Superhero Origin Stories

Tehn Diamond is the founder of Tisu Ngoda Dzacho (Shona, for We Are The Diamonds) a purpose development agency committed to breathing purpose back into the lives of individuals and the operations of business. 

Tehn has spent the past 10 years examining and exploring purpose in his own life, through the lens of his numerous creative pursuits, most notably as an award-winning musician. More recently he played the male lead in Zimbabwe's first ever Netflix film, the award-winning romantic comedy "Cook Off".

Tehn’s life purpose is to serve as a lasting reminder to young Africans everywhere that PURPOSE MATTERS. In this episode you'll learn:

- Why Tehn believes we should strive to die empty 

- Tehn Diamond believes we come to this planet with not just one purpose but multiple purposes. We’re like pawpaws/strawberries. Multiple seeds we gotta plant. Seeds of purpose we’ve got to bring to fruition. 

- How purpose grows and evolves

- Purpose is like an onion 

-  Going out to  

- Tehn Diamond’s definition of a hero 

- His origin story 

- The meaning of the “h” in “Tehn” Diamond 

- Learning to step back a little bit and nourish the relationships he left behind because

- The importance of taking a moment to pause being a hero for yourself and be hero for your friends and family. For they are the very core of your heroic identity that you should strengthen. 

- Why he loves the Batman character so much 

- The power and purpose he found in being open and vulnerable. 

- Not always about purpose but about the path 

- The importance of constantly perfecting your approach to purpose

- The importance of getting good at what you do

- The importance of the Journey of becoming 

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EJ is such an Inspirational guy, an amazing father of the cutest baby girl on the planet, and all-around just a phenomenal individual who is constantly speaking life and prosperity over everyone he meets.  He and Jean-Si immediately became not only my friends but older brothers as well.  This episode is part 2 of the conversation on Africa, Black America, and Black Panther and the importance of proper representation. This topic was something we all found important because the representation of different cultures and people on global stages such as Hollywood is important in the formation of the hero identity, the perception of self, of an individual and group of individuals. Especially our kids. Misrepresentation leads to societal imbalance and serves as a means to maintain social inequality. It is movies like Black Panther and conversations like this that break the chain of stereotyped portrayals. In this episode you’ll learn and hear us talk about:

⁃A body of research called symbolic annihilation
⁃ What about the movie captivated him
⁃The character that he identified with the most 
⁃How the movie is building bridges in the black community across the world 
⁃How a dream to visit the motherland has turned into a priority 
⁃EJ talks about the Joys of fatherhood
⁃The importance of representation 
⁃ Why you should know about the body of research and term known as Symbolic annihilation and how it further highlights the importance of representation in media
⁃ Why he doesn’t feel whole
⁃Talks a bit about his Ethiopian roots
⁃ Why as an African American he fears being judged by Africans when visits Africa   
⁃Proper representation of African culture gives us a sense of pride 
⁃ How he would’ve reacted if he was in Killmonger’s shoes
⁃ Why he thinks representation is a big thing
⁃The belief, aspiration, and admiration that Black panther inspired not only in people of colour but in other races as well. 
⁃The nod vs the Wakanda salute 
⁃Wakanda salute was important enough and well received by the black community and the world that they added into the FIFA video game. 
⁃Why always shining a light on the bad is bad 
⁃Why its difficult for black communities to come together 

"I always said I wanted to be Ayrton Senna or Superman. Superman was my favourite being in the world because he had such good morals, saving people and strength and all the things humans wish we could have.
"But what I do remember was there was no action hero the same colour as me.
"In a lot of scenarios around the world, there is under-representation. Young kids sometimes - if you can't see it, you sometimes think it's not possible.

⁃Louis Hamilton

• https://theconversation.com/why-its-so-important-for-kids-to-see-diverse-tv-and-movie-characters-92576
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_annihilation 
• https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/53961351

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While we may watch superhero movies as a form of escapism, it's important to note the moral and societal impact of these stories. Movies don't just serve as entertainment but they double as powerful ways to educate and bring attention to the parallels that exist in real-life. In this episode, we discuss the Marvel blockbuster, Black Panther, and its influence & significance to the global black community. 

- What he thought about the movie black panther

- How Jean-Si grew up being of two worlds 

- What the movie meant from an African-American perspective

- Why representation in Hollywood matters to minorities 

- If one massive blockbuster can do to reverse misrepresentation?

- The country he’s going to visit first in Africa 

- A civil war put a wrench in his family’s plan to visit 

- What he’s expecting to experience 

- Why one-sided narratives are bad and ultimately detrimental.

- His thoughts on non-Black people doing the Wakanda salute. 

- The positive impact the movie made   

- How to respond if a kid asks if Wakanda is real.

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Phoebe is Tiger ferocity personified and Imposes her will on the status quo. 

A girl who is nothing but sheer ferocity.  She's a motivator, political commentator, and public speaker.

In this episode, she talks about the loss of her mother, blogging therapy, crying as a form of catharsis, and how the passing of her mother affected her relationship with God.

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Guidance Gunundu On The Origins Of His Artistic Drive, Cultural Advocacy And More.

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Tony drives home the importance of NOT Giving UP, by sharing how his mother influenced the origins of his never give up attitude, how he handled mega losses in high school, business and much more.

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Lisa talks about not letting people define you and the importance of separating yourself from haters and doubters.


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