Umbusi Ziqalo Blog

Written by: Umbusi Ziqalo an Author and Thought Leader in Transformational Leadership.  Follow at: https://www.instagram.com/umbusiziqalo I have never met a person who courted defeat. Victory at all cost, victory no matter the opposition. But in recent days, we saw for example an exodus of leadership from the official opposition in South Africa. What is going on. We saw leaders whi did not want to stand and fight. What would they fight for? Purpose: the very purpose for which they joined their party Vision: the very project they envisioned for South Africa Conviction: now we know that they were not willing to stand and fight against their opponents Passion: they had not believe in the project enough to stand and fight,  even if it means personal risk Character: history will judge them as men who resigned from the project they loved Influence: for now,  they have lost the influence, they have a long way to go in fixing it Legacy: for now, they have ...

"We are all human" The saying that awaits, ready at the lips of excuse, "i am only, but human" ... Self Control is an inherent human construct, built into our constitution. "When life demands nobility from humans, it is because, its built within our constitution (human capacity)" - Umbusi Ziqalo | Author| Speaker| We are self-regulating beings, capable of unlearning old habits and learn new ones, whether by force or by choice. The willingness to master-self is the beginning of the transformation. Self-Mastery is a daily chore that must enslave its student, before the student becomes the master of self. A true noble is at pain daily, conquering self, galvanizing the mind, subduing the senses and passions. Humilty and Self-Sacrifice will never take root, unless given free reign, daily. The impetus and the very impulse to shout, to demean, to hurt and to ridicule, must be kept in check, starved and eventually disempowered. All the riches of this world...