@KingJayZim And I don't even doubt his academic performance kuHigh school and Uni. Typical Chekai united chaiyo. Vanogadzira marking scheme. I enjoy his accent, the way he expresses himself.
Had a tough but fascinating talk with form 1 to 4 students at a 🇿🇼 high school in today. The topic was money.
My core message was simple:
Money is earned through value exchange.
You do not “get” money.
You earn it by offering goods or services valuable enough for other people to exchange money for.
Just like you don’t “get” a degree; you earn it.
I can tell a lot about a person about how they speak about money:
Let get that paper (not manufacturing it)
Getting that bread (not baking it)
Making Cheddar? (That’s valuable)
I tried to challenge how we speak about money. Instead of saying:
“Let’s go get money”.
We should ask:
“How do I become more valuable?”
“How do I create more value for others?”
Because if you can consistently provide value, you will never truly have “no money.”
Value can be:
Good food
Convenience
Security
Education
Entertainment
Skills
Technology
Solving difficult problems
A plumber earns because plumbing is valuable to people who cannot plumb.
A developer earns because software can solve problems.
A musician earns because joy and entertainment are valuable.
Then I asked the students what they wanted to become.
A large number said:
IRL streamers
YouTubers
TikTok influencers
A few said app developers.
Nobody said accountant.
Nobody said scientist.
What struck me was this:
Many of them admire wealth outcomes without understanding value creation.
One student said he wants to be like Elon Musk.
I explained:
Elon Musk became wealthy because he created massive value at scale, through payments, electric vehicles, internet infrastructure, rockets, communications platforms, and engineering companies.
Another said he wants to be like Mark Zuckerberg.
But the important question is not:
“How do I become Zuckerberg?”
The real question is:
“What value did Zuckerberg create for billions of people?”
Then someone said they wanted to be like Wicknell Chivayo.
Everyone laughed… 🤣
But... Whether you like him or not, whether you agree with the value he’s creating benefit to society or not, he’s creating value to someone or something. Could be at the detriment or others, who knows. But someone finds it valuable. You don’t get that rick without creating VALUE!
Pablo Escobar and Michael Jordan both have created value … for better or worse.
A lot of young Zimbabweans today can clearly see money… but cannot clearly see the value system behind it.
With people like Strive Masiyiwa, it’s easier:
We understand the value created through Econet and telecommunications.
The danger is when young people only see the money at the end, without understanding the years of value creation underneath it. Behind the slay queen with the orange iPhone, is a satisfied overweight married businessman.
Zimbabwe desperately needs a generation obsessed not with “looking rich” , but with becoming genuinely useful to humanity by creating value!!
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@bla_bidza CAB3 is a sober route in the long run. However the major point of conflict is the immediate beneficiaries scenario. Its coming out as a bill crafted with personal interest rather than National. But in the future it will serve the nation in many ways.
@kudzai_hairboss@ZimFirstLady@TapiwaMuhamba No Kudzai, you may have different opinions, but we must all unite in grief. I'm in Zimbabwe, the Thursday Morning disaster affected many in our country, for the sake of the departed. Let's all unite and grieve with Ronald and his family.
@ZimFirstLady Thank you amai, your visit represents us your family. We all unite in grief. The whole nation has been affected by this tragedy. My condolences to the Mujuru family.
Some people are just so amazing! I have now words for this guy, but will do my best to assist him. Please read his message and be inspired:
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@JayJayTeamTruth HiV is spread through acquiring it from another person. You may be responsible , but you cant control the behavior of the 2nd person, your partner. 1 day of exposure to HIV+ person you are also infected. ARVs have done the best in protecting even yourself musingazivi.
@RexMidzi Miss the garlic, the wit ,humor oh and the shoes 👞. What a gem he was, missed greatly bra Tito. Nesuwo kuno kuDomboshava- Chinamhora taimuziva