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4 THE STANDARD STYLE / WOMAN / FASHION September 28 to October 4 2014 Accessory Central Shamiso Catherine Ruzvidzo In addition to rising temperatures, summer brings with it a rising urge to shop and update our wardrobes for summer. Refreshing our entire wardrobe with summer dresses, shoes and bags is what we all desire to do, but an old outfit can easily be reinvented. Add accessories to make it appear new and fresh, don’t forget to keep in mind; A manicure can add a perfect touch to a few different summer sandals that have been sitting in your wardrobe for a while. Select a nail polish col our that is currently fresh and exciting for summer such as lime, orange or peach Do not wear too many rings on one hand, it’s unflattering Invest in a statement piece such as a new bag in a long lasting seasonal colour like black Make sure the accessories you purchase can easily be paired with other outfits FASHION POLICE Accessories to choose when restyling a simple black dress FASHION POLICE - Try not to over accessorise as this can be distracting and take away the essence of the outfit. If you choose to layer jewellery, make sure that you layer only one set of jewellery e.g. layers of pearl necklaces. Accessory of the week: Colourful head wraps are the perfect Summer Accessory Peach shoulder bag Simple aysmmetric black dress with a gold belt. Velvet Matte Lipstick Beaded Sandals Images sourced: makhosazane.co.za; pinterest.com; THE WEDDING PLANNER Get all the intricacies of your wedding right Rufaro Mushonga Hiring a wedding planner in Zimbabwe is still a concept that many of us cannot get our heads around. Some of us believe it is less costly and much easier to do it ourselves, or we rely on “free labour” from family and friends. Some will form a “wedding committee” and allocate each committee member a duty or a “department” to manage. Sometimes it works out, but generally, let’s be real here – as a couple, you can’t put 10 of your family members in one room and expect them to agree with you or ever reach a consensus. This is the reason why most wedding committee meetings take longer than three hours. I am not shooting down family involvement. But you as bride and groom, with the guidance of your wedding planner, should be the ones to decide how you would like to involve them. It’s your special day. On your wedding day, as a bride, how much control do you have when your groom is getting ready at a different location and you are not sure if he has even woken up yet? How much control do you have when you’re about to walk down the aisle -- does the DJ know your song? What do you do if he plays the wrong song? Do you just stand there, or do you signal him, or tell Dad to go and fix it because this is your moment and it has to be right? Who has the rings? Did someone bring the cake knife? Did anyone check where the marriage officer is? Have you heard about that wedding where the marriage officer said, “May we please have the rings?” And in that moment, the best man remembered where the rings were. At home! It may be acceptable to delay the ceremony before it starts, but what do you do when you are right in the middle of exchanging vows? How upset would you be as a bride? You don’t get that moment back. Your family and friends are all emotionally invested in your wedding day. They do want to help you, but they also want to celebrate with you. An independent professional – a wedding planner – is contractually obligated to ensure that you have the special day that you want. A wedding planner is all about details, because the “little” details can either make or break your special day. A wedding planner makes professional recommendations based on experience, and is always looking out for you and ensuring every little detail is in place. rufmush@gmail.com Photography by Providence Films and Sound Décor by Venue Umwinzii
September 28 to October 4 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / INSPIRATION 5 Game-changers: Re-engineering the fabric of society [Part IV] Cynthia Hakutangwi The fabric of any society pertains to its basic structure, way of life, relationships, and traditions. The moral fabric of society is that which underpins and girds its people’s shared standard of dignity. The business dictionary refers to social fabric as “the composite demographics of a defined area, which consists of its ethnic composition, wealth, education level, employment rate and regional values.” Game-changers respond to how the torn fabric of any society should not only be ideally restored but rather revitalised in tandem with values based progress. In general terms, reengineering is a process of rethinking or redesigning systems in both technical and behavioural terms. Re-engineering will inevitably impact on strategies, processes, structures, management systems as well as values and beliefs. The ultimate benefit of re-engineering lies in the tremendous improvements and efficiencies which subsequently result in measurable gains and profits across a wide spectrum. For an organisation, re-engineering entails the process of reviewing all the different levels of an organisation’s way