Umi for Mothers

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  • You don’t need to join the bandwagon

    You don’t need to join the bandwagon

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    The true staying power is rooted in personal convictions. An absolute belief that “I am doing exactly everything that I should be doing.” We are in a very volatile time and a very unpredictable economy (sigh). With everything going on in the world, definitions of so many things have changed including the concept of work,…

  • Umi Spotlight: Olutola Edochie

    Umi Spotlight: Olutola Edochie

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    A mum in Lagos, Nigeria With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Olutola Edochie shares with us some of the beautiful things she learnt as a child and would like her children to also inculcate as…

  • Align your goals with your vision

    Align your goals with your vision

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    If you need to redefine your purpose and your vision, I think you should do it today. That way, 2024 is clearer for you. One of the best advice that I have gotten this year is to be sure that everyday of my life, every goal that I set aligns with my vision for my…

  • How market?

    How market?

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    How is your shopping going this season? I hope inflation no reach your side. Please share with us as e dey go. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself How market? How is your shopping going this season? I hope inflation no reach your side. Please share with us as e…

  • Holiday Shopping tips

    Holiday Shopping tips

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    Whatever it is you do, don’t overspend just to impress someone. It’s not worth it. Make the best of whatever it is you have. For those of us who have admitted to making a big deal of the holiday season, I know you are probably trying to figure out how to get your shopping done…

  • Umi Spotlight: Juwonlo Michael

    Umi Spotlight: Juwonlo Michael

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    A mum in Ibadan, Nigeria With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Juwonlo Michael shares with us her experience postpartum, how the Umi Mentorship Program helped as well as some of the goals she has lined…

  • You cannot do it alone! [Announcing the 2024 Umi Mentorship Program]

    You cannot do it alone! [Announcing the 2024 Umi Mentorship Program]

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    Application to the second cohort of Umi Mentorship Program is open! One very vital key as we continue to highlight ways to successfully achieve our goal in 2024 is accountability. First to yourself, to your peer and then to a mentor. Writing out your goals and saying them out loud to yourself kinda reassures you…

  • Umi Mentorship Program: Mentors Catalogue

    Umi Mentorship Program: Mentors Catalogue

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    Take a peek at some of our amazing mentors We are super grateful to our incredible pool of mentors who dedicated 3-months of their 2023 to provide guidance to their mentors in the very first cohort of Umi Mentorship Program. And we are even more grateful that they remain committed to sharing their wealth of…

  • Testimonials from the 2023 Cohort: Umi Mentorship Program

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    Apply to the mentorship program now The first cohort of Umi Mentorship program was a huge success. Yippeee! Applicants were matched with their mentors in August for two sessions per months spanning a 3 – months period. A lot of mentees had their mentors invest more time in them than was actually proposed and that…

  • Umi Spotlight: Sharon Osaji

    Umi Spotlight: Sharon Osaji

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    A mum in Lagos With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Sharon Osaji shares so much of her encounter on this journey of parenting. From her experience with healthcare, to her journey through depression and what…

  • In what ways have parenting humbled you?

    In what ways have parenting humbled you?

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    Supporting mums in Africa and diaspora with information, connection, and community needed to care for themselves and their little ones. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself In what ways have parenting humbled you? For me, let’s just say that I have a whole new respect for all the mothers who…

  • 90 days is more than enough!

    90 days is more than enough!

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    + FREE Printable planner As we continue to reflect on the year and make plans for the new year, I will like us to do it better this time around. We have talked about being very intentional about the activities that we fill our days with as well as the need to have a system…

  • Pap don too tire me!

    Pap don too tire me!

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    What else can I drink to increase breast milk supply? It’s raining babies this November. My beautiful sister gave me a wonderful baby girl, Eden. She is special, y’all. And two of my long time friends popped their own cherry of goodness. You guys are giving me baby fever! Maybe I will do mine next…

  • Umi Spotlight: Eunice Oluwatoyin Akinsanya

    Umi Spotlight: Eunice Oluwatoyin Akinsanya

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    A mum in Ondo, Nigeria With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Eunice Oluwatoyin Akinsanya lets us into her world as a mother – the joys of it, her struggles, the best advise she’s gotten, the…

  • What do you need?

    What do you need?

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    For all that you hope to achieve for the remaining days of the year and the lot that you plan to do in the new year, what would you need to get that done? A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself What do I need? For all that you hope to…

  • System runs the show

    System runs the show

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    It is not enough to just be determined in your heart to make things work. We’ve got to find a way to automate things so that we truly can do them. Now that I have got you thinking about how to make your vision clearer for next year and beyond, we need to seal it…

  • Umi Spotlight: Mercy Ohiona Rotimi

    Umi Spotlight: Mercy Ohiona Rotimi

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    A mum in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, we are let into Mercy Rotimi’s world of parenting; her proudest moment including how herself and her husband are making the long distance marriage…

  • Time cannot be managed

    Time cannot be managed

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    We work hard to see how better to race against time. And have we really succeeded? Or the task of managing time is just another thing on our calendar? I am sure everybody contends with time. If you are a mum, the race against time is even more exhilarating. You are never not busy. There…

  • Umi Spotlight: Tolulope Peter

    Umi Spotlight: Tolulope Peter

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    A mum in Ibadan With Umi Spotlight, we are sharing the best of what other mothers have figured out both in their motherhood journey and in life. On this edition, Tolulope Peter talks about the many things she learnt from her Dad and how she is currently implementing it in the way she parents her…

  • If you could ask your kid(s) any question today, what would it be?

    If you could ask your kid(s) any question today, what would it be?

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    We are constantly beating ourselves up on whether we are doing the best for our kids. A few things to reflect on One thing to ask yourself If you could ask your kid(s) any question today, what would it be? We are constantly beating ourselves up on whether we are doing the best for our…