Imodeli ye-Instagram, uBaba oziqhenyayo, ofuna uhambo nempilo ephelele lesi Isikhathi Sokuvuma: Hlangana no-Tom Ernsting – Okhethekile Owesilisa Osemfashinini.
Kusukela kulowo owayeyi-Hotel Sales Executive ozinze eNew York City ukuze abe imodeli yesikhathi esigcwele "yeminyaka ethile" eNingizimu Florida, asihlangane no-Tom.
Sesizocwila ezibalweni ezikhuthazayo ezivela ku-inthanethi, yingakho sikhetha u-Tom noma wasikhetha... sizofunda imibuzo yomuntu siqu, imicabango evusa inkanuko, futhi uzojabulela izithombe ezinhle zika-Tom phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe wokumodela.
U-Tom ngemuva kwalawo mehlo ansundu kanye nezinwele zikasawoti kanye nopelepele, uku-6'2 esimweni esihle sokucabangela imodeli "yeminyaka ethile".
Owesilisa Ngokwemfashini: Sawubona Tom. Sitshele kancane mayelana nomsebenzi wakho. Iziqalo zakho nokuthi kungani ucabanga ukusuka e-NYC uye eningizimu yeFlorida
U-Tom Ernsting: Bengilungiselela ukuthatha umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Bobabili abazali bami bashona besebancane futhi ngathola ikhaya lomhlalaphansi labazali bami eNaples…ngemuva kokushiya umsebenzi wami eminyakeni emithathu edlule njengomqondisi wezentengiso emhlabeni wonke ehhovisi lenkampani eMandarin Oriental Hotel Group e-NYC … ngakwazi ukukhulisa intshebe. (Bekungqubuzana nenqubomgomo yenkampani.) “Ukubukeka” okusha kuthole ukunakwa okukhulu futhi ekugcineni kwangiphushela esikhungweni sami sokuqala sokumodela: i-MP MEGA Miami…futhi nganwetshwa kusukela lapho.
FM: Obani abaye baba nomthelela omkhulu emsebenzini wakho wokumodela?
TE: UMnu. Eric Rutherford ngokuqinisekile. Wenza yonke into enezinga elinjalo nomusa futhi uhlala ebukeka emuhle futhi ejabule ngokuyenza. Futhi, abathwebuli bezithombe ababili ababalulekile: uRon Reagan noScott Teitler (bangithathela izithombe ezishintsha umdlalo.) Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngithole ithuba lokusebenza nabathwebuli bezithombe abaningi abakhulu nabadwebi bezitayela kanye nabantu abazokwenza izimonyo abangikhuthaze futhi bangisize eside.
FM: Yiziphi izikhathi ezimbalwa owazithanda emsebenzini wakho wokumodela?
I-TE: Ngokuqinisekile ngisayina ne-ejensi yami yokuqala…kwakunzima kakhulu ukukholelwa ukuthi ngikwazile ngempela lokhu. Kwathi lapho ngisayina i-ejensi yami yesibili…lokho kwakhombisa ukuthi bekungaphezu nje kokuphaphatheka. Omunye umzuzu oyintandokazi njengokucelwa UKUBUYA ukuthi ngiqhubeke nokumodela i-Ashely Furniture (intengiso yami yokuqala, eyesibili neyesithathu kazwelonke). Futhi ukuqokelwa i-Orange Theory–insizwa “yesiliva” phakathi kwabesifazane abasebasha abahle emdlalweni.
Ukhozi FM: Ukuba nabalandeli abangu-125K (nokubala) ku-Instagram kusho okuthile, yini ocabanga ukuthi abantu bayithanda futhi bakuthanda kangaka?
I-TE: Ngicabanga ukuthi ngixhumana nezibalo eziningi ezahlukene zabantu. Okugqugquzelayo nokugqugquzelayo. Ukufaneleka kuyisihluthulelo sokunakwa futhi futhi ngiyakukhuthaza #qhubekani nisebenza kubo bonke ubudala nobulili. Ngiphinde ngibe nomuzwa wokuthi okuphakelayo kwami kwe-IG kuyangihlinzeka futhi ngibheke ngokwethembeka impilo yami….okubi nokubukekayo. Izikhathi ezinhle nezimbi. Futhi lokho okungaphezu kwama-50 kungaba yi-PRIME yempilo yakho.
