10 More Questions with Dr Strive Masiyiwa
What a journey with this series! It has been a time of learning and discovery, while trying to answer life's greatest questions from the mind of Dr Strive Masiyiwa. If you didn't get to see the last 10 questions, please check them out here.
Getting on track, the questions I am asking and answering from the information I have acquired so far are to assist you my reader at this stage in your life. As a young people, we all face the questions such as,
1. Who am I?
2. What do I do?
3. How do I make money?
4. How do I follow and achieve my dreams?
5. How do I succeed, how do I make a living, how do I make money?
and on top of it all,
6. How do I make a difference? How can my life matter?
7. Who do I marry or who do I befriend or who do I partner with?
8. How do I manage my time?
9. I have so many things I would like to do, so many options, how do I succeed in doing them all?
10. Do I have to start my own business to succeed?
11. Am I out of luck that I wasn't born as an entrepreneur?
12. How do I balance my work and my business?
13. How do I scale my business?
14. How do I stay genuine in a corrupt world?
15. What should I do when I get confused?
16. How do you find your purpose in life?
1. Who am I?
2. What do I do?
3. How do I make money?
4. How do I follow and achieve my dreams?
5. How do I succeed, how do I make a living, how do I make money?
and on top of it all,
6. How do I make a difference? How can my life matter?
7. Who do I marry or who do I befriend or who do I partner with?
8. How do I manage my time?
9. I have so many things I would like to do, so many options, how do I succeed in doing them all?
10. Do I have to start my own business to succeed?
11. Am I out of luck that I wasn't born as an entrepreneur?
12. How do I balance my work and my business?
13. How do I scale my business?
14. How do I stay genuine in a corrupt world?
15. What should I do when I get confused?
16. How do you find your purpose in life?
And more questions. These are some of the questions we debate with ourselves daily. It may not be answered here, but please join me in answering some of these questions by Dr Strive Masiyiwa, hoping you will learn and forge your own path in the middle of a dense forest called life.
1. Am I out of luck because I wasn't born as an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs are made, it's a skill and it can be acquired. IT IS A MINDSET. Entrepreneurship is about training oneself to see opportunities. Take your time to think, research and study how businesses make money and how things work.
Entrepreneurs are made, it's a skill and it can be acquired. IT IS A MINDSET. Entrepreneurship is about training oneself to see opportunities. Take your time to think, research and study how businesses make money and how things work.
2. Do I have to start a business to succeed in life?
Some people have to start businesses and some have to work in those businesses. It's unrealistic to think that every one should own and run a business. Who will work for who? So yes you can be successful without having to run a business.
Some people have to start businesses and some have to work in those businesses. It's unrealistic to think that every one should own and run a business. Who will work for who? So yes you can be successful without having to run a business.
3. How do I make money?
Dr Strive: Entrepreneurship at its base is finding and working on opportunities by responding to a need, leveraging on your skills and know how, while making money. Meet a need and money will follow. I don't believe that Bill Gate's first thought was "to make money".
The question is "What are the needs?"
If we reach for the needs the money will take care of itself.
Dr Strive: Entrepreneurship at its base is finding and working on opportunities by responding to a need, leveraging on your skills and know how, while making money. Meet a need and money will follow. I don't believe that Bill Gate's first thought was "to make money".
The question is "What are the needs?"
If we reach for the needs the money will take care of itself.
4. What do I do? ( Did you always know you will be an entrepreneur?)
No, not at all. I studied engineering, and my options were to be employeed. Growing up my mom ran a business and I worked along side her. As I got employeed I was displeased with my work and I decided to quit and start a business.
No, not at all. I studied engineering, and my options were to be employeed. Growing up my mom ran a business and I worked along side her. As I got employeed I was displeased with my work and I decided to quit and start a business.
5. How do I follow and achieve my dreams?
BE FOCUSED.
BE INFORMED.
HAVE FAITH.
WORK HARD.
BE RESILIENT but not stubborn.
BE FOCUSED.
BE INFORMED.
HAVE FAITH.
WORK HARD.
BE RESILIENT but not stubborn.
6. How do you manage your time?
I distinguish things on what I find time for and what I make time for. If it is important you make time for it.
I am a stickler manager of time. There has to be a total discipline of time. I shake off things that don't have a foundation or that I don't have a reason to perform them than that it is a culture.
A) I manage my time well, I use it efficiently.
B) I delegate. I let people do their jobs.
C) I prioritize.
I distinguish things on what I find time for and what I make time for. If it is important you make time for it.
I am a stickler manager of time. There has to be a total discipline of time. I shake off things that don't have a foundation or that I don't have a reason to perform them than that it is a culture.
A) I manage my time well, I use it efficiently.
B) I delegate. I let people do their jobs.
C) I prioritize.
7. I have so many things I would like to do, so many options, how do I succeed in doing them all? For example there were so many businesses you could do, why did you choose telecommunications?
BE REALISTIC.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
DO ONE THING.
DO IT WELL.
LEVERAGE YOUR SKILLS.
STAY FOCUSED.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
DO ONE THING.
DO IT WELL.
LEVERAGE YOUR SKILLS.
STAY FOCUSED.
8. What do you do when you are confused?
I pray, I meditate, I wait.
I pray, I meditate, I wait.
9. How do I balance my work and my business?
Learn to walk away. Intergrity is the greatest capital there is. And once you get that into your system people will come look for you. Make it your currency, it will do more for you than cash in the bank.
Learn to walk away. Intergrity is the greatest capital there is. And once you get that into your system people will come look for you. Make it your currency, it will do more for you than cash in the bank.
10. How do I balance my work and my business?
You are not your business and your business is not you. You are two different personas. Let your business have its own life while you have your life. It's difficult but necessary.
You are not your business and your business is not you. You are two different personas. Let your business have its own life while you have your life. It's difficult but necessary.
Life is a journey we best travel as we learn from others. Hope you have enjoyed this QnA. And I hope you have learnt something. Until next time.
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