Beautiful Lucille Sikosana has a gentle, caring soul that belies her determination to succeed at everything she does. She’s also a wonderful friend.

Springs Angel

Loosi, as she’s known, grew up in Springs, of all places, on the East Rand. The third of four children, she is a product of Veritas College.

She graduated from the University of Johannesburg with an honours degree in international trade and finance. Starting as an investment banker at Investec, she’s now a wealth manager at ABSA Wealth.

But her dream is to do a photography course and one day open her own studio. ‘I have the talent,’ she smiles, ‘but I also want the professional qualification.’ There’s no doubt she’ll achieve both.

Great Mentor

Because of her caring nature, Loosi aspires to be a great mentor and currently has two high school pupils under her wing.

‘I believe that education and good mentoring can help shape our young people and in that way shape the future of our beautiful country,’ she says. ‘The best legacy is not what you leave for people, but what you leave in people. God has entrusted all of us with a wealth of knowledge, which you’re not supposed to keep to yourself. We should be passing it on; it’s our responsibility to the next generation.’

But she’s not just an enabler. Loosi believes in the great I AM, the god that resides within. We all come from Love and there is nothing you need to be or do to be worthy of Love. You simply need to remember who You are.

For Fun

She plays a lot of golf, which does not seem to do much for bringing down her handicap. She also loves reading and spending time with family and friends.

And when she goes out she lets her hair down. It’s been a long way for the blossoming girl from Springs to the beautiful flower she is now. When not partying she enjoys the occasional (or two) glass of wine. 

Relationships

Loosi is currently in a relationship with a great guy who has the honesty and integrity she looks for. More importantly, for her, he knows who he is and what he wants. One day, but not now, she hopes to be a wonderful mother.

But it was not always like this, which presented a number of heartbreaking challenges. Because of her open nature the door was also ajar for creeps. They were what she was looking for, but she was not what they were looking for. But she took time out to get to know her essential ‘Me’ and figure out who she was, which has put her in a much better place concerning relationships. 

‘There were so many creeps,’ she laughs. ‘But it goes back to knowing who you are. If you know that; then it’s so easy to kick them out of your life and declare, “I don’t need creepy in my life, I am beautiful and I am worthy.”’

South Africa and the World

‘In South Africa I see such a beautiful country with many possibilities,’ she says. ‘We have what it takes to make this country one of the best in the world. We have recently hosted a very successful World Cup and we should leverage this to keep us on the international stage.’

To do this we need to encourage our young people to read and have a hunger for education. Education beats poverty and many other things.

For us and the world she sees a potentially bright future; potentially because of the threat of global warming. It’s time we took this problem seriously. It’s time we took better care of our environment because without it there is no future and definitely no existence.

Women’s Issues

Women face many issues and challenges, especially in the hardcore financial sector. Women are nurturers and it becomes quite a challenge when having to be tough and make sure that deals go through. But this can only make you a stronger person. 

Just be who you are and, with God, all things are possible.