"Way before you are dead, society has already made a box just for you—an invisible one. They just carry you in one visible when you are dead, to finally make it official…"
Jiksa Tafara is a visionary leader, educator, and author who was born in Ethiopia but moved to the United States to study. He attended the University of Minnesota, Bethel University, and Cornell University, NY, where he attained a bachelor’s in Economics, a master’s in Business Administration, and a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership, and Performance Leadership respectively.
Fluent in three different languages, both oral and written, since graduating Jiksa has become a leader in the field of Higher Education and has recently become enthused with the idea of sharing his theories with others.
As well as his day job, Jiksa has become a first-time author with his book, One of a Kind. This nonfiction work is about individual uniqueness and its implications for human existence. It works on the principle that we are all unique, given a unique fingerprint from birth to stand out, and why we need to embrace our individual uniqueness to live an authentic and purposeful life and make a lasting impression on the world we inhabit.
Now living in Minnesota, Jiksa loves the natural world and takes every opportunity to take a walk in the stunning scenery that is abundant near his home. He also enjoys attending live sporting events, traveling for education and cultural enlightenment and playing music.
Jiksa’s great love is for teaching and he loves being able to inspire others through it. His plans for the future are to travel and share the concept described in his book, and inspire people to live an authentic life by discovering their uniqueness.
You can contact Jiksa Tafara at tafar004@umn.edu.
