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Lifenpurpose

by Wanjiku Kiarie

Real conversations and stories on the journey to self discovery, evolution, learning and personal growth. Do you question your existence? I do, and I'm on a journey of awakening to become the best version of me. Are you living your purpose?

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Episodes

  1. Beyond Titles: Discovering Purpose and Who You Really Are

    In this episode, we dive deep into the questions that shape our lives: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Beyond job titles and roles, we explore identity, purpose, and the evolving vision of our best selves. Join me as we unpack how to live intentionally and embrace the life you were...

  2. Becoming Her: A Vision for your Best Self

    In this episode, we move beyond the why of personal development and step boldly into the who. Who is the woman you are becoming? What does she look like emotionally, spiritually, physically, and in every sphere of your life? Join me for a powerful visioning exercise as we write a letter to our...

  3. Why Personal Growth Matters : A fresh start

    Welcome to the Life and Purpose podcast, where we dive into real, practical conversations on personal development. Join host Wanjiku Kiarie as she explores the journey of self-discovery, intentional growth, and lifelong learning. Whether you're a returning listener or new to the community, this...

  4. SS2 Episode 17: Giving myself grace as I review my 2022! The Wins, Pitfalls, lessons and so much more!

    Have you taken time to review your year? In this episode, I let you in on how my year has been, and share some lessons that the year has taught me which I am definitely taking forward to the new year. Purchase the LnP resources https://wanjikukiarie.com/shop/ Accelerate your growth workbook...

  5. SS2 Episode 16: Common Misconceptions about Personal Development

    There are some beliefs about Personal Development that we need to release because they do not serve us. I talk about 3 of them on this episode. Get your 'Accelerate your Growth Worbook' https://wanjikukiarie.com/product/accelerate-your-growth-workbook/

  6. SS2 Episode 15: 36 Things I know for sure

    Turning 36 has me reflecting and sharing some of the lessons I am going with to my new season.

  7. SS2 Episode 14 : How you are sabotaging your own growth process Part 2

    This week on the website, I continue to discuss some of the ways we are self-sabotaging our own growth process. Learn more about procrastination https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5964561/ Looking to elevate your personal development journey? Contact me -...

  8. SS2 Episode 13: How you are sabotaging your own growth process

    The affirmation for this month is: This is the right time. I am at the right place doing the right thing at the right time. Where I am today is a product of my own growth. I can stand strong and move forward in my life. I have all the potential I need to do what is required of me today. I owe it…

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  9. SS2 Episode 11: Why you should have a Personal Development Plan

    On this episode I am sharing about the importance of having a Personal Development plan. I also give you key tips on how to develop a PDP for yourself that will align to your purpose. Resources mentioned on this episode include Episode for Goal Setting: Season 2, Episode 9 Get the Best of Me...

  10. SS2 Episode 10: Limiting Beliefs are holding you back from your greatest potential

    What is holding you back? Most likely your limiting believes. Listen to today's episode and learn how you can change that.

  11. SS2 2 Episode 9: Goals Reset: 5 things preventing you from achieving your goals

    This episode is packed with amazing tips on setting goals rightly, keeping track of them and creating systems that will lead you to achieving them. Click here to get on our notification list for the new version of the Best of Me Loading planner scheduled for release end of 2022 (insert link…

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  12. SS2 Episode 8: Stepping Up: Coming alive to my purpose

    The Podcast is back after a long but well-deserved hiatus. Tune in to catch up with Wanjiku and get to hear what it has taken for her to finally accept, step up and come alive to her purpose fully. Let us stay connected: https://wanjikukiarie.com/podcast/

  13. SS2: Episode 7: Decluttering Your Way To Success Ft Juliet Kiplagat

    Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor – it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living. I had an amazing, insightful conversation with Juliet, a professional organizer discussing tips on how to declutter both your physical and mental spaces. Get In touch with...

