Take What You Need : Mindset & Personal Growth
By Abiola
Welcome to Take What You Need, the podcast. This podcast is named after my first book, and many years on we’re continuing the journey of designing life on our own terms. Think of this as a weekly catch-up between me and you, where we talk about EVERYTHING. From the mindset shifts that make us better versions of ourselves, to discussing how the media, and marketing, play an even bigger role in the story of our lives than we might think. Each week, I delve into questions that you, the listeners, have asked and share my take on the topics that matter most to you. Let's get started
Latest episode
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#17 How to Deal with Unanswered Prayers & What To Do While You’re Waiting
How do you keep going when nothing is working? How do you deal with unanswered prayers? No matter how ‘good’ things appear, most of us are still hoping for SOMETHING. At the end of 2023, I found myself in tears, unable to trust the process. … -
#16 Q&A: Friendships, “No Days Off” & Making Better Decisions
I’m SO excited about this episode because there’s SO. MUCH. that we cover! I asked on our Instagram stories which questions and dilemmas you guys have, and now I’m answering them from my POV. I answer: -
#15 — "If it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no, darling" — 5 Principles to Stand On in 2024
We don’t do New Year’s resolutions around here, instead, we digest and live by new concepts that have the power to shift our entire 2024. Accompanying this episode is the Year-End Playbook, a … -
S2 E12 | "It's okay to be the villain in someone else's story" — Breaking out of old, familiar cycles ft. Kim vs. Kourtney, Kyle Richards vs. Kathy Hilton and more
This is one of those episodes that holds up a mirror to the relationships in your life... are you ready? Through a series of highly televised sibling rivalries (Kourtney vs. Kim, Kyle Richards vs. Kathy Hilton, Kendall Roy… -
#14 “Start seeing yourself as a success NOW" - How to Prepare for the New Year with Confidence
It’s that time of year when we start looking back on what we’ve ‘done’ and wondering if it measures up. The question is, ‘measures up’ to what? Inspired by a recent conversation at a house party, this week’s episode explo… -
S2 E13 | “What if it doesn’t work out?” — How to move from doubt to action with the art of hedging
It all started with this tweet: “a16z and Sequoia are wrong 90% of the time…” If some of the greatest and smartest minds in the world have accounted for the fact that thi… -
S2 E11 | "Your whole life can change on a single decision" — How to take ownership of your life
The best version of your life is within reach, you just have to opt in. Tony Robbins said it best, your whole life can change on a single decision. I went to -
S2 E9 | "Why are they such BAD people?" — The Succession Episode
This week on the Take What You Need podcast, we deep-dive into the psychology of one of my favourite shows, HBO's Succession. The hallmark of great literature and media is that it holds up a mirror into our society on a macro scale, … -
S2 E9 | "Who do you think you are?" — Personality traits, identity and breaking through ceilings
If I could, I'd describe it in a single word: identity. But who really knows what that means? So instead I'll say: the words we speak (and the paradigms they're based on) become the house that we live in. In this epis… -
S2 E8 | “Pay me my worth”, really?! Myths and mindset shifts about money. WHEW. Let’s discuss.
“Pay me my worth” “If someone doesn’t want to pay me, they don’t respect me” “Why would I pay them if I can just do it myself?” “I don’t want to give away 10% of MY MONEY” &l…
