The Polished Lens

You'll rarely find anyone who doesn't want to make progress in life. Everybody wants things in their life to get better, we all want to enjoy better, we all want to enjoy more. However, not everyone is ready for the change that usually comes with achieving this progress in life. In fact many end up resisting the required change. The truth is things cannot remain the same if you really want progres...

Have you ever experienced a block when trying to create a new thing or even modify something? Do you know that there are various creative catalysts that can help you deal with this? On “Getting Into Your Creative Zone", I shed some light on a number of catalysts that can help you get those creative juices flowing time and time again, with a special focus on 2 critical ones that most of us really n...

Here's a fact - things in our lives will either stay the same or get worse till something changes. Quite frankly most of us, at a time like this, really want change, especially for the better. However, here's a question to ponder on - How badly do you want that change or how serious are you to keep those things doing great at the moment? Here's a truth though, you can create that change, you have...

On this 50th episode, which is also the last one for the Year 2020, I look into 2 main concepts or should I say keys, that helped me this year. We all know how memorable the year will be for all of us, with all that it opened us to, it's why these keys amongst others made the year unique. One is the Promise I held on to differently from previous years. The second is the realization and appreciatio...

On this edition of Thriving Stories, Oluwatoyin Arowolo shared with us her story to being intentional to thrive in a particular area of life which is her health and well being. After surviving a stroke years ago, Toyin hasn't only come to identify some resources she's now maximizing in her life, she also launched and runs "UnplugwithToyin". This is an online platform on which she supports many who...

Earlier in the year, right at the early stages of the global lockdown, we hosted Dr. Gbenga Adebayo, a Health Communication Specialist. He got to share with us key tips to dealing with stress in crisis situations, from his professional background and experience in the field. Today, it seems this is a much needed conversation again. You might be facing some crisis on your end or know someone who is...

Success leaves clues... but I always say this, sometimes, there are clues within the clues. And most times, only one who is aware, conscious and able to replicate these clues can pass it on. On this episode, one of my mentors, Paul Martinelli, shares some of those deep clues that have helped position him at a vantage point. Paul who is also an international speaker, mentor, mindset and business co...

On this CrossRoads Live session, Adeolu Akinyemi (Business & Financial Intelligence Coach) joined us to share critical things about Money Mindset. This definitely is where to start if you want to come into a new level financially - your mindset. You see this is what really separates the rich from the 'not rich'. And there is no better time than now, as we come to the last weeks in Year 2020 to be...

One thing we may not often remember is the power of our feelings, and the critical part they play in our lives. They could also be so strong sometimes, that hiding them behind our expressions, facial or vocal, becomes really hard to do. However, understanding how they work changes a lot of things. On this episode I share 3 important things to note about feelings. If you want to live more intention...

On this episode of Thriving Stories, we had the opportunity of hearing another 'before and after' story. Opeyemi Jones-Aremu, a Finance Specialist joined us to share some jewels she maximized to thriving in a transition, at home and in life. This is one person that went from seasons of ‘ease and smoothness’, to a season she described as stormy, with floods. She reminds us that our breakthroughs ar...

Confidence, I have discovered, is a trait that tends to differentiate people on many levels. It's what that makes one visible for opportunities, what helps us step into the new even when we feel unprepared, but also that one thing that we need to boost time and time again. On this episode, I recount my story on how I felt a dip in morale at some point, and eventually connected it to the need to bo...

Everyone has as story. Everyone who is in an inspiring place has a before and after, centered around a pivot point. A pivot at which they picked some jewels, which they are willing to share with anyone ready to hear. Thriving Stories is a collection of such stories, featuring individuals intentional to thrive in their spaces and already seeing amazing results. On this episode, the first in the ser...

If you could wish for a super power, which would it be and why? If you knew a super hero who had an ability to make a significant change and wasn't using it, what would you do? So technically, according to super hero stories and series, the hero uses that special ability to help others and to keep himself/herself safe... So, what would you do differently today if you discovered, you had an ability...

