About me

here's my story

live in Johannesburg with my husband and our three amazing children. I love writing and designing anything that comes to mind on canvas. I am passionate about personal growth and development and if I am not reading a book, I am listening to podcasts that can help improve any area of my life.  


I hold a Bachelor of science degree in Geology from the University of Pretoria and Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science from Stellenbosch University. In 2019, I switched careers from the mining to financial services industry with no experience but God and the courage to step out of the comfort zone. I was sure I wanted to be in the mining sector when I studied Geology at the University of Pretoria but with time, I felt my passion was no longer in that space and it caused me a lot of unhappiness. After years of battling with myself, I finally decided to listen to the little voice within. 


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What this journey has taught me is that everything we desire in life starts with self. I had a lot of work to do on myself in order to get most of the opportunity. What I did not know is how a few years later, what I thought I was doing to get a job would be habits that helped me to change every other area of my life. I am more courageous now than I was, and I have learnt to put my personal dreams and goals before any job requirement. If I can work on myself first, the right job that will accept my authenticity will find me. 


Now that I am on the other side, I have left a profession I studied so hard for and ventured into one that was not familiar to me, It has proven to me that indeed the human spirit is resilient. There is nothing we cannot learn and master, all we have to do is to allow ourselves to begin again.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
- Dr Seuss

Anyone who has ever left their comfort to do something big, hard and scary speaks about how the journey has made them more courageous. They are not scared of failure and to try new things anymore. If anything, they have mastered how to do things even when they feel the fear.  


My goal is to help YOU make the "switch". Many people who have stayed and continue to stay in careers they feel are not for them due to fear. I want to help you conquer the fear and get to the other side. You do not have to wonder how things might turn out, give yourself permission to dream. YOUR NEW LIFE AWAITS!