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YOUR LIFE JOURNEY IS ABOUT YOU.

Costa Mwansa wrote.

CONSISTENCY IS THE POWER OF HABIT - Slow and steady wins the race.

It was 2018 and a group of us had just graduated with Bachelor's Degrees in Law - LLB - from the Zambia Open University. With long hours of mooting and endless sleepless nights, our study group turned into family. We were now brothers and sisters.

With academic fire still burning, most of us agreed to pursue a Master's in Corporate Law while others chose to go to ZIALE. As at 2019, a few of us enrolled for our Master's at ZCAS University - a programme designed to take 18 months.

During our studies, one of our colleagues, Jabulani Moyo, decided to drop out and pursue ZIALE. He went ahead to graduate and is now an Advocate of the High Court of Zambia, working with the Attorney General's Chambers.

Another colleague who was the main catalyst for us to enrol at ZCAS, Jonathan Mukula, who is currently Registrar at the University, equally completed the LLM at ZCAS, went ahead to attempt ZIALE and was admitted to the Bar earlier this year.

While my colleagues were all progressing, sadly I was not.

A Master's that was to take 18 months took me 7 years. One can say it turned into a course in medicine - a Doctor's degree.

Why did it take so long? In 2017 our new station, Diamond TV, had just gone on air and those in business will agree that starting and building a new entity is not easy. The first 5 years are a crucial nurturing and building stage. So while I was frustrated with my slow academic progress, I was busy building a new TV brand. Then came the 2021 elections - a huge project - then expansion of the channel into Southern Africa.

All this felt like a breaking point. I wanted to quit school and failed to complete my dissertation. All my friends had made it, including some who enrolled after me.

Then it hit me - this was not about anyone else but me. I was running my own race at my own pace. The Bible says, _"In my own time I the Lord will make it happen."_

So finally, after 7 years, we have Mastered it! Masters in Corporate and Commercial Law - LLM.

The moral of the story is this: Slow and steady wins the race. Consistency is the power of habit and it's never too late to finish nor to start, no matter the age, year or timing.

Today I am proud that both the business and academics have won due to dedication and commitment of my time and efforts. On to the next one!

IGNL is an events promotion company among other things. Every month we Host a Master class on different topics conducted by experts and professionals with the aim of reconciling academic and practical realities across different professional business related disciplines.

This month Mr Norwell Konga a procurement Manager who has over 10 years of service in Government and in NGO, will lead the class. The aim is to furnish help the tenderpreneur masterfully navigate and grow in the supply business.

Outstanding!!
We see you 🥳
All the Best Barbara Banda.

GET EXCITED!!!!

AWESOME MASTERCLASS LOADED

its your turn to win this October.
10x your chances for winning Procurement tenders.
29th and 30th September
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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Congratulations and well done to all those who completed the last master class.

New master class Loading.... Leaders are Life long Learners.

— "A lot people are one skill away... From improving their livelihood"

Commit to life long Learning.... We've got you!

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What if the real problem is that most people don't know how to recognise an opportunity when it walks past them?

We see opportunities every day.

A conversation.
A business problem.
An unanswered customer complaint.
An unused skill.
An empty building.
A community need.

Someone sees a problem.

Someone else sees a business.

What do you see?

👇 What opportunity have you noticed recently that most people seem to ignore.

You cant eat a whole cow in one sitting no matter hungry, but piece by piece day by day a man would have eventually swallowed a cow.

It may be overwhelming to think of how much knowledge or skills you need to acquire to get where you want to be, yet 30 mins a day can make an incredible difference.

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