Ngiphinde ngathola abalandeli abaningi “ngokudoba ikati”. Ubunikazi bami busetshenziswe abadobi abangama-100 nabangu-100 kuzo zonke izingosi zokuxhumana ongazicabanga emhlabeni jikelele. (match.com; millionarematch.com;
Igrinder; I-Tinder; Twitter, IG, Facebook, nabanye abaningi. Ngithola imilayezo engu-5-6 ngosuku kubantu abakhohliswa ubunikazi bami. Ngokusesha kobunikazi obuhlanekezelwe laba besilisa nabesifazane (iningi labo okungabesifazane) bathola i-REAL Tom Ernsting futhi bagcine bengabalandeli abeseka kakhulu.
FM: Uvula indoda eyisitabane, unophathina wakho, okuhlanganisa nokuthi unezingane naphuma nini? Futhi unqume nini ukuba nezingane? Noma bekungelona uhlelo?
TE: Ngangineminyaka emibili ngishadile futhi ngabusiswa ngendodana…okuyinto engcono kakhulu kimi. Ngaphuma ngaya kuye lapho eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala…ngangingakaze ngesaba kangaka empilweni yami. Wayeyinto ebaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwami futhi ukulahlekelwa uthando lwakhe kwakungaba buhlungu kakhulu. Kodwa wayevuthwe kakhulu ngakho futhi sisondelene kakhulu futhi AKUKAZE kube yinkinga noma amahloni kuye. (Thola ezinye zezithombe zami ku-IG zingase zibe LOL.)
FM: Nanamuhla, abantu abaningi bakubheka njengokungafanele ukuba yisitabane nokuba nezingane—ukungazi akusona isibusiso– futhi ukuphawula okuningi kungaba ubuwula futhi abantu bangasangana futhi bacasule, ingabe uhlushwa isiqhwaga esithile empilweni yakho noma ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. ?
TE: Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuthi angizange ngihlupheke njengoba kwenzeka abanye ngokuhlukumezeka noma ukuhlukumeza ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Ikakhulukazi iye yasekela kakhulu.
Ukhozi FM: Indlela ogcina ngayo umzimba uqinile, isitshela okuthile okumele sikukhuthaze ukuya ejimini futhi ukhuthale kulezi zinsuku.
TE: Ngijima nsuku zonke. Okungaziwa abantu abaningi ukuthi ngihlinzwe ihlombe uchungechunge okwangibuyisela emuva ngokomzwelo nangokomzimba iminyaka engu-5. Umzimba wami waba ne-atrophied futhi ngehla nesisindo esiningi.Kule minyaka engu-4 kuphela umzimba wami usuqine ngokwanele ukuba ube sendaweni lapho ngizizwa ngizethemba futhi ngimuhle ngomzimba wami. Nakuba ngenza i-PT ngivocavoca NSUKU ZONKE namanje.
FM: Unephrofayili yabalandeli kuphela, yisiphi isitho noma izitho zomzimba wakho onconywa kakhulu ngazo?
TE: HA HA HA. Kholwa noma ungakukholwa…kungaba sigqoke ngokuphelele hhayi…ukumamatheka kwami kuthola impendulo eminingi.
FM: Wonke amafilimu akho ezingubo zangaphansi nasembhedeni ayanconywa futhi athandwa ngabantu abaningi, ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi ngabe unohlobo oluthandayo kanye nesitayela sezingubo zangaphansi?
TE: Anginayo ngempela……Ngibe nenhlanhla ngokwanele ukuthi abalandeli bami bangithumelele izingubo zangaphansi namasudi okubhukuda futhi kube yindlela enhle yokuhlinzeka ngokuqukethwe kokuphakelayo kwami kwe-IG nokwabelana ngemikhiqizo eqinile.
FM: Asiyona neze ipolitiki. Kodwa njengamanje iMelika iphila esimweni esibucayi kakhulu, ucabangani ngezwe lakini, futhi uzigcina kanjani uphilile ngokuningi i-bullish*t ngaphandle lapho? Ingabe wenza ukuzindla okuthile, i-yoga noma ezemidlalo ...?
