Freedom with Fola

You don't have to start a charity to change the world!

In this episode, I share

• Why it's crucial to separate business mission from your life mission
• Why you must separate your mission to your clients with your mission to the world (your philanthropic vision)
• Why both tasks are essential, but the first one funds the second
• How your core business idea in and of itself has a significant societal impact even if you're not supporting a non-profit

If you're in a toxic workplace, shame happens.

You are not alone!

In this episode, I share five strategies I've used to tackle the shame and thrive.

Life is too short to be shamed every day.

You've got powerful options!

Hi 

My clients often underestimate the power of small decisions, especially at the start of their transition from corporate to something better (we call it freedom). 

I find over 80% of the professionals I work with have already made crucial micro-decisions about their lives or careers. You might be in the space too; otherwise, you won't be here. They don't give themselves credit for it. The other 20% are stuck just before making the decision or choice--they know they want something better without knowing what that better is.

That is a massive decision! Congratulations.

I share three reasons why these micro-decisions are essential to you stepping into your epic life and building that business that will change your life.

Love, joy, and peace

Fola Jimi

Do I need to forgive the people who hurt me in order to be successful? Is a question I hear a lot. In this episode I talk about the impact holding onto resentments and bitterness could have in your ability to develop a career or business that excites you and also had global Impact. I share 5 key considerations that have helped me work through and work out resentments and bonus and move into a space of focusing on what I need to do and what I want to do to have a life that excites me.

Love, joy, and peace

Fola

Hi Supers

I'm speaking with Jan Campbell,  the CEO of Strategisense Consulting, and is a C-Suite Leadership Coach and Business Consultant. She is a  C-Suite Strategy and Transformation Advisor, Certified Executive Coach. She helps leaders get focus and get results for their organizations and the community they serve.

We discuss 

• The importance of doing meaningful work.  
• Is the desire to do meaningful work selfish?
• The role of purpose and meaning in our lives and careers
• Why leaders get stuck in work they feel has little meaning to them
• The impact of continuing to just focus on the money
• Defining and uncovering your purpose

I spoke with Ellen Torreyson to explore how our thoughts impact the ability to achieve our career and goals, the importance of managing our thoughts in the workplace, and how thoughts affect the way we work.

Ellen Torreyson founded Ellen Torreyson Coaching in 2020 following a 25-year career in corporate marketing and sales operations for global semiconductor companies. Ellen helps women of all ages who are standing at the intersection of Work and Life. Drawing on her professional career, she combines coaching with curiosity and keen project management skills to help clients simplify complex problems so that they can make decisions and take action. She holds a B.A. in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin. She is certified as a Professional Coach and Master Energy Leadership Index Practitioner by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.

We talk about:

· How self-doubt shows up in women

· How our thoughts manifest

· The importance of managing our thoughts

· Why we need to permit ourselves to let go of the expectations.

· Being more of who you are!

· How to master your thoughts

· What to do if you feel stuck

Hi, Superheroes,

Bisi McGregor is a Life and Mindset Coach, and she helps high achievers and ambitious women go after what they want without fear holding back again. Bisi helps people break down the concept of fear and how it entraps us and causes her to be unproductive.

Today, I'll share with you:

• · How fear gets in the way of our more
• · How fear shows up
• · Being available to your more in whatever area of your life
• · Divorcing the corporate world
• · The danger of working hard at the wrong thing: Getting bigger and better at the wrong things
• · The impact of losing ourselves on her health, relationship, and mind
• · Fear makes us confirm and believe that who we are isn’t enough
• · What people are afraid of

Debra Boggs and I spoke in the summer about her shift from Senior Executive to a business owner that supports her entire family. We decided it would be worth sharing her story of transition with our community. You can listen to the episodes here and here.

Debra is an executive resume writer, LinkedIn profile optimizer, and job search strategist that helps senior professionals stand out in the modern job market.

We discussed

• People have Linked profiles for different reasons you need to know that before your start
• There's no one right way to have a profile
• Why you should care about being on Linkedin
• Benefits of Linkedin for proactive networking
• The scale of Senior Jobs being searched on Linkedin
• How putting intention on your profile can bring opportunities to you
• Six Mistakes Executives (especially women) make when approaching Linkedin and hold them back

Myths to overcome to get the career you want, Interview with Debra Boggs (Part 2)

Debra Boggs and I spoke in the summer about her shift from Senior Executive to a business owner that supports her entire family. We decided it would be worth sharing her story of transition with our community.

Debra is an executive resume writer, LinkedIn profile optimizer, and job search strategist that helps senior professionals stand out in the modern job market.

In we talk about

· How an accident changed Debra's life?

· Her journey: how she moved from executive to entrepreneur.

· Factors that made her transitioning a success

· Whether or not the risk worth it

The Danger of Dimming Your Light with Veronica King

Hi Superheroes

I recently spoke with Veronica King, a business and executive leadership coach, to discuss how women Dim their Light at work. Ms. King helps legal and allied professionals grow their businesses to have the freedom to make the choices they want and live the lives they deserve.

Today, I’ll share with you:

1. Why women dimming our light that is to make other people comfortable can be harmful
2. Why women dim our light
3. How bad advice, from our pasts, significantly affects our ability to be successful in our personal and professional lives
4. Why people try to shut women down
5. We need to take off the limits we place on ourselves and leave a legacy in line with who we indeed are.

Hello Superheroes.

Hi Supers

In this episode, I talk about wanting more and expressing what you have inside of you.

