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#013 - After 3 months since the last released episode of the League of Icons podcast, I share the reason for the gift of those 90 days of time and space, and what is hot, new, and upcoming on the show.

The topics covered on a high level included:

Re-aligning Purpose - ensuring what we do in terms of content and activity is at the core of our predetermined overall purpose. Melissa West, founder of Xtreme Coaching, helped me dial this all in over a period of twelve weeks. I even became a Certified Blueprint for Success Facilitator.

Evaluation of our 90 Day Podcast Journey - The insights gathered led to the complete redesign of the podcast website in order to help strengthen the brand and provide a seamless and rewarding experience for members of my tribe, League Nation, as they engage with the content on the website. Even as we embark on the next phase of the journey.

Memberships - The desire to build a structured membership made me sign up for Tribe Experience 2021 led by Stu McLaren, an absolute genius when it comes to building memberships. This would enable us to create a clearly defined success path for how we intend to help move members of our tribe, community, or inner circle from one point to the other in their journey of transformation, for as many as are willing to engage in a deeper, structured, and result-oriented way. 

This is also in alignment with providing a community of like-minded individuals for connection and collaboration

Content Delivery - some structural changes we have made to the delivery of the individual episodes so that the content is easily consumed and does not add up to the already overwhelming amount of resources available on the internet.

I must confess it's been an exciting last six months looking back, and I am super ecstatic about the new updates and changes we are introducing in terms of structure, method, and content delivery. I want to encourage you to hit the subscribe button and subscribe to the show so you don't miss the fresh new content we have coming your way.

Positioning for growth is exactly what Pillar 3 of The Uncap Framework™ teaches.

This episode was the public version of what the framework now codifies: how to name what you stand for, in writing, with a date attached for when the new position becomes real.

If you took something away from this episode, you'll take more from Pillar 3 — the Promotion Map itself.

I am glad to be back!!

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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Deliberate living is the operating principle underneath every Pillar of The Uncap Framework™.

Pillar 1 isn't "be more visible" (vague inspiration). It's "send the Friday Status Update every Friday at 4 pm" (deliberate practice). 

Pillar 2 isn't "find a sponsor" (vague). It's "build a Sponsor Map with 3 named senior leaders and a 30-day cadence" (deliberate practice).

The framework is what deliberate living looks like when applied specifically to career positioning.

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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The four false beliefs inside Pillar 1 of The Uncap Framework™ are thoughts most professionals don't notice.

• "If I just do good work, someone will notice." 
• "Talking about my work is the same as bragging." 
• "I should wait to be tapped on the shoulder." 
• "My manager is responsible for making sure I'm seen."

Naming the thought is the move that changes behaviour. The framework gives you the language to name it.

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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Mindset matters, but it doesn't move careers alone. It has to be paired with moves.

That's the gap The Uncap Framework™ closes. 

• Pillar 1 is the visibility moves. 
• Pillar 2 is the sponsor moves. 
• Pillar 3 is the positioning moves. 
• Pillar 4 is the negotiation moves.

Mindset is the on-ramp to the framework. 

The Promotion Map (Pillar 3) is where confidence becomes a written plan.

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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Losing a mentor or sponsor is what makes most professionals realize the difference between the two.

That's exactly what Pillar 2 of The Uncap Framework™ addresses. Mentors come and go. Sponsors stay in rooms. The lesson in this episode — that loss becomes the catalyst for clarity — is what makes the distinction between mentors and sponsors matter for real.

If you're at a crossroads, the framework gives you a structured next 90 days.

In this episode, this graduate nurse shares how the tragic loss of her mother jolted her to the realization of wanting to live life to the full on her own terms.

Mojoyin shares her immigrant journey and how becoming an online entrepreneur was the next step in creating financial freedom for herself and her family while studying to become a nurse. Armed with a clear plan, Mojoyin arrived in Canada with a razor-sharp focus on building a rewarding career.

Mojoyinwande.com

Facebook: @mojoyinbalogun

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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#008 - In today’s episode, Bola shares his journey of transformation and his passion for helping immigrant professionals fulfill their career goals and aspirations. 

He talks about the mission of their social enterprise, which was born out of the need to help empower a new generation of business and career professionals across multiple sectors and verticals, providing rich mentoring, coaching, and training services to improve competence and confidence at the workplace

Mending a career gap isn't possible until you stop treating the gap as the story.

The Uncap Framework™ gives you the structural answer: 

• name the role you're positioning for (Pillar 3), 
• build the 3 outcomes that demonstrate impact (Pillar 3), 
• ship the visibility moves that re-establish your footprint (Pillar 1), and 
• cultivate sponsors who re-anchor you in the room (Pillar 2).

That's how gaps become springboards. The Promotion Map is where you write the new story.

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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#007 - I started down the path of self-improvement and personal growth out of a strong desire to be able to live a fulfilling life without lack and want. I knew I could be much more than I was, but I didn’t know how, and that made me feel out of control of my life. It just felt like life was happening to me and I had absolutely no control. 

