The Original You

The Original You

By IreOluwa "Oke" BolajokoEducationSelf-Improvement
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The Original You episodes

  • What Makes You, You?
    “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
    This episode invites you to discover who you are within and use your understanding of yourself to your own advantage.
    Do you know someone who is struggling to find their authentic voice, share this episode to help that friend discover who they are within.
    12 min
  • The Gift of Self-Love
    “The most impactful relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself.”
    Research has found that often times, people who are not able to hold meaningful relationships lack a fundamental understanding of themselves.
    In this episode, we speak extensively about self-love, the importance of knowing and loving yourself and how to practice self-love. If you are looking for something on the go to help your thought processes on building character, you found it!
    feel free to let me know how this episode has helped you.
    21 min
  • Do It Afraid
    Fear stops us right in our tracks from doing many great things. But how would you know it would be great if you never started? Starting is most important if any great thing is ever going to be established through you. Sometimes actually, it may not be great, but recognizing your fear and using it to your advantage is the first rule of starting. So get over your fears and start!
    12 min
  • Interview; The Learning-Performance Cycle
    In this episode, I interviewed Oluwagbemiga, who is an upcoming graphic artist and a mechatronic engineer in the making. We discussed all about the importance of balancing between learning and performance as opposed to waiting till we have all knowledge or till our work is perfect before performing/starting. A perfectionist mindset could mean we may never start on a project.
    9 min
  • The Learning Mindset
    Training is one of the processes of Learning. The danger of adopting the training mindset as opposed to the learning mindset, which involves isolating training from learning in order to get a quick solution to your immediate need to acquire a skill or skill set for long term application/ provision of services in business or profession, is a lazy and detrimental approach to personal and professional development.
    12 min
  • Analysing your Industry II
    In the first part for this topic, we established a general description of what your Industry Analysis is about. In this part, we talk in full detail about the SWOT Analysis; one of the types of Analyses you can carry out to understand your industry and position your business for success.
    10 min
  • Interview; On Finding Purpose
    In this interview with Ajulololuwa (AJ), we discussed the difficulties that come with discovering yourself and your purpose. We also spoke about some easy ways to piece your purpose puzzle. Enjoy!
    12 min
  • Analysing your Industry I
    Before you start a business, it is always advisable to do some research. The first thing you want to do is to find out what your desired industry looks like. The aim is to answer the question 'how can you compete?'
    8 min

About The Original You

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For the first two years that I started my own company, Oke Original, I was broke, unhappy, and generally discontent with my life. With a determination to change this narrative, I found new definitions…