MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMES BY SAFARICOM'S NEW NETWORK BLAZE
To wake up every morning with a smile on your face because you love what you do is something we all want. However very few of us get the chance to do so, either because there is nobody to support the dream,lack of finances or just plain fear of the unknown
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I believe everyone should have the chance to do what they love, we owe it to ourselves.If more people set out to do what they enjoyed doing ,instead of becoming a slave to the system .We would all be a lot more happier.
That's one thing they didn't tell us, when we finished high school a lot of us persevere through the 844 system .Only to realise, that looking for a job and actually getting one you love is a mere impossibility and often more than not.We end up , going into offices we loath ,our passion fades away and we become part of a system that drains us instead of allowing us to live the dreams we once had.
That said, if you where given an opportunity to be able to the things you love doing and someone was willing to organise summits ,where you can interact with people in the fields you hope to venture into and ask them for advise brainstorm and even stand a chance to win money to fund your idea. sound like something out of a movie script. However it is now a reality.
#BLAZE by Safaricom has now created an avenue for young dreamers to be able to do that through (Be Your Own Boss)B.Y.O.B is a youth empowerment platform that takes mentor ship summits to various regions of the country in which the youth will be able to tell their stories share their ambitions,interact with mentors. who give advise, inspiration and guide you on your journey to achieve your goals while chasing your dreams.If you are wondering what blaze is all about.How you can join and find out how it can help you click here
This past weekend they had a summit in Thika .Where various mentors involved in the #BLAZE movement from various fields where put in different pods which included the Media and Journalism zone, Fashion Zone, Music Zone, Business Zone, Photography Zone, Social Enterprise Zone, Creative Arts Zone, Job Market Training Zone, Finance Zone, Technology and Agriculture zones.. Some of the mentors included :-
Catherine Mburu from Brighter Monday in the job training pod Dorine Mweke.
Anita Ndru, Nick Mutuma in the Journalism and Media pod.
Kennedy Carington from Ogilvy in the Technology pod.
Mutua Matheka and Thandiwe Muriu in the Photography pod.
Andrew Kio and Wilkins Fadhili in the Fashion pod.
In the Creative Arts pod artist Smokile.
Wangechi Mwangi and Kate Nganga In the Social Enterprises pod.
Agriculture pod had Eric Muthomi and Sylvia Tonui .
Its always important to do what makes you happy it makes your experience on earth much more pleasant .one thing that a lot of the mentors kept urging the crowed of over 2000 young campus goers was that you should never give up on your dreams , Mutua Matheka even went ahead and said"it is possible to fall behind on your bills(rent)".
However its only for a short while everything in life has its ups and downs the bad moments are fewer than the good they just seem to over weigh the good .There is something magical that happens when you watch someone talk passionately about what they do and watch their face light up after all isnt that what a job is supposed to be
I will end this post by saying this the things we regret most in life are the things we never do and procrastination often lead s to a lot of those regrets .Nothing in life will fall into your laps you will have to work for it earn your stripes to come out on top it may not happen as fast as we would like but thats the way it has to be you have to earn it to appreciate where you are coming from.Lets encourage the leaders of tommorrow to chase their dreams lets give them what we lacked .Support
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