does just that, with a bit more enthusiasm now.

Shanelle, “So Philani basically explains to the love of my heart here that his advice on the wedding itself was innovative and saved them a lot of money. The arrangements are coming along much better and he was thankful for his help. He said he remembered that my baby told him that he is one of Choki’s designers and would need her permission for any work he is to do for or with him. So he had come to ask for her permission to make him the project manager of the entire wedding day! Not only would he be in charge of the designs of the dresses and stuff, but organize the whole thing! With only 3 months to do it all, they needed someone of his talent to head it up.”

Leroy, “The look on her face Gabe!!! You could almost hear her cursing me from head to toe in her silence. I was shocked and just looked at her. So Philani asks me, ‘Would that be something that would interest you?’ I tell him that it would be awesome but only if Choki agreed. The problem with Philani is that he was one of Choki’s biggest clients and had given her a lot of work of the years.”

Shanelle, “She calmly asks him, ‘Will you be able to do that and your responsibilities here Leroy?’”

Leroy, “The funny thing is that the responsibilities that she was referring to are adhoc and are completely controlled by her. So I didn’t even know what to say to her. As I was thinking of an answer that would not be disrespectful to her, Philani says, ‘Have you given him a job here?’ I tell him that I am volunteering to gain more experience to be a fashion designer, particularly in-house furniture.”

Shanelle, “Philani looks at Leroy in amazement and says, ‘Well Choki, let me take him off your hands for the next three months and I will pay him and you for it. I am willing to pay for his time away. What will it cost me for your volunteer to work for me?’ Haha! How do you even answer that?! The long story short, that was the last time my Leroy was in that store. He did such an amazing job Gabe that the people there wanted to know who the organizer was.”

Leroy, “God has been faithful man and it’s just been a journey to remember.”

Well, the case of Leroy in dealing with his Ms What can be summed up in two words, ‘Humility’ and ‘Patience’. 

Both these qualities are very hard to cultivate for many people, me included at one time. 

However, even more important is commitment to your dream. When (not if) you get knocked down in the ring, it takes true commitment to get back in again and grow stronger until you win.

More on this when we meet again, right here on The Writings of Gabriel!

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#CatchingTheTrain – SOTT – Dealing With Mr What Part 4

Zdravo! 

Let me greet you today with overflowing love in my heart! 

This is yet another day I have been allowed by The Master to awaken. I’m ever thankful.

Let me quote the great Franklin D. Roosevelt. He said, ‘Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.’ Let me be very clear to you as I alluded to this in our last post, ‘If you can’t find a way, CREATE ONE!’

Let’s get back to Leroy and his wife-to-be, Shanelle as they continue their story of dealing with Ms What.

Leroy, “So she calls me on Tuesday morning to come in that afternoon after work because she wasn’t feeling well and wanted me to help her finish a project that she was working on. I agreed, even when my beautiful wifey here said I shouldn’t. You could see she was still very angry with Choki. I was at peace though and I just don’t understand it. I actually felt more pity for her than anger. On my way there, I was on the taxi and behind me I could overhear two ladies talking about a design. I understood from their conversation that they were preparing for a wedding, and one of them was the bride. She just couldn’t make up her mind about what she wanted because every design she saw was always missing something.”

Me, “Interesting.”

Shanelle, “If there is one thing about my hubby you should note, is that he is very observant and my goodness, is her a good listener.”

Me, “I see.”

Leroy, “Thanks my diamond. So I turn around for a second and tell them that I would like to help. They look at me funny like, ‘Who the heck am I and why am I listening to them in the first place.’ I ask to look at the designs she was trying to choose from and after glancing at them on her tablet, I ask her a few questions to try get to know real quick. Still amazed, she answers them and I pick out one of the designs and tell her that her designer should make specific amendments them.”

Me, “Are you for real right now?! Eh, just like that?!”

Leroy, “Yeah, I mean I realised that what she was looking for was something that would bring out her personality out of the dress as well. She asked me to message her these amendments that I was suggesting and gave me her number.”

Shanelle, “U huh…”

Leroy, “You know I only got eyes for you my diamond of elegance. I did that and that was it. Then after doing that, next to me was an old lady who asked me to help her as well. There was something powerful about her though. Like there was a lot of authority in her voice you know. She tells me that her daughter wants a design for her matric farewell dress. She shows me a number of different dresses that her daughter saw on the internet and send her as examples of what she would like. They were like 10 different dresses and the daughter wasn’t sure what she wanted as well. I asked her to show me a full body image of her daughter and to tell me a little about her. I asked if she would give me her number as well so that I can send her what I think might work.”

Shanelle, “Yeah, then he got off the taxi and went to see Choki. She gets there and that customer that he gave advice to who Choki was pissed off about was there. He greets them both and goes to the back to wait for Choki to come and tell him what to do. Then next thing she comes to the back and calls her out to the table where they are sitting and that customer wants to talk to him.”

Me, “Oh boy. So she wanted to embarrass you again…”

Leroy’s story continues on the next post as he somehow finds the strength to face his Ms What who seems hell bent on destroying his dreams.

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