of doing business and considering how to improve things. In general, re-engineering requires us to look closely at our strengths and weaknesses, ask difficult questions where necessary and make changes for the better. Game-changers are individuals who are committed to social engineering by continuously refining diminishing social values to re-align with changing strategies, technologies and societal demands. In the earlier parts of this series which profiles the attributes of game changers we challenged individuals to pursue and discover their authentic personal identity, to possess the strength of character to change the ways things are done, and to redefine the landscape. We examined these nine game-changing (GC) attributes: GC1: Personal Leadership and Transformation GC2: Possessing the courage to be a thought leader GC3: The ability to think and see with a Relational lens GC4: Making the best out of breakingpoint frustrations GC5: Boldness to initiate movement in stagnant situations GC6: Refusal to be led by frivolous emotions GC7: Game changers leave a legacy GC8: GC9: Game changers take initiative Game changers are willing to learn, unlearn and relearn In this last part of the series we shall conclude the conversation which profiles the gamechangers by looking at the last three attributes: GC10: Game-changers restore broken walls, hope and dignity Every society faces a unique, custom-made set of giants that challenge its social and moral fabric. Giants typify organised systems which are well designed to dominate and scatter societies. In most cases the call to restore the broken walls and scattered elements of society is rarely heeded to by a majority but rather by individuals who have the audacity to rise up and counter the challenge through critical thinking and boldness to rebuild in spite of the giants’ droning voices. Game-changers inspire hope in the people as they rebuild. GC11: Game-changers redesign new systems for the society to operate on The restoration of a moral campus requires more than just re-visiting the traditional ways of doing things but rather a more intelligent approach which can provide solutions in the long term. Game-changers may appear to upset existing arrangements in the short term but the benefits in the long term are beneficial. The design of new systems does not necessarily imply abolishing what has traditionally worked but however addresses “improved systematic thinking and doing” within a new paradigm. GC12: Game-changers are trail blazers and barrier breakers In their relentless pursuit, game-changers are never satisfied with the ordinary or mundane. They are committed to becoming the best at what they do so they can inspire others to see beyond the present. It is their ability to embrace open mindedness and fresh perspectives that spurs them on to break barriers and do what has never been done before. They choose to design their lives instead of taking what is given, beyond dreaming they take absolute action. As we wrap up this four part series which profiles the attributes of a game-changer, our hope is that you will make a decision to not just play the game but change the game. This is a call to “create, improve on, and innovate around best practices in order to find next practices.” By definition, a game-changer causes change. If nothing changes, if nothing is created, if nothing is improved, if nothing is transformed, then you don’t have a gamechanger. Cynthia is a Communications and Personal Development Consultant, a Life Coach, Author and Strategist. She is the Managing Consultant of Wholeness Incorporated. Her published book titles include: The Whole You – Vital Keys for Balanced Living and Intelligent Conversations: A mindset shift towards a developed Africa. E-mail: cynthia@wholenessincorporated. com A thought for six perishable possessions [Part I] Tafadzwa Zimunhu Taruvinga Sores on Your Feet Building up towards the castle of your greater purpose is never easy. Why should it be? Nor, like Ancient Rome, can the castle be built overnight. Along the path of your journey towards the discovery of yourself and that of your purpose, strewn along are the merx [commodities/merchandise] that may come across as worthy at first sight. Your journey, full of much ponder and deliberation as it should be, may have started off at a time when these things mattered, the merx. But time has passed by and the sores on your feet have beckoned better your ponder and deliberation, than have your possessions, the merx. The sores on your feet tell a story of how far along the treacherous path you have come. They remind you that your journey has only but begun and that it continues to be worthy. They affirm your conviction towards a grander purpose. All said and done the possessions that you once thought worthy pale apart in comparison. You, my friend, despite the visible merx, haven’t arrived. The journey has only but just begun. 