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A letter to my son
Dear Benaiah, Your uncle told me about how excited you are after finding the life partner of your dreams. I was also thrilled to learn that she is a respectful, God-fearing, well-mannere...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 23:06hrs | 498 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Invest in experiences
Investing in property is wise, investing in business is noble and investing in your education, self-development and spiritual development is priceless. But don't forget to *invest in experiences*. ...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 21:28hrs | 133 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Whose son are you young man?
Exaggeration of one's skills and achievements in CVs to land a dream job is a common trend. Church adverts overselling what will happen if you attend certain services or conferences have left the expe...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from Liverpool vs Man U
By public demand, I have decided to write the above article. 1. Ruthlessly grab your opportunities! One of the major keys to Liver...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What l Learnt From Spain vs Morocco
1. Don't Let Your Poor Strike force Undermine Your Resilient Defence.Although Mocco eventually won the game, the strike force couldn't capitalise on the...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | 8 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from Africa Cup of Nations
NUMBER 1. Those who don't kill the match usually get punished. Being the first one to score doesn't guarantee that you will win the match. If you don't score mo...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 20:19hrs | 9 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku is a Chelsea player who recently spoke passionately about his former boss (coach) and former club (Inter Milan), while explicitly expressing his frustration with his new football manager...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 15:04hrs | 9 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from Bruno
(Warning: The following article may change your life)One day I went on a trip with my uncle, who held his vicious dog by a leash. On the way, Bruno was in a no nonsense mood, hyperactive and l...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:30hrs | | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt on the way to the river
(Inspiration Reloaded)I just love stories about my childhood. Decades ago, when l was at primary school in Lupane, our soccer coach took us to the nearby river for some football practice ses...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 10 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from Bruno
(Warning: The following article may change your life) One day I went on a trip with my uncle, who held his vici...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 11:26hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi akaGwiziMotivator
What I learnt from S.A's astonishing victory over Egypt!
1. Don't Allow Your Background To Keep You In The Backyard.It Doesn't Matter How You Got Here..... Excel!!!The South African football team, affectionately known as Bafana Bafana, were ...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:58hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From My Team Captain
Some days ago, my football team had a match with a rival team. The opposition was giving us a headache. We seemed to be struggling to keep up with their attacks. Even my dependable center-back was cru...Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From Liverpool's Historic Comeback
Beaten by Barcelona 3-0 in their away match, very few people would have thought that Liverpool could turn the tables in their home ground and win 4-0 to progress to the finals. A few points can be tak...Published: 08 May 2019 at 19:18hrs | 17 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from Miss Gambiza
During my first year at David Livingstone Secondary School, I was taught by a somewhat weird science teacher called Miss Gambiza. Whenever you noticed a mistake in one of the revision tests she gave u...Published: 07 May 2019 at 12:57hrs | 6 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from man City Vs Tottenham Champions League match
The game will be remembered for several decades. In the first leg Tottenham won 1- 0. Man City was confident it would overturn the results in the second leg in it's home ground, but it was not to be. ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:43hrs | 3 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Get wisdom, get understanding
The following tips_ can set you apart from the crowd and give you a competitive edge over your competitors. 1. Use a "Telephoto* LensNot a real "Telephoto Lens" of course, but whenever a p...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Tiger Woods Makes One of World's Greatest Comeback Ever
It had been 11 years since Tiger Woods had last won a major tournament.At 43 years old, and having had multiple back surgeries, it appeared as though Wood's last triumph at a major would be th...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a dog which stole an egg
(Warning 🚫 The following message may change your life) During the holiday while visiting my relatives in the village, I passed a certain old man's h...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
The day I tricked my headmaster
Some years ago at school, we were busy making some noise; and our headmaster, whose office was close to our classroom overhead the noise we were making. I was standing, making some...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 07:30hrs | 5 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
On our way to the river...
There was so much excitement amongst the students as I told them we were going all the way to the river to do our training session there. The boys sang, whistled, shouted and made some slogans as we w...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 10:44hrs | 6 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
'May I Please Help Timothy'
One day I was stunned when one of the weakest learners in my class came to me and said, "Sir, may I please help Timothy." Timothy was one of the learners with challenges in all the subjects. He indeed...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 20:51hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Vanity of vanities says GwiziTheMotivator
The Political Field is like a soccer match, the actual players on the field don't hate each other although they are playing against each other for different teams which they represent. S...Published: 31 Jul 2018 at 17:13hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
The Lion, The Goat and The Wise old man! (Voting In Zim)
There was once a goat and a lion. They had a fierce argument and ended up consulting a wise man in the village for some wise counsel to determine who was wrong.They both argued their cas...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from my deputy headmaster's tricky plan
Several years ago while learning at David Livingstone Memorial Secondary School (or is it DLM Palace?) one of our teachers took us to the Deputy headmaster's office for some punishment when she was qu...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 21:20hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a misplaced exercise book
Some time ago, I took a pile of books from a certain class to my classroom for marking. The next morning I asked one of the learners who had come early to take that pile of books and go with it to the...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 23:20hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From Iceland Versus Nigeria
1. Iceland's Costly Change Of Game Plan Against Argentina, Iceland deployed an altar - defensive game plan which netrualised Lionel Messi (one of ...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 13:00hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a lady who gave me ticket number 17.
One day while in a queue at a bank, a certain guy skipped the line and tried to get served before most us. Many people started to complain and even called a security to deal with this disrespectful gu...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 20:45hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a bicycle
I didn't know how to ride a bicycle until not very long ago. One of my friends i worked with came with a bicycle at work one day and at lunch time and I decided to take his bike and practise riding at...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a 'Goal keeper's red torn underwear'
Several years ago, I was a soccer coach at a certain school in which I was a teacher. One day my team was playing against their fierce rivals from a neighbouring school. The atmosphere was elect...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 17:07hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from my learner's ugly handwriting
Sometime ago I became very annoyed while marking a book belonging to one of my learners. I just couldn't stand his ugly handwriting anymore. After trying everything in my power to help him improve or ...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 19:01hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Transformation by humiliation
Some years back while coming from a church conference I was travelling with some church mates back home in the evening after a powerful church service. When we were a few meters from my house we were ...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from an Indian's Expensive Airtime
I have always been very sceptical about buying airtime from some Indian Spaza shops who sell R10 airtime for R10.50 . Although the extra 50 cents they add to the official R10 isn't a big amount, the v...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 17:13hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a disabled cockroach
Warning: The following message may change your life!) Sometime back when I was a young boy, I saw a cockroach moving up the wall of my bedroom one even...Published: 19 Sep 2017 at 06:52hrs | 7 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From A Teacher Who Jumped Out Through The Window
(WARNING; the following article may change your life) Some time ago during our teaching practice (attachment) while doing our teaching course, lecturer...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 16:57hrs | 3 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From A Donkey Called Mkojombo
(Warning; the following article may change your life) When I was a young boy I used to help my uncle and granny to plough in the fields. One day we put...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 20:17hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From Mayweather's Remarkable Achievement
(Warning: The following article may change your life) When a boxing champion wins 50 matches and never loses even a single match in his career, his ast...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 21:39hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What l Learnt From A Stupid Chimpanzee
My father loves animals or T.V Shows which show various animals. He used to buy DVDs of animal films and watch them by himself on his lonely chair. Me and my little sister didn't fancy watching confus...Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 15:56hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From An Outstanding Waiter
About ten years ago, I worked as a waiter for a certain company which offered catering services to different functions in S.A. One day we were booked to serve at a function which was in Auckland Park....Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 14:46hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From Robin Sharma
1. Great Ideas not executed are great ideas wasted. You get paid to get gargantuan results done. And easy is never the route to legendary. Talk less. Deliver more. 2. Winning starts with begin...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 22:03hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt From My Most Outstanding Learner
While doing an analysis of my class' performance, I realized that the most outstanding learner in my class had an average mark of 77% in her subjects for the tests they had written. I got concerned as...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 10:08hrs | 3 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from my Friend's tricky interview
Three years ago my friend got a job at a certain company. They told him he that he was on probation and they would review his performance after three months to determine if he was the right candidate ...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from an old granny called maMzi
On my way to work I used to pass by an old granny who was popularly known as MaMzi and bought bananas from her almost everyday. This old granny sold fresh fruits in a sparkling clean environment which...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from my 7 weakest students
Some time ago I worked at a certain school where a minimum of 80% pass rate was an obligatory achievement for every educator. Failure to attain this minimum standard in each term that passed, was a st...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 19:28hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a man who left the Queue
Some time back I was in a long queue inside a bank. A certain man who was in front of me left the queue for a while and told the man who was in front of him that he was coming back. After about 5 minu...Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:01hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a cow!
Over two decades ago I used to look after our family's livestock. Occasionally we would take our cattle to the dip where they would be dipped in some water which had some vaccination which cleanse...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 20:55hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt from a teacher called Maroso
Several years ago at David Livingstone, I was taught by a maths teacher called Mr Maroso. I didn't like him very much as I was the type that feared the whiplash so much. One day writing a maths test I...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 19:39hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I Learnt At Shopite Supermarket
A few days ago I passed by Shopite supermarket on my way from work, quite hungry I must say. I set my eyes on one of the ready made foods available on the shelves. I was in a hurry, probably being pus...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:00hrs | 2 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
3 Life Changing Motivational Lessons From Barcelona’s Historic Comeback
1 The Folly Of A 4-0 Lead PSG beat Barcelona by 4 goals in their first match. No one imagined their impressive 4-0 score-line would be overturned by the...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
7 Life Changing Motivational Lessons From The Zimbabwe versus Senegal Afcon Match
Number 1: You Can Clear It Off The Line!After the otherwise impressive under-pressure goalkeeper failed to handle the ball, it looked certain to be a goal, ...Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 13:32hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Gwizi The Left-Footed Player
When I was at primary school i played all the school's competitive matches. I played in all the school's tournaments whil...Published: 21 Dec 2016 at 13:59hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
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