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You Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiHow to go from Overthinking into ActionGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestThe episode tackles the pervasive issue of inaction and offers practical strategies to overcome it. Listeners discover the root causes of inaction, including fear, perfectionism, and overwhelming goals, and learn three hacks to take action and achieve their dreams—starting small, focusing on progress, and creating accountability. • Discusses the prevalence of overthinking and inaction • Explores root causes: fear of failure, perfectionism, overwhelming goals • Outlines the impacts of inaction: missed opportunities and wasted time • Introduces three actionable hacks: starting small, focusing on progress, creating accountability • Encourage...2025-01-2016 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiUnlocking Courage: How to Overcome Fear to Achieve Your DreamsGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestFear can be a heavy barrier to achieving your goals, and most people may not even realize it's what’s holding them back. By naming fears, taking small steps, and reframing failure as opportunity, you can unlock your potential and move forward.• Identifying fear as the core reason for hesitation • Acknowledging the dual nature of fear: fear of failure and success • Naming your fears to gain control • Taking small, manageable steps to build confidence • Reframing failure as feedback for growth • Practical steps to harness fear int...2025-01-1214 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiNew Year, New You : How to build better habits and achieve lasting change in 2025Give us feedback,suggestion or make a requestThis episode explores the reasons behind the high failure rate of New Year resolutions and provides actionable advice for making sustainable changes. By focusing on clarity, identity alignment, and small, consistent steps, listeners can transform their approach to personal growth.• Exploration of common pitfalls in resolutions • Importance of clarity and specificity in goals • Role of motivation and cognitive load in achieving change • Strategies for building sustainable habits • Aligning actions with identity for success • Emphasis on consistency in the journey towards goals • Learning to eliminat...2025-01-0526 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiThriving & Reviving Relationships: Insights from Kemi and Bode Olutunbi on Self-Love, Communication, and lasting intimacyGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestUnlock the secrets of thriving relationships with Kemi and Bode Olutunbi on this special episode of the You Unleashed Podcast. This dynamic couple brings their passion for nurturing and enhancing both personal and communal bonds to the forefront, offering listeners a wealth of insights drawn from their own experiences as well as a foundational Harvard study. We promise you'll gain a deeper understanding of how strong, healthy relationships profoundly enrich mental, emotional, and physical well-being. It's all about starting with self-love and acceptance, which set the stage for successful...2024-11-041h 08You Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiUnlocking Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence for Personal and Professional Growth with Eniye OshunbiyiGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestWhat does your childhood affect your work, marriage, friendships, and business? It turns out it's a lot.Unlock the secrets to becoming the best version of yourself with executive coach Eniye Oshunbiyi as she enlightens us on self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Have you ever wondered how childhood experiences shape who you are today? Eniye and I unpack the mysteries of the unconscious mind and explore how confronting past traumas could be the key to breaking free from generational cycles. Our conversation promises a treasure trove of insights...2024-10-081h 00
The Trajectory AfricaBanking on Social Intelligence: A Community Model for Microbusiness LendingIn the previous episode of the Trajectory Africa, we heard from Kiiru Muhoya and Judith Bogonko at Fingo about the importance of cultivating Africa’s youth as the next generation of retail consumers of financial services. In this episode, we’ll hear how Femi Iromini, Co-Founder and CEO of Moni, and his team, have created a community lending model for microbusinesses that has the DNA of a not completely neobank, if the "neo" in neobank, means digital only. The rule of thumb in lending is it’s easy to give money out, but difficult to get it back. ...2024-07-251h 02You Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiUnlock Your Leadership Potential: Insights from Eddie Turner on Adaptive Leadership and AuthenticityGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestUnlock your leadership potential with insights from Eddie Turner, author of "140 Simple Messages to Guide Emerging Leaders." Can leadership be taught and developed? Eddie challenges the traditional notion that leaders are born, not made, and shares his passion for nurturing leadership potential in everyone. Drawing from his rich experiences and scholarly research, Eddie offers compelling analogies and practical advice on how each of us can tap into our inherent leadership capacities.Navigate the complexities of today's workforce with our deep dive into adaptive leadership styles and managing...2024-07-1649 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiFrom Crash