• There is this thing inside you want to make a reality
• You have this feeling that I should be having a greater impact 
• You feel you're not reaching your potential
• It's not enough to simply be grateful
• Having the same job for 20 years isn't for everyone
• Other people aren't going to understand what you're trying to get to
• Embrace the fact you're different

Love, joy, and peace

Fola at Work

In this episode, talk about the risk of allowing what you've done in the past to define who you are and who you want to be.

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Afua’s Career Transition from Unhappy Law Student to Education Consultant & Life Coach

Hi Superheroes

Welcome to today's episode of Fola at Work. I’m so excited to share this conversation with you today. I talked with Afua Kudom, a qualified life coach with The Coaching Academy, UK. As an education consultant, Afua has worked with students from across Europe, supporting them in their applications to Cambridge and Oxford Universities. She shared with me a wealth of wisdom from her own experience transitioning from a legal background.

Topics we discussed included:

1. How she chose to follow a career she loved was passionate about and found happiness.
2. The reality of changing your career path
3. Why most people are afraid to make critical career and business decisions and therefore don't change
4. Practical steps you can take to move from where you currently are to where you want to be

Hi, Superheroes,

In this episode, I share one of my toxic environment experiences and how it affected me.

I discuss:

1. Signs you're in a toxic workplace

2. How badly unhealthy work environments affect your sense of self and your productivity

3. How to move forward

If you're ready to break free from a toxic workplace or take your career/business, we'd love to have you.

Love, peace, and joy

Fola at Work

Hi, Superheroes,

In my mid-twenties, I went through a rough patch. I even ended up technically homeless because I chose to pursue the life I wanted, even though I had no clue how to bring it about. I'm grateful that I went through what I did because it taught me a lot about myself, especially the importance of showing up even in seemingly hopeless situations.

Love, peace, and joy

Fola at Work

Demand your worth

Hi Superheroes

A few years ago, I facilitated a workshop for a Fortune 100 Corporation. I did it for free naively thinking it would lead towards more paying work. Big surprise,—it did not! 

This story is a great example of a professional woman (me) not knowing my worth.

In this episode, I will share:

• A bit about this amazing opportunity that paid nothing!
  
• Why I accepted being paid nothing
  
• What I believed about myself in that moment
  
• What I learnt about myself since then
  
• What I learnt about corporations and their view of money
  
• Why I now strongly believe that I am worth it and demand what I’m worth
  
• Why women struggle with asking for what we’re worth, even C Suite or high achieving women like you
  
• The importance of women knowing their worth
  

As you listen, if you do sometimes struggle with your sense of professional worth, remember you’re not alone.

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Hi Superheroes,

In this episode, I share one a big failure and the impact it had on achieving my goals and dreams. 

We all face failure and the fear of failure. I know that I do.

 As a recovering C Suite executive, I’ve been strongly encouraged to minimize discussing my failures and present myself as someone with ending strengths. But as a mentor, I understand that failure or the fear of failure it can cause needless and a lasting shame and pain which can be very crippling and damaging, for even the most senior executives.

So, I would like to share

1. An example of a time I failed as a senior executive
   
2. What exactly happened
   
3. The fallout of that failure, and its impact on my career
   
4. How I recovered from that failure
   
5. What I learnt from that experience
   
6. What we as a community need to understand about failure and success
   

Hi Superheroes

I sat down with a prison warden in a third world maximum security men’s prison. I wanted to understand how he led in a dangerous environment with limited resources. What I learned profoundly challenged my approach to leadership and to accepting poor leadership over me since.

I used to think people lived his values on TV shows like Star Trek, so I was skeptical, but his team backed him up—apparently he walked the talk.

In this episode, I’ll share with you

• My number one takeaway from my conversation with the warden
  
• Why we often choose to remain under the leadership of abusive people—even as senior professionals with options
  
• How we can start moving away from toxic situations into a space where we can fulfil our passion, purpose and even achieve profit
  

Please share your experiences with toxic leadership and inspirational leadership. What kind of leader  do you desire to be within a corporation where you’re employed or within your own business?

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Hi Everyone

I wanted to introduce myself to you all.

Hi Ladies,

What's in a name? Apparently a lot...

Recently, I decided to change my name back to what my name "Fola" was a child vs what I called myself to make other people comfortable.  I've come to realize, I started making  other decision, like career and business decisions, because I wanted to be accepted. 

That needed to stop. 

One reason I created this community to help YOU become radically honest about who you are and be unapologetic about it!

Today, I’ll share with you:

1. My experience with trying and failing to conform.
   
2. Why I used to hide in the shadows.
   
3. How I broke free and accepted my truth.

Join the Community of Support!

Do you want enriching conversations with intelligent, insightful executive women who are bold and unapologetic in their lives and ambition? 

Hey, what’s YOUR next level?

Hi, Superheroes,

A few months ago, a couple of women asked me how they could break through the glass ceiling and get to the next level of their careers? It's a big question, so I decided to answer it in this episode.

Today, I’ll share with you:

1. A high-level roadmap to help you build a career that excites you and breaking through the glass (or rather concrete) ceiling or walk out of the whole building
   
2. The significance of taking off your mask and being radically honest about who you are and what you want
   
3. Why you need to be unapologetic about what you are willing to do to get you to where you want to be
   
4. Why you should align your skills to your passion and do the types of work what makes you feel fulfilled
   
5. Why you should stop oscillating between who you are and what you want for yourself

Join the Community of Support!