Lifes Riches

Aishat
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Welcome to Life’s Riches: a podcast about real people, the choices they make, and the stories that shape them. In each episode, host Aishat sits down for honest conversations about life, turning points, books, values, and the quiet definitions of what it means to live richly. It’s not about having it all but about finding what matters.

  1. 6D AGO

    What Love Looks Like in This Season of My Life

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here February is often framed as the month of love; roses, dinner dates, grand gestures. But what if love isn’t always loud? In this episode, recorded on Valentine’s Day, Aishat reflects on a quieter question: What does love look like in this season of my life? This is not a conversation about romance in the abstract. It’s a personal reflection on how love evolves - across family, friendship, self, and through grief. Because love doesn’t stay the same. It matures. It sheds certain forms and grows into others. And if we don’t pause to notice that, we can end up measuring today’s love by yesterday’s expectations. Best Moments “Love changes shape.”“Space isn’t always distance. Sometimes it’s maturity.”“Friendship love in this season feels steady. It’s secure enough to breathe.”“Grief reshapes love — it doesn’t cancel it.”Key Takeaways: Love is not static. It evolves with who we are becoming. In different seasons, love may look quieter, more intentional, more mutual, or more inward. Grief may deepen it. Growth may stretch it. Maturity may soften it. The invitation is not to measure love by how it used to appear — but to recognise the form it’s taking now.. About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    8 min
  2. Remembering Mum

    FEB 12

    Remembering Mum

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here This episode is a quiet, personal reflection on love, loss, and remembrance. In Remembering Mum, Aishat reads from two blog posts written six months apart - one before losing her mother, and one after. The first captures the tenderness and anticipatory grief of saying goodbye without knowing it may be the last. