StoryVox

S2E4: Crackling Fires and Tenable Excuses

October 10, 2020 15:00 - 7 minutes - 7.2 MB

Can you hear the sound of crackling fires? Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of the StoryVox podcast titled, Crackling Fires and Tenable Excuses. Excuses —We all have them. Weaknesses—We all need them to see our limitations. We all need them to see the possibilities. In this episode, I will introduce you to a series meant to encourage you to take a closer look into the internal conversations you have with yourself as you dare to live the life you are called to live—a life on purpose. Come d...

S2E3: 3 Friends speak about personal growth

May 01, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

Episode 3 of the second season of StoryVox is a follow up to the Capacity Building Episode that aired on 4 weeks ago. I encourage you to listen here if you have not. I asked three of my friends who I know are living intentionally to share how they build capacity in their lives, and how it changes them. I also asked them to share their top tip for effective capacity building. My friends Anjola Coker is Houston Texas-based digital artist, poet, and Storyteller. In the less than 2 years we h...

S2E2: It's okay to panic... at first.

April 10, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

I froze. I could not get the next word out. No. For several awkward moments, I struggled, my mind racing through the points, unable to voice them out. Everyone watched in anticipation, ostensibly praying that I would find my voice... I wish I could tell you I recovered. I didn’t. _____________________ We all panic. We all doubt ourselves. We all have weaknesses. And we all want to make an impact in our world. Today on StoryVox, using one of the worst ordeals of my life, I'm sharing...

S2E1: What does Capacity Building Mean?

March 26, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

What is Capacity Building? What does it mean to you? How can you jumpstart the process? Listen to the first episode of a brand new season of StoryVox Podcast, and share your thoughts. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storyvox/donations

S01Ep06: Growing through the process into purpose

March 22, 2019 03:30 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

Hello and welcome to Season 1, Episode 6 of the StoryVox Podcast!This is the second of the 2-part series started hosted with Ayomikun Adeniran, mathematician, musician, speaker, author and doctoral student at the Texas A&M University, College Station, as he talks from experience about strategies to grow through the process of life into purpose.If you have not listened to the first one, you can check it out here.In this episode, he shares with us five other valuable strategies to help you tur...

S1E6: Growing through the process into purpose

March 22, 2019 03:30 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Hello Friends, This is the second of the 2-part series hosted with Ayomikun Adeniran, mathematician, musician, speaker, author and doctoral student at Texas A&M University, College Station, as he talks from experience about strategies to grow through the process of life into purpose. If you have not listened to the first one, you can check it out here. In this episode, he shares with us five other valuable strategies to help you turn the experiences of life into growth victuals for your jo...

S1E5: Lemons, Lemonades and Everything in-between

March 04, 2019 15:46 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Hello Friends, It seems like yesterday when we watched the ball drop! 2019 started and as a breeze, we are more than halfway to checking off the first quarter. It is indeed true that time flies, and also true that many (far too many!) people merely go through life, happy when good things happen and disillusioned during challenging times. Only a select purposeful people have been able to recognize the importance of intentional living every day and have mastered how to pursue life to full p...

S01Ep05: Lemons, Lemonades and Everything in-between

March 04, 2019 15:46 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Whew!It seems like yesterday when we watched the ball drop! 2019 started and as a breeze, we are more than halfway to checking off the first quarter. It is indeed true that time flies, and also true that many (far too many!) people merely go through life, happy when good things happen and disillusioned during challenging times. Only a select purposeful people have been able to recognize the importance of intentional living every day and have mastered how to pursue life to full potential throu...

S01Ep04: 3 tips to help kickstart 2019

January 09, 2019 00:02 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

Happy new Year! And welcome to StoryVox, the weekly podcast brought to you by the GrandHeights Initiative. We at the GrandHeights Initiative are excited about the new year. We are thankful for the December 2018 launch and all the support, and listeners’ feedback. We are ready to present fresh inspiring episodes that aim to inspire hope and empower you to pursue your life with purpose and diligence despite negative circumstances.In this episode, we have for you Intentional life skills educatio...

S1E4: 3 tips to help kickstart 2019

January 09, 2019 00:02 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Hello Friends, Happy New Year! We at the GrandHeights Initiative are excited about the new year. We are thankful for the December 2018 launch and all the support, and listeners’ feedback. We are ready to present fresh inspiring episodes that aim to inspire hope and empower you to pursue your life with purpose and diligence despite negative circumstances. In this episode, we have for you Intentional life skills education, where we share practical skills and tips for purposeful living. We ...

