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The TA Podcast with Tola Alabi — 498 episodes
The Teacher Within: The False Hierarchy of Knowledge:
Clarity of Activity: Why You're Unsure of Yourself
The Agenda to Hate The Other Gender
The Illusion of Progress: When Productivity Leads You Nowhere
Boredom, Loneliness & Restlessness: What They Reveal About Your Life
6 Ways Indiscipline Limits Your Life
4 Things That Should Always Guide Your Life
Communication Skills Men Never Learnt But Women Mastered
The "What If" Mindset: When Safety Makes Your Life Smaller
Man Down: How Religion Distorted Men's Sexuality
The Illusion of Greener Grass: Knowing Where Home Is
The Wisdom of Double Standards
Pixels Don't Pay: The Power of Positioning as a Designer
The Concept of "Making It" in Life
The Kind of Men the World Really Needs & Why They Are Scarce
Understanding Vice and Virtue: How to Make Better Choices
The Key to Living Purposefully & Finding Fulfilment In Life
Why Men Need Sex & Women Need Babies
Halfway is No Way: The Courage to Commit
The Eden Mindset: How 1% of the World Stole Your Happiness
Bitter To Better: The Truth About Pain, Growth, and Becoming
Provision vs Cutbacks: Trusting God in a Tough Economy
The Burden Of The Arts: Why Being A Creative Isn't Lucrative
He Who Finds a Wife: God, Man, Woman & Marriage
More Than Money: When Prayer Seems Insufficient
God vs Scale: The Numbers Game
Ease Over Disease: The Secret to Human Wellness
The Deception Called Sacrifice
Quiting Your Job to Pursue Your Work
Blessed but Unfulfilled: Four Things Stealing Your Peace
God is in the Details: Stop Summarizing Your Life
Deep Rest: The Blessing You Can’t Earn
You vs Life: The Battle for Your Time and Attention
A Hive of Honey & Dead Bees: The Road That Leads to Regret
Who Told You That? How Words Shape Your World
Design is Dead: The Creative Crisis
What Does it Mean to be Blessed?
The Feeling of Being Used Rather Than Loved
Completing vs Finishing: A Lesson in Time Management
The Trap Called The Normal Life
Parents, Pressure and Purpose: Finding Your True Path
When God Shuts Doors: Your Opinion is Right But Your Attitude is Wrong
Breaking Free from Hurt and Trauma
Letting Go: What Your Hurt Is Costing You
The Creative, The Client & The Consumer: Making a Good Product
God vs Hustle: Pyrrhic Wins
Dig or Die: Living Hustle Free
100% Process, 0% Destination: When Our Path Doesn't Make Sense
The Tension Called Romance
The Era of Revelation: The Uncomfortable Shift
Only God can Love and Judge You Right
Love over Freedom: The Mystery of Happiness in Captivity
The Truth about Trauma, Hurt and Recovery
You Aren't Strong, You Are Stubborn: The Measure of Masculinity
Flow: The Kind of Money That Satisfies
The Biggest Lie About Money
Strictly Business: A Lesson on Boundaries
How to Turn Your House into a Sanctuary
The Cost of Taking Things for Granted
Seperating Feelings from Leadings: Why Your Emotions Are a Poor Compass
Toxic Ambition & Bad Marriages
The Cost of Distraction
Dealing with Imposter Syndrome: The Concept of Good
When Your Family is The Obstacle
Being More Present in Your Life
Why Reading Books Is Overrated
Knowing God for Yourself: The Bicycle Principle
Is God Fair? — Resetting Our Expectations for the New Year
Marriage Is a Gift, Not a Right
Logical Reasoning: Good Answers vs The Truth
The Christmas Eve Syndrome: Running Out of Time
Effortless Work: The Kind of Success God Designed for You
Angel Investor: The 'What is This' Insecurity
God Is Not Subtle
The Distraction Called Status: Rediscovering Identity in God
My Plan vs God's Plan for Me
From Low-Level to God-Level Thinking
The Father of Lies
Promises, Prophecies & Promptings: Listening to God
When Small Things Have Big Impact
Spirituality vs Religion: Where Africans Got it Wrong
When Love Speaks Life: Choosing "Mr/Ms Right"
Walking in Purpose: Faith, Function & Freedom
The Truth About Turning 40
Curate. Create. Conquer: Living Above Fear
Fear Factory: The Media and You
Concern Less. Discern More
Making Up for Your Past Mistakes
The Uncomfortable Concept of Drifting Apart
What We Get Wrong About Success
When the Stomach Leads the Spirit
When Clarity Meets Fear
How to Love the Life You Have
Destined for Success: The Truth About Your Birth
Why the Future Belongs to the Weird
From Mentor to Enemy: The Slippery Slope Called Mentoring
When Life Happens: The Waiting Period
What Should I Be Doing With My Life?
