Hello Friends,
Yesterday I did 2 things that are WAY out of my comfort zone. The main thing I want to share is that I may never have done them without some help.
In my last post I spoke about clearing years worth of clutter in my room. In this post I will be talking about creating a Powerpoint Presentation for a talk I am giving at the Ubuntu Spirit Conference hosted by the Novalis Ubuntu Institute

Now, you might wondering “What is so hard about creating a PowerPoint presentation for a talk?” Well, firstly…I have never actually used Powerpoint. (yes it’s true, don’t judge!) I have spoken publicly a few times but I have really just gone up with an idea of what I would like to get across and just spoken from the heart.
Secondly, I am talking about my dream project, Nu-buntu. This dream has been evolving in my mind for almost a decade, and let’s just say that the idea has grown really freaking big in that time! I haven’t ever quite had the courage to talk about it publicly because I didn’t think it was ready to be shared (or maybe I thought I was wasn’t ready to share it). It’s the kind of idea that keeps you up at night, is always there for you when you have nothing better to think about and also there when you have many other things you could be thinking about.
Don’t get me wrong, the idea makes perfect sense to me, it’s my baby. I have struggled quite a bit to get it across to others though
I guess I have had the luxury of 10 years with the idea, I know it quite well.
Hence my challenge with this talk, I only have 15 minutes to share my idea! But, luckily for me…yesterday I got some expert help!
In the last 2 months I have bumped into my friend Zane Green more than a few times. What makes it a little weirder is that I have bumped into him at the same Mugg & Bean in Royal Ascot near where I stay, even though Zane stays in Fresnaye. The last time he said, “I wonder why the Universe keeps doing this, how are we meant to support each other?”

Zane and I are both coaches trained in a brand of coaching called Consciousness Coaching, developed by Marc Steinberg. His latest venture is called Happivate (don’t you just love that name?!?!) which is a website with resources and products that will support you in creating the life you love.

Later that day it hit me! The Universe wanted Zane to help me create an awesome presentation so I can share my dream with probably the biggest audience it’s had to date. In return, the Universe wants me to help Zane use social media to promote his amazing new business and maybe build a team to take it to the next level.
SWEET DEAL RIGHT?
So, cut to last night…
I met Zane at his house at 5pm. He sat me down and started asking me some questions. Basic questions that I hadn’t really asked myself before. After some time he got me to connect to what Nu-buntu really means to me. And more importantly, what I wanted to get across in this particular talk.
The theme of the Conference is Ubuntu: From Theory into Practice, so it was very important for me to express Nu-buntu as a real possibility and not just nice idea.
Zane helped me to strip it down, without losing any of it’s power. But mostly importantly it was still my vision.
Then in no time flat he whipped up a PowerPoint Presentation that I would NEVER have been able to do on my own!
In a similar way to what happened with my friend Sam helping me create order in my room, I think just having Zane work with me on this was valuable. But it goes further than that. Zane and I have done our Wealth Dynamics profiles. Zane is a Creator and I am a Supporter.
As a creator, this came easy to Zane but not to me. As a supporter building and nurturing relationships come easy to me. So, I guess I followed my profile well by realising that I have a creator in my tribe and found a meaningful way for him to do what I am not good at.
Now Zane is great at creating, but is an extrovert. This is where I am going to help him. Right now, it is time for Zane to build his team to take his business to the next level. First step in that is filling the position of Junior Marketing Manager and I’m gonna help him do that!
Please click on the link below if you would like to know more about the position.
http://capetown.gumtree.co.za/c-Jobs-sales-marketing-Junior-Marketing-Manager-Half-Day-W0QQAdIdZ225474678
Just so you know, Zane is AWESOME…you will love working with him. He really is a wonderful guy and is passionate about what he does and making a difference in people’s lives.
So, the moral of the story…STOP TRYING TO DO THINGS ON YOUR OWN! Check your network, maybe you know someone who can help you. Maybe you can help someone you know. Do it, you will be glad you did.
Thanks for reading.
Much love
Adin
the No Money Guy
If you want to connect with me, here’s how:
adin.vanryneveld@gmail.com
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