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| Deon Botha | |||
| Monday, 16 October 2006 | |||
After much internal deliberation and many hours sitting around thinking on the eternal questions of the universe, being life the universe and everything. I came to many an epiphany and most of them were "all roads lead to Rome". If you are at this point frowning and thinking I am a total and utter loon, stick with me for a second. About two years ago I was privileged to meet Eli Goldratt creator and founder of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). The seminar didn't really stick out as very consequential in the grander scheme of things, meeting Mr Goldratt though was an experience that I haven't forgotten. He came and sat down with us and we asked him questions on anything and everything we could think. The conversation drifted easily and quickly from deep topics and one still remains with me to this day. I have always had missions, I made it my mission to complete high school and get my university entrance. I made it my mission to get a University Degree. I also made it my mission to have fun while I studied so that I could say that I had my fun while I was a student. But a larger purpose was something that I lacked or lost sometime during my studies and finishing. I know roughly the direction in which I want to head, but the end goal is fuzzy. That was until recently when "all roads lead to Rome" started making sense. I have since I can remember focused all my intention and energy into some form of business outlet; it was my natural release for my creativity and the most natural thing other than breathing. This outlet has over years become more refined and naturally I got myself educated in the buzz words. The courses in Strategic Management, Managing Change, Operational Management, and Organisational Behaviour were a breeze and like second nature for some reason. The next logical step would be to put what I know into real world practical application on a larger scale than I have till this point. My roads are what my mind and creativity yearns to do, I love business for some reason the concept and practice absorbs my attention and sparks a fire within my soul. I can't explain this, but I get charged from being productive and doing something that I feel passionate about in the business arena. I find solutions to problems in a business environment and enjoy applying those solutions to solve practical problems and seeing the results. My Rome is creating something from nothing, finding a concept, gathering the resources, taking the risk and venturing off into the unknown. (Entrepreneurship) What are your roads that lead to Rome? I have found mine and will be starting my journey in the first economy soon and I will make it my mission to be the best I can be. Whether I achieve this is up to my personal efforts and the sands of time to tell.
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