Living Wisely, Not Fearfully: The Invisible Enemy
You Have More Time Than You Think
The Audacity to Want More from Life
Trusting Her: How Far Should a Man Go?
How to make a Marriage Work
The Influence of Women on Men: The Great Mystery
The Weakness Gap: How Feminism Limits Women
In the World but Not of It: The Culture Curse
Why Gen X and Millennials Got Stuck but Gen Z Didn’t
You Are More Than Your Personality
Why We Struggle With Our Spirituality
The Principle of Fast Execution
Why Business and Creativity Don't Mix
The Key to an Effective Life
Success vs Average: What Really Sets Them Apart
I'm Good at Many Things, How do I Focus?
Beyond Romance: Finding the Right Man
7 Businesses that Hold Society Together - BIZCON 2025
Living Your Truth vs Living Your Trauma
Life Branding Masterclass
When Purpose Disrupts Security
Opinions, Advice & Counselling: The Search For Clarity
This Thing Called Poverty
The Guilt of Privilege: Duty over Sacrifice
I Want To Keep My Virginity But...
Breaking the Habit: The Journey to Change
The Secret to Enjoying Life: Expecting vs Experiencing
The Design Bubble: My Thoughts on Jaiz Bank Rebrand
Do Opposites Really Attract: The Compatibility Misconception
Black Tax: When Success Becomes a Burden
"I Wish I Didn't Exist": When Life Seems Meaningless
The Absent Father Effect
The Head Check: Choosing Bosses, Husbands & Leaders
The Swine Mindset: Why Some People Can't Be Helped
Things I Wish I Knew As a Young Designer pt.2
Things I Wish I Knew As a Young Designer pt.1
Personal Branding: Why You're So Forgettable
The Prosperity Misconception
I’ve Been Giving—So Why Isn’t It Coming Back?
The Key to Finding Clarity in Life
Get Up! When Intellect Says "No" but Faith Says "Yes"
Passion, Business & Entrepreneurship: Q&A
The Secret to Maximising Today
Overcoming Economic Hardship: The Egret Mindset
Men, Marriage & Masturbation
Personal and Professional Growth - Q&A Session
I Can't Wait To Move Out: The Lie About The Family
I've Had Enough: Quitting God's Calling
Why You Aren't Hearing God Speak
Irreconcilable Thresholds: Why Relationships Fail
Keep Going or Quit : The Hard Choice
God isn't a Genie: When Leadings Go 'Wrong'
Being An Introvert is Ruining My Life
One Thing Hindering Your Personal Growth This Year
To The Christian Struggling with Porn & Masturbation
Why We Must Never Regret Our Past
The Introverted Entrepreneur: Shameless Business
How can I Know God's Voice: Natural Intuition vs Holy Spirit
Why the Tech Bro is Rich and the Graphic Designer is Poor
The Power to Speak Life
God's Instruction vs People's Expectations
6 Life Lessons I Learnt From Hitting Rock Bottom
Why Design is Important but Designers Aren't
Why Audacity is Hard: Following The Leading Within
Internships, Salaries & Your Future as a Designer
Why Every Business Needs Challenging Times
Don't Be Nice, Be Good: What Good Really Means
The Part of Living A Godly Life People Don't Talk About
3 Things That Would Boost Your Career to the Peak
Who Is a Responsible Man: My Frustration with Father's Day
Money Miss Road: The Sickness of Directionless Wealth
Is it a Problem or Is it a Phase?
Schools vs Amusement Parks: Doing Business in Nigeria
Education vs Intuition: The Knowledge of Good & Evil
Why We Experience "Bad Days"
4 Ways People Transfer Their 'Energy' To You
How Do I Quit My Job, Without Upsetting My Boss
Passive Positivity: Why Humans Struggle with Negative Thoughts.
From Business to Ministry: Surviving The Culture Shock
The 3 Wrong Metrics of Success Robbing You of Joy
Stop Living in the Future: The Dubai Trip
Knowledge: God's Most Effective Weapon For Mankind
Skill vs Character : What Really Decides How Far You Go
The "God Give Me My Own" Mindset
The 3 Peak Stages of Your Life
The Winning Mindset Called Surrender
The Late Bloomer: Seeds, Timing & Productivity
The Stupid, The Sensible & The Silly
To Be Honest, Heaven Sounds Boring
Japada: Is Relocating Back to Nigeria Wise?
