"I Worked For Mandela For 19 Years" | Zelda Le Grange

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Meet Zelda Le Grange, the former private secretary of the late great Nelson Mandela.

 

In this episode, Zelda shares lesson from her two books: “Good Morning, Mr Mandela” and “What Mandela Taught Me.”

 

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Timestamps:

 

00:00-02:29: Who is Zelda?

02:30-03:59: Zelda’s childhood lessons

04:00-05:29: South Africa in 1990

05:30-07:29: Fear in people in 1994

07:30-09:29: Zelda’s first encounter with Mandela

09:30-12:59: Did Zelda ever doubt working for the president?

13:00-18:59: Dealing with criticism

19:00-22:29: Mandela’s influence on Zelda

22:30-26:59: Benefits of expanding your world

27:00-31:59: What Mandela expected of others

32:00-34:29: Is the concept of identity beneficial to us?

34:30-39:29: How to not compare yourself to others

39:30-44:29: Have creative outlets

44:30-49:05: How Mandela was able to forgive people

 

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