  14. SS2: Episode 6: The Art of Public Speaking Ft Coach Samuel Murage

    Statistics show that a lot of people fear Public Speaking, yet in this day and age we all need to be able to present, articulate ideas, pray, lead meetings etc. I invited Coach Samuel Murage, CEO & Founder at DTI Group, to give us some tips that we could all apply as we journey towards overcoming...

  15. SS2 Episode 5: How to achieve a growth mindset

    On this week's this episode, I discuss the very fundamental ingredient in kick-starting your personal development and transformation journey. How is your mindset? Here are a few questions that can help you start interrogating what kind of a mindset you have- Is it a fixed or a growth mindset.…

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  16. SS2: Episode 4: Things I know for sure

    In this week's episode, I share 15 things I know for sure stemming from my life experiences and lessons. I also send all love and good vibes to anyone going through a rough time, or unexplained fatigue over this period. Pandemic fatigue is real and we need to care for and look out for each other....

  17. SS2: Episode 3: How to practice Self Love Ft JaneJune Wanjiru

    ''Self-love is a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth. It means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others.'' -...

  18. SS2: Episode 2: How to build good habits & break bad ones Ft Ben Ratje

    Are Your Habits Working For You Or Against You? Good habits are super important in your journey to becoming the best version of yourself. On this episode, I got together with Ben Ratje to break down how one can form and sustain good habits. Ben is a habit coach, life-long entrepreneur, and...

  19. SS2: Episode 1: A new Phase: Turning over a new leaf

    Hey, Lifenpurpose fam! we are back after a short season's break ready to pick up from where we left. In this season, just like the previous we shall be sharing real-life stories and have conversations on the journey to self-discovery, evolution, and personal growth. For this first episode of the...

  20. Episode 50: Season Finale- Working towards that version of you that you truly deserve

    It has been such an amazing journey, 50 episodes in I am so glad that I took the leap to start this podcast. I came in with a very open mind and a teachable spirit- the result I have learnt so so much. I do hope that you have also picked up something in the course of this season. I look forward…

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  21. EP 49: Starting life again after my brain surgery Ft Barnabas Inyaa

    Here is Part 2 of Inyaa's story, If you haven't listened to part 1, please take a pause and tune in to Episode 48 where he breaks down some of the life challenges that he was able to overcome in his earlier days and the lessons on resilience therein. He began to experience crazy headaches on a...

  22. Episode 48: I built my career from the bottom up; it ended abruptly and I had to pick myself up again- Ft Barnabas Inyaa( Pt 1)

    On this episode, I bring you Barnabas Inyaa, a gentleman whose resilience measure is one we could all learn from, from building a career bottom-up, facing life's challenges with a positive mind, growing to the apex of the said career and then one day boom! he is told the grim news that his job…

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  23. Episode 47: Shifting your money mindset and creating the life you want ft Jennifer Low

    This week on the podcast I feature Jennifer Low whom I met in the process of creating networks with people who are on the same vibration as me - in the journey of personal transformation. Jennifer's purpose in life is inspiring and working with people to shift their mindsets about money from a...

  24. Episode 46: Uphold your self-worth as you set goals for the year!

    Happy New year and welcome to the first episode of the year, I am so happy and grateful to be alive and to share with you some of my thoughts when it comes to holistic goal setting. Listen in and share share share! Key pointers:- - You are enough! achieving or not achieving your goals doesn't…

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  25. Episode 45: Made redundant amidst a pandemic - How I started my business as a Virtual Assistant in Kenya by Elma Ooro

    Happy New Month! We are in the final leg of 2020 and whilst we all agree this has been an unusual year, it has been a year that has truly challenged us to grow, recondition our thinking, and fight hard to remain afloat in all aspects of life. With me this week is an amazing, vibrant young lady…

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  26. Episode 44: Picking yourself up, sticking to good habits, finding your Ikigai & much more!- Let's catch up

    In this week's episode I catch you up on what has been going on in my life, I share some of the gems I have picked from my most recent reads, as well as share randomly some inspiration on various issues all geared towards inspiration. Enjoy the episode and let us keep safe and connected:-...

