Overcome obstacles, achieve your life’s goals, and live your life on your own terms!
In Choosing to Prosper! Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, and Achieving Dreams, celebrated company founder and finance leader Bola Sokunbi delivers an uplifting and practical message of success and resilience in the face of formidable obstacles. The book challenges readers to examine their own financial and personal dreams and find the strength and resilience they need to achieve them. The author provides the tools readers need to build confidence, find their voice, and realize personal growth.
Imposter syndrome, mental health challenges, and common familial obstacles are all explored in the context of the author’s incredible and inspirational life experiences.
Readers will find: - First-hand stories that highlight the challenges faced by women of color and proven ways to overcome them - Expert and honest advice on how women can build a successful, career and/or a profitable, and flexible business depending on their chosen path - Hands-on strategies for women to achieve their extraordinary goals and dreams
With a particular emphasis on the experiences of women of color as they seek to succeed in a world that seems stacked against them, Choosing to Prosper! is the perfect resource for women trying to navigate the challenges posed by modern life, career, and business.
In Choosing to Prosper! Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, and Achieving Dreams, celebrated company founder and finance leader Bola Sokunbi delivers an uplifting and practical message of success and resilience in the face of formidable obstacles. The book challenges readers to examine their own financial and personal dreams and find the strength and resilience they need to achieve them. The author provides the tools readers need to build confidence, find their voice, and realize personal growth.
Imposter syndrome, mental health challenges, and common familial obstacles are all explored in the context of the author’s incredible and inspirational life experiences.
Readers will find: - First-hand stories that highlight the challenges faced by women of color and proven ways to overcome them - Expert and honest advice on how women can build a successful, career and/or a profitable, and flexible business depending on their chosen path - Hands-on strategies for women to achieve their extraordinary goals and dreams
With a particular emphasis on the experiences of women of color as they seek to succeed in a world that seems stacked against them, Choosing to Prosper! is the perfect resource for women trying to navigate the challenges posed by modern life, career, and business.
Table of Contents
About the Author vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: You Have to Tell Your Story xi
How to Use This Book: It’s About You, Too xxi
Chapter 1 The Beginnings of Who I Am 1
Chapter 2 Coming of Age 15
Chapter 3 My Career Journey 43
Chapter 4 Changing Paths to Financial Wellness 67
Chapter 5 My $100k Savings Story 85
Chapter 6 About My Rich Husband 97
Chapter 7 The Crossroads to Building an Impactful Business 107
Chapter 8 Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, and Other Personal Challenges 139
Chapter 9 The Year 2020 151
Chapter 10 Proudly Black, Female, and Successful 169
What’s Next? 177
Index 181
