I’m Liezl Colditz van Rooyen and welcome to my podcast. Born and raised in South Africa, at age 23 I followed my dream to see the world and twenty years on I have now travelled quite a bit, though there is still so much of the world to see and experience. I got to see so much of the beauty of this planet and for that I will forever be grateful. But I also got to know so many people from different parts of the world and from all walks of life. They all taught me so much. It changed my perspective on many things in life and on what we value as success and importance. I started to become fascinated and developed a passion for the stories and journeys of ordinary people, why and how they got to where they are today, the determination they had to show to get there, and be successful or achieve a dream, most of the time against the odds.  I also got to see the grace of people who value a simple life and count their blessings every day though they might not have much. They taught me gratefulness and humility. I came to realise that we are all human, that we are all unique. We might come from different countries, backgrounds, look and dress differently or speak different languages, but in essence we all want the same basic things in life: to be happy, safe, healthy and loved.  We live in an amazing world, yes there is sadness and pain but also so much beauty. You just need to see it - it is around you every day. I also realised that the definition of success is not in material and external things but that it lies within you, in who you are, how you treat others and who you become on your life journey. Your most important task in this life is to be happy and live your life to the fullest. You have desires and passions that are unique and true only to you, however small it might seem, but nothing is ever small or unimportant if it is a passion of yours. If you are the best you, you will be the best for everyone around you. I decided to start this podcast as my small contribution to create a platform to share, broadcast and promote the interesting, wonderful and inspiring things that some of the people who crossed my path have done. I would love to shine the spotlight on them and share their journeys with you to hopefully inspire you to be the best you, you can be, not to give up and to follow your passion or dream.  And in that way, help to make a little difference and share some of the beauty of this world.  I hope you will enjoy the journey with me.
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ABOUT THE PODCAST

In the Spotlight was born as a platform to share, broadcast and promote the interesting, wonderful and inspiring things that some of the people who crossed Liezl’s path have done. She would love to shine the spotlight on them and share their journeys with you to hopefully inspire you to be the best you, you can be, not to give up and to follow your passion or dream.  And in that way, help to make a little difference and share some of the beauty of this world.  

ABOUT THE HOST
Liezl Colditz van Rooyen
Born and raised in South Africa, Liezl followed her dream to see the world at age 23 and twenty years and has now travelled to 50 countries and worked and lived in the UK, Belgium and Saudi Arabia. She is a mum of two boys, a chartered management accountant working in large energy projects, a musician, runner, a world citizen but proudly South African and now a podcaster.The incredible people she has met, the amazing places she has seen and the magic of life she has experienced, inspired her to start this podcast.