TE: Ukungazi kuyintokozo...ngigcina ngihamba KANGE kangangokuthi anginaso isikhathi sokufunda noma sokulalela ubukhazikhazi bakamuva….kodwa uma ngihlangabezana nokuthile kungishaya emqondweni ukuthi sisesimweni esinyantisayo emhlabeni. Ngibala izinsuku zokhetho oluzayo.
FM: Ucabanga ukuthi ikhona ukucabangela iminyaka yobudala emsebenzini wamamodeli wesilisa? Sitshele ulwazi lwakho...
TE: Ngaqala ukumodela ngineminyaka engama-56…ngizazi ukuthi ngingubani nokuthi ngingena kuphi nokuthi ngigcwalisa yiphi imakethe.
Ngicabanga ukuthi uma ngikhulele ebhizinisini bekuzoba nombono ohlukile…kodwa kimina isitayela sami “sesiliva seminyaka engu-50” sibonakala siqinile.
FM: Ungathini kuTom Ernsting oneminyaka engu-23?
TE: Ngingatshela u-Tom oneminyaka engu-23 ukuthi azizwe eqiniseka ngezinqumo zakho…kodwa enomusa kubantu…lalela, nokuthi unempilo enhle ngaphambili.
Ukhozi FM: Ngabe unakho ukudla okuthandayo noma ubumnandi bokuzisola uma kuziwa endabeni yokudla?
TE: Ngithanda….ngiyayithanda i-pizza….lasagna…..ama-chocolate croissants…….kodwa ngiyanaka…noma yini eyeqile ayilungile.
Ukhozi FM: Uma usejimini unesitho somzimba osithandayo nesingekho osithandayo ongasisebenza?
TE: Ngisebenza kakhulu emzimbeni wami ongezansi…kodwa empeleni ngenza isitho somzimba esisodwa ngosuku ukuze ngizame ukugcina ngilinganisele. Ngiyaziqhenya ngendlela umzimba wami oye wasabela ngayo ekuzinikezeleni kokufaneleka futhi uma kunginika ukuzethemba engangingakaze ngibe nakho ngaphambili. Futhi kungisize kakhulu ukumodela kwami.
Ukhozi FM: Sisanda kuqala unyaka omusha futhi abantu abaningi -ngihlanganisa nami - badonsa kanzima ngezinqumo. Uzigcina kanjani ukhuthazekile nanoma yimaphi amagama abantu abakwazi ukuyeka kalula ijimu.
TE: #qhubeka nokusebenza. Uma uqhubeka uzobona imiphumela. Ukuzizwa ujabule ngendlela obukeka ngayo kubaluleke kakhulu enjabulweni nasenhlalakahleni yomuntu wonke.
FM: Ungumphathi wemicimbi ozimele eFlorida, imuphi imicimbi ocabanga ukuzenzela yona uwedwa?
TE: Abaphathi bemicimbi abazimele bangithatha emhlabeni wonke ukuze ngisekele abaphathi bemicimbi yabo–kusuka emihlanganweni yokuthengisa kuye kwezikhuthazayo kuye kokwethulwa komkhiqizo.
FM: Singakuthola kanjani uTom, uku-Instagram kuphela?
I-TE: @tomdeanernsting ihamba phambili.
FM: Ngiyabonga kakhulu Tom kube yintokozo, akhona amazwi okugcina kubo bonke abantu abakuthandayo nabakuthandayo?
TE: NGIYABONGA NGOKUSEKELA.
Ngaba nesikhathi esibi kangaka lapho ngihlanganisa iminyaka engama-50…ngizizwa sengathi “impilo yami isiphelile”…kodwa akukaze kube ngcono futhi ngingakhuthaza WONKE UMUNTU ukuthi alangazelele ukuguga…ukuhlola izinto ezintsha, ukuletha konke ukuhlakanipha empilweni yakho ukuze ukwenze. izinqumo ezizoholela empilweni engcono kuwe nakwabanye.
Ungalandela u-Tom Ernsting ku-@tomdeanernsting.