Funmi Akerele

Dear Female  ...just before you turn the page. The tea cup is filled with hot tea. You have few seconds to sip, drink a little, gulp, or leave it untouched. While you are still deciding, a basket full of hot croissants arrives and you mu st take as much as you can; and, the basket must be half empty. Here you are with these challenges, yet thirty minutes later you must give a speech to a hundred of high school grad who are looking forward to a serious talk from someone who can deliver what they are expecting. It is a known fact that you don’t perform well on a full stomach, yet it is necessary for you to take what has been offered. Just before you turn the page. You met sometimes last year, the Disney story could not continue; you love, he loved. But now he so much despised the spoil he had joyfully taken. He feels so strong you are not made for each other. Two years later you still crave for him. But the truth is he has moved on and you are left to move on with a bruise heart and ...

It's all about Love. It starts with Love. I am here. You are there.  Yet we came  together on this platform, and were convinced that every female holds and owns a candle to light up the world and our lives. Thanks for being a female.  Thanks for the Love you have shown us by your Likes,Comments and sharing our belief that "When you Believe in yourself and you seek Knowledge,Opportunities will arise". Remember...Believe...Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition)  - Funmi Akerele .

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Riding on the wings of hard work, determination ,great decisions, yet great and sometimes not so great strategies with a consistent knack for “I will continue” and “I will get to the post”; meet Folorunsho Alakija, the woman , lady, female,  philanthropist who inspire us to think deeply about our goals in life as we all aim to get to the goal post; yet reminding us that for every win from the player there is a team filled with courage, determination, tenacity, assertiveness, enough motivation to move the ball. Our call to strap ourselves with enough of these to get our games started and going! Thumbs up for the entrepreneur, the mumpreneur, wife, daughter, woman, lady and most of all a pink ambition female; Folorunsho Alakija; the determined, the courageous and the oil baroness. She is our inspiration this week for courageous, determined and successful. Africa’s self made billionaire Folorunsho Alakija covers Forbes Africa Woman Magazine…‘s December 2013/January 2014 issue. More th...

Tip of the day:  Genius must be born! Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius - Henri-Frederic Amiel The true states of our mind inspire our "geniusness". Patience is a lifelong characteristic of a genius because in this state where others "hop-a-la-lah", genius reveals their discovery. So it is wise to say that for every winning act from  the genius, there has been a conscientious perspiration to reveal the win. There is pain in being a genius, yet everyone is born as thus. For those that labour patiently to reveal their wins through physical, spiritual, emotional intelligence and intellect it only pays for them to be called what they are called. Are you a genius? Have you perspired in patience? Genius must be born and never to be taught. Remember... Believe...Knowledge...Opportun ity (Pink Ambition)

...Made and unmade by herself, her mind made her life, her hands worked the destiny, her character drew the lines; straight, curvy, gagged; it was her hands ... but her mind.  Mind is always the master and characters the “conveyor”. Such i s the consciousness of the mind; it draws the lines, shapes, read and play the destiny. Only by searching and mining are gold and diamonds obtained. She moulds the lives, she is the builder of her own destiny, maker of her character yet Bad it could go, bitter it could end , and sweet it can look, depending on the right frame of mind. No one attract that which they want, but that which they are. Never join the wagon who simply wants to improve their circumstances, but join the train willingly to improve the last of her. Just ... the right frame. Remember... Believe ... Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition)

Tip of the day:  When your “volcano” erupts, what does it say? A sound body is a first-class thing; a sound mind is an even better thing but the thing that counts for most in the individual as in the nation, is character, the sum of those q ualities which make a man a good man and a woman a good woman. - Theodore Roosevelt It is impossible for anyone to hush the character for a long time; its capacity will be aroused in all its glory one day. Do not disregard the character when building self, relationship, and career, or life. It is a volcano waiting to erupt if not properly checked and it could happen when you love to impress.