S01Ep03: Finding resilience from a curved place

December 16, 2018 14:06 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

Yes, we are here again, in the studio, for you! This is StoryVox, the weekly podcast brought to you by the GrandHeights Initiative. This episode’s special guest and reachable mentor is a Content specialist and "Scoliwarrior." If you are wondering what a Scoliwarrioris, then you need to listen to this episode with Busola Adeyemo.Busola exudes a joyful disposition and a pleasant spirit, as she shares with us how she lives her life to the full despite living with scoliosis. It wasn’t always this...

S1E3: Finding resilience from a curved place

December 16, 2018 14:06 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Hello Friends, This episode’s special guest and reachable mentor is a Content specialist and "Scoliwarrior." If you are wondering what a Scoliwarrioris, then you need to listen to this episode with Busola Adeyemo. Busola exudes a joyful disposition and a pleasant spirit, as she shares with us how she lives her life to the full despite living with scoliosis. It wasn’t always this way, she says and she doesn’t mince words in letting us in on the negative coping strategies she initially adopt...

S1E2: Navigating the In-between

October 17, 2018 15:30 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Hello Friends, Life is not all moments of honor. Most times, there are no spotlights, no paparazzi or yelling crowds. No, you’re not necessarily working on something big. Sometimes, that big project you anticipated to be successful will not come through. So it’s just you, and your active imagination. What do you do at these times? How do you keep from being frustrated? StoryVox this episode brings you David Adepoju, an information scientist, technology enthusiast, innovation ecosystem adv...

S01Ep02: Navigating the In-between

October 17, 2018 15:30 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

Hello!Welcome StoryVox, the weekly podcast brought to you by the GrandHeights Initiative.This episode’s special guest and reachable mentor is David Adepoju, an information scientist, technology enthusiast, innovation ecosystem advocate, and Pan Africanist. He’s a dynamic Nigerian Tech-influencer, a three-time judge at the International Hult prize, two-time speaker at TEDx events in Ibadan and Mokola, the Ibadan social media festival, chairman at the International Youth Forum in South Korea, ...

S1E1: Saying yes to your heart

August 14, 2018 19:46 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Hello Friends, In this episode of StoryVox, Ijeoma Agada (EeJay), a teacher and writer from Houston Texas is our guest. I’m excited to be speaking to her today because she is a classic example of a reachable mentor - she is young and has a lot of years ahead of her, but she is well on her way on the journey of purpose and diligence. EeJay shares how she said “yes” to her heart despite a lucrative nursing career, her most remarkable experience serving with the Peace Corps in Madagascar, ho...

S01Ep01: Saying yes to your heart

August 14, 2018 19:46 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Hello again!Welcome StoryVox, the weekly podcast brought to you by the GrandHeights Initiative.This episode’s special guest and reachable mentor is Ijeoma Agada (EeJay), a teacher and writer from Houston Texas. I’m excited to be speaking to her today because she is a classic example of a reachable mentor - she is young and has a lot of years ahead of her, but she is well on her way on the journey of purpose and diligence. She is taking one step at a time, making the tough decisions and in th...

S01Ep00: Welcome to the StoryVox Podcast

July 28, 2018 19:02 - 7 minutes - 5.18 MB

Hello!You made it here - Awesome!We are excited today to introduce you to our foremost Podcast, StorVox! StoryVox podcast presents transformative storytelling. This weekly podcast features quality audio dramas, creative interviews and intentional life skills designed to inspire hope in young people and empower them to pursue life with purpose and diligence despite negative circumstances around them. StoryVox is the official podcast of the GrandHeights initiative which is a hub of creative lif...

S1E0: Welcome to the StoryVox Podcast

July 28, 2018 19:02 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MB

Hello! You made it here - Awesome! Welcome to the first episode of StoryVox Podcast. The podcast features quality audio dramas, creative interviews and intentional life skills designed to inspire hope in young people and empower them to pursue life with purpose and diligence despite negative circumstances around them. At GrandHeights, we believe that young people can do great things with their lives, usually what they need and what most people miss or aren't equipped to give them is wings ...

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