New Year Resolutions - Week 39 Achievements & Failures #TheLifesWay

Hi Friends,

Week 39 - Sat 24 Sep 2022 - Fri 30 Sep 2022

The last week of September 2022 was great in many ways as got to attend a lot of in-person and virtual events and received some money too from the Universe. 

1. Daily Walking - I could only do about 11.4 kilometres during the course of this week. This is way below the average 20 kilometres that I need to complete every week but life happens. This being the last week of Sep-22 I could only do 61.42 kilometres which is the lowest amongst all the months till today starting from Jan-22. As this is the end of the third quarter this is the total amount of kilometres done to date - Q1 - 273.87 km; Q2 - 244.07 km; Q3 - 222.52 km. There has been a declining trend from the average of 250 km that needs to be achieved every quarter. Now I have to complete the whole of the remaining 259.54 kilometres in Q4. Good Luck with that Aashish. 

2. Thank You - I took the count a little bit forward from 4001 to 24000 during the course of this week. I think I am giving rest to my fingers to press the button on the counter. Also, the counters that I bought from the China Mall are not meant to be used this much. I will have to visit them again to buy more of the counters. 

3. Launch Events - I attended Youtube Shorts events for #MadeinMzansi at The Roof in Fourways as well as a virtual event of YT shorts. Then I also attended Oppo Reno 8 launch event at the Inanda Polo Club in Sandton. I also attended Samsung and Mustek experience centres in Midrand. Overall it's great to meet a lot of people during these events. 

4. Entertainment - The more time went into planning to go on a small vacation at the start of October and didn't focus on watching the web series. Sometimes I like to wait and watch for the reviews to arrive and some series to go viral before watching them first myself. So this is the week where I watched more of YouTube rather than the streaming platforms. 

5. YouTube - My YouTube PIN to confirm my address is still pending so that I can get the first payment but unfortunately I have not reached the threshold of USD 100 also so far. I will only be able to achieve it at the end of next month. I am doing my side but viral videos are not coming in my kitty. 1 viral video is needed once a year to make it for you initially. I have not counted how many I did in the month of Sep-22 but maybe I should track the progress to keep me motivated.

Thanks a lot to my readers for reading my journey till the end of the third quarter of 2022. I am grateful that will consistency I could read so many books, do things I wanted to do, didn't do any free blog posts and press releases unless I was invited to their launch events. I didn't receive any random stuff from any brands which I was always hopeful to receive in lieu of my press releases post on my blog but that never came causing me a lot of irritation. Now I am choosing whom to cover and whom not to and upfront I am telling my requirements which leads to the right expectations. No gain no pain is the formula that keeps me sane. 

Cheers!!!

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@SamsungSA Partners For Mustek Experience Centre @MustekLimited Head office in Midrand

Hi Friends, 

Samsung has partnered with Mustek, an information communication and technology (ICT) distributor, to launch the Mustek-Samsung Experience Centre at Mustek headquarters in Midrand, showcasing Samsung’s innovative multi-product solutions. The President and CEO of Samsung South Africa, Mr Bumsuk Hong and Mustek CEO, Mr Hein Engelbrecht officially unveiled the Experience Centre to guests that included various clients, officials from both companies and members of the media.

Upon opening the Mustek – Samsung Experience centre there was, an array of some of the innovative products that Samsung has to offer including Smart Signage, The Flip Pro, Hospitality TV, Lifestyle TV, Freestyle the latest Galaxy devices, the Z Flip4 and Z Fold4, S8 Tablet Series, Wearables, HRM, Smart & Gaming Monitors,

As an electronics distributor, Mustek headquarters is a prime location for its many clients to get exposed to the great Samsung products that can help enhance their respective businesses and their customers’ lives. Mustek Samsung Business Lead, Mr Kirk Toweel, said the centre had been in planning for the last 18 months and that it has come to fruition and this is a shared vision and commitment between the two companies. “This is the biggest experience centre we have in the company, and it is quite fitting as it’s made possible by a premium vendor in Samsung and the number one distributor in Mustek. We are humbled about this collaboration and excited about what the centre is going to bring for all concerned, this opens the ever-evolving landscape to the B2B Channel. I believe in the Premium Partnership of the Vendor, Distributor and the Mustek Reseller which forms our Premium Tripod,” said Toweel.