1. Money A cynical assertion in the face of a challenging economy. You will probably counter it and assert instead that without money, it’s impractical to prosper in modern society, let alone to just live. You would be right because, let’s face it; we all have bills to pay, and headaches to counter if the bills are not paid. You will also suggest passionately that money, the ultimate merx, is the denominator common to power, influence and choice. Maybe even happiness fits into that equation. You would be right because, for instance, some of the things that make us happier than the onset of a beautiful day or a fresh breeze, or even a fresh perspective, need to be financed. But for a moment consider “wealth”, as opposed to money, the merx. Money is contained as a miniscule part, maybe even as a tenth, of a wholesome kind of wealth. Consider this. Cynthia Hakutangwi often speaks fervently about the “wholesomeness” that’s derived from what she calls “relational thinking”. In other words, there is more wealth in creating sustainable and value-adding relationships than there is in sacrificing good relationships for money. The underlying principle is this: When you have begun your journey on your path to success, wealth should matter more than money does. If money still matters more, then, you, my friend, haven’t arrived. Your journey has only just begun. 2. Looking the part Grooming experts will demonstrate, quite successfully too, how important it is to look good. They will say that looking good plays a key part to closing deals, that it plays part to attracting the “right” people towards you. They will even show you the empirical findings and percentages that render the cause of aesthetical appeal as worthy. The grooming experts would be right because we all like to, in the words of my younger contemporaries who are true to modern colloquialism, have some serious “swagger”. And we should. Then there’s what I call “looking the part”. Consider this: You’re a young and resourceful entrepreneur of the day in Zimbabwe with high standards of service delivery. You have a pretty average subcompact automobile in the bigger scheme of cars; call it the new Honda Ballade, in metallic black. A certain company X employs you on a weekend to pick and drop its foreign delegates between Harare International Airport and a luxury hotel Y in the city. The thing that makes you an “executive driver” here certainly isn’t your driver’s licence. Everyone has one of those. The thing that makes you an executive driver is that neat, black suit, maybe going with it even a sleek silky driver’s cap. You would look good for the part and the point is that it’s quite easy to look the part. The point then begs a critical question; do you also play the part as well as you look it? The underlying principle is this, when you have begun your journey on your path to success, looking the part should matter less than it does to play it. If looking the part still matters more but without a commitment to playing the part, then, you, my friend, haven’t arrived. Your journey has only just begun. 3. Instant gratification I like to appreciate even certain types of music that I don’t particularly subscribe to. In a recent encounter, I asked my younger relative what he thought about a recent track which is performed by an equally young American artist, Justin Bieber. He laughed long hard at my ignorance and my seeming obsolescence, before he eventually quipped that the track was “old”. I was surprised because I’m quite certain that the track has been released for only but a few months. The conversation reminds me of how parts of modern society now embrace a handful of events preferably in fast-paced fashion. There’s a need in those parts of society to resolve events and issues exponentially and there’s a need to acquire money (as opposed to wealth) in the shortest time possible with the least amount of labour exerted. There’s an epidemic longing for instant gratification, something which is necessarily opposed to the journey towards one’s purpose, which takes time as it should. My thinking is that “golden oldies” by the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi, Nina Simone, ABBA, and a million others, were well-considered and they were well-crafted, all in good time to last a long time. Tuku’s track Ziwere has stood the test of time since the 1970s precisely because it was created with a natural ability to become refined rather than obsolete through a good four decades to date. Perhaps my younger relative will tell me in 30 years’ time that Bieber’s track would have accomplished the same. Perhaps. The underlying principle is this; we have living testimonies, the likes of Tuku, to the importance of time well-considered and things well-crafted. When you have begun your journey on your path to success, instant gratification should matter less than does things done in good time. If instant gratification still matters more, then, you, my friend, haven’t arrived. Your journey has only just begun. Tafadzwa Taruvinga is a Customer Service Consultant and the first author of a book on Customer Service Excellence in Zimbabwe, entitled, Serve Your Customers EXCELLENTLY, Or Not At All [2014]. He is also a Member of the Advisory Council of Customer Value Creation International e-mail: tafadzwazt@gmail.com profile available on: www.customervaluecreation.org/About-Us
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