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What is your legacy? What will you be remembered for? What are you remembered for everywhere you've been? Why do I need a legacy? What is the benefit of living a life with legacy in mind?

In this episode, we discuss the meaning of legacy, why it's important to leave a legacy and how it makes a difference to how we live our lives.

At the end of this episode, you will learn 8 things you can do to live a life of legacy even when dealing with challenges.

References in this episode
Dr. Ken Druck
Messy Can't Stop Her Sisterhood

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How do you stay focused on the positive when you are in a negative situation that you can't get out of? What did the women of previous generations do to thrive when they were stuck with jerks?

In this episode, we discuss why mind health is a game changer for your wellbeing and success in life.

At the end of this episode, you will learn 6 tips that you can practice to help you stay positively focused when the situation around you is negative.

References in this episode
The Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
The New Codependency by Melody Beattie
The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
Walk at Home by Leslie Sansone

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What do you do when your best laid plans fall apart because of unforeseen challenges?

What do you do when you face a difficult situation that seems to stretch till there's no end in sight?

In this first episode of 2023,  I share 6 things I learnt from successful women and my recent challenges with Covid and other struggles,

At the end of this episode, you'll see how you can apply each of them to your unique situation when hard things happen, and you'll be reminded that hard times happen to all of us and we cannot be deterred from living a life of value.

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I did it with fear. I did it with trepidation. I did it with courage. But, I couldn't have done it without you.

So, am taking a break to bring you new things. It's a break for new ways of connecting with you.

Take good care and see you in 2023!

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An update on Nicole's Domestic Violence Story which was an interview with her sister as part of a campaign to stop her murderer from being granted parole.

Every action counts. Little drops make an ocean.

Thank you.

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In this multidirectional episode, Dr. Azumah shares how the fiery flames of a burning car taught her empathy and made her a better doctor. She also explains the impact of racism on how a person of colour experiences impostor syndrome and why empowering black and brown girls should be prioritized. In addition, she described the role of where one lives in a person’s life outcomes.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

It's good to plan, but it's also good to be flexible in life 

We've experienced a lot of prejudice and racism, and empowering girls that look like us is a way of transferring the hurt, the pain

Prophylactically empowering young black girls, young brown girls will help them be confident and increase their trajectory for success

It's hard for your brain to release creativity if you are scared that you’re not supposed to be in that space

There's no race better than your race

There's a correlation between confidence and performance

There's a role for non black people to be allies because allies help create equity

References in this episode

Bria Gadsden

Your body language may shape who you are 

Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail where he talked about the guilt of the silent majority

To learn more about Dr. Ebere Azumah’s work and connect with her, visit Love Your Menses and Azumah Solutions.

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Either one of the 3Ds of debt, divorce and death can derail a person’s life but when they hit Pallu together, she fought back with service. From being comfortable with the uncomfortable, she became a comforter to others.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

When we give to others, we help ourselves.

Seeing your shortcomings as challenges to overcome is part of the positive self talk

Being kinder to yourself, being positive and having positive self talk is just as important as taking medication for a chronic medical condition.

How we talk to ourselves frames how we are in our relationships with others. 

Your past does not determine your future.

If you don't make yourself a priority, no one else will.

References in this episode

Turning adversity into opportunity | Muniba Mazari | TEDxIslamabad https://youtu.be/I68Y81ZpjNM

Mel Robbins

Lisa Nichols

Iyanla Vanzant

Oliver Twist

To follow Dr. Pallavi Gowda’s work, visit https://drpallavigowda.com/ . 

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All we need is one cheerleader to tell us we can, and then support us until we see that we can. 

In this concluding episode, Iyaiya Thomas Ofem tells us how she met a mentor whose encouragement changed her story from fulltime housewife to a women’s empowerment changemaker.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Respect and honour everyone you meet on your way, you never know who has been placed on your path to help you.

Humility has rewards.

Many times, the favours we do for others returns as a favour for ourselves.

Always be willing to learn.

All things work together for our good. Not only great, happy things, some sad, terrible things

Until you have learnt your lesson from that experience, it will keep repeating itself.

Wherever you are, you can start with what you have.

You are enough to make a difference.

Once you can change your mindset and believe in yourself, you will achieve whatever you want to achieve.

To support Iya’s work, visit Evolve360 Woman Initiative on Facebook and Instagram and 2401Crafts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

You can listen to last week’s episode, A Life of Sacrifice, for part one of Iya's journey from a full time housewife to a women's empowerment changemaker.

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Transitioning to season three of the podcast with some delightful conversations.

Beginning with a heartwarming conversation about the struggles of a housewife and homemaker with Iyaiya Thomas Ofem, entrepreneur and founder of Evolve360 Woman Initiative and Conference. 

Sometimes our life’s circumstances could make us feel that we’re not doing as well as others and we just want to hide from the questions and judgments. In this first part of her story, Iya tells us how serving at her children’s Parents Teachers Association led her to find who she truly was.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Keeping the goal in mind and showing up where it matters can be your salvation.

Yes, service is sacrifice but a life of service never goes unrewarded.

Respect and honour others, you never know who has been placed on your path to help you.

References in this episode
Ezanya: The Nigerian Housewife, a book by Iyaiya Thomas, available on Amazon

To learn more about Iya’s work, visit Evolve360 Woman Initiative on Facebook and Instagram and 2401Crafts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tune in next week for the rest of Iya's journey from a full time housewife to an entrepreneur and women's empowerment changemaker.

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Does trouble make you tired? Do you see it as misfortune? What if there was another way to see it? Let us learn from the story of the hawk told by JKO  in this episode.

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