Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2018 | Page 334

About her greatest role model
I admire my mother’s strength and ingenuity
and I value her encouragement and support
towards my dreams. I believe I possess some
of her attributes which have propelled me to
press on during some of my lowest moments.
Professionally, I am a huge part of the Oprah
Winfrey fan club and I hope to meet her soon.
You can always count on her for encouragement
but importantly her commitment to success is
admirable and she has proven that believing in
one’s power and following your passion always
wins.
About her advice to women who may
be hesitant to pursue their career
dream
Imagine if that dream you are afraid to live could
be a game changer like curing cancer or providing
a service that will benefit generations to come.
You only live once, think about your legacy.
Do you want to be remembered as someone
who was afraid to pursue their passion or
someone who was bold and fearless and made
an impact? It is very easy to quit. Your passion
will require guts, perseverance, forward thinking
and confidence and the good thing about it,
you have all the above. Women are enough. We
are equipped to conquer the world, in fact I do
believe that women are the future. When you
look at the number of female students graduating
yearly, it is clear there is a shift. Now more than
ever is the time to pursue dreams. More women
are becoming entrepreneurs, there is a strong
female community that will catch you when you
fall and guide you, when you take risks. We are
naturally afraid to fail, but failure is necessary, it
gives you an opportunity to start again this time
with more knowledge and experience. So ladies
arm yourselves with the right support system
and I always like to joke and say, put on your big
girl panty, shed a few tears if you must, and go
conquer the world. Be the best version of yourself.
About her favourite fun thing to do
in her down-time
My down time is spent with my one year old son,
who keeps me very busy between diaper duties
and feeding time. I love taking him to the beach,
maybe because I am a beach body myself. The
beach is always my go to place for some chill time,
with a nice book and some booze and of course
good company. The beach relaxes me and I also
use the opportunity to brainstorm new ideas for
my show.
And, I love curry goat and stew peas.
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