In this episode Life by Design speaks to Amanda Wichmann, an educator and poet KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Growing up, Amanda wanted to be a Psychologist and had love for performing arts. After completing high school she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree with English and Psychology as major subjects with the intention of continuing with Psychology. She found herself in the teaching profession which she started in 2003, and says that it was God who lead her towards this career path. She recently published a poetry book called Chasing Joy with a collection of 64 poems. She writes from the heart and some poems have been used for school competitions and book fairs.

LIFE BY DESIGN shares stories of discovering purpose, whether through leaving a vocation to pursue one’s passion or whether discovering your purpose through pain or any other life event. The aim of the programme is to inspire listeners to tap into their full potential. It is a One on One in studio interview where the presenter talks to the guest who shares about their background and their life story/experience of discovering their passion.
The show features a surprise guest- through a telephonic or in studio interview – during the 3rd segment. 
It is a 4 segment show – Introduction & welcome as well as sharing background information, Journey to discovering purpose/passion, Surprise guest feature to talk through the guests’ pursuit of purpose & impact thereof (this can be a parent, a friend, a mentee, an expert, etc) & Lessons learnt & to share plus parting shots and presenter wrap up that closes with a song.

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LIFE BY DESIGN shares stories of discovering purpose, whether through leaving a vocation to pursue one’s passion or whether discovering your purpose through pain or any other life event.