Dealing with haters? Struggling with toxic feedback or online trolls? In this episode, Shola Richards shares his top 3 strategies to handle destructive criticism without losing your identity or peace.

If you’ve ever held back on your dreams, your work, or your personality because of fear of judgment, this episode is your wake-up call to silence the haters and embrace your authentic self.

You’ll learn how to:

• Respond with strength instead of reactivity
• Use hate as a signal to double down on your authenticity
• Build emotional resilience and protect your energy
• Transform negativity into creative fuel and personal growth

Timestamps:

 00:00 - Why this episode matters

 01:00 - Shola’s first blog & the fear of haters

 03:00 - Strategy #1: Do More of What They Hate

 08:00 - Strategy #2: Hurt People Hurt People

 14:00 - Strategy #3: Focus on Your Real Ones

 18:00 - The power of choosing YOU over their opinions

This isn't about ignoring feedback, it's about protecting your peace, honoring your authenticity, and refusing to dim your light for people who will never be satisfied.

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Think friendship has no place at work? Think again. In this thought-provoking episode, Shola Richards tackles one of the most harmful myths in modern workplace culture: "I'm not at work to make friends." If you've ever been told that friendship and professionalism don’t mix, prepare to have your perspective challenged.

Tune in to hear:

• Why the "no-friends-at-work" mindset is sabotaging careers and mental health.
• Real-life examples of the human cost of workplace disconnection.
• The surprising math that proves friendship at work is a business necessity.
• Three critical ways workplace friendships save your career and sanity.
• How to become the kind of workplace friend you want to attract.

Whether you're stuck in a toxic work environment or just want to build more meaningful professional relationships, this episode delivers the clarity, strategy, and inspiration you need to make real change.

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Ever feel like your life quietly slipping into chaos? In this episode of The Kindness Extremist Podcast, Shola Richards unpacks one of the most overlooked forces shaping our relationships, health, workplace culture, and society: entropy — the universal drift from order to disorder.

But don’t worry, this isn’t a physics lecture. You’ll learn how to reclaim your personal and professional life using Shola’s ICI Framework:

 ✔️ Intention – Focus your energy where it matters most

 ✔️ Consistency – Make small daily moves that lead to massive change

 ✔️ Intervention – Stop dysfunction before it takes root

Shola shares relatable stories and real-life strategies to help you push back against the quiet chaos that's eroding what you care about most. Whether you're dealing with burnout, disconnection, or declining motivation, this episode offers practical tools and powerful mindset shifts to help you regain control.

Timestamps:

 00:00 – Entropy explained 

 03:00 – Why intention is everything

 06:15 – The 2% rule and the power of consistency

 09:45 – The truth about intervention: Don’t wait!

 13:30 – Real-life stories that bring it all together

 15:45 – Final challenge: Choose your entropy battlefield

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Is chronic complaining quietly draining your energy, damaging your relationships, and blocking your joy? In this episode, Shola Richards, your favorite Kindness Extremist, pulls back the curtain on one of the most toxic habits we all fall into: the endless complaint cycle.

From the crucial difference between venting and complaining to how to protect your peace from other people's negativity, Shola is getting into it! 

In this episode, you'll discover:

✔️ Why complaining is more damaging than you think

✔️ The game-changing difference between venting and complaining

✔️ How to set boundaries with chronic complainers—without being a jerk

✔️ Shola’s personal journey from toxic negativity to empowered action

✔️ How to run your own 24-hour "Complaint Detox" challenge

If you’re ready to trade complaints for clarity and power, hit play now!

Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome + Shola’s mom’s wisdom

03:00 – Venting vs. Complaining: Why it matters

07:00 – The “reverse complaining” trap

09:00 – Shola’s turning point: The 24-hour challenge

14:00 – Tools to detox your own complaint habit

17:30 – Protecting yourself from chronic complainers

22:00 – Final takeaways and how to reclaim your peace

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Can you lead with both heart and authority? In this episode of The Kindness Extremist, Shola Richards breaks down the myth that kindness is weakness in leadership — and reveals how compassion can become your greatest leadership superpower. 

Drawing from personal stories, research, and decades of leadership insight, Shola shares 3 transformative strategies to lead with authenticity, build trust, and drive results — all without compromising your strength. Whether you're leading a team of two or 2,000, managing your household, or creating positive change in your community, this episode will shift how you see kindness's role in leadership.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why being liked can make you a better leader
• How to build trust without losing authority
• A game-changing mindset shift for giving feedback kindly
• Real stories that show kindness under pressure

Don’t Miss This If You Want To:

 ✔️ Build deeper trust with your team

 ✔️ Set firm boundaries without losing compassion

 ✔️ Communicate with clarity, care, and courage

Timestamps:

 00:00 Intro — Kindness vs. Weakness

 01:45 Myth: “Nice leaders finish last”

 03:20 Strategy 1: Communicate with Care

 10:15 Strategy 2: Keep It Real (Vulnerability = Strength)

 16:00 Strategy 3: Stand Up for What’s Right

 23:30 Final Thoughts + Challenge for the Week

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Struggling with a toxic coworker, a passive-aggressive teammate, or a boss who takes credit for your work? You’re not alone. In this episode, host Shola Richards shares 3 practical strategies to help you handle difficult colleagues without sacrificing your peace of mind or professionalism.

Shola offers practical, compassionate tools to protect your energy while staying true to your values. Learn when to speak up, when to let go, and how to use assertive communication that actually works.