3 Reasons Why We Struggle with Unfulfilment
Choosing a Godly Woman: Every Man's Defining Decision
Mangoes & Puff Puff: A Lesson on Business and Generosity
Becoming Old and Lazy: Advice for Young People
From Chaos to Calm
5 Things About Pricing I Wish Someone Told Me
Conversation with Daddy: Why Rural Life is a Richer Life
Salaries, Savings and Supply
Parental Pressure vs Personal Purpose
Drugs and Design: From Psychedelia to Minimalism
Why Many People Get Frustrated in Business
The Burden Called 'Trying'
How Can I Stop Being Lazy and Unproductive?
Unshaken: The Key to Overcoming Discouragement
Viewer Discretion Advised-Part 2
Viewer Discretion Advised: The Ugly Reality
Busy to Purposeful: Aligning Your Work with Your Why
Mind Your Business: How Meddling Limits Miracles
Schooling vs Education: Are You Truly Learning?
Capitalism: The Attractive but Ungodly Route to Prosperity
Why We Excitedly Start Things But Lose Motivation Halfway
Find Your Kind: Embracing Your True Identity
The Devastating Effects of Career on Marriages
Friendship Before Love, Courtship Before Marriage
Privilege, Challenges & Limitations: The Middle-Class Advantage
Locked In: Trusting God’s Plan (Even When You Don’t Like It)
The Truth About Value: What Most People don't Understand
Beware of the Envious Elders: When Wisdom Turns to Jealousy
How To Overcome Persistent Negative Emotions and Reclaim Your Peace
The Woman Effect: Why Every Man Needs A Woman
The Principle of Elimination: Gaining Clarity & Losing Friends
When Prayers Seem Unanswered: The Year Long Cough
3 Types of Content : How to Identify "Good" Content
How Stereotypes Made Us Stupid
Content & Discontent: What are You Feeding Your Mind
Is That God or Just Me?
How to Prepare for the Future: The Greatest Investments
Is Going to Church Really Necessary?
Why People Question The Existence of God
The Social Being: Stay Indoors, Stay Confused
The Woman No Man Can Resist.
To Invest or Not to Invest
Distraction: The Thief of Glory
Self-Doubt to Self-Love: The Battle For Your Esteem
Decision-Making: Advice, Opinions & Instincts
Work That Hurts vs Work That Heals
Dear Dad: The Unspoken Influence of Fathers
Know Thy Enemy: The Wisdom of Warfare
Advice For The Multi-Talented Person
Can I Be Successful Without Money?
What Does Believing Truly Mean?
Gifted vs Invested: Why I Teach Freely
3 Levels of Human Consciousness: From Lies to Light
Chasing The Bag But Finding The Monster
The Ugly Before The Glory: God's Odd Habit
The One Thing That Can Stop God's Work
How Do I Attract More Clients: The Hustle Mistake
If I Follow God's Will, How Do I Pay My Bills?
4 Types of Trauma and How to Find Healing
Ambition vs Acceptance: Why Families Struggle With Poverty
Is it Possible to Change a Person?
Do You Feel Unmotivated and Discouraged?
The Ugly Side of Trust in Romantic Relationships
The Money Lesson: Understanding The Economy of The Universe
Validation Addiction
For Those Seeking Passion, Purpose & Prosperity
For Those Seeking Growth This Year
The Abundance Mindset: The Power of Ignorance
The 3 Ps of Personality: Understanding Who You Are
Eat, Sleep, Thrive!
How Asking For Less Gets You More: A New Year Message
3 Types of People Your Business Needs to Thrive
The Report Card: How To Start & End Your Year Right?
The Most Stupid Thing I've Ever Said: Counting My Blessings
Boys Don't Cry: How Fathers Damage Their Sons
A Strategy Free Life: A Christmas Story
Courtship isn't Marriage: The Mistake Single People Make
Surviving Nigeria: Doing Business in a Volatile Economy
5 Things Creative People Should Know About Creativity
Does Wealth Separate Us From God? The Prosperity Palaver
3 Reasons The Year Didn't Go The Way You Desired
Balancing Business With a 9 To 5: Do Side Hustles Work?
Do Men and Women Have Specific Responsibilities in Marriage?
I Can't Afford the Tools to Start My Career
Are You Missing Out on Life: The White Sneaker Syndrome
Masterclass for People Serious About Personal Growth
The Foolishness of Self Comparison
Why I Stopped Being a "Nice Guy"
Overcoming Shame, Distractions & Pride
Advice for Young Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
Is There an Ideal Age To Start A Family?