On this CrossRoads Live session, Oluyemisi Wole-Ojomo (HR Consultant & Career Coach) joined us to share ideas to jumpstarting one's career to the next level and to maintain an outstanding one. There is no better time than now to make sure one is continually positioned for a thriving career and leveraging on all opportunities to stay visible and relevant. If you're looking for the next level or con...

There are 3 major levels one could be on with respect to money. There's not enough, just enough and then more than enough. We all usually desire more, to move to the next level and enjoy more. The question however is this - are we doing what must be done to bring that change? Are we even aware of what must be done? Bukki Agbeniga, a certified finance coach joined us on this session to share ideas...

Positive parenting is definitely one at the top of our minds as we raise our children. Now it's one thing to desire to do it right and another thing to actually do the right things. Parenting without shouting / yelling is one that Remi Makanjuola, Founder of Grace to Parent highly recommends as an outstanding approach. On this episode, she shares her own CrossRoads Journey, as a recovering shouter...

As critical as foundations are to a building, so are roots to a tree. The deeper and stronger these are, the higher the buildings & trees can go, the stronger they are withstanding storms. But, how strong are your foundations? How deep? Or probably we should start here, how aware are you of the roots you need to grow to carry the dreams that you're holding on to? Keep this in mind though, getting...

Steep curves slide! The steeper a curve the more slippery, and that has been the experience for many in this season - trying to learn new things or master some skills within a shorter time span than before. In this episode, I share some tips on how to stay climbing on every learning curve one gets on, without sliding off. I have jumped on a number myself and can say these tips work, starting with...

What you focus on grows! When the word CEDAR came to my heart, as I looked for how to consolidate my work with home-based individuals and those in one life transition or another, I knew there was more to it than being just a 5 letter word. First I discovered 3 amazing things that makes the Cedar Tree/Wood so special. Then within the name I identified 10 words that have surfaced over the years in m...

Featuring Damilola Adedeji, Ayodeji Lawrence and Dr Olaoluwatomi Lamikanra. This is the 4th and last episode of the hope series put together to help us win despite the pandemic. It offers ideas & tips on how to realign mindset, habit or strategy in order to adjust sails so we can reach desired destinations. On this episode, we focus on the how this pandemic & lockdown can impact health and how to...

Featuring Flutterwave Co-Founder, Adeleke Adekoya, Adeolu Akinyemi (MD, A2W), Atinuke Babatunde (Founder, Brand Fusion), Padebi Ojomo (Founder, Elite Business School) and Tobi Awoyemi (Excel Woman). This is the 3rd episode of the hope series put together to help us win despite the pandemic. It offers ideas & tips on how to realign mindset, habit or strategy in order to adjust sails so we can reach...

Featuring Folasade Olashore, Lovely Kumar, Sola Oyegbade, Mofoluwaso Ilevbare and Yemisi Wole-Ojomo. This is the 2nd episode of the hope series put together to help us win despite the pandemic. It offers ideas & tips on how to realign mindset, habit or strategy in order to adjust sails so we can reach desired destinations. This episode is focused on the impact of the pandemic & lock down on career...

Featuring Dr Les Parrott (SYMBIS), Praise Fowowe, Tope Ogunfayo (Fortified Together), OL & Sway Buckley (MarriedpreneurLife), Bolanle Enang, Remi Makanjuola (Grace to Parent) & Elizabeth Ajetunmobi. This is the 1st episode of the hope series put together to help us win despite the pandemic. It offers ideas & tips on how to realign mindset, habit or strategy in order to adjust sails so we can reach...

A dark cloud is always easy to notice by the 'dense' shadow it casts. Covid19, it's spread and effects have been so drastic, a pandemic had to be declared. Like a cloud no one has been able to fully escape from, particularly with the uncertainty that surrounds it. However we know this of dark clouds, the presence of a silver lining. And on this episode I share certain points on the silver lining f...

How spicy are you? I bet you wouldn't have thought of the word spicy if you had to describe yourself in just one word. In this episode - Salt, Spice and Everything Nice; I share lessons on what makes us similar with these gifts to our cuisine world including adding flavour and stirring a need for more of what is good and satisfying.