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“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.” —Jessica Lange  In this episode, Edna shares her journey as a young mother and talks about how tough the journey gets at times but is inspired by the words of Eno Quagraine who said "it always gets better" and how mothe...

“Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren  Have you ever thought about what motherhood entails?  Join me in this spe...

“In Ghana, people just clap for you but they do not support you.” - Derick Omari Did you know that only 1 out of 10 children with disabilities are the ones who are able to go to school? Join me with Derick Omari, an award-winning Ghanaian using technology to create life-changing opportunities for persons with disabilities.  “One of the greatest blessings I have in my life is the people who ha...

The nature of being an entrepreneur means that you fully embrace ambiguity and are comfortable with being challenged regularly. Oprah Winfrey once said, "Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself."  In this episode, Mansa Richardson shares her entrepreneuri...

Fashion designers hold a special place in our world. Their talent and vision play a big role in how people look and also contribute to the cultural and social environment. They love to study fashion trends, sketch designs, select materials and have a part in all the production aspects of their designs. In this episode, Naschell shares her journey moving into fashion design and the stigma that come...

The nature of being an entrepreneur means that you fully embrace ambiguity and are comfortable with being challenged regularly. Starting a company is a riveting roller coaster of emotions with tremendous highs and at times, difficult lows, but one thing that can always help us through the ups and downs is to connect with some of the people close to us on the same journey! Mixing drinks started as...

In life, there are winners, losers & people who do not know how to win. Navigating your career can be confusing and frustrating. In building successful careers, we have learned different ways we can navigate our careers in our 20s & 30s and how we can make the best of these times. Thus, we have learned how to win! I hope you apply all these principles & win in your careers! In this epi...

"My biggest success in life is that I am still married to the first person that I did marry and I am very glad about this and the fact that my children are also well-grounded" - Lutz Ziob. A German History Teacher who built a global business career in technology and education. He describes his career as an "accidental" career. Spent over 16 years at Microsoft starting as a General Manager and then...

"My dad told me to read medicine, but guess what, I did not make it to medical school which was my first choice course, nor did I make it to Pharmacy which was my second choice, but rather made it to my third choice programme - Computer Science and here I am today as an Executive Director at Hacklab Foundation" - Lily. "When you talk about "building", you need to understand that building takes tim...

In this episode, Shamima, a 21-year old career & educational consultant joins us for our series, "Building Successful Careers" Be original. Why be an "OK" doctor when you can be a great lawyer? When it comes to building successful careers, the first thing is to start out with what you are passionate about and begin the journey. Don't just rely on passion, you need to also cultivate the habit o...

You’ll have your goodbyes, but you’ll have a new start with everyone you meet. “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” ― A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh In this episode, Aba Turkson & Justice Tsar who are friends but haven't yet met in person talk about how they met, and how they are keeping up with their 'virtual friendship'...

Is the key to a happy relationship just being your partner’s friend? It sounds a little too easy, but according to research by Dr. John Gottman, long-term vitality and connection are maintained through moments of intentional friendship woven throughout the course of your relationship. Do you do fun things together during your free time? You don’t have to have the same interests as your partner, bu...

"Friendship is EVERYTHING! Friendship is more than talent. Friendship is more than the government. Friendship is almost the equal of FAMILY! Never forget that!" - The GodFather (Mario Puzo) Vanessa, Portia, Rosemary, Venetia, Adoma, Tracy, and Yaa share their journey as friends and how they've built and maintained deep friendship bonds for the past six years.  Studying the same course in coll...

“In many sibling relationships the rate of conflict can be high, but the fun times in the backyard and the basement more than balance it out. This net-positive is what predicts a good relationship later in life. In contrast, siblings who simply ignored each other had less fighting, but their relationship stayed cold and distant long term.” —Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman Most of us grew up in the...

"When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises." - The Alchemist.  It's important to take time to reflect on how far we've come especially as we're already through one month of a new year.  In this episode, I talk about being grateful and knowing that nothing just happens. All will even...

Good money management supports a better quality of life and enables you to say yes to new experiences and achieve major milestones. Dreaming of owning a home or setting a goal retirement age isn’t fun when you don’t know how you can turn that dream into reality. By taking proper financial management steps, setting a budget, and creating a savings plan, you can project your income and saving capabi...

What exactly is meal planning? Simply put, it is planning all of your or your family’s meals for the week. Some simple planning ahead can make life a little easier and healthier, and we are all about that! If you have never attempted meal planning and the idea sounds overwhelming, don’t stress! This episode with Perpetual (a food blogger) provides you with tips you need for meal planning and havin...

“Setting goals is the first step from turning the invisible to visible.” — Tony Robbins . You may have really struggled with goals before. And if you are like me, you might have even failed all of the goals you set for yourself in a year. But this doesn’t have to be true of you anymore. In this episode, I share tips & strategies on how we can set goals for ourselves be it yearly, quarterly, mo...

“In the beginning God……” As we grow up, we mostly struggle to pray and also struggle to put God in our day-to-day activities. Prayer Journals help us find God in a fast paced world and also keep up connected with Him from time to time. Aseyee speaks about her experience of prayer journaling to encounter God! Happy New Year and we pray you encounter God more this year through prayer journaling!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!!  Thank you for journeying with theChrisKoka Podcast throughout the year! Bringing you the best of Christmas with Aseyee as we reflect on how 2021 has been with all the ups and downs and how we are super grateful for the gift of life above all and looking forward to an amazing 2022! Cheers! Listen, Share & Enjoy

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them; a desire, a dream, a vision.” Muhammad Ali As January is officially upon us and most people are working on their resolutions and goals for the year ahead, I thought it would be very fitting to have an episode on vision, purpose, and goals to guide us in our preparation for the coming year!  Makaf...

After listening to everything all our guests discussed in "Before You Shoot Your Shot Parts 1 - 4", it is now time to listen to key points from each episode and final takeaways! The core of every relationship is "Friendship" and for this kind of friendship to succeed, one must be very intentional and put in the work. One core part of this work is "communication". Your ability to communicate with y...

Yes! You can build the relationships of your dreams! It's going to take work. You have to be very intentional about the type of relationship you want and work towards it every day.  Right from meeting the person the first time, to the unlabeled activities, to the labeled activities (dates)! Jesse & Stephanie share their love story remind us that even though it is not easy, it is still ver...

"If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything". So many are the misconceptions and assumptions flying around about the requisite feminine traits for a healthy relationship. A lot of them are unconfirmed, unrealistic, and harmful. This episode is thus, an attempt to redirect the hungry traffic of young women to constructive, helpful, and challenging ideologies. "Dignity, Devotion a...

Before you enter into a relationship, discard any preconceived thoughts about women! You need to have a plan, you need to know yourself. Don’t just follow feelings, when the feelings come, give it some time, when the feeling feels so sweet, it just means relax! “As a man, the question should not only be, what do you want in a woman but also what do you want from yourself?” - Mordecai “The guys kno...