It is a tough and unprecedented time. This history-defining moment has brought new challenges to light. The mind definitely has found a new challenge to contend with. In this episode, I share my experiences of staying mentally strong during this time. I hope you find them helpful.  I am in no shape or form a subject matter expert on this and there are professionals and helplines you can contact if you need professional help. Podcasters I recommend for this subject are Mark Metry and Jay Shetty, I learn greatly from them and I reckon you would too.  Let's Connect LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel  https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative  Commons —  Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free  Download /  Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio  Library  https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

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PushStartHacks 04 | Keeping Your Mind Healthy During the Lockdown.

Ah, Procrastination! One of the many things we like doing at the moment and feel bitter after doing it. It leaves a sour taste in your mouth for sure when you are rushing to complete a project you have been putting off for a long time in an unrealistic coffee-fueled sprint. Everyone suffers from procrastination but it does not have to be that way. In this episode, I summarize the main takeaway points from the 1988 classic, The Now Habit by Dr Neil Fiore. This evergreen book talks about the deep causes of procrastination and the tactics you can use to address them.  Also mentioned in the episode, Thomas Frank from College Info Geek. #GetThomas on the show lol. I also mention the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. please leave a voice note here: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza if you would like a summary of that book too.  Let's continue the conversation on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Disclaimer: There are no sponsorships or business relations associated with the websites or the tools I share. Mentions are only for educational and reference purposes. Let's Connect LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative  Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free  Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio  Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

PushStartBooks 02 | The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Schools are closed, classes are empty and social media is packed lol. In this episode, I share productivity tips and tricks for high school students. These tips will enable you to get a head start on learning and keeping up with studies during the lockdown period. If you not in high school, please share this episode with someone that you know might get great help from it. Below are some of the tools mentioned in the episode.  Cool Learning Videos for Math, Science and almost everything under the sun check out Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/, it also has videos for the little ones in primary school.  To memorize body parts, terms, history events and stuff AnkiApp (Android, iOS and Web) flashcards will make the whole process fun.   To learn a language check out: Duolingo on Android and iOS To prepare yourself for new-age skills check out Codeacademy.org for free programming tutorials, Google Digital Skills for Africa for free Digital Marketing content (shout out to Uwais on LinkedIn for this), InterestingEngineering.com for inspiration and industry news if you want to get into the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) fields and lastly some TEDTalks you can watch on the YouTube Go App for engaging topics at a fraction of the data cost. Disclaimer: There are no sponsorships or business relations associated with the websites or the tools I share. Mentions are only for educational and reference purposes. Let's Connect LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel  https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative  Commons —  Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free  Download /  Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio  Library  https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

PushStartHacks 03 | How to: Lock-down Productivity for High School Students

Jonaed Iqbal is the founder of NoDegree.com, a career consulting business that helps people find craft meaningful careers through helping them craft unique career paths, even when having #NoDegree! He started the business after having noticing that his job as an Actuary at the time did not satisfy his appetite to give and make an impact.  In this episode, we discuss the mentality needed for crafting a great career without a degree, finding alternative ways to educate yourself, certifications, the value of mentorships to accelerate your learning, the power of networking and how negotiating can give you extra freedom to save and invest. Jonaed also learns Zulu, in this episode. Stick around till the end to hear that.  You can connect with Jonaed on Linkedin for more insight. Check out his website, NoDegree for more resources and tools like this one on his podcast NoDegree.fm on how to interview.  We can always connect on LinkedIn (Andile Nopapaza) for more questions which might be used for an episode. If you think someone you care about can benefit from the episode, be sure to share with them.   Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel ---   Show us love with a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

Jonaed Iqbal | How to Craft a Good Career with #NoDegree

Welcome to another instalment of #PushStartHacks. In this episode, we talk about rewarding jobs of the future with that you can get without having a degree. Varsity is expensive and not everyone is supposed to go or wants to go for varied and valid reasons. Here I cover the reasons why you might want to look into these fields if you intend on building a career without going to university or college.  Helpful sites: linkedin.com, indeed.com, glassdoor.com, pnet.com. Disclaimer: There are no sponsorships or business relations associated with the websites or the tools I share. Mentions are only for educational and reference purposes. Let's Connect LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative  Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free  Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio  Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