Why Pornography and Masturbation is a Struggle For Many Today
From 5k to 500k: Latest Update
Banks, Schools and Churches: Taking Back Control of Your Life
3 Big Institutions Limiting Your Life
Church Addiction: The 'My Pastor' Epidemic
Ai, VR and Gaming: Dark Sides of the Technological Era
Taking Control of Your Time
The 'Cheat Code': Ending The Year Right
Who is a Christian: The Follower vs The Forged
Functional Frailty: Not Every Miracle is Yours To Claim
Think Twice Before 'I Do': Spotting Relationship Red Flags
How Branding is Destroying Us as Humans
When the Blessing Seems Incomplete
God Provides But You Prepare
Youthful Strength: The Manipulative Misconception
After Clarity Comes Anxiety : The Devil Speaks After God
Nothing is Useless
The Unknown Truth About Mentoring
Shameless Audacity: Stephen The Intern
Should We Breakup: When Romantic Effort is Unbalanced.
The Ambition Trap: Can Do vs Want To
What is Your Roar: Owning Your Uniqueness
Unfollow. Mute. Block
Push vs Flow: The Work God Blesses
Why Creativity Can't Be Learnt In Schools
The Clarity Hack: Your Waking Thoughts
What is Respect?
The 3 Step Self Assessment Therapy
Why Graphic Designers Aren't Creative
How to Give Freely Without Fear
The Experts vs The Master
The Matrix: The Need to Die
I Didn't Have Proper Parenting; Do I Have Hope?
Access and Abuse
The Power of Play
The Truth About Abundance And Scarcity
Why I Don't Believe in Luck
The F Word: What Would Jesus Do
Why Your Passion isn't Yielding Results
Stop Trying To Help God
5 Stages in Building A Successful Business
Etiquette 101: Why People Miss Opportunities
Men, Marriage & Misconceptions
Procrastination: Thief or Ally
3 Plagues Silently Destroying the World
Acid vs Alkaline: Doing Work You Can't Define
3 Things Jeopardising Your Life Plans
I Don't Want to Get Married or Have Children
The Misconceptions About Miracles
The Secret of Playing with Sand as a Child
Shielding Children From Poverty
How To Find Your Passion
Why People Struggle With Consistency
5 Things That Have The Power to Limit Your Life or Set You Free
The Secret of Having Abundant Time
African- The Lost Identity
The Pregnant Cat - A Story of Hope
The Importance of Inactivity In Self Discovery
6 People You Need In Your Life
My Talk With OAU Architecture Students
Is it a Love Language or An Insecurity
The Confusing Concept Called Time
The Dangers of Suspending Your Happiness
Advice For Young Single Women
LLL- Becoming a Life Long Learner
Motivation: The Dangerous New Age Religion
The Uncomfortable Truth About Parenting
Should I Quit?
This Thing Called Your Soul.
Stop, Think Then Work.
Discoverying Your True Identity.
Masterclass For People Trying To Find Purpose in Life.
Living in Survival Mode: Drive or Distraction
Working Hard vs Working True: Why Women Don't Need Good Men Anymore
Power & Influence: The Gender Wars
Where's My Life Going? The Legacy Illusion
Design Business Q&A
Handling Criticism as a Creative
Why Underdeveloped Countries Don't Value Thinkers.
Why It's Important to do Free Work
What To Do In Challenging Times
Excitement and Desperation: The Troublesome Two.
Income vs Blessings
Minds, Merchants & Magicians - Who Are You?
Clarity in Desperate Times.
God Is In The Work: Story of Me & 5 Puppies.
The Encouragement I Later Regretted
Life, Marriage & Business - Q&A Session
Should I Leave My Job? 5 Crucial Things to Consider
The N15,000 Salary Job Opening
5 Popular Misconceptions & 1 Unspoken Truth About Work
My Life Hasn't Turned Out the Way I Planned
Money: managing, saving & investing
Misery Loves Company: Guarding Your Mind At All Cost.
Is it God or My Mind: The Confusing Concept of Hearing From God.
Finding That Work That Truly Brings You Happiness.
Would Niching Reduce Your Income
Connection Before Creativity: Understanding Your Clients
Who's At Your Gate?
The Secret To Success In Any Career.
A Story of 2 Walls: The Comparison Deception
Why Do We Work?
The Debbie Phenomenon: When Suffering is Good.
2024: Who's Driving Your Car?
