Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello, I am Basi Malatji (JB) from the North West Province in South Africa. I am a training and development consultant and was previously a banker for 17 years with three major South African banks at different management levels. I have written three books to date, one novel, one business development book, and one personal financial development book. I am an Executive Consultant with a training company and an MBA graduate who is currently working on a model for the empowerment of managers at lower management levels.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is called “Financial Literacy: The Basic Requirement for Financial Freedom.” It is published by Createspace, an Amazon company. The newest edition of this book is self-published in December 2014 and is sold as an ebook through Payhip.com.
My job as a Consultant with junior managers, entrepreneurs and business owners and the realization of how many people were battling with personal finance management was the inspiration for my writing. Many of these people had opportunities to create wealth but did not know how. Financial literacy is one of the most neglected areas in our individual lives, people would prefer to entrust it to somebody else. It is the lack of it that most people are not doing well financially. I wanted to share my experience as a consultant, a manager, and an entrepreneur and raise awareness of the importance of acquiring basic financial understanding.
All those who aspire to turn a corner on their finances and those entrepreneurs aspiring to establish businesses need a basic command and understanding of this important financial and economic language if they are to make it in the economic space.
I believe that this book can offer a valuable addition to any reading undertaken by readers of personal financial management and development.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to do most of my writing between 10.00 pm and early hours of the morning when it is quite and there are no distractions.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have been personally influenced by Napoleon Hill, Rick Warren, Chantel Ilbury & Clem Sunter, and Stephen R. Covey.
What are you working on now?
Something that is not related to any of the books I have written, it is a research paper.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still figuring that one out, but I’m planning on developing an email list as my main source of connection. I would love to do public speaking over the anonymous digital publicity.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write because you love to write. Write because you want to share something that you believe somebody out there needs to read it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Follow your hunch, it is never wrong.
What are you reading now?
Games Foxes Play by Chantel Ilbury and Clem Sunter.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am not sure yet.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
A collection of Shakespeare and Napoleon Hill’s work.
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