PushStartHacks 02 | Jobs you Can Get Without a Degree

Yenziwe Ngwenya (IG: @yenzi_n), affectionately known as Yenzi to her closest people and subscribers, is a South African YouTuber passionate about content creation in Africa. Her channel Intentional Yenzi focusses on personal development and fruitful intentional living in the world of ever-changing innovation and technology. She tackles crucial modern-day challenges like digital wellbeing,  dealing with failure and setback and also charting an...Intentional Life. Her sights are set on creating a new tech-related venture (you have to listen in to find out) and being the mouthpiece for new-age Wakanda-esque lifestyle design in Africa and sharing it with the World. She is doing all of this while studying a Degree in Accounting.  In this episode, we talk about thriving in the new digital marketplace while keeping grounded in authenticity. Yenzi shares her experience starting a YouTube channel with a consistent set of values and actions. while also keeping an eye on growth.  She also discusses the personal and economic growth opportunities created platforms like LinkedIn and Youtube and the need for everyone, #OK_Everyone to learn and adapt to the new wave of disruption.  For insightful videos, you can subscribe to Yenzi's channel: here  Connect with her on LinkedIn Yenziwe Ngwenya And follow her adventures on Insta: @yenzi_n Remember we can always connect on LinkedIn: Andile Nopapaza  Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andile-nopapaza/message

Yenziwe Ngwenya | How to thrive on YouTube and LinkedIn, Intentionally

Great News ! Another short yet impactful format to help you in your great work. In this episode I share key insights from one of my favorite all-time authors, Douglas Kruger. He's a world-renowned speaker, business coach and entrepreneur hailing from Sunny South Africa. In this book he goes over the mental walls preventing us from being financially free and walks us through learning new wealth-building behaviours(with his tounge-in-cheek approach, ofcourse). I definitely recommend this must-read for everyone that has financial freedom as a goal, here in Mzansi (South Africa) and the World over. I hope you enjoy. Thank you guys for listening, for more content around starting and crushing your goals you can find me on these platforms:  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Instagram:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel

PushStartBooks 01 | Poverty Proof:50 Ways to Train Your Brain for Wealth-Douglas Kruger

A new format added to Push Start Podcast ! This is for Push Starters that are on the always move or have limited data plans. On this first installment we are helping you act on books, articles, podcasts and videos you consume. These 5 tips are things I have learnt from my own mistakes and people that I look up to. I hope you enjoy ! Thank you guys for listening, for more content around starting and crushing your goals you can find me on these platforms:  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Instagram:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel

PushStartHacks 01 | How to Act on Information You Consume.

Evens Makhafola is a final year Mechanical Engineering Technology student at the University of Johannesburg with a passion for creative work. He is affectionately known as the "Pop-corn Bae" around campus as he founded a campus business that sells popcorn to studying students and hard-working campus staff.  Building from the bootstraps, he managed to sell over 4000 bags of popcorn working with his team of four and minimum resources. He shares his systems and frameworks for creating a sustainable product business that scales and serves a need. Evens is also a musician with a podcast, Bedroom Sessions: https://audiomack.com/album/bedroom-sessions/the-trash-can-project-1 on audiomack that has over 5000 plays. You can follow Evens on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matipamakhafola/ and if you study at UJ, you can secure the bag with a popcorn special at the end of the episode. Thank you guys for listening, for more content around starting and crushing your goals you can find me on these platforms:  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Instagram:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andile-nopapaza/ Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel

Evens Makhafola | How to build your first-time business with little resources.

In this episode, I sit down with Thato Nawane @sir_nawane who is an Education student at the University of Johannesburg, co-founder and trainer for Ultimate Titans, which is a fitness boot camp service making fitness cool for the young and old in Johannesburg, South Africa. Thato shares the mental frameworks and actionable tips that he used to build his physique and business with minimal resources to affect change in the fitness industry. We talk about the importance of physical activity in education, how you can use a chair to build your #summerbody and how to afford a healthy diet that will unlock your mood, mental power and energy. Please remember to leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share to a friend and help them push start! Best Regards, Andile Beautiful Music Credits: Spotlights by Niwel https://soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768-Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Spotlights-NiwelMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/jMQ2auDWZO8-https://www.instagram.com/iamniwel 

Thato Nawane | How to Make Fitness Cool for the Next Generation as a Future Teacher and Influencer

Valentinas Methula is the Founder and Head of Imaginations of Africa's Leading Premium Cologne Brand, Valentinas Kafungo. He is naturally creative and student of design and lives by Design Thinking. He has been covered on multiple publications and was featured in a business study in El Salvador. He joins us for a sit down to talk about how he embraces failure in building success, does not subscribe to the #supportblack narrative but sells value instead and how he conquered mental battles associated with entrepreneurship and being a man. The talk is filled with funny stories from his humble beginnings, from hustling after dropping out to be a seasoned marketer and entrepreneur. You can find out more about him through his Facebook Page, Instagram (@valentinaskafungo) 

Valentinas Methula | How to Reinvent Through Failure, Build a Premium Brand and Beat Depression

A teaser to the show. Interviews with awesome individuals, engaging content that you can contribute to, tools and tricks to help you get started on your projects, side-hustle, course work or any form of slay-ery. For more content please follow @ac_nopapaza on Instagram and Andile Nopapaza on LinkedIn. See you next time !

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