99FM ROYAL HUSTLERS | Sabrina Jacobs

Human Resources is a field where your life becomes dedicated to helping others reach their potential and moving organisations into new eras. Sabrina Jacobs is a young Namibian who is moving mountains for others. She is determined to capacitate people so they can grow and contribute to the company’s goals.

As a child she stayed in various places but always felt connected to family. Born in Windhoek, she spent the first five or so years of her life with her granny and aunt in Cape Town. She then returned to her family home in Khomasdal, a suburb of Windhoek, where she grew up with her two younger siblings. The family moved to the Hochlandpark part of town when Sabrina was about to start high school at DHPS (a German private school).

Leaving her family to go and study was a shock to her system. Sabrina found herself at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in South Africa, home sick and not sure which courses to choose. Her passion for helping people had been stoked in her youth by attending church and being exposed to the generosity and love of others there. She was convinced that she wanted to study psychology, but seven years seemed like a very long time to be a student.

NMMU offered Industrial Psychology as part of a BA in Human Resources, and with that the path of Sabrina’s career presented itself. Her father encouraged her to overcome the struggle of being away from home and get her qualifications, and she went on to get her BA Honours in Labour Relations and HR. She also completed the Senior Manager’s Development Programme at the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

As a human capital and organisational development specialist, Sabrina has spent several years honing her skills in the oil and gas, retail and wholesale and hospitality industries. Currently she is employed as General Manager: Human Resources at Cymot (Pty) Ltd. Her motivation and drive, however, comes from more than just her day job.

Sabrina grew up playing music in church. She played the recorder and went on to learn the clarinet. Teaching young kids music gives her joy and fulfillment. She teaches them to play the recorder and still plays her clarinet as often as she can. She chooses gratefulness and is motivated to make a difference in someone’s life everyday. “That’s why I went into HR”, she told Mooks of 99FM, “to help others.”

Her advice for living life at its best is simple: never stop learning. She quotes the famous Zig Ziglar saying: “If you are not willing to learn, no-one can help you. If you are determined to learn, noone can stop you.”

Sabrina is learning, growing, developing and reaching impressive heights, and she brings an entire organisation on the journey with her.

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