Freedom with Fola

Freedom with Fola

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Freedom with Fola episodes

  • Two Ways to Serve

    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

      • Join me for my 5 Day free workshop: From Corporate Bondage to Entrepreneurial Freedom and join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.

      Register here: freedomwithfola.com

      14 min
    • Overcoming Shame at Work

      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!

      Join me for my 5 Day free workshop: From Corporate Bondage to Entrepreneurial Freedom and join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.

      Register here: freedomwithfola.com

      14 min
    • You don't need to have it all figured out

      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

      P.S. We're hold a From Corporate to Freedom Workshop: Using your Superpower to Design your Corporate Exit Strategy. We'd love to help you get clear on what comes next. Please sign up here.

      18 min
    • Forgiveness: committing to letting go

      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

      P.S. Join me for my 5 Day free workshop: From Corporate Bondage to Entrepreneurial Freedom, Register here: freedomwithfola.com

      19 min
    • Importance of doing meaningful work, Interview with Jan Campbell

      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

        • You can contact Jan on Linkedin.

        Love, joy, and peace

        Fola

        P.S. Join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.



        25 min
      • The Power of Your Thoughts, Interview with Ellen Torreyson

        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

        Connect with Ellen on LinkedIn

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        Love, joy, and peace

        Fola at Work

        P.S. Join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.

        28 min
      • Intuition or Fear
        Join Other ambitious C suite and high-performing executives and professionals who wanna create exciting work that sets them free at freedomwithfola.com.
        The purpose of this Podcast is to help those struggling with fear so severely that it stops you from making the critical decisions you need to make in your career in your business to build your epic work life. 
        While I believe we must fight through and overcome fear sometimes (a lot of the time), justified concerns tell you something is wrong.
         If you don't know the difference between your intuition/gut and genuine panicky fear, we end up in places we never should go. Instead, you've got to start listening more to the wisdom you've gathered over the decades of your experience as a business or corporate leader. You have a lot of information inside of a step that was not tapping into.
        15 min
      • The Importance of Having a Legacy

        Join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.

        In this episode, I share a sad event in high school that had been part of the reason that set a fire in my heart to help women reach their potential.

        I also talk about

        • What happened to my friend "Fatima" in high school
        • What this community is about 
        • What I hope we'll be able to achieve
        • Why we need to great at work...but the right work.
        • Your challenges at work are not in your head.
        • This community is to help us be more resilient and have a greater impact on the world
        • Importance of building a legacy
          • 9 min
        • Interview with Bisi McGregor

          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

            • If you'd like to connect with Bisi to discuss more, please reach to her via LinkedIn.

            Join the Community of Support!

            Love, joy, and peace

            Fola at Work

            P.S. Join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.

            37 min
          • LinkedIn Mistakes that Executives Make, Interview with Debra Boggs (Part 3)

            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

              • You can connect with Debra on LinkedIn here:

              Love, peace, and joy

              Fola at Work

              P.S. Join our community of Ambitious C-Suite and High Performing women who are committed to breaking free from toxic workplaces and creating a work that excites them at freedomwithfola.com.


              43 min

            About Freedom with Fola

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            Helping high-performing and C-Suite professionals and who feel trapped in their careers break free from corporate work, design work, create a life that excites them, and makes everyday feel like a Friday.