  27. Episode 43: When you are in a state of gratitude, anger and fear can no longer reside - Shazmeen Bank

    This week I host the amazing Shazmeen Bank, a strategic lifestyle, relationship, and intimacy coach. We had such an exciting conversation as she took me through her life experiences, her childhood that forced her to grow way ahead of her years, becoming a mother at 18, getting married, then...

  28. Episode 42: Giving up your doubt and walking in faith- Sophia the Wise One

    In this episode, I have such a reflective and enriching conversation with a fellow podcaster Sophia the Wise One. She lets us on to her life journey, her life lessons, what she struggles with, and how she has found ways to centre and heal herself. How deeply she connects with her body, soul and…

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  29. Episode 41: Inspiring women and mums is my passion- Rachel Mbogo (Thriving Supermama)

    This week I had a conservation with Rachel Mbogo - a young inspiring woman who is really passionate about empowering, inspiring, and growing with other mums and women. You can find more of her work on https://thrivingsupermama.com/about-us/ Keep in touch with us on http://lifenpurpose.com/ and...

  30. Episode 40: I have no grand plan but I took the leap and quit anyway - Mercy Adu

    This week, I share such a heartwarming yet motivating conversation with a lady I met in these gracious streets of the internet. You can tell that we had an instant connection and actually figured out we had a lot in common. Her story is that of courage, doing it afraid, and simply just leaving…

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  31. Episode 39: Lizz Ntonjira- Inspiring Young Leaders

    This Episode was graced by the one and only Lizz Ntonjira. She is currently the Communications Director at Amref Health Africa, the largest health development organization in Africa. She is also a youth advocate and the founder of The LizzNtonjira Network, a platform that provides innovative,...

  32. Episode 38: Desiring change? You could start here

    This an amazing solo episode where I share about the power of spoken words, how we attract what we say, and how we can use that to our advantage by affirming the things we want in life. I also reflect on my current read, John Kotter's 'The Heart of Change' and mirror his change theory model to…

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  33. Episode 37: Positioning yourself for your next move: Career and general life spheres- Angie Obwaka

    This is Part 2 of the conversation with Angie Obwaka- if you haven't caught up with part 1, take a pause and listen to episode 36. On here, she shares HR nuggets, how to position yourself for a shift in your career, how to deal with difficult situations and low moments, navigating through tough...

  34. Episode 36: Conversation with and lessons from Angie Obwaka

    Welcome to this week's episode which is part one of an amazing conversation with Angie Obwaka, a thriving Kenyan lady, passionate and Jesus-loving girl. She is a parent of 2 amazing kids. Yeshua (The one who saves) who is 12 and Nashe (short for ANO-DIWA-NASHE which means The one loved by God) 3...

  35. Episode 35: The Art of Conscious Living with - Alice The Conscious Coach

    In this episode, I have an amazing conversation with Alice Njambi, a conscious coach who works with leaders to help them master their minds and grow their emotional intelligence so that they can lead effectively as they achieve their individual and cooperate goals. We delved into self awareness,...

  36. Episode 34: Embracing the leader in you

    This week on the podcast I share some lessons I have been learning recently on leadership. These have been so profound to lean in to and I couldnt keep them to myself. Bottom line- everyone is a leader in there area of function and we each have a gifting that we can share with the world. Let us...

  37. Episode 33: Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

    Do you ever feel like a fraud when called upon to showcase your work, or talk about something in your subject area? This week on the episode we talk about Imposter Syndrome, some of the causes of it, and how to get rid of at least minimize these feelings, in our journey to becoming our best…

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  38. Episode 32- Dealing with Life Frustrations- Lessons from Robin Sharma

    This week I talk about lessons I picked from Robin Sharma's weekly newsletter. Let us connect on http://lifenpurpose.com/ Links I mentioned on this episode:- Parenting discussions: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=733614207457765 check out the Lifenpurpose facebook page for more resources.

