I know this sounds cliche, but I always knew I would end up being a writer.
No, really.
I must have been about 9 years old, when that spark first flickered. I wrote a poem about a Tiger and proudly handed in to be graded. To my horror, the teacher (an unusually tall woman with hairy legs) put a big red line through the poem, citing copying. Of course I was devastated, but my mom said something powerful to me
“Lee, think about it. Just think about it. You must be good?”
Moms do know best, don’t they? I am so glad that I listened.
I have never really stopped writing and now work in PR & Comms, running my own company Equilibrium Maverick www.eqmaverick.com . I have written many publications, poetry collections and am a freelancing content writer + ghostwriter too but by far my biggest and proudest moment as a writer was writing my first book, “Musings – Reflections of Gratitude” (Hopscotch).
I guess I have both my mom and Mrs hairy legs to thank for that.
I wanted to share this little story with you for two reasons:
1. To remind you that YOU have a purpose and unique gifts that this world needs;
2. To tell you that if I can do shit (like write a book and create new things), so can YOU.
Always,
Lee
Lee Mayimele - Writer 