"Have you ever wondered what a gift given for excellence would look like?", asks South African author and poet Wandisile Accolade Motha, as he poetically takes us through a heart-reaching journey exploring his experience with the blessing in disguise under the trauma dealt by life's hand of being orphaned at a young age and the power one has to emerge and "create themselves in their own image," and as exemplified by his presence on the TEDxPretoria stage, become great! Wandisile Accolade Motha is a South African Author, Poet, Academic and Creative Entrepreneur. A commissioned Poet and spoken word artist, Motha is reputable for his evocative, sensational, spiritual and inspirational performance and written works, coupled with perspicacious professionalism that has seen a successful career that includes publication of two books among other wonderful literary works. The amalgamation of his specialisations have seen him stretch his footprint to a global audience through strategic partnerships and memberships with international and national NPO's and corporate organisations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx