E52 Farayi Mangwende - WisdomPersonified, conversations with Dudu Msomi

“Have to choose your hard.” A statement made by Farayi Mangwende during our conversation when I asked her why she has not emigrated from Zimbabwe like millions of professionals have done to make a better life for themselves in other countries because of the prolonged political and economic crisis in their country. Farayi’s detested cross country running when she was at school. Her father shared wisdom, “How can you be beaten by something that doesn’t talk.” That got me thinking about how I want to Live in 2023. Farayi Mangwende is Group Marketing & Strategy Executive in First Mutual Holdings Ltd in #Zimbabwe. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Communication and Public Relations from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom. I first met Farayi in 2010 in the US when we were nominated as thirty-five emerging #women #leaders from various parts of the world to participate in the Fortune / US State Department Global Women Mentoring Programme where we were matched with women #CEOs and Executive #Leaders of #Fortune500 companies to be our #mentors over a four-week period. “What is your hard in this life? How are you approaching it in 2023?” Wishing you a resourceful, rewarding and a Significant 2023 in all the ways that matter to you. #resilience #mentalhealth #power #faith #vision