{"id":90773,"date":"2015-06-01T12:31:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T10:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/90773\/starting-something-bigger-than-yourself-2\/"},"modified":"2016-04-29T21:47:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T19:47:37","slug":"starting-something-bigger-than-yourself-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/06\/01\/starting-something-bigger-than-yourself-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStarting something bigger than yourself\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roarke Lessing, station manager of Edenvale Radio, was the guest speaker.<\/p>\n

Lessing shared his journey with the business fraternity, on how he made his way to the top by following his dreams.<\/p>

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His struggle was compounded by having to deal with Attention Deficiency Disorder (ADD). This complicated focusing on the smaller day to day tasks.<\/p>\n

He then made the decision to start something bigger than himself.<\/p>

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\u201cI had a dream and it was bigger than me, which eventually led to my success,\u201d said Lessing.<\/p>\n

Lessing said those who are looking to boost their business, should consider networking.<\/p>\n

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From left: Annmarie Truter, Theo Truter, Keith Roberts, Roarke Lessing and Brigitte Thysse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brigitte Thysse, PR and marketing officer of Hirsch\u2019s, said networking is important as people need people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are not experiencing enough opportunities coming your way, you need to consider networking as a priority going forward. It is a very powerful marketing tool,\u201d said Thysse.<\/p>\n

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