#TheEngineRoom with Anita Erskine

<p><strong>1. SELF DISCOVERY</strong></p><p>I watched newscasters like Gifty Anti and Beatrice Aidoo and admired their Confidence, Preparation and Delivery. I grew up a relentless desire to be relevant by impacting people through television.</p><p><strong>2. DISCIPLINE</strong></p><p>I learnt discipline and formality from my late dad, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine, who recently passed on.</p><p><strong>3. TOP-OF-MIND AWARENESS</strong></p><p>I am not eager to be the first. I am determined to be the first that you will remember.</p><p><strong>4. PREPAREDNESS</strong></p><p>I went through years of preparation during which I leveraged my gifts and talents coupled with strategy. My first day on set was in 1997, when I had to step in for someone on Metro TV with barely 15 minutes notice. It was disastrous.</p><p><strong>5. HUMAN ENABLERS</strong></p><p>I treasure the generosity of people like Aunty Abena at Metro TV, who taught me to ask questions, Talal Fattal, who threw me into the deep end, and Nana Yaw, a camera man, who taught me camera-eye coordination. My dad really appreciated three not-so-frontline contributors; his driver, chef and bat man.</p><p><strong>6. PROBLEM SOLVING</strong></p><p>I am inspired by things that don’t seem straightforward. They inspire my curiosity and desire to explore solutions. Eg. National challenges.</p><p><strong>7. PERSONAL FAITH</strong></p><p>I talk to God consistently, everyday. I often hear the voice of God when I am about to make decisions. Some call it intuition, but I know it is God.</p><p>8. <strong>MISTAKES</strong></p><p>I have made several mistakes in life. An obvious one was not pursuing formal media education earlier. I am correcting that with a Master’s in Communication Management and thoroughly enjoying it.</p><p><strong>9. REJECTION</strong></p><p>I have been rejected for being assertive and different. Sometimes people build a wall or frame a perception about you and expect you to fit in. Humility helps in navigating such situations. In spite of how