Thread by @HandSpaofGold, I am Kebareng Ralekwa, 33 years of age. I originate from a [...]

I am Kebareng Ralekwa, 33 years of age. I originate from a village just outside Hammanskraal called Nokaneng.

[Thread on how I started @HandSpaofGold ]

I relocated to Temba, Hammanskraal in 2003, I completed my matric in Temba and went to study with University of Pretoria Mamelodi campus, unfortunately I fell pregnant in my second year and I had to dropped out. Went back to the village to stay with my GranMa

After giving birth, I got a job at Edgar& #39;s kolonade as a casual cashier towards the end of 2009, at the same time I applied for letsema learnership and I got an opportunity to work with Absa bank in 2010. I& #39;ve always been eager for growth...

now and then I& #39;ll ask my managers to groom me in all the departments, while I was in the training process, I managed to get trained for 5 different positions which were, Treasury, Teller, Teceptionist, Bulk teller, and Customer service clerk.

I enjoyed working with clients on a daily basis, I was always on the floor welcoming clients , and assisting them because interacting with people was my first love. In January of 2011, the learnership with Absa ended and I was never taken permanently...

it torn me apart because I loved working with people, I loved my job. In February of 2011, I applied for agencies and I was called in to work in Johannesburg, I worked for 5 branches in 9 months. Then in December of 2011...

I got a permanent job with Absa Brooklyn, remember I started my career in banking with Absa. My new manager at Absa saw potential in me, he wanted me everywhere, unfortunately I fell pregnant with the second child, I lost focus ,got into debts.

Depression then attacked me as I was in denial because I believed I couldn& #39;t survive alone until I succumbed to the thought and lost myself. I resigned in 2014 and went back home. No support from family or partner, only friends and helper, God bless them.

Then in March of 2014, I worked for a butchery and I was earning 1,2k from a much better salary I earned at absa. After a month I met a guy who had a business, he saw a potential in me and he hired me to work for him he, offered me 1,3k a month, I survived...

Fast forward to 2015, I got a job at a Spa as a receptionist and earned 2,5k. While they were short staffed some days, they would train me so that I can help them. That& #39;s were my journey started with Spa work...

I enjoyed being in contact with clients, my passion grew every single day. In the process, got an opportunity to work in the EC, that was in June 2016. I grabbed that opportunity and went to worked there with no qualification and little experience...

...I worked for a 5 star lodge where political party members were booked. One of the Politicians advised me while I was giving him the massage to come back home and open my own Spa as he loved my customer service...

February of 2017, I resigned and came back home, I got another job in Tzaneen as a head therapist, I worked there until the Spa was liquidated, I had to come back home to my kids in December of that year empty handed

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We had a very dark Christmas. Fast forwad to the 9th of January 2018, I had a very bad morning as I had only had R90 to my name. As I wondered how I was going to change my fortunes, my cousin called to check up on me, he sensed I was down...

he came to my house to check on me. He asked dintshang, I told him the kids had no school uniform and I didn& #39;t have a plan...he said, "Kebareng use your mind then your hands....you can& #39;t starve while having hands. What is it that you love doing." ...

I said massaging. He said I must come with him to massage his heavily pregnant wife. I didn& #39;t have much with me except the R90 I had in my name. He asked what I needed. He took me to Wondepark and we bought basics, then went to the his wife I treated her...

He took me back home and said I must charge him for the work I had done on his wife, I charged him and he paid me. The same evening, I wrote a pricelist then posted on Facebook...

Then boom I received an overwhelming support. Now I& #39;m my own Boss and Brand, since that day, I never looked back. No big funding nor sponsors, 2 years 7months and counting in the business. It is not easy but I& #39;m pushing
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