Inspire Tag: Karabo Mokgoko

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There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

It's #MondayMotivation & good lord do I have a treat for y'all.
Ever hear the terms "Influencer", "Trend Setter", "Socialite"? Well, you're about to find out just who that applies to. You're about to meet an unbelievably powerful soul. She inspires me weekly.

I distinctly remember the day I got the notification that Kay_Angel had followed me. Upon opening up her profile I was blown away at the sight of her having +500K Followers! I felt so honored & humbled, mostly jazzed that I immediately followed back with furious retweets on her tweets haha. She really does send out beautiful, powerful & trend setting tweets. Motivational, Inspiring & wise. Over & above this, days after my retweet parade, I received a message from her saying that due to my retweet of her specific Hashtagged tweet I had been chosen to receive exclusive VIP tickets to the Comedy Roast Battle at MonteCasino - pics on Instagram.
Reason for me telling you this: I know first hand that Karabo gives back to her followers & interacts with them daily. That's what's in it for you if you follow this Amazing soul. You add value to your daily social media intake.

Tout sur Karabo Mokgoko

An adorably stubborn beautiful soul.

Surrounded by an air of mystery Karabo herself is the answer, a woman driven by her love for life.

A traveler; passionate about photography, loves being around friends and family.

A hard working law student and techie. Ms. Mokgoko is a foodie with great taste and good insight into brands.

She’s a free-spirited socialite. Catch up on her travels and experience through pictures, articles, and tweets. Journey with her.

1. What is the best advice you were ever given?

• Honestly, I cannot pick one. The best advice to me, is given at a time I need to apply it most in my life. 

2. Who inspires you and why?

• I learn something from everyone I meet, everyone has a story. And from that, I get inspired.

3. Everyone has bad days, how do you deal with a bad day?

• Music & that special someone :) 

4. Where do you go/what do you do when you need motivation?

• I go on social media, weird, but if you know where to look, if you follow the right people, social media becomes about motivation and positive vibes oh and books too! 

5. Failure is a big part of life, what has been your biggest failure to date?

• I guess when life happened and interrupted the plans I had. But a friend once told me "the best-laid plans are bound to be disrupted by events we never plan for, nor anticipated nor prepared for. it is how we move on that matters. sometimes the cruelty or pain of the disruption throws us offside, and you self-doubt whether there is something wrong. but you gotta push." One of the best pieces of advice I've ever received. 

6. What is your biggest achievement?

• So far, academically. Something I take pride in. 

7. Have you conquered any fears?

• I've temporarily overcome my fears. Conquered, no...I've realized that they will be a part of me. I'll always be terrified out of heights but I'll suck it up and go on a roller coaster whenever I'm at Gold Reef City or Ratanga Junction. Also, the fear of failure is what drives me to work hard so that I won't get to the point of "failure".

8. Music helps lift our mood, What is your go-to song when you need a pick me up?

• It depends on what got me down in the first place. Sometimes I just open Apple Music and just play suggested music and sometimes classical music, it calms the mind and soothes the soul. So I don't really have a specific song.

9. Complete the sentence, Happiness is…

• Your choice.

10. What do you do to clear your mind?

• Is there such a thing? *laughs* 

11. Life can be stressful, what are your top 3 things to unwind?

• Travel. Food. Time spent with ones you Love. 

12. Have you watched any inspiring movies? Do you have any favorites?

• Not that I recall. I don't think inspiring movies would be interesting to me.

13. What is your favorite inspirational quote?

• Let today be the day you love yourself enough to no longer just dream of a better life; let it be the day you act upon it ~Steve Maraboli

14. Do you listen to motivational speakers?

• No.

15. How do you cope with unpleasant people?

• Ignore. 

16. What is your best piece of advice?

• Hmmm...I'd say, Everyday, do something that will bring you a step closer to the life of your dreams. The future YOU will thank you for that.

17. Complete the sentence “When life gives you lemons…”

• ...Give them to Beyoncé. 

18. What is the most inspiring book you have ever read?

• 'The Alchemist', it's the best! A beautiful story and inspiration in one book, I mean, what more can you ask for?! 

19. Do you have a place to pray or meditate?

• No, no specific place, but it happens mostly in the bedroom. 

20. What is your motto in life?

• Do what makes YOU happy!

Quick Fire:

Inspirational Movie or Talk with a friend?

Creating Art or Listening to music?

Making food or Eating Food?

Being alone or Being in a crowd?

Writing or Singing?

Sea Vacation or Safari Vacation?

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How awesome are those answers!?

How brilliant is it that she's a student!? And she's done this Amazing thing

of becoming an Influencer & building up an awe-inspiring Client base while still studying! 

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See the reason that I do these Tags especially the Inspire Tag, is to show you that "Anything is possible if you've got enough Nerve." JK Rowling. Ms. Rowling, Steve Jobs, Ricard Branson, Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Steven Spielberg, Trevor Noah and the list goes on and on. What do they all have in common?

They are YOU!

Yes, they started out just like you, regular, human, with regular families, regular friends, regular skills. But they Dreamed, oh boy did they ever Dream. More importantly, they put in the hard work, the maximum effort & that is truly how they ended up where they are today. You don't need 7 secrets, 20 techniques or an all weekend program to be successful. You need only realize that EVERYONE who ever accomplished anything started exactly where you will start. Once you do, all that anxiety & doubt will disappear, in its place, a beautiful and powerful Magic will start to grow.

The Magic of YOU!

So I beseech you, start to Dream again, start to Believe in You because I already do. I have faith that all of you can & will accomplish incredible and insurmountable feats. Your dream is still there, I promise you it's still there. Reach out and Soar with it.

Want to read more Inspire Tags? Check out the previous ones:

What Motivates You?

Live Your Now

S.S Blake

Happy Birthday Karabo!!!

21/06/18

#KaraboTurns24

Read more about Karabo here:

Interview with Twitter trendsetter Karabo Mokgoko

SOCIAL MEDIA Q&A WITH BRAND INFLUENCER KARABO MOKGOKO @Kay_Angel

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Inspire Tag: S.S Blake

Happy Monday Motivation y'all

I can't wait for you to meet our next guest. She's got an amazing spirit & a brilliant mind but more importantly she's made it her mission in life to help others. How awesome is that?

Savannah Shea Blake is a Mindset and Manifestation Coach, which is a fancy niche of Life Coach. She works with ambitious people who know that they have the power to create their own reality. She, herself, is an incredibly ambitious woman who plans to change the world by being a positive influencer and helping one person at a time do the same.

“I believe that if everyone were free to live the life they want, they would create a better world for all of us to live in.”

-S.S.Blake

You can find all of her content and programs at Vannasana.com where she writes about how to manifest what you wish for and create your ideal life.

Vannasana:

Vanna(Savannah) + Asana(a stance you take in yoga that improves balance and strength)

1. What is the best advice you were ever given?

• My grandfather told me one time, “It’s easier to get forgiveness than it is permission.” It allowed me to stop hiding in the shadows, quietly and politely living life as others believed I was suppose to. This advice, in itself, gave me the permission I needed to start living life to it’s fullest and dive into every opportunity and experience that presented itself to me.
  This was the quote I used in the yearbook my senior year of high school.

2. Who inspires you and why?

• I’m the type of person that is inspired by fictional characters. No doubt there are some great real life people, but the ones that really make an impact on me personally aren’t real, haha. I have a whole vision board dedicated to those characters who inspire me:
• Lagertha Lothbrok (Vikings) and Teyla Emmagan (Stargate Atlantis) because women can be both great leaders and fierce warriors.
• Felicity Smoak (Arrow) and Dr. Daniel Jackson (Stargate Atlantis) because knowledge and intellect are invaluable and powerful.
• I try to make a point to take away some sort of thought or inspiration from everyone I come into contact with. Everyone has something to teach us and we always have something to learn.

3. Everyone has bad days, how do you deal with a bad day?

• It depends on what type of mood specifically I have found myself in. A shower, a nap or some meditation and yoga may do the trick. Some very loud music of either the dance or rock genre may flip it. A shot of rum may remedy the situation. Yesterday, I was in a dull mood until I remembered fridays mean Ancient Aliens marathons, haha. After a couple of episodes I was in a great mood!

4. Where do you go/what do you do when you need motivation?

• I’ll youtube some specific people and listen to all of their videos while I clean my house or I’ll look at my emails and see what great videos are on there. Mindvalley and Evercoach have some particularly great stuff and I highly recommend them.

5. Failure is a big part of life, what has been your biggest failure to date?

• I don’t believe in failures. Things that seem like “failures” are really only learning experiences and paths to success. Thomas Edison, when asked why he didn’t give up after failing so many times trying to create the lightbulb, said,”I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” Failure is the path to success. It’s all about perspective. Without our past experiences we wouldn’t be who or where we are in life now and in the future.

6. What is your biggest achievement?

• Learning how to love myself for who I am and allow myself to be me without judgement or expectations. This is the key to any success.
• Also, learning to forgive those in my life who have “wronged” me. I have learned to be thankful for them and to accept them as they are without any expectations because they helped shape me into who I am now.

7. Have you conquered any fears?

• I have conquered so many fears! Most of which in the past year or so!
• Fear of driving. This is the biggest one because I totalled 2 vehicles in 3 days when I was 18 and hardly drove at all for the next 6+ish years.
• Fear of speaking on camera. I’ve got a whole youtube channel now! (a work in progress and not hugely impressive YET)
• Fear of speaking to a crowd. (also a work in progress but getting better!)
• Fear of being a failure. Up until about a year ago I felt lost about where I was headed in life.
• I’ve also battled severe anxiety and panic attacks my entire life with both social and nonsocial situations. I’ve almost completely conquered it as well!

8. Music helps lift our mood, What is your go-to song when you need a pick me up?

• Music is a huge part of my life and my taste ranges anywhere from classical to rock to latin dance. It completely depends on my mood and changes periodically. To name a few current loves:
• Cello Song - The Piano Guys
• How I feel - Flo Rida
• R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
• River - BISHOP

9. Complete the sentence, Happiness is…

• Something you find within yourself. It’s a choice.

10. What do you do to clear your mind?

• Shower, meditate, yoga, sit outside, sing and dance. The best thoughts and ideas come when your mind is free and clear. I always try to make a point to be either working, or clearing my mind.

11. Life can be stressful, what are your top 3 things to unwind?

• Yoga
• Sing and dance
• Sit outside
• Stress is incredibly dangerous and should always be managed. I wrote a whole thing on it.

12. Have you watched any inspiring movies? Do you have any favorites?

• Cloud Atlas. I watched it like 6 times over the course of 2 weeks when I first saw it and then sat around and just thought about it for like 3 months afterwards.
• Idiocracy is a very good eye opener. Also quite hilarious. I recommend everyone watch it.
• I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. I was one of those people at the store at midnight for the release of the books.

13. What is your favorite inspirational quote?

• Nikola Tesla fascinates me. One of his quotes really stuck with me and may have been what led me to who I am today.

"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.'"

14. Do you listen to motivational speakers?

• Yes. Daily. I’m always listening to some sort of speech or webinar. I’ll put my headphones in and clean the house or do yard work. It might be my hobby.

15. How do you cope with unpleasant people?

• Mostly I just avoid them. In the case of someone I can’t completely avoid, I try to remember that the way they are acting is because of some inner struggle that they are facing and has nothing to do with me. I try my best to come from a heart centered place, as most people just want to be cared about. Their unpleasantness is generally just a defense mechanism but sometimes I just have to put my headphones in and make myself busy.

16. What is your best piece of advice?

• There’s a way to do, be or have anything you want. You just have to want it enough to take the time to figure out how and then be brave enough to implement.

17. Complete the sentence “When life gives you lemons…”

• Experiment with making things with them and turn a profit.

18. What is the most inspiring book you have ever read?

• That’s hard to say. So many books have inspired me in so many ways. Inspiring us is their primary function, I believe.
• The Hunger Games - Inspired me to be self sufficient. (Read the books. The movie’s don’t measure up)
• The Handmaiden’s Tale - Inspired me to look at the world in a different way
• Harry Potter - Inspired me to never give up, no matter what.

19. Do you have a place to pray or meditate?

• Anywhere and everywhere. I guess I find myself doing it more often on my back porch, in the shower or bed and on the yoga mat. Any place is perfectly acceptable though.

20. What is your motto in life?

Do good; all else will follow.

Quick Fire:

Inspirational Movie or Talk with a friend?

Talk with a friend. Always.

Creating Art or Listening to music?

Listening to music

Making food or Eating Food?

Eating food. I disenjoy cooking.

Being alone or Being in a crowd?

Alone

Writing or Singing?

Singing. Though I do enjoy writing as well.

Sea Vacation or Safari Vacation?

Take me to the sea.

Let’s connect!

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Inspire Tag: Live Your Now

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Today I have the immense honor of introducing you to a powerfully spirited and motivated individual. Who's enigmatic presence I've come to respect. Thank You to Kathe for introducing us!

