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Mentorshipzim

7 Oct, 15 tweets, 8 min read

https://twitter.com/mentorshipzim/status/1313707054675169281

#Cottage47 This is a group of individuals that almost instantly became like family to me. We’re a hub of people coming together to be great. Raising mental health awareness through various expressions of creativity. Music , art , poetry etc .

https://twitter.com/mentorshipzim/status/1313707054675169281

I really genuinely urge you to bookmark what I’m about to share and give it a chance. Once you understand each individual, you’ll start to understand what we’re trying to do as a whole 🙏🏾

Here is a playlist that highlights the music that is being created.
music.apple.com/zw/playlist/co…

The hub actually has 16 members so far. Mina I do the legal what what’s for the gang 🙏🏾 It’s a skill sharing hub that’s taking the best of everyone to create and well .... shift every culture

#Cottage47 is all about innovation and creating platforms for yourself. #USWEDIP ! One such innovation was “Cottage Fortnights” which was a fortnightly mini concert showcasing local talent from the heart of SAUCEtown. A lot of upcoming artists got the chance to perform, awesome

Cottage fest is another. A mental health awareness concert. This was AMAZING. I’m gonna link the Instagram page for you guys to see pictures. There was music , interactions , talks.All aimed at promoting the awareness of mental health issues and giving young people a platform

instagram.com/cottage47zw?ig…

@friendsofindigo

So I met everybody through @friendsofindigo , award winning bad ass artist. I’ve learnt so much from this man and his music will give you a glimpse of the depth of his soul. He speaks to the youthies of Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 check out his latest project

lnk.to/1CbGYnid

@drumerboy_kenny

@drumerboy_kenny linktr.ee/drumerboy_kenny
is one of those people that live and breathe music since he was a kid. He plays instruments and he’s got that R n’ B voice that just ...

@chichicelest

Then there's @chichicelest ! Remember this name now cause wow ! She's a multi talented superstar ! Spoken word, poetry , she has a really delightful youtube channel with wholesome and quirky content. And, she also sings

@Pro__lific

We also have @Pro__lific !!This is the brains behind the now ICONIC line (to m at least)... "I'll take you to Court ! I'm the man duh like AMANDA". I think his music has a lot of soul and he really has a great vibe. linktr.ee/prolificmusik

@makfortune263

Up next is @makfortune263 . He's so cool cause he's so much more than what meets the eye . He and I are secretly trying to change the world ! But that's a story for another day :) He recently came up with a beautiful new piece of work called CHIMURENGA

hyperurl.co/z0breo

@LarryNomad

Then we have the coolest , waaavvy , @LarryNomad . Larry is effortlessly cool man . Just listen to this one song #mambo ! Then you'll see what I mean

https://twitter.com/LarryNomad/status/1309041097700716548?s=20

music.apple.com/gb/artist/larr…

Also , his voice 🥵

@randel_herbert

We have this inside joke where I say everyone is my favourite (cause they are). But if i had to pick a favourite fav its @randel_herbert ! This guy is all heart & soul . He does brand consultancy, digital marketing AND graphic design. He's also a modelerrr . Squad MVP

We also have KG, President Miles, there's Ryan and Nelson , PORTLAAANNND get on boiii & so many others. Please do visit the instagram page and check them out in case I don't have time to add to this thread.

Don't ever say BYO youths aren't creating content because we really are

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📌 Networking thread

Networking is important in almost every aspect of life including in the creative space and in amplifying your content.

It comes naturally to some and here a few tips you can make it work for you too online.

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Be generous with your “likes”. If you enjoy someone’s content. Tell them! Engage with their content online. Like, share, comment.

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This applies to any creative content that you put out.

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The most important thing is to be yourself. Create content that you are passionate about it.

Be original. People are drawn to original thought.

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💡Be consistent

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Okay right, let’s get to it. Today, my aim is to try and cover:

- Podcasting (this will be applicable to non-podcasters too)
- Engagement
- Building your audience

& more. How does that sound?

So let’s start with Podcasting. This is the

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Just a mention of some of my experience in this space.

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🎧So you want to start a podcast?

If you’ve been thinking about starting a podcast, this is the question you should ask yourself?

💭Would I do it if no-one listened and I never made money from it?💭

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Sharing your content with the world can be very scary, this is because the content that we create is to some extent a piece of ourselves. In this thread, I’m going to give you guys some tips on how you can gain the confidence to share your content.

First tip! Don’t be scared of criticism, instead embrace it!

Sometimes we are so scared of what people will think or say about our content. This fear can be so intense that it can stop from posting content because we seek validation and approval from people on the social media.

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I only have 24 hours so this is likely to be my goodnight thread (also i'm tired now ). Please feel free to ask me any questions at this stage while I round up . I'd like to share some reflections that bring together all the different projects i twote (shh allow)

BUT FIRST , have you subscribed to "Amanda and Banele" , it's honestly really interesting . I promise

youtube.com/c/AmandaandBan…

So , have you subscribed ??

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7 Oct

https://twitter.com/mentorshipzim/status/1313707016402145280

Ok career thread. Here we go 👌🏾

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So my earliest memory of this , i was say 4/5 years old ? Idk. Maybe earlier. Apparently I used to talk ALOT and I had all sorts of opinions and questions. I was also pretty sharp for a kid. So my mam’omncane said to me “Ah Ama , I think you should be a lawyer “

I didn’t know what a lawyer was. But BOY did she sell me dreams . She made it sound so cool and amazing. & the most important part was that she made me believe @ that small age that I , Mina , uAmanda Sihle Ndlovu , I could it 🙏🏾