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Listen ""I Worked For Mandela For 19 Years" | Zelda Le Grange"
Episode Synopsis
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Meet Zelda Le Grange, the former private secretary of the late great Nelson Mandela.
In this episode, Zelda shares lesson from her two books: “Good Morning, Mr Mandela” and “What Mandela Taught Me.”
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Timestamps:
00:00-02:29: Who is Zelda?
02:30-03:59: Zelda’s childhood lessons
04:00-05:29: South Africa in 1990
05:30-07:29: Fear in people in 1994
07:30-09:29: Zelda’s first encounter with Mandela
09:30-12:59: Did Zelda ever doubt working for the president?
13:00-18:59: Dealing with criticism
19:00-22:29: Mandela’s influence on Zelda
22:30-26:59: Benefits of expanding your world
27:00-31:59: What Mandela expected of others
32:00-34:29: Is the concept of identity beneficial to us?
34:30-39:29: How to not compare yourself to others
39:30-44:29: Have creative outlets
44:30-49:05: How Mandela was able to forgive people
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Link to Zelda’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zeldalagrangesa/
Link to Zelda’s Website - https://zeldalagrange.co.za/
Meet Zelda Le Grange, the former private secretary of the late great Nelson Mandela.
In this episode, Zelda shares lesson from her two books: “Good Morning, Mr Mandela” and “What Mandela Taught Me.”
✅ Subscribe to watch more podcasts on entrepreneurs who are making an impact on the African continent: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAfricanCEO/?sub_confirmation=1
Timestamps:
00:00-02:29: Who is Zelda?
02:30-03:59: Zelda’s childhood lessons
04:00-05:29: South Africa in 1990
05:30-07:29: Fear in people in 1994
07:30-09:29: Zelda’s first encounter with Mandela
09:30-12:59: Did Zelda ever doubt working for the president?
13:00-18:59: Dealing with criticism
19:00-22:29: Mandela’s influence on Zelda
22:30-26:59: Benefits of expanding your world
27:00-31:59: What Mandela expected of others
32:00-34:29: Is the concept of identity beneficial to us?
34:30-39:29: How to not compare yourself to others
39:30-44:29: Have creative outlets
44:30-49:05: How Mandela was able to forgive people
Link to The African CEO LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/theafricanceo/
Link to The African CEO Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theafrican_ceo/
Link to Naison’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/naisonpillay/
Link to Naison’s Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/naisonpillay/
Link to Zelda’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zeldalagrangesa/
Link to Zelda’s Website - https://zeldalagrange.co.za/
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