Live Your Now, run by Richie, an almost reluctant "coach" who embarked upon the journey to bring mindfulness to others, because basically it needed doing. Facing his own "am I good enough to do this?" fears, he now encourages others to live mindfully and presently, after spending the majority of his own life hiding the grip of anxiety and locked in his own thoughts, now with the attitude of "Heck, if I can do this, anyone can!" A universal calling, rather than something he would have predicted, he's now submitted entirely to this path in service to bringing peace to people and our world... hopefully... or giving it a good go anyway!

The First Exclusive Interview with Live Your Now

#MindFulTrain 

1. What is the best advice you were ever given?

• People only ever act from their highest level of present consciousness awareness. Meaning, that generally no matter what people do, it's the highest action they're generally capable of with their present understanding at that time. Doesn't mean you have to agree with the actions, but it can bring some peace and understanding to difficult circumstances. 

2. Who inspires you and why?

• Eckhart Tolle - Because he challenges, deeply, what my own belief systems had developed into. What he teaches requires a level of acceptance that is extremely difficult to apply in day to day living, without collapsing entirely "into presence". But it truly IS the way into happiness and peace, but it does require, especially initially, a level of discipline and faith in an idea that can be entirely counter-intuitive when fighting against the egoic mind.

3. Everyone has bad days, how do you deal with a bad day?

• Firstly? Badly. Coffee, cigarette probably, being lost in my own thoughts, until I realise it - then it's down to serious work. There's no shortcuts to this, to push it away, pretend it's not there, just stores it all up for later - not healthy. I do something that, for me personally, was totally the opposite to what I'd become accustomed to doing - being annoyed, anxious, angry, resentful &frustrated - I now bless the situation, and sit within it. Comfortable it is not, at first, but then this is why not many people practice this (as is abundantly obvious by the anger hate and rage present in our world). I can also assure you, if 15 years ago, you'd told me I'd be doing this - I'd have probably had a good chuckle, wished you well, and gone back to my normal habits. 

4. Where do you go/what do you do when you need motivation?

• YouTube! I will type in something randomly, follow inspiration, just delve in & listen to new speakers, there's always something to learn and try - and so many generous people out there, offering their teaching or guidance. There are many paths available in my opinion, according to what we may need at that specific time. You Tube is an absolute gold mine, even just to listen to people's experiences who are generous, or even at times, brave enough to share so wonderfully. 

5. Failure is a big part of life, what has been your biggest failure to date?

• I am not sure they're failures anymore. I am moving away from feeling things are failures, and more that they're life lessons that are reflected back to us until we learn something we need to. Or preparing us for something later on. Or indeed as has been my experience, moving you away from something even more catastrophic as was the case in one huge business venture I was involved in! At the time, it seemed utterly, utterly soul destroying to have failed to secure a massive investment (10's of thousands) in a cutting edge publishing company I was working to develop. It was a nailed on investment, literally just crossing t's, dotting i's as they say, however I made an absolute total cock-up of the business plan! I mean epically. I just could not get the information I required to get it together, I can't divulge further details other than to say... something kept me safe from that! It didn't FEEL right, and I assure you, it wasn't. (Didn't come to light until about a year or two later). 
• Overall, however, I have been super close numerous times to creating something massive and they seemed to have all fallen at the last minute, usually due to decisions other people have taken. That became another life lesson. The energy I put into a project, is mine, I needed to stop relying on other people because essentially I lacked CONFIDENCE to do it by myself, but also I always enjoyed collaborating. I have also had the honour to engage and pick the minds of some of the most successful people on the planet, it was time to take some of that advice on for myself. 
• Live Your Now is me, only me, and only ever will be me. 

6. What is your biggest achievement?

• Hmmm, I am a hard taskmaster on myself, whilst I have many experiences, and many "almosts" I tend to view each process as a step, I have had a few articles published, some interesting music promotion, been on/hosted radio, these are things I'm quite personally pleased with, but my visions are huge - go big or go home - so I find it hard to class "achievement" - now I see it as a journey, a flow. Though I do take moments to appreciate more, the things I have experienced, little goals, such as with Live Your Now. I think the greatest thing we can all achieve, is to appreciate the little things in life. 
• Ultimately, happiness is the greatest achievement anyone can succeed in - and true happiness, I think, is so rare nowadays. 

