I recently returned from a three day trip to Montreal where I hosted an event
organized by "Ishaka", a Burundian traditional dance group from Ottawa. This is
the second time that these ladies have asked me to be the MC of their
event.
The trip was also an opportunity to get away from the usual and get a
little bit of rest. The event was phenomenal. It was close to perfection. The
group's preparedness, their professionalism and their excellence made me feel
proud to be Burundian. I have hosted many events over the past years, but I have
never experienced anything like this. I had the opportunity to work with
backstage producers, sound engineers and stage managers...It was a blast!
The beautiful Theatre Outremont was full to capacity and the crowd was
really into it. The music and the dances were well performed by the young ladies
with their beautiful smiles. I could tell they were having fun.
As I arrived early to the venue for the rehearsals, I was moved to tears
while watching them perform a Burundian traditional dance over Bob Marley's song
"One love". Wow! It was something. When the real show was about to wrap up,
my good friends Nicolas and Kijanya performed a song accompanied by the famous
Burundian drummers. Man, I can't stop thinking about it. It was a great
moment.
From what I could see, these ladies took their passion very seriously. They
worked long and hard and asked for help when needed. Most of all, they worked
perfectly as a team with no ego involved; and if I am not mistaken, this is the recipe for success. Find a passion,
work hard, have fun while doing it, be humble to ask for help when needed and
shoot for excellence. Ishaka does it, and they do it so
well.
Thanks a lot ladies for your inspiration. You made my day
on Saturday!
Moral of the story? How about you tell me?
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We drove a little bit late at night. I had been to this place called Orillia before, but it was about ten years ago. I didn’t remember much about it, other than it was beautiful. Here we were on the road, and there was not much we could see, except a signal on the highway that said “beware of cattle”. We thought it was funny. By the time we arrived at the hotel, it was almost midnight. I went straight to bed. We had to wake up early in the morning as breakfast was scheduled to be served a six O’clock. There was no way I was going to miss out. You may be wondering what was happening in Orillia. I am glad you asked. A number of months ago, Paul, my business partner, got this brilliant idea, and once he shared it with me I was totally on board. He realized that for us to do what we wanted to do, we must work with partners. These may be service providers, or simply other business owners with goals similar to ours. Paul decided to go out and attend different netwo...
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