Rising Heroes Podcast w/Toluse Francis

police brutality is a global issue as it happens across the globe. This leaves some form of trauma with those who are direct recipients of this brutality.  Unfortunately, those close to them are not left out.  As at the time of making this video, there was a protest against policebrutality in Nigeria by the youths tagged endsars or endsarsnow and police reforms   Given that the 2020...

Emotional Intelligence is not a luxury. It is a necessity for anyone who wants to succeed in the workplace. Events will happen that you aren't emotionally smart, you will be swayed and find yourself drifting here and there and the resultant effect cannot be quantified. Sat down with an EI expert, Sam Obafemi to consider the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace. I hope this librate...

According to Soukup’s study, the fear archetypes include the Procrastinator, the Rule Follower, the People Pleaser, the Outcast, the Self-Doubter, the Excuse Maker, and the Pessimist. There are 7 types of fear and each of them contributes to our stagnancy except we make them work to our advantage. You can take your fear assessment here: Fear Assessment

Rejections come in different forms and from different angles. Rejections create different impacts on our lives In the end, it is a function of how you see it. Do you agree with the opinion that you aren't the rejected one but whatever you have put forward?

Social media is good and can be helpful however , drawing the line between ‘more and ‘ enough is where the battle lies.

No one enjoys a breakup No one plans to leave a relationship or marriage Things happen and people lose their partners Do you hang around or do you move on? It could be hard to move on but it is possible. This episode is a 2-part series and this is part 1 of the series. Follow us on Instagram: @risingheroespodcast, @tolusefrancis Join the newsletter: tolusefrancis.substack.com

Before you have the conversation, ask yourself why you're not satisfied. You probably didn’t decide to break up on a whim, so don’t go into it as you did. Think long and hard about why you’re doing this and what you want to say so that you can go into a conversation feeling strong about your decision. And once you’ve made the decision, just do it. You don’t need to give them a head’s up (is any ph...

This one is for the entrepreneurs who are trying to build something You want to change the world, I get it You want to be rich, I get that as well But you have to apply wisdom. There is something most entrepreneurs don't want to hear: REST. Researchers at  National Geographic found that cheetahs burn about 2,000 calories per day -- the same as an average-size man. The experiments tracked ener...

Whatever your work demands, there are steps you can take to protect yourself from the damaging effects of stress, improve your job satisfaction, and bolster your well-being on and off the job. Stress isn’t always bad. A little bit of stress can help you stay focused, energetic, and able to meet new challenges in the workplace. It’s what keeps you on your toes during a presentation or alert to prev...

We experience difficult times and moments but they must not define us. We must wear a positive outlook to life if we want to make a headway. This episode addresses that. In this episode, I share with you 12 ways to practice positivity and Optimism.

 I had a conversation around healing and time and it brought back memories  I remember as a child when I lost my mother and people told me I would heal with time I never healed relying on time I healed by working on it What have they told you about time healing you? I hope you can tell me

Self-care is broad and kindness. Kindness says you care for yourself first before others so you can really care for others. Enjoy this and share

What you think is what comes your way. What are your thoughts?

Depression is a pit. Pays no respect to anyone. Martin Luther was there Abraham Lincoln was there Some people are still there.

This episode shares 4 steps in which you build emotional vitality

Audrey recently lost her job in a Bank due to an ongoing downsizing exercise. She was devastated that despite her hard work and meticulous attention to detail in her work, which she has done for over 7 years, she could be considered surplus to requirement and discarded so casually with only 3 months pay in lieu of notice. She had dreams of the improvement she would implement if promoted as Head of...

What makes the difference between individuals who respond differently to a setback; one person giving up and becoming overwhelmed while the other person appears unmoved and perseveres until success is made is nothing more than what has been built over time; EMOTIONAL MUSCLES And just as physical muscles don't grow up all of a sudden but a built so are emotional muscles built. If you want to build...

We all want to lead happy, ‘normal’ lives but sometimes our negativity gets the best of us. As an important asset to our mental well-being, your mind has enough strength to make or break you. Without realizing it, some days we descend into a storm of destructive thinking, creating self-doubt that keeps us from reaching contentment.  Destructive thoughts do more than poison our mind — they impair o...

Men generally may think they have the right to be angry or they are free to respond whatever way they choose to respond. That is not a problem. The problem however is the consequences of your action. This episode looks at anger management for men. What can you do when you are angry as a man? How do you respond? Are you weak if you walk away? I hope this inspires you and gives you nuggets on how to...

Today the world finds itself in an unprecedented situation. The anxiety, depression and psychosis triggered by the constant stream of negative news around COVID-19 are now as detrimental to our health than the coronavirus itself. And they are spreading faster than the virus, too, burrowing through our lives until it seems we will never be able to break out of the web of distress we feel trapped in...

Joy is not something that is attached to a thing It is an act of deliberateness You have to be deliberate about it You have to go seek it yourself. This episode leads us into finding our own joy Steps to take amongst other things. I hope you enjoy it. Do not forget to download my free resource: 30 Days of Motivation at tolusefrancis[dot]com/motivation

Are the expectations you have for yourself preventing you from being happy? Learn how to add the "must" filter to your brain and improve your mental health here. Your brain is an editor. One of its tasks is to choose how to narrate the story of what happens to you every day. It determines how every conversation and calamity fit in with your own life saga. How your brain interprets that fight with...

Being a teenager is difficult no matter what, and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is making it even harder. With school closures and canceled events, many teens are missing out on some of the biggest moments of their young lives — as well as everyday moments like chatting with friends and participating in class.  For teenagers facing life changes due to the outbreak who are feeling anxious...

Relationships are meant to make us better and make us grow rather than affect our mental health negatively. I shared on how to manage anger and frustration in a relationship. It is not about your amorous relationships alone, it is about relationships in general

This is a special episode. It was an interview I granted to a Television show on Channels Television called Rubbin' Minds hosted by Ebuka Obi-Echendu, the popular voice of the Big Brother Nigeria. We are in a special phase of our lives that we haven't lived in before. Everyone is curious as to how to go about this season and this period. In this special interview, I talked about how to manage anxi...