7. Have you conquered any fears?

• Seem to face one every day - but who doesn't? This is my first interview in this guise. This made me nervous. I had actual full-blown panic attacks live on BBC radio. That was..interesting! I do laugh about it though, even at the time I was, which may seem peculiar, but I adored radio, and not even that level of nervousness was going to stop me! I still recall my very sensitive friends, whom knew I got "stage fright", falling about the place laughing at me - in empathy, I'm quite sure - and the poor host not having a clue what to do! I have diabolical vertigo, like a couple of steps up a ladder bad, and yet I go on extremely high rollercoasters! Public speaking absolutely terrified me, but I have still got up and done presentations in front of some interesting audiences. Of course, I know now this was all due to anxiety, before I was not aware so had no coping mechanisms. So I do feel, when I "teach" people this sort of thing, I can say with confidence, I haven't come from a natural place of Zen! 

8. Music helps lift our mood, What is your go-to song when you need a pick me up?

• Orbital - The Girl with Sun in her Head. It's a chill out track, written entirely with power from Greenpeace's mobile solar power generating "Cyrus" back in the 90's - (Solar energy I just find absolutely beautiful). It's incredibly soothing electronica. An absolute masterpiece. But generally, as a musician, I'll listen to quite a lot of different music. If I want an adrenaline rush it'd be Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar! 

9. Complete the sentence, Happiness is…

• Already inside. 

10. What do you do to clear your mind?

• Brainwave Entrainment, Mindfulness meditations, Pranic Breathing, depends on what's bugging me. 

11. Life can be stressful, what are your top 3 things to unwind?

• Heart breath/meditations. 
• Rollercoasters (I am a total rollercoaster fanatic) 
• Music 

12. Have you watched any inspiring movies? Do you have any favorites? 

• The Secret 
• What the Bleep (Down the rabbit hole) 
• The two Bill and Ted movies! "Be excellent to each other!" - stands the test of time that! 

13. What is your favorite inspirational quote?

• I don't really have one, quotes mean different things at different times, they have value at differing times in our lives... however, some wisdom, of which there's plenty, from the incredible Tesla - without whom, we'd not likely be engaged in this interview process: 

"...a new world must be born, a world that would justify the sacrifices offered by humanity. This new world must be a world in which there shall be no exploitation of the weak by the strong, of the good by the evil; where there will be no humiliation of the poor by the violence of the rich; where the products of intellect, science and art will serve society for the betterment and beautification of life, and not the individuals for achieving wealth. This new world shall not be a world of the downtrodden and humiliated, but of free men and free nations, equal in dignity and respect for man."

14. Do you listen to motivational speakers?

• Always. Pretty much every day. Everyone has something to teach us. Even if it's what NOT to do ;) 

15. How do you cope with unpleasant people?

• As my answer a few questions back. People can only act from their present levels of consciousness, I try to "tune in" and bring love to situations that are fractious. Of course, I am human, and I am not a Zen Monk, so this often takes remembering/effort, especially in the often fraught pace of Western civilisation - it's not easy. 
• Simple! But not easy. 

16. What is your best piece of advice? 

• Accept what is, right now, as if you had yourself chosen it. It's possible you did. Not many people (I include myself in that) respond too well to that at first, as it's utterly illogical to the thinking mind. It's not even about it being true, it's about it bringing you relief from suffering. 
• Your alternative is to continue suffering. Sounds harsh, but it's true. (As far as I see it from my current level of conscious awareness ;) 

17. Complete the sentence “When life gives you lemons…”

• Make a lemon tea! 
• Squeeze a lemon in a cup, add some warm water, the smell invigorates our senses, and it's very good for you apparently! It's utterly delicious and so simple... unless you have a cut on your finger of course, then practice mindfulness as you do it ;) 

18. What is the most inspiring book you have ever read?

• Being truthful, I can't remember. I scan many books, tend not to finish them, and there's so much wisdom in many books that I often use them as reference. More like a dictionary. I really enjoyed "Urban Shaman" by Surge Kahili King however, and "Cosmic Ordering Guide" by Stephen Richards are ones from early on my discovery journey that stay with me. They perhaps have a sentimental place. 

19. Do you have a place to pray or meditate?

• Everywhere, at all times...when I remember. Including out shopping, doesn't matter. I am dedicating myself toward living in constant (non-denominational/religious) prayer/meditation states (not altered meditation states, for that, bed or chair obviously) 

20. What is your motto in life?

Keep seeking wisdom & improving.

Quick Fire: 

Inspirational Movie or Talk with a friend 

Creating Art or Listening to music 

Making food or Eating Food 

Being alone or Being in a crowd: 

Speaking to a crowd ;) 

Writing or Singing: 

Writing. Have you heard me sing?! 

Sea Vacation or Safari Vacation: 

Safari! The ocean is beautiful of course, and something we should take better care of, but Safari (except the creepy crawlies!) 

~ Live Your Now ~

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