Ukukhuphuka Kwedwala Kungisize Kanjani Ukuyeka Ukuphelela Kwami

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Ngenkathi ngikhula eGeorgia, ngangihlala ngigxile ekwenzeni kahle kukho konke engangikwenza, kusukela emsebenzini wesikole nokuncintisana emincintiswaneni yamaNdiya yakudala kuya ekudlaleni i-lacrosse. Kwaba sengathi ngangihlala ngisebenzela lo mgomo ongenamthetho wokupheleliswa.

Ngemva kokuphothula iziqu eNyuvesi yaseGeorgia ngo-2018, ngathuthela ezweni lonke e-San Francisco ukuze ngithole umsebenzi wokuba usosayensi wedatha kwa-Google. Lapho, ngavele ngathatha ukukhuphuka kwamatshe, ngijoyina indawo yami yokuzivocavoca yokuqwala yangakini yize ngangingazi nhlobo umphefumulo. Ngazakhela abangane kalula - ngokungathi sína, lezi zindawo zokuzivocavoca zinenhlalo enkulu, ziyibha - kepha ngaphawula ukuthi umphakathi okhuphukayo uphethwe kakhulu ngabesilisa. Ngenxa yalokho, ngaqala ukuqhathanisa engikufezile ngokomzimba namandla ami engqondo nozakwabo ababengakhiwe njengami, ababengafani nami, futhi ababengacabangi njengami. Sekuvele kwaba nzima enhlalakahleni yami, ukusho okuncane, ngoba ukulwela ukuphelela kusho ukuthi ngihlala ngibheka imvelo yami bese ngicabanga, "Kungani ngingeyena lowo? Ngingaba ngcono, ngenze kangcono."

Kepha eminyakeni embalwa edlule, Kancane kancane ngiye ngafunda ukuthi angiphelele, futhi lokho kulungile. Angikwazi ukufeza impumelelo efanayo yomzimba njengoba indoda engamamitha ayisithupha nambili ingenza, futhi sengikwamukele lokho. Ngezinye izikhathi, kufanele ugibele intaba yakho siqu, futhi ukhwele owakho umqansa.

Futhi ngisho noma ngingafinyeleli ukuphakama okusha noma ngishaye isikhathi esithile sokugibela ekugibeleni kokuqala, ngizama ukukhumbula ukuthi ulwazi lwami aluzange lube ukwehluleka okuphelele. Isibonelo, noma ngabe ngiba nesikhathi esincanyana sokukhuphuka iHawk Hill - intaba edume kakhulu eSan Francisco - kunalokho engikwenzile ohambweni lwami lwangaphambilini, akusho ukuthi angisebenzi kanzima, angiwuthandi umbono, noma ngijabulele yonke into kancane kwakho. (Okuhlobene: Indlela iDwala Climber u-Emily Harrington Eliphazamisa Ngayo Ukwesaba Ukufinyelela Eziqongweni Ezintsha)

Ukukhuphuka kwami ​​​​kungifundise okuningi ngomzimba wami futhi - amandla ami, indlela yokuguqula isisindo sami, ubuthakathaka bami, ukwesaba kwami ​​​​okukhubaza ukuphakama. Ngiyawuhlonipha umzimba wami kakhulu ngokunqoba lokho nokuba namandla ngenxa yakho. Kodwa engikuthanda kakhulu ngokukhuphuka kwamatshe ukuthi yindida yengqondo. Kuzindla kakhulu, ngoba awukwazi ukugxila kokunye ngaphandle kwenkinga ephambi kwakho.

Ngandlela thize, kungukukhululwa okuphelele empilweni yami yomsebenzi. Kepha futhi kuyingxenye enkulu yempilo yami engiziqhenya ngayo ngokuyihlakulela. Futhi uma kunesifundo engikwazile ukusisusa emsebenzini wami emkhakheni we-STEM futhi ngiwusebenzise kokuzilibazisa kwami ​​ngokukhuphuka edwaleni, yilokho kwenziwe ihlale ingcono kune iphelele.

I-Shape Magazine, ka-March 2021

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