  39. Episode 31: Cachet Prescott- Unlearning as a powerful tool for personal growth and transformation

    This episode features Cachet Prescott. She likes to say that she is in the business of thinking! A social scientist by training and a creative and strategic thinker by nature, she thrives on helping others think, focus and plan to ultimately do amazing things in business, career and life. As a...

  40. Episode 30: Taking the Leap even when filled with doubt

    I am delighted to share this episode with you. We are celebrating the first anniversary of the podcast and couldn't be more proud of the journey that has been. Reflecting on the journey and lessons so far, one thing is that if I allowed myself to let the doubt get the better part of me, we would...

  41. Episode 29: Building your self worth and defining own success - Rebeka Teshome:

    This week's episode features an amazing woman, Rebeka Teshome, A certified personal development and life coach. she has dedicated her life to helping moms and wives to build self-worth and deep transformation. she terms herself lucky enough to work with women and seeing the amazing results as…

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  42. Episode 28: Dealing with Self-Pity

    On this episode, I share some of the ways in which we can combat self-pity. I specifically delve into how a positive mindset is critical in this journey and that the work that goes into shifting the mindset is totally worth it. Let us connect https://linktr.ee/WanjikuKiarie

  43. Episode 27: Why the world needs us to raise our voices

    In this episode, I reflect on all the issues that have engulfed the world in the last couple of weeks. From racism, police brutality, violence etc and talk about several ways in which we can all contribute to correcting the injustices and vices. It is time for action! I also refer to the episode…

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  44. Episode 26- The Mindful Millionaire -Fixing your money habits

    This week I got to talk to an amazing woman whom I have been following for a while now- in these online streets:), in a quest to learn more about having a better relationship with money. She has a wealth of knowledge and one of the warmest and kind people I have connected with all my life. We had...

  45. Episode 25: Overcoming Scoliosis, surviving war, leaving a corporate job & supporting loved ones through cancer battles

    This week's episode, features an amazing woman. I met Ana in a community of podcasters (it still amazes me how connected we are now thanks to the internet and how we can easily build connections with people from around the world) and her story really inspired me. She has a culturally rich and...

  46. Episode 24: Is Homeschooling the way to go?

    In this episode, I share about how this season has enlightened me into adjusting to the new circumstances. Granted, now more than ever, every day is a chance to improve, grow, learn, get better, experience, and remain positive while going through the motions. I have tried my hand at homeschooling...

  47. Episode 23: Parenting during stressful times

    As a parent or guardian, you have a responsibility of keeping not only yourself safe, but also those under your care. On today's episode, I share some tips I have gathered from research on how we can help our kids cope with stress better, but also this episode seeks to bring to the attention of…

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  48. Episode 22: Return to your duty station or leave! A story of taking the leap and chasing dreams

    I hope you are keeping safe and healthy. In this episode, I share a friend's personal story shared with me so candidly on the struggles of growing up in a village, raised by a single parent (a father), having to fend for oneself through campus life and transition through careers with nothing but...

  49. Episode 21: The positive side to the Lockdown

    How are we doing guys? Like seriously, how are we doing? In this episode, I take the pleasure of sharing some good news on the podcast channel growth as well as a free new resource that we have recently developed and shared. Please do check it out by following our Instagram page...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Real conversations and stories on the journey to self discovery, evolution, learning and personal growth. Do you question your existence? I do, and I'm on a journey of awakening to become the best version of me. Are you living your purpose?

HOSTED BY

Wanjiku Kiarie

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Real conversations and stories on the journey to self discovery, evolution, learning and personal growth. Do you question your existence? I do, and I'm on a journey of awakening to become the best version of me. Are you living your purpose?

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