It was not her birthday, neither was it her sister's, yet the gift was beautifully displayed on the table, waiting to be revealed. She looked around, for clues as to what she did right to deserve it. She looked at her stepmother and asked i n fear. "Auntie I’m so sorry if I have done anything wrong ma. I do not deserve any gift” As she was about to make her way back to her chores, she was roughly dragged by her stepmother who thought it wrong to refuse gifts. “Idiot". The gift is from a friend of the house and it is for you. He stays down the street. He is a very good man. I think you should go and say thank you to him. Go to your room and open the gift, then come back and let us see what it is”. She came back a while later seething in anger to show her auntie what the gift contained. "Sorry auntie I can’t collect this from a man I don't know”. She showed her step-mother the two pairs of ladies’ brief hanging on her fingers. "Who are you to tell me what you...

Tip of the day: DEPOSIT  How much have you deposited in your account today?  Not your bank account, but your mind account.  How much have you put into yourself today that can help make you a better person.  Just like your financial deposit, whatever you put into your mind helps it to grow. The more you expand your knowledge base the more opportunities open for you. If a man empties his purse in to his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin Remember...Believe...Knowledge  (Pink Ambition)

Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda known as Funmi Iyanda was born on 27 July 1971. She is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. Funmi Iyanda produced and hosted Nigeria’s most popular and authoritative talk show New Dawn w ith Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight years. Funmi is the CEO of Ignite Media, a content-driven media organization operating out of Lagos. In 2011, she was honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum and was recently named one of Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa. Speaking her mind has always become her life philosophy in her humanitarian work and her personal style. She is our pick this week for the SEXY, SMART, SASSY AND SUCCESSFUL, we appreciate her relentless spirit and say keep it up and going girl!

Tip of the day: Allow your conscience to work full time. It doesn't really matter if people agree with you or if they accept your apology or understand how you feel. At the end of the day what matters is how your conscience makes you feel.  If you can do without opinions and advise, then give more room to your conscience to tell you the stats of life. If we give our conscience the opportunity most of the time, it will become our major ally and a pivotal census for self improvement. Either you allow your conscience to judge you or not will be based on what the situation is all about. It is better to think about our conscience as a judge, because most of the times we fall guilty in any situation it is never part of our body. “Where did it go”? Well it resides in a place in our body that watches our activity and allows it come up and tells us “why did you do that”. It is possible for conscience to be corrupted or silenced, because often times when the human nature is perpetually wr...

Knowledge is the difference between successful and unsuccessful people. To produce legion of females who are ready to take up and get their world affected by their potentials, then we look for females who can start any idea, or business ventures from the basis of their knowledge. Knowledge is profitable in all things, so Get up, start upstairs; it helps to define what you can produce or reproduce. To live and to lead the truly exceptional life that matters is to define your success by what you can deliver which can be produced consistently to give you an edge, or bring out your potentials which overtime lead to what you want to see. To seek is to find, and to have is to produce and reproducing harness every opportunity to bring out your potential for success; but it starts upstairs. It is safer to sit down, it is safer to be inactive, it is risky to get up and start up, yet it is profitable to get up, start up but start upstairs. #getupstartsupstairs Remember...Believe...Knowl edge...O...

Do you think you know everything there is to know about extra-ordinary life? Set the record right with straight talks and opinions that gets you thinking. You might not want to hit this button after this week's discovery, but out of curiosi ty and acceptance of the talk you will want to know what else is under the sheets. This platform on PINK AMBITION is not for any female who is afraid of discoveries, personal development and changes, because even being a female is an engaging life! Yet the secrets under the sheets can best be solved if you are aware of it. Join me every Thursday and let’s talk, rather than sweep it under the sheets! “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life” - Sandra Carey Remember...Believe...Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition)

At the age of 60, Madeha Al Ajroush might be expected to be spending this weekend quietly relaxing with her husband and daughters. Instead she will be out on the roads of Riyadh risking arrest. In 48 hours  she will get behind the wheel of a car, taking part in the third mass protest against Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers. Mrs Al Ajroush is one of 47 women who staged the kingdom’s first public protest on November 6, 1990, in which women drove in groups around Riyadh before being stopped by the police. “We all paid heavily for going behind the wheel,” says Mrs Al Ajroush, who was in her thirties with a driving licence from Oklahoma in the United States, where she studied, when she took part in that first protest. A psychotherapist and photographer, she drove again on June 17, 2011, and once more was detained for more than three hours at the police station. Later she was fired from the NGO where she worked as a consultant. In total, 50 women drove during the 2011 protest, and ...

