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This podcast is about the extraordinary purpose that all of us have. It is about listening to people who are walking in their purpose and asking them, “How did you do that?” And a quick heads up this podcast is about finding out the messy nuts and bolts of success. The failures that taught them painful but powerful lessons, the things that kept them going and the truth, that success is a bit like the artwork for this podcast. It is full of perilous climbs, seemingly bottomless valleys, jumping for joy one day and feeling like you’re falling the next. Plateaus and progressions that are sometimes so slow we don’t even realize they are happening and mountain tops with glorious vistas we never knew we would reach. In short, success is about mess, mess we never gave up on believing we would overcome, mess we learnt from and mess we shut the door on so we could grow into our purpose. We will have a new guest every month and each week we will release a short section of their wisdom and truth. So, without any further ado, I hope you enjoy our podcast…

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We Are Taking a Break: Our ‘Path to Purpose’ Special – Bejay Mulenga , David Smart, Okezie Morro, Solomon Smith and Ola Animashawun

July 05, 2021 • S.B. Cole

Hi everyone, I have some big news today, ‘How To Be a Success: Ordinary Men Living Extraordinary Lives’ is taking a break!

I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone AROUND THE WORLD who has listened to our podcast! From Bejing to Barking; Los Angeles to Lagos; Moscow to Madrid; Chile to Colorado; New Zealand to New York; Manila and many many more… THANK YOU! Today’s episode is going to be a compilation of words of wisdom from some of our best guests!

Keep listening out for when we are coming back and in the meantime Stay Blessed!

0:00 The Beginning - Bejay Mulenga - Excluded at 12… Award-winning Entrepreneur at 20!

Bejay Mulenga is an award-winning entrepreneur – at 20 years old he was the youngest person to receive Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion and has gone on to consult and work for brands such as Sony Music, Uber, Coca-Cola, Facebook, River Island, and Nike. In ‘The Beginning’ section Bejay tells us about growing up in East London and being excluded from school 40 times...

12:30 How Did You Get That Job - David Smart - Mentor Extraordinaire

David Smart, is founder of Music Tech Training Centre and a freelance mentor to ex-offenders. Before starting the Music Tech Centre, David spent 7 years as Head of Music at Feltham Young Offenders Institute where he helped rehabilitate and mentor young men. In the ‘How Did You Get That Job’ section David tells us about starting his own business and getting the job as Head of Music at Feltham.

27:11 The Battlefield of the Mind - Okezie Morro - Hollywood Actor and Storyteller

Okezie Morro, is a successful Black British actor who starred in the Netflix series The Mist, has featured in several Hollywood movies including World War Z and Red Tails. He is also the creator and producer of the Youtube children’s show Tata Story Time, where brilliant black actors perform fantastic stories written by African heritage authors. In ‘The Mountain Top’ section Okezie tells us about: how he keeps mentally and physically motivated and how he made his move to America.

36:21 The Mountain Top - Solomon Smith - Founder and CEO of Brixton Soup Kitchen

Solomon Smith is the founder of Brixton Soup Kitchen, an organisation that has received numerous accolades and been featured on BBC3’s Amazing Humans, Channel 4, BBC Radio 1xtra and the Evening Standard Top 1000 Influential list. In ‘The Mountain Top’ section Solomon tells us about working with 350 corporates including Puma, Adidas, Nickelodeon and Channel 4; giving away 178,000 hot meals and much much more!

39:58 The Things I Wish I’d Known - Ola Animashawun - A Truly Self-Made Man

Ola Animashawun is the man responsible for countless black plays being produced in the UK and around the world. He is Creative Director of playwriting consultancy ‘Euphoric Ink’ and founder of the Royal Court Theatre’s famous Young Writers Programme. In ‘The Things I Wish I’d Known’ section Ola tells us about the determination that was born out of his chaotic childhood in foster care and the best advice he has ever been given!

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