Until someone asks them, “Who are you?” everyone believes they know who they are. If I could respond in a nutshell, I would say, “My name is Dolly Shabalala, and I am a child of God,” but unfortunately, this article requires me to write 500 words that honest scratch the surface of Dolly’s personality. I’m pleased though, that I had some time to consider carefully what I would say if I had to introduce Dolly to the world. To launch with, my name is Dolly Shabalala, and I am a 23-year-old woman from the KwaZulu-Natal town of Bergville. My father is Mbhekiseni Manzini, and my mother is Biziwe Shabalala.
Bethany Primary School was where I went to elementary school. Those were my happiest years, being a grown woman takes a lot of energy. After that, I attended Thokoza High School for my eighth and ninth grades before completing my final years of education at Amaphisi High School where I got a bachelor’s pass with a distinction in economics. I’m a second-year public relations student at Nelson Mandela University, and Mr. Alan Straton has given me this unbelievable opportunity to work as an intern at My Press Release. I’ve always been interested in learning modern things and expanding my knowledge. I find excitement in activities like reading books, participating in thought-provoking conversations, and watching or listening to podcasts. I gain the ideal opportunity to learn more and absorb more wisdom with this internship. That is my main motivation above everything else, as Mr. Alan would say, “Knowledge not only makes you money, but it also gives you power.”
According to Paulo Coelho, “Life is about seeking your personal legend” In his book The Alchemist, life is all about navigating personal growth and development.
Who happens to be you at the finish of the book, and that’s precisely what I live for. I value education and exposure to the things that enable me to live the life I want to live because I want to be the best version of myself. My background is hopeless, therefore everything I execute is an attempt to convince myself that I can finish anything I set my mind to. Above all, though, I finish it to highlight to those with comparable backgrounds to mine that they also believe a chance to rewrite the narrative of their lives and turn it into exactly what they want it to be. I believe in changing the narrative of people dwelling in the past and letting it define who they are. My life experiences moulded me to become who I am, but they carry out not define me. I am who I want to be, I access to choose the life I want to lead and that is determined by the choices I design now. I seek to be the best version of myself and that requires grabbing any learning opportunity I approach across and being open to being fully invested and excelling in any environment I am in.
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Beetle King
\”Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the high responsibility of inspiring and ennobling the commercial world. It is all part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind.\” – Calvin Coolidge
Blood Taker
Reforming the Rockefellers: Speaking of Ivy Lee, in 1914 he achieved another PR milestone when the wealthy Rockefeller family hired him to reform their image. A deadly coal strike had put the family under intense public scrutiny, and Lee organized an in-depth campaign to secure positive goodwill. His tactics include government relations, media relations and even public appearances that sent John D. Rockefeller to meet with the miners personally. The campaign pushed PR onto a much larger platform than ever before and helped define the industry’s relationship with corporations. (Source: Journal of Public Relations Research)
Noisecake
The Father of PR: We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Edward Bernays, known as the “father of public relations.” Some of his (in)famous work included promoting cigarettes to women by branding them “Torches of Freedom” and… toppling the Guatemalan government? It’s true! The United Fruit Company hired Bernays to run a PR campaign against Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, ultimately resulting in the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of the Guatemalan government in 1954. (Source: PR Watch)