Dear Unemployed Youth...
There are people making R200 a day pushing trolleys.
R200 a day selling energy drinks at the rank.
R200 a day washing cars.
R200 a day making deliveries.
R200 day cleaning people's yards.
R200 a day cleaning wheelie bins.
R200 a day handwashing people's clothes.
There are over 100 kasi business ideas you can start to make money or survive in South Africa. The problem is pride is holding you back.
The problem is that you don't even realize that we are in a recession. Companies are shutting down. Chances of one getting a job are very slim.
A diploma or degree is not valuable until it is used. What matters today is the hustle.
Forget about other people's opinions on your hustle. Just work. In life we start somewhere and never undermine your humble beginnings.
When i was at varsity, there was a lady who was a security guard at res, I would normally greet her and do small talk.
I was intrigued by the fact that she was young and eloquent so I asked her about her level of education, it turned out she held a matric certificate with even better marks than me but had no means to further her studies.
I couldn't sleep that night, so the first thing the next morning, i went to admin, got her the application forms for both the Fundza Lushaka busary and NFSAS, by the told her to just apply as she had nothing to lose. And just like that, she was accepted with full funding. She is a veteran teacher today and I've just spoken to her on Facebook after 20+ years of no contact.
Never gate keep anything especially when you will lose nothing by sharing.
My heart is so full. ๐๐
Deadlines we were all sold indirectly, that are the cause of high anxiety, depression & desperate, stupid decisions later:
Matric at age 18
Varsity degree at age 21
Honours degree at age 22
First formal job at age 23
First car at age 23
First property at age 25
Marriage at age 25
First child at age 26
Second child at age 28
Bigger property at age 30
Better car at age 30
Millionaire at age 35
Senior manager/executive at age 35
CEO at age 38
Start own business at age 40
Multimillionaire at age 45
Retire rich at age 50
99% of people will never reach most of these milestones, especially in these set ages.
Over 80% of people won't reach half of these
Some didn't even get to matric, don't have jobs & don't have kids... and they are celebrating their 35th birthday this year.
We urgently need to have these discussions with kids in primary school & high school, so that they understand that most people won't live their dream lives, there are many options out there, & everyone must move at their own pace.