In this two-part episode, I show you a peek into one of my group coaching sessions with a select group of clients where I share some value bombs.

The 8 gaps in these two episodes are what The Uncap Framework™ exists to close.

Each gap maps to a Pillar. The framework gives you the corrective move for each. Where this episode names what's missing, the framework gives you the specific steps to fill it.

If you're ready to stop being robbed, the Promotion Map is where you start.

What you will learn:

• How to find your purpose in life
• The law of Diminishing Intent
• Whether you are building your life and/or career on hope
• The Power of Mentorship
• Gaps between what we know and what we do
• How not to let fear and self-judgment of our past hold us back from taking action on our plans
• The Gaps we get caught in 
• How to act our way into feeling
• How to apply luck as a strategy for Success

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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#006 - I started down the path of self-improvement and personal growth out of a strong desire to be able to live a fulfilling life without lack and want. I knew I could be much more than I was, but I didn’t know how, and that made me feel out of control of my life. It just felt like life was happening to me and I had absolutely no control. 

In this two-part episode, I show you a peek into one of my group coaching sessions with a select group of clients where I share some value bombs.

The 8 gaps in these episodes are what The Uncap Framework™ exists to close.

Each gap maps to a Pillar. The framework gives you the corrective move for each. Where this episode names what's missing, the framework gives you the specific steps to fill it.

If you're ready to stop being robbed, the Promotion Map is where you start.

What you will learn:

• How to find your purpose in life
• The law of Diminishing Intent
• Whether you are building your life and/or career on hope
• The Power of Mentorship
• Gaps between what we know and what we do
• How not to let fear and self-judgment of our past hold us back from taking action on our plans
• The Gaps we get caught in 
• How to act our way into feeling
• How to apply luck as a strategy for Success

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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Landing the job of your dreams and positioning for the next promotion are different problems with overlapping moves.

Pillar 1 (visibility) and Pillar 2 (sponsors) apply both externally (job search) and internally (promotion positioning). The Promotion Map (Pillar 3) works for both situations, and it basically just requires you to name the role, the date, the 3 outcomes, and a 12-week plan.

Whether you're job-searching or staying and positioning, the framework is the same.

#005 - On today’s show, I have Ovie Ukeko, who originally started as an Investigations Team Lead at CIBC and is now a Manager, AML High-Risk Projects, also at CIBC, discuss with me some of the challenges new immigrants to Canada face, how he was able to overcome them and the top 3 things that were critical to his success. 

He mentions these challenges are mostly due to us being stuck in our minds as to how the job search and hiring process should be, based on our previously learned model. 

He shares insights on why most struggle in their job search, the strategy he adopted to mitigate it, how to put his best foot forward to achieve optimal results in his search, and how you can do the same.

We further delve into how you can hack the hiring process by positioning yourself such that you are literally being headhunted by hiring managers based on some tips and tricks he learned while in the trenches.

How you can secure and maximize information meetings with hiring managers, show you are the most suitable candidate for the job, and even get them to refer you to other hiring managers just because you have shown you are that good. And finally, Ovie shares a practical application of how you can once again set yourself apart using the STAR model.

So if you are looking to change your current job or are preparing for an important interview, I guarantee this is one of those episodes you absolutely do not want to miss. And if you know this would absolutely be of value to someone you know, please go ahead and share it with them.

I want to encourage you to hit the subscribe button and subscribe to the show so you don't miss all the fresh new content we have coming your way 

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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The same moves that turn a hobby into a business are the same moves that turn a job into a promotion.

The Friday Status Update becomes the weekly stakeholder email. The Win Email becomes the customer case study. The Sponsor Brief becomes the strategic partner outreach. The Cross-Team Hand-off Memo becomes the cross-functional handoff.

Both are Pillar 1. The framework is the same.

#004 -This serial entrepreneur started out living her passion as an interior designer, but through determination and focus, turned this one passion into an entire value chain of services due to a lack of readily available suppliers 

Today she sits at the head of a group of companies with a skills and trades academy in partnership with government agencies in Nigeria.

Ope shares the challenges she faced starting out as a female in a male-dominated industry, losing clients, being broke, and what it has taken to prove her worth by breaking the norm and standing out.  

She talks about the power of having a mentor and the importance of self-leadership development and how these contributed to strengthening her resolve to push on.

She addresses the questions about discovering and fulfilling purpose; this is one interview you do not want to miss.

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The same moves that turn a hobby into a business are the same moves that turn a job into a promotion.

The Friday Status Update becomes the weekly stakeholder email. The Win Email becomes the customer case study. The Sponsor Brief becomes the strategic partner outreach. The Cross-Team Hand-off Memo becomes the cross-functional handoff.

Both are Pillar 1. The framework is the same.

Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 

90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. 

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Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching session if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals.

Join the Empowerment Mentoring Community

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Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast.

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