At the age of 60, Madeha Al Ajroush might be expected to be spending this weekend quietly relaxing with her husband and daughters. Instead she will be out on the roads of Riyadh risking arrest. In 48 hours  she will get behind the wheel of a car, taking part in the third mass protest against Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers. Mrs Al Ajroush is one of 47 women who staged the kingdom’s first public protest on November 6, 1990, in which women drove in groups around Riyadh before being stopped by the police. “We all paid heavily for going behind the wheel,” says Mrs Al Ajroush, who was in her thirties with a driving licence from Oklahoma in the United States, where she studied, when she took part in that first protest. A psychotherapist and photographer, she drove again on June 17, 2011, and once more was detained for more than three hours at the police station. Later she was fired from the NGO where she worked as a consultant. In total, 50 women drove during the 2011 protest, and ...

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. - Henry David Thoreau Studies bring out different results because they are seen with different eyes, different intentions, on different perspective and in different world. None can  totally be the same. The shift of yesterday is nonexistent because the story of today has un-wrapped its mysteries. You can close your eyes now. What do you see? #businesstrick101 AND #irefusetoseewhattheysee Remember...Believe...Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition)

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Live life everyday as if the next day is just the beginning of today. Effort brings achievement; and continuous effort breeds opportunities. Success is not a visitor. It is a passive resident. When accorded full rights it becomes active and can stay permanently. It can also leave when treated differently. Handled by those, whose efforts allow them to recognize its residential potentials. Permitted by those whose pain is secluded in the fate and faith of their happy ending stories. Even though the shoe pinches the air is agog with the song “I love my job”. Then one wonders if “effort-happy ending-success” is a myth. Yes! It is a meat; eaten only by those that work conscientiously at making it happen. Life is so wicked they say; it is like your bank. It only gives you the amount, energy, and efforts you put into it. #effortisthemeat Remember... Believe...Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition) https://w...

Maya Angelou speaks on courage:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmbWrff-RFA&feature=share

It is not your fault! Most times the gains of challenges outweigh the sweats. In view of most challenges, our belief over shadow the beauty of the solution which is always never in sight until we change our belief. if it is not easily achi evable. It is not your fault. Often times we leave the challenges because of the desires and the message our flesh has transmitted to our brain. But, in every human there is a portion of our being reserved for overcoming challenges. It is no joke. Check your body it is there! If not, it is not your fault. (Smile) This portion in our body is called the belief portion which is just the first step to overcoming challenges. It is in the mind. The second step is physical. Get up and do it anyway. It is the urge for a trial which is almost equal to belief but it is a hard knock, gut-wrenching talk to our body to come on and get the work done. The third step is about desire. It is how much you desire your solution that brings your success. Desire will mak...

I am a female. I love being a female, but does the world make our love good for us? It all depends on our answers! I remember my mom said all 4.5 pounds of me came crying into the world lik e every other babies. My eyes were brown, sharp and eager to face the new world that I felt would give me my share of everything. Sooner than late I learnt I had to get everything I wanted by myself. I was told as a baby I smiled a lot. But as I grew older I found the twitch getting lesser. I sulked but then I grew used to the word: “You are a girl”. It was as if the whole world knew that much about me than any other thing else. I was told that as a baby girl I played and shouted with glee at everything I saw around me, I was happy. This is a world free of fluid, a world not conditioned to the foetal circumstance that is all about take whatever you are given. A world free of fluid, your movement was your action and your choice. A freedom with no labour; yet as I grew up, I was told my freedom shou...

Courage is in us. Imagine if we have to pay for it, it will be expensive; not all can purchase. But the very ones, who have it, knew it not, and the ones who use it, benefits from its good deeds.  Your courage will either get applause or  uproar depending on its usage. If we say every female should be courageous, it means you may need to put away the fears, detach the fear at the helm of your garment and take a bolder step into your game; your vision. Look, learn, act and be convinced that mistakes are learning curve. You may as well take your courage unto your stage. It is time for you! Remember: Believe...Knowledge...Opportunities (Pink Ambition)

