Coaching with Rati
Coaching
Personal, practical coaching from Ratile Mabitsela: mindset coach, former titleholder, pageant director and judge, award winning media personality and psychology student. Choose the coaching that fits where you are right now.
Finding Yourself AgainCareer CoachingPageantry and EtiquetteProfessional Ethics and Etiquette
The Three Selves Model™
Finding Yourself Again
For anyone rebuilding after a season that changed them. As a mindset coach, Ratile uses her Three Selves Model to help you see which version of you is leading your life right now, and how to move forward with intention.
The Wound · The Protector · The Becoming
The quiz is a self reflection tool, not a psychological assessment or diagnosis. Ratile is a psychology student and coach, not a registered psychologist.
From Grade 9 to Matric and beyond
Career Coaching and University Applications
Choosing subjects, a career and a study path can feel overwhelming, and the application process even more so. I walk learners and their families through every step, from Grade 9 subject choices to Matric, university applications, funding and securing a place.
01
Subject choices
Guidance for Grade 9 learners choosing subjects for Grade 10 to 12.
02
Career exploration
Matching interests, strengths and values to real career paths and the courses that lead there.
03
University and college applications
Choosing institutions and courses, entry requirements, closing dates and completing application forms.
04
Motivation letters
Help writing strong motivation letters and personal statements for applications and bursaries.
05
Bursaries and NSFAS
Finding bursaries for your field of study, tracking closing dates, and completing NSFAS and bursary applications.
06
Student loans
Understanding the student loan options available when bursaries and NSFAS do not cover everything.
07
Late applications and open spaces
Help finding institutions accepting late applications and following up on available spaces after results.
08
Confidence and goals
Goal setting, motivation and the confidence to own the decision.
Please note: Rati is a Bachelor of Psychology student at SACAP, registered with the HPCSA as a psychology student (SRC 0041823). She is not yet a registered psychologist or counsellor. This is a coaching and application support service and does not include psychological assessments, testing, diagnosis or therapy. Admission, bursary and funding decisions rest with the institutions and funders. Sessions for learners under 18 are booked by a parent or guardian.
From a former titleholder, director, coach and judge
Pageantry and Etiquette
Rati has been on every side of the stage: Miss Tembisa 2013/14, pageant director, coach and judge. Coaching covers everything a contestant needs to arrive prepared, poised and true to herself, with the etiquette and grace that carry beyond the crown.
01
Interview and Q&A
Answering with clarity, warmth and confidence, under pressure and on camera.
02
Stage presence
Posture, poise and owning the stage from the first moment.
03
Wardrobe and styling
Choosing looks for each round that suit you and the pageant.
04
Etiquette and deportment
Introductions, dining etiquette, posture and social graces for every occasion.
05
Personal brand and social media
Telling your story, building your platform and showing up online with intention.
06
Contestant strategy
Choosing the right pageant, finding sponsors and preparing your advocacy platform.
07
Mock judging panels
Practice interviews scored the way a real panel scores them, by an experienced pageant judge.
Also available
Book Rati as a Pageant Judge
Fair, experienced judging for pageants of every size, from a former titleholder and pageant director, with feedback contestants can learn from.
For individuals, teams and institutions
Professional Ethics and Etiquette
How you conduct yourself opens doors long before your qualifications do. These sessions prepare graduates entering the workplace, professionals stepping into leadership and teams who represent a brand to act with integrity and present themselves with confidence.
01
Workplace conduct and integrity
Honesty, accountability, confidentiality and handling conflicts of interest.
02
Professional communication
Emails, calls, messages and meetings that are clear, respectful and effective.
03
Business dining and networking
Table manners, introductions and making a strong impression at events.
04
Personal presentation
Grooming, dress codes and presence that suit your role and industry.
05
Interviews and first impressions
Preparing for interviews and the first weeks in a new role.
06
Online conduct
Protecting your professional reputation on social media.
Formats: one on one sessions, group workshops for companies, and talks for schools, colleges and universities.
Riversands Outlet Park
Coaching at KontentHauz
In person sessions can be held at KontentHauz, Rati’s content studio at Riversands Outlet Park.
Pageant and personal brand clients can finish their coaching with a professional shoot in the studio, so you leave with new images and content that show the work you have done.
Not sure where to start?
Send Rati a message and she will recommend the right coaching.