“This is truly the first step to unlocking the next chapter of Samsung’s connected experience from our innovative portfolio from Mobile Experience to Consumer Electronics that are all powered by SmartThings which creates an inclusive ecosystem and an unmatched multi-device experience that enables users to control and transform their environment as they wish. “Through our latest innovations, Samsung is providing more open, connected and smarter experiences for everyone. We are proud to share our global market share across mobile, smart signage, consumer TV and Monitors, not to forget our extensive range of memory products. This, however, would not be possible without strong partners and we are very humbled, but also proud to be given the opportunity to further extend our distribution landscape through the Mustek Group,” said Mike van Lier – Director Consumer Electronics at Samsung.

The opening of the centre aligns with one of Samsung’s key values and biggest missions of creating and enhancing consumer experiences anywhere and everywhere possible. It adds a further leaf in the growth of Samsung’s Business to Business (B2B) engagement.

I have shared a lot of photographs on my Google Maps account and you can see the beautiful devices and location of how the products are displayed at the Experience Centre at Mustek in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Cheers!!!

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I am #TGSavvy, Are you?

Hi Guys,

Tech Girl is an upcoming technology website where all content is written by women for women and everyone else. This is written from the angle of how a women looks gadgets and feels about the same.It's the brainchild of Sam Wright who has been blogging since many years and found the gap in tech content writing and thought of filling the same.

She wanted to share whatever she learned all these years and came up with the Tech Girl #TGSavvy Bloggers meet to help fellow and new bloggers from Johannesburg and nearby areas.

Mustek Limited offered their conference and presentation room for the 60+ bloggers meet along with a lot of goodies for all the bloggers. Mecer is one of their Android & Windows tablets/laptop brand which is gaining a lot of popularity because of it's value for money.

The tablets looks great and offers a lot of capabilities considering it's price. Some of the tablets comes with earphones, 3G and leather covers.

The day started with the breakfast being served along with coffee, tea and cold drinks. Soon afterwards, we were all given goodies bag as we entered the conference hall at Mustek office in Midrand. 

The various sponsors for the goodies bag and breakfast/lunch are - Samsung (Notepad), Intel_Africa (Pen), Nedbank(Pen & tool kit with torch), Joburg Style (magazine), Macaroon (gift vocuher), Anni King (Gift voucher), Scoin Shop (Nelson Mandela Coin), Snapp Cab (Gift Voucher), Trinket Trove (3in1 bands) & Paint Night (Fizzers and gift voucher) and Mustek/Mecer (Small notepad, water bottle, Handy Tool kit).

Here is Sam with all the Mecer tablets on display for bloggers to check out. They also offered discount vouchers on the already value for money tablets. If anyone wants the voucher and wants to buy Mecer tablet, they can email me.

Tech Girl Editor started the presentation catering to both the Blogger and Wordpress users. I resonated with her knowledge about blogging but was totally unaware about the Wordpress thing. I tried to use wordpress but even posting a photograph makes me crazy whereas it is so easy on Google's Blogger. This workshop really took some of my fears of wordpress away and gave some real insights into both the worlds. 

Sam covered a lot of topics ranging from domain names, storage, content, customizations, ad sense & affiliate programs, themes, designs, plugins, hosting issues, web designers, c panel, backing up your blog, white screen of death, exporting your blog, migrating to other domains, security, hacking & Google Analytic. It was a lot of information that was shared for everyone to consume and think about. She also shared some of her secrets to increase traffic and make your blog interesting. 

Ultimately, Sam said that - Content is King, if you write well, then you are bound to succeed. Keep learning and keep asking for help from fellow bloggers. It's a community and it's meant to stay together and help each other improve on their skills as a blogger. 

After the presentation lunch was ready and bloggers enjoyed the lovely food spread containing vegetarian options also which are generally not available anywhere else I go for a launch event or party. 

Overall, I came home with a lot of learning and reflections that I thought of but missed them considering in this day to day job and work environment. It was a morning well spent and received some useful goodies too. I met some lovely bloggers Katchie from SA Bloggers, Meruschka from Mzansi Girl, Namitha from My eyes on the world during the meet and above all Sam Wright. I came to know about her during the #MissionSamsung second blogging challenge for #SamsungSmartTV as she was the chosen Top 10. Thanks to @SABloggers 's Sandy Nene for tweeting about this workshop and supporting this worthy cause. I definitely believe in the motto of #weblogforlove.

Follow Tech Girl & Sam Wright on twitter. For those who missed this workshop, Tech Girl will do special posts on all #blogging advices shared on their website soon. 

Cheers!!!

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