to Clarity: Esther's Story of Plane Crash Survival and GrowthGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestWhat if the life you’re living today is the dream your past self once yearned for? Join us in this episode of the Unleashed Podcast as we sit down with the inspiring Esther Longe, who takes us through her transformative journey embracing gratitude and perspective. Esther helps us explore the idea that our current realities, often taken for granted, were once the fervent wishes of our former selves and the unspoken aspirations of those around us. We delve into the rich cycle of human desire and fulfillment, the im...2024-06-181h 03You Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiOvercoming burn out: Big Decisions, Lessons from Podcasting, and the Unleashed ConferenceGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestSign up for the Unleashed Conference 2023 - https://hi.switchy.io/EuKASupport our show - https://www.buzzsprout.com/850348/supportEver feel stuck in life and yearn for a breakthrough? I too, have walked that path, and today, I, Femi Akiyemi, am eager to share the significant life decisions that sparked my transformation. I'll take you through how these key decisions have unlocked an unprecedented level of energy and creativity within me, and how they can do the same for you. We'll delve...2023-08-0724 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiBrendon Watt on how to go from rock bottom to empowermentGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestCan you imagine letting go of judgment, embracing the present moment, and truly living your best life? That's precisely the journey my guest, Brendan Watt, an international speaker and best-selling author, has embarked upon, and today, he's here to share his transformative insights with us. As a key part of Access Consciousness, a global empowerment company, Brendan has a wealth of wisdom to share about addiction, conscious choice-making and self-awareness. Brendan's journey to sobriety allowed him to see addiction in a different light, reframing it as anything t...2023-06-2939 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiPowerful Tips: How to Blend Into any Workplace Culture With René CarayolGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestRené Carayol is an internationally renowned keynote speaker that specialises in diversity, leadership and culture; drawing on his experiences on the boards of top British and American companies. He is regularly quoted, paraphrased, and cited on these subjects in both the national and industry-specific press.In this podcast episode:03:00 - What is inclusion and why is it so important?06:00 - The two base skills of a leader07:30 - How do you go from spike to inclusion?...2022-10-2248 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiUnbelievable! The Story Of Hussein Abdi Kahin and what it means to youGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestToday we talk about the story of Hussein Abdi Kahin. Find out who he is, the importance of your gift, and success through adversity in this podcast.In this podcast episode:01:15 - Done is better than perfect02:45 - The more you do it the more you separate yourself from the competition03:35 - The story of Hussain Abdi Kahin10:00 - People would make allowances for you if you have something to offer12:00...2022-10-0324 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiJoel Green Reveals How To Extract Strength From The StruggleGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestToday we have Joel Green to talk with us about “filtering”, managing your mindset, using your painful experiences to push yourself, and so much more.Joel Green is CEO of Pro Level Training, the National Director of Nike Sports Camps, a former professional basketball player, and a renowned motivational speaker. After retiring from his career in professional basketball, Joel Green founded Pro Level Training (PLT), which has become a 7-figure company. In addition, Joel Green is the National Director for Nike Sports Camps as well as an...2022-09-211h 02You Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiWhy you dont need permission with Eric CollinsGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestToday we have Eric Collins, the co-founder and CEO of Impact X Capital Partners, a venture capital firm investing in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe. We talk about why you don't need permission to start a business or do anything great for that matter. He also shares tips for starting and growing a business.Eric is also a serial entrepreneur and technology executive who has worked with numerous innovative companies and invests in fast-growth businesses helping Black and female entrepreneurs get the jump st...2022-09-1058 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiA small lesson we can learn from a bit of painGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestIn this week's episode, I share story about a friend who sprained his shoulder and had to learn a simple lesson that will hopefully transform his approach to lifeSupport the show2022-07-0408 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiWatch Out - Culture and how it can limit your greatnessGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestCulture can be a safety net but it can be a prison. How we operate in the workplace in life is very much influenced by our culture. In this weeks podcast, I explore my culture using a personal story of mine and how it influenced how I approached work and made me lose out. I also share