Indlela Ekwandinceda Ngayo Ukunyuka Kwamatye Ndayeka Ukuthanda Ukugqibelela

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Ngoxa ndandikhula eGeorgia, ndandisoloko ndigxile kuyo yonke into endiyenzayo, ukususela kumsebenzi wesikolo nokukhuphisana kukhuphiswano lwamaIndiya lokucula ukuya kudlala i-lacrosse. Kwakungathi ndihlala ndisebenzela le njongo yokufezekisa.

Emva kokuba ndiphumelele kwiDyunivesithi yaseGeorgia e2018, ndahamba ndaya kwilizwe lonke ndaya eSan Francisco ndenza umsebenzi njengososayensi wedatha kuGoogle. Apho, kwangoko ndaye ndanyuka amatye, ndazibandakanya nendawo yam yokuthambisa nangona ndandingazi nokuba mnye umphefumlo. Ndenza lula abahlobo-ngokungathandabuzekiyo, ezi ndawo zokuzonwabisa zizentlalontle, ziyibhar - kodwa uqaphele ukuba uluntu olonyukayo lilawulwa kakhulu yindoda. Ngenxa yoko, ndiye ndaqala ukuthelekisa impumelelo yam yomzimba kunye namandla am engqondo kunye nabalingane abangakhiwanga njengam, abangazange babonakale njengam, kwaye babengacingi njengam. Kuye kwaba rhabaxa kwintlalontle yam, ukutsho oko, kuba ukuba ngumntu ogqibeleleyo kuthetha ukuba ndihlala ndijonge indawo endihlala kuyo kwaye ndicinga ukuba, "Kutheni ndingenjalo? Ndinokuba ngcono, ndenze ngcono."

Kodwa kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, Ndiye ndaya ndicinga ukuba andifezekanga, kwaye kulungile. Andikwazi ukufezekisa impumelelo efanayo yomzimba njengendoda eneenyawo ezintandathu, kwaye ndiyakwamkela oko. Ngamanye amaxesha, kufuneka unyuke uhambo lwakho, kwaye unyuke ngokwakho.

Kwaye nokuba andifikeleli kubude obutsha okanye ndibethe ixesha elithile lokunyuka kwindawo yokuqala, ndizama ukukhumbula ukuba amava am ayengaphumeleli ngokupheleleyo. Umzekelo, nokuba ndinexesha elincinci lokunyuka kwiHawk Hill - uhambo oludumileyo eSan Francisco - kunokuba bendenzile kuhambo lwam lwangaphambili, oko akuthethi ukuba andisebenzi nzima, andithandi umbono, okanye ndonwabele ngokwenene yonke into intwana yayo. (Inxulumene: Njani iliwa eliClimber uEmily Harrington uhambisa uloyiko lokufikelela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo)

Ukunyuka kwam kundifundise okuninzi ngomzimba wam - amandla am, indlela yokubutshintsha ubunzima bam, ubuthathaka bam, uloyiko lwam lokuphakama kwendawo. Ndiyawuhlonipha umzimba wam kakhulu kukoyisa oko kwaye ndomelela ngenxa yawo. Kodwa eyona nto ndiyithandayo ngokukhwela amatye kukuba iphazili yengqondo. Iyacamngca kakhulu, kuba awukwazi ukugxila kuyo nayiphi na enye into ngaphandle kwengxaki ephambi kwakho.

Ngandlela-thile, kukukhutshwa ngokupheleleyo kubomi bam bomsebenzi. Ikwayinxalenye enkulu yobomi bam endinelunda ngokuyihlakulela. Kwaye ukuba kukho nasiphi na isifundo endiye ndakwazi ukusisusa kubomi bam kwicandelo le-STEM kwaye ndisebenzise kwinto yam endiyithandayo yokukhwela ilitye, yile nto kwenziwe ihlala ingcono kune ugqibelele.

Shape Magazine, ngoMatshi 2021

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