Once in a while you get to meet people
who become a source of inspiration for you. It can be someone who makes you feel like you have to up your grind after seeing their tremendous work ethic that makes them stand head and shoulders above the rest, or it can be someone who simply makes you feel like taking a bath and putting on your Sunday best because of their immaculate dress sense.
Below is a trio of women that have left a lasting impression in the past few months and I felt
I have to share their experiences with you and hopefully you will also be inspired.
First up is Nothando Nxumalo, a lady whose passion for eating
healthily has led her to produce her own peanut butter that has zero preservatives. This young lady is one of the most hard working ladies
I know. As we spoke and she told me about her Gesta’s peanut butter and peanuts
she left me in awe, for a young woman like her she made me feel super proud to
know that we have women that are so determined and focused on building a legacy
for the future.
Nothando's day starts at 3am with a prayer session - she is a girl after God’s
heart and blessings. Then she starts sorting out her peanuts grinding them into
the smooth peanut butter and this all ends around 9am after she has done
packaging.
On top of that, she is a mum and proud
wife so after sorting out her business part of the day she then starts on her
widely and mother duties of which being a mum and wife too I know how draining
this can be. It was the passion and the tone in her voice that captivated me
the most when she spoke about her business and the plans and prayers she has
for it. Many a times we feel sorry for ourselves and wallow in our miseries and
how hard we are working and this has led to the lot of us deciding to work for
someone else helping someone build their dreams while ours take a back seat.
The next lady I had the pleasure of meeting
and talking to briefly is the beautiful and shy Gwen Chidoori of The Rack Boutique. I went there to do a delivery and in the
twenty minutes that I got to interact with her she left me feeling motivated
and ready to do more and better in my own business. I am a firm believer in
dressing to impress and was very happy when Gwen rocked up looking very
immaculate that early in the morning.
She was busy on the phone confirming the
availability of a certain item that the client wanted and at the same time
helped me look for my own outfit that I
wanted to purchase. We then spoke about not giving up and going harder on the
hustle and that gave me strength to continue with the hustle.
And finally Lorraine Maphala Phiri where do
I even begin? She is one of the humblest and realest ladies in business I have had
the pleasure of interacting with. She told me she wanted to buy vegetables
from one of the many vegetables shops but she saw a Facebook post I had done and
decided to place an order. This got me thinking how most of the time we use social
media to show the world how much of slay queens we are instead of advertising
our craft.
I have seen the power of social media as I get orders via the platform. Mrs
Phiri told me to dream big and not be afraid to grow my business beyond the
boot of my car, she says if I work hard and give it my all one day I could own my
very own shop and I thought from your mouth to God’s ears my dear.
These are my three Women Crush Wednesday ladies
who are working hard in their respective businesses and still raising their
children with pride and soo much love. I hope my women crushes motivate you today
to do better and be better.
Visit their pages Real Hair By Lorraine
Studio, The Rack Boutique and Gesta’s peanut butter and be inspired.
