ByRasheed Ogunlaru
As a life and business coach I’ve met thousands of people, over the last decade or so, who are on the journey to be their own boss, build their own business and follow their own paths. Making a living from your skills, passions and talents is something that’s very dear to my heart. If that’s…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
I often say that there are essentially two things in life that we seek: success and fulfilment. Interestingly we are misled into believing that the first of these leads to the second – it does not – but we’ll come back to that. Success: Success depends on many factors, you, your environment, your mindset, your…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Funny how we often spend more time, attention, money and energy on what we wear on our bodies than what we put in it to nourish and sustain it. As a kid through to my twenties I was very slim with a super fast metabolism. I could eat what I liked without paying a price…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Taking charge of your career is your job. Nobody else can do it. Nobody else may be as aptly placed to do it as you. Nobody else is you. Nobody else may be taking the lead. Nobody else may be bothered. You cannot leave it to someone else. Hopefully others will be there to help,…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Falling in love is the secret to survive and thrive. Falling in love with your product, passions, purpose and the people you serve and work with is the secret to surviving in the tough world business and challenging climate. Business is often seen as cruel, competitive and cut-throat – and it can be – but…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Life basically revolves around two extremes….which are on one spectrum. There is mindlessness and mindfulness. Interesting that we get them mixed up. Mindlessness: Is actually most often born of having too full and too busy a mind. Where one is often trapped, caught, haunted or obsessed by thoughts and fears. Where one takes the thoughts…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Someone I informally mentor asked me a series of questions that amounted to ‘What shall I do with my life and career?’ He has ideas that he should try and do what he wants to do here in the UK – but that maybe he should try it overseas. He said that he had being…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Whether you’re starting out or looking to take your business to the next stage, it’s important to get clear, inspired, organized and to take focused action. Here are my 7 Soul Trader tips for getting ready and set to go forward. 1) Clarity: If you don’t know where you’re going you’re unlikely to get there….
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
Around this time millions of us around the globe will be making New Year Resolutions, setting goals – and millions more will simply be wishing and hoping for the year ahead. More often than not those goals to stop smoking, change career, cut out drinking, lose weight, adopt new habits, improve relationships have often fallen…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
On my way back from visiting someone in hospital I began to notice that my eyes were feeling a little sore. I was reminded in that moment how much we can take any level of health and well being for granted. I began to wonder how I might cope in the event that I were…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
I was watching an item on the news about taking young people to the places where World War 1 was waged in Europe. When I was a young boy, history was my favourite topic and I learned a great deal from it. Learning about history can help us understand about our past, about ourselves and…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
I was asked what success and happiness meant to me for a coach conference I was attending. Here’s what I said. I thought you might like it: “To me success is meaningless without fulfilment. To me fulfilment is the essence of real, lasting happiness – and is the birthplace of meaningful success. This success blossoms from embracing yourself, others and…