simple tips you can use to make sure you don't make the same mistake.This episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabsSupport the show2022-06-2727 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiA painful week for me...and it wasn't an accidentGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestThe last week was a bit of a tough one for me. It was actually a painful one but I learned a valuable lesson from it. One we can all learn from and use to make sure our later days are much better than our former days.I share what happened to me as well as what I learned.Support the show2022-06-2017 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiHow I gave the wrong answer to a question and what I should have saidGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestI was at a party a few weeks ago and the MC asked me a life related question question - What age of my life would I like to go back to. I gave what I thought was the right answer. After thinking about it, I realised I gave the wrong answer. Check out what I said and what I realise I should have said.Support the show2022-06-1316 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiThe secret to changing peoples minds and getting them to buy into your wayGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestThe one constant is change. The question then is how do you change peoples minds or get them to buy into your way of thinking or doing things. In this episode, I look a bit deeper into how to bring about change in any walk of life - relationships, business, friendship etc.Support the show2022-03-0811 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiLiving life on purpose with Ayo SokaleGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestIn this weeks episode, I sit with the multi-talented Politician, Musician, TV presenter, Climate activist, Engineer and woman of many other talents, Ayo Sokale. She shares her passion, how she achieves her goals, her favourite book and so much more. A great listenThis episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabsSupport the show2022-03-0552 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiWhat to do when your work isn't your passionGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestWe are often told in the media and in self help books that we have to work in our passions but what happens when the work we do isn't necessarily our passion. In this weeks podcast I discuss how we can keep our passion and purpose in the midst of the daily grind of workSupport the show2022-02-2115 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiHow to understand your life season and using it to progressGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestFor everything there is a time. In career, business, relationships, family and everything else there is a time to start, continue or to stop. The trick is understanding which stage you are at, using that information to make the right decisions to help you in this journey of life.In this weeks episode, I reflect on a short conversation with my Dad and the importance of understanding the season of life you are in to make sure you are making the right steps - or at least...2022-02-0719 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiHow I burned out and learned to overcome itGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestSupport the show2022-01-3117 minYou Unleashed with Femi Akinyemi2022! Why New Year Resolutions fail and how to fix them. FOREVER!Give us feedback,suggestion or make a request2022! Why New Year Resolutions fail and how to fix them. FOREVER!We have all been there. We make New Years resolutions only to fall short after a week or two. In this season's first episode, I share why resolutions fail and how we can achieve our goals with a more sustainable approachSupport the show2022-01-2421 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiBuilding the Unleashed Mindset Part 1 - How to build your self awarenessGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestDeveloping an unleashed mindset is a practical skill that takes being intentional. In the first of a ten part series, I introduce the concept of Self Awareness and share some tips on how to develop it.You can Access your free Unleashed Mindset Checklist here - https://hi.switchy.io/62WHThis episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabsSupport the show2021-10-1832 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiWelcome to Season III - What I learned while on a break and running 10kmGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestWelcome back to the Unleashed Podcast. In the first of Season 3 episodes, I share what I learned while taking a break, my experience of running and 10k and how it has changed my perspective. I also share the plans for Season 3 and what to expectThis episode is sponsored by MyCareerLabsSupport the show2021-09-2729 minYou Unleashed with Femi AkinyemiHow To Become Emotionally Intelligent With Dr. Neslyn Watson-DruéeGive us feedback,suggestion or make a requestWhy is it that some of us sometimes struggle to hold onto relationships? Or sometimes we struggle to nurture relationships, so they become productive financially, personally, and on every other level. Do you find yourself sometimes in a workplace that's toxic or in relationships that you struggle to relate to the other person and everything just ends up in anger and disagreements?It may be that it's all about being emotionally intelligent. In this week's episode, I have Dr. Neslyn Watson-Druée who comes i...2021-06-2850 min