You'll learn how to:

✅ Use assertive communication to shut down drama

✅ Tell when to speak up vs. when to let go

✅ Deal with passive-aggressive behavior like a pro

✅ Protect your energy in toxic workplace dynamics

Whether you’re dealing with a difficult boss, team member, or peer, this episode equips you with the confidence to act with clarity, not chaos. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Episode 15 

01:54 Understanding Workplace Agitators 

03:01 Strategy 1: The Workplace Serenity Prayer 

08:42 Strategy 2: Assertive Communication 

14:52 Strategy 3: Handling Passive Aggressiveness 

20:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Is your mind constantly under attack from negativity, outrage, and emotional overload? In this episode, Shola Richards breaks down exactly how cable news, toxic social media, and draining relationships can sabotage your peace — and what you can do to take your power back.

In the episode, you'll discover:

• Why your brain treats cable news like a threat, and how to break the cycle
• How to stop mindless social media scrolling from hijacking your mood
• Why "loving some people from a distance" is a kindness to yourself
• 3 simple, powerful strategies to protect your mental energy

This isn’t about hiding from reality — it’s about protecting your mind so you can show up for others with compassion, clarity, and strength. Only when you reclaim your peace can kindness thrive!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to Guarding Your Mind

02:12 - The Dangers of Cable News Addiction

04:47 - Strategies to Break Free from News Addiction

07:41 - The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health

10:59 - Strategies to Reclaim Peace from Social Media

13:30 - Dealing with Toxic People in Your Life

19:08 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

If we’re serious about building a kinder, more inclusive world, we need to start with an honest look inward. In this episode, Shola Richards shares three powerful, research-backed strategies to identify and reduce our unconscious biases, and explains how doing so can transform how we lead, love, and live.

In this episode:

• Why isolation strengthens stereotypes, and how to break the cycle
• What Harvard's Implicit Association Test can teach you about your blind spots
• How to choose observation over assumption in everyday life
• Why good intentions aren’t enough if the impact is harmful
• Practical, doable steps to challenge bias in real time

Resources Mentioned:

Take the Implicit Association Test (IAT): https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

Whether you're a leader, teacher, parent, or human being who just wants to do better, this episode is your guide to addressing your unconscious biases in pursuit of a kinder world.

00:00 - Episode 13: Tackling Unconscious Bias

01:04 - A Personal Story of Implicit Bias

02:57 - Understanding the Impact of Bias

03:51 - Strategy 1: Familiarize Yourself with Diversity

10:35 - Strategy 2: Learn About Your Own Biases

19:14 - Strategy 3: Observe Objectively

24:43 - Conclusion: The Journey to a Kinder World

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of the world? You’re not alone. But what if the power to make a difference isn’t “out there”… but instead staring back at you in the mirror? 

In this empowering episode, Shola Richards reveals how you can reclaim your agency by focusing on the only three things truly within your control: your actions, your effort, and your attitude. Through personal stories, powerful mindset shifts, and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to step off the sidelines and into meaningful, sustainable action.

In this episode:

• How small “meaningful micro-actions” create massive ripple effects
• The trap of perfectionism—and how to embrace “right-sized effort”
• The 6-and-6 rule for keeping your attitude in check
• What to do when your mindset feels out of control

Whether you feel powerless at work or discouraged by global problems, this episode will remind you: you have more control than you think.

Timestamps

 0:00 – Intro: You Have More Control Than You Think

 3:00 – What’s Really Holding Us Back

 6:30 – The Bystander Effect and Personal Agency

 10:15 – Micro-Actions That Make a Macro Impact

 14:20 – Right-Sized Effort vs. Burnout

 18:50 – The 6-and-6 Rule for Attitude Control

 23:00 – How to Influence Others with Your Mindset

 25:30 – Final Challenge: What Will You Choose to Do?

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🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.

Fake news is everywhere — and it’s dividing us more than ever. In this episode, Shola Richards shares three powerful strategies to beat misinformation and disinformation without becoming cynical or overwhelmed.

From false social media posts to AI-generated fakes, the line between fact and fiction has never been blurrier. But you’re not powerless. Shola reveals how to cut through the noise, ask smarter questions, and become a more resilient, truth-driven human.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why misinformation spreads so fast—and how it damages trust
• The simple question that instantly raises the quality of any conversation
• A professional-level research technique most people never use
• How to protect yourself (and your community) from viral lies

The divisive headlines, political rumors, and social media outrage isn't going anywhere, but this episode provides a practical roadmap to becoming a misinformation-resistant citizen.

🎯 Kindness Takeaways

1. Use strategic questioning to challenge assumptions
2. Practice lateral reading like a professional fact-checker
3. Cross-reference claims before forming strong opinions

Timestamps:

 00:00 – Welcome to Episode 11

 02:20 – What’s the Difference Between Misinformation and Disinformation?

 04:15 – Strategy #1: Strategic Questioning 

 09:00 – Strategy #2: Lateral Reading (Used by Professional Fact-Checkers)

 14:10 – Strategy #3: Cross-Referencing Claims for Credibility

 20:00 – Your Personal Truth Toolkit 

 22:30 – Final Thoughts: Truth Is a Kindness We Can All Practice

🔗 Connect with Shola:
Instagram – @sholarichards
Website – sholarichards.com
For speaking requests or collaborations: [email protected]

This podcast is produced by MicMoguls.