Would you help them? Would you share in their show of shame? It is not a pity. It is their disease.  They defiled her!  Eyes wide in innocence; expecting only his fatherly pat or hug yet deep down inside she knew the fate and the faith? Evil grins wide at her innocence; grins his daughter does not accept... Then he violated her. He killed her innocence. Every night he returns. Her cries grew harder, harder and quieter. Resignedly she cringes then succumbs. Yet he returns every night and empty his needs on her empty flesh. For every one of them that wanted this; they are molesters. For every one that decided it, they are rapist. What’s the difference anyway? Yet the heaven is open to the books that believe in the simple truth. Now the law of the land has admitted that it’s good to stab her every other day. For every night he meets her raw flesh he stabs; stabs at her esteem, self worth, her future, her destiny, her life. Buy the egg from the seller; crush the egg with your ba...

MY STORY With high level energy and an unassuming innocence, she strongly declare  “I am going to be successful”, -Either as a woman, an entrepreneur, a sought after professional, a business woman, a mother or a lady. She believes attaining success will put her in the forefront and no one was going to look down at her. Yes not even miss goody-two shoes neighbour or little miss have it all (is that bad?). She knew it was just a matter of time and like they say, a little drop every day, every time, somewhere, turns an ocean mighty. She held the helm of her garment and trembled as she thought of her little resources. How on earth will all these be possible? Her little voice mocked. If it is for tomorrow then she got to do something today. She gathered all her resources together and looked over one after the other for what would teach, from where to learn the very essence of survival - WINNING. It took a while, but the words jumped at her. She felt uneasy; even success can’t be this ea...

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”  - Maya Angelou “I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” - Oprah Winfrey   “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”  - Maya Angelou “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”  - Simone de Beauvoir Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.  -Shakespeare. 

Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. William Eardley IV

Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.”  ― Donald J. Trump

Smart is beautiful,  Assertive is beautiful Talent is beautiful  Commitment is beautiful  Resilience is beautiful  Humility is beautiful Passion is beautiful. Vague, definitely isn't beautiful. It negates talent, commitment, dedication, resilience of every female. Erratically-passive, dejectedly- insecure, awkwardly-doubtful, most of all ignorantly-undisciplined; Not a disease and obviously not beautiful. The formula for success is a legitimate combination of the beautiful. “Re” - ignite yourself, Look beyond the past- present. Recreate, rejuvenate, revamp, recollect and be resolute. Passionately- courageous to discover yourself. Brilliantly-calm to be committed to your new pledge- “Beautiful inside- out”. That is the secret. Confident and not hesitant; saintly-credit your life to a sincere check. Who am I? Your question? Being positive and more- the answer. And that is absolutely beautiful. It will be beautiful. Remember... Believe...Knowledge...Oppo rtunities (P...

Chances are that this message may leave some people thinking about what this message is all about or what does she mean? Good chances exist also that some females will look at this and get the meanings immediately. Our beliefs create our r eality. Do you ever wonder why some people attain success while others don’t? Often, it has nothing to do with someone’s age, looks or even talent, but an innate ability to belief. We will discover the nature of our own particular genius if we can belief in ourselves. As females we tend to leave everything to chance and even nature not knowing that our greatest ability lies in our beliefs Look around you. Is this world filled with enough happiness, success and opportunities for people who do not take the bulls by the horns? Risk is part of life and the sooner we start seeing ourselves taking risk without minding our fears the better it will be for us. Trust your guidance, seek knowledge, take risk, Draw out the wealth of answers inside you, and Chall...

Risk is everywhere. It is easy to tell business people to take risk and damn consequences, but the reality of bold actions can be defeated if not well-calculated. Brands can fail, business fail, competition may be stiffer and eventually out wit you, careers, relationship, happiness may hang on rope, and it seems like taking risk is a taboo all together. Risk is risky and so also is doing nothing; not taking risk is risky as well. If you cannot accept that there is a need to forge ahead, then you will remain in the same space. Just moving and breathing is enough risk, it is therefore essential that we embrace change and risk with a level of boldness and fearlessness or else we will be left behind. The process of risk involves: acknowledging the risk, learn about the subject matter, gather your evidences and real options before taking the leap. This will afford you the opportunity to be comfortable during the process of risk, even while leaving your comfort zone. It is only through risk ...