No Future Ambition
When God Calls But You Aren't Ready
Why Business Partnerships Fail
Sensible vs Sensitive: The Battle Between Logic and Spirituality
How to Structure Your Business for "Good Success".
What Does it Mean to Be In Love?
The Problem with Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Talent: Why Can't I Find Mine?
The Standard of Culture: How School Fails Society.
Can I Marry A Person Much Older Than Me?
Passion or Money?
Why I left Canada for Nigeria
This Thing Called Business: Scaling, Selling & Serving
My Struggles : 2 Years Later
My Struggles: December 2021
I Can't Stay Committed to Anything
I've Lost My Passion For Work.
Money Management: Savers, Spenders & Stewards
What All Men Must Discover Before Marriage.
3 Esteem Killers: Begging, Borrowing & Business
Who's a Man: Exploring Sex and Sexuality
Career, Business and NYSC
Ideology vs Reality
Advice for the Struggling Creative
Branding 101: Masterclass for Businesses And Creatives.
When Things Don't Work Out The Way You Plan.
How Social Media Hinders Building A Business.
Finding Your True Self
Get Married to Your Friend; What Does This Mean?
Lessons for Men in Their 20s and 30s
How To Find Contentment In Life
Can Women Truly Love
The Climber, The Builder & The Influencer : Defining Your Matrix of Success.
Stop Searching For Love
Design Business Q&A: Skill, Career And Retirement.
Clarity vs Confusion: The Battle For Your True Identity.
When God Gives You A Blank Cheque.
Should I Quit or Should I Be Patient?
Challenging Your Insecurities
5 Types of Thinkers; Which Are You?
When You Run Out of Money As An Entrepreneur.
5 Essential Steps to Becoming A Respected Creative.
Why You Have a Problem With Time Management.
Do You Really Need A University Education
Passion, Profit & People; What is Your Career Motivation?
Borrowing Money to Start A Business
The Wise, The Safe and The Foolish
Finding True Happiness: The Body, Soul & Spirit
How to Attract Blessings to Your Business.
Ask Me Anything
3 Valuable Things I Learnt in My 18 Year Journey As A Designer.
Why I Earned Less Money in 2022. Some Things to Think About Before the New Year.
Dropping Out of School: Why It's Such A Tough Decision.
A Man Isn't The Provider, A Woman Isn't The Carer: The Identity Crisis Pressure.
Scale vs Growth: Why Am I Not Growing As A Business?
Eat Your Quail: Working that Job You Don't Really Like To Survive On Your Way to Your Dream Job.
Why I Lived With My Parents Till I Was 31.
I Got What I Wanted. Why Am I Still Unhappy?
The Problem with Career Day.
Why Everyone Needs Life Branding
5 Cures to Unproductivity
The Hustle Culture Problem
Improving Your Earnings as a Design Creative.
The Beauty of Self Expression: Structured vs Spontaneous
Telegram Group Q&A Session.
I Feel Guilty Using "Cracked" Software, But I can't Afford the Original
Going from "Good Guy" to "Bad Guy"
How to Choose a Mentor
Don't be a 40year old Solopreneur
You are Weird and that's Fine
How To Get Better At Design.
You aren't Coca-Cola, Nike or Apple; You are a small business.
Lessons From Naija Hip Hop "Culture"
How I Became a Founder Institute Mentor.
Sales: Getting & Keeping Clients
All Winners Are Losers
God and My Career
Would AI Replace Graphic Designers?
Why People Work Hard Yet Fail.
The Key to Pricing Your Value Right
The Antidote to Disappointments
Why Good Design isn't Enough
Life Branding: Becoming the Leader of Your Life.
Why your brain isn't good enough.
The Secret of Eating Last
Balance is Overrated
Business is Spiritual
Doing Your Best Work in Difficult Times
Letting Your Customers Lead You to Success
My Journey to Self Discovery
Staffing: Building A Dream Team
Documenting Your Challenges
4 Common Excuses for staying in a bad job.
Faith Over Religion
Choosing a Life of Impact Over a Life of Convenience
The Fear of Being Broke
The Obstacle Called the Future
Selling vs Serving
Stop chasing money
Choosing the voices in your life.
The Gift of Boredom
The Truth About Niching
You aren't a container
Assignment vs Job - The Differences
Feeling depressed and unfulfilled? This is for you.
Business can't fund your dreams
Going from charging N5k to N500k for logo design in just 6years.
Be Yourself
FOCUS
Marriage Stole My Dreams
Best Way to Learn Entrepreneurship
The Problem with the Nigerian Design Industry
Why does my mentor ignore me?
Hustle or Business
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