Ladybrille Woman of the Month Alum and Nigerian-American scholar Funmilola Fagbamila, joins Valetino Ewudo, a Nigerian-American host and producer of The Think Alpha Project podcast to discuss how to find discipline and develop your vision.
Ewudo is an ER nurse, speaker, health, and leadership coach, entrepreneur. Watch below and if you want more of Funmi, listen to her throwback podcast interview with Ladybrille as our Woman of the Month.
In this interview, Funmilola (Funmi) Fagbamila discusses our duty to be a positive reflection of our era. Individually, we should all build a greater intellectual and emotional maturity to connect with the world in a new light, showing more emotion and having more compassion for others. Through her work, Funmi has learned what it takes to eliminate draining tasks and use energy to manifest your vision. She also reminds us that you don’t have to choose between helping people and being successful, it’s possible to have it all.
Key Quotes
- Comparison is an act of violence against the self. (quote from Iyanla Vanzant) (12:55)
- It’s good to be poppin. It’s better to help people. (34:06)
- If you want to reach your destination, stop changing your direction. (28:11)Yes we are limitless as human beings in many ways, of course, but in terms of the amount of daily energy we have to exert, it’s finite. It’s going to run out at some point. So be careful about what you use it on. (31:42)Insecurity is time consuming. (37:51)
- Educate yourself about everything possible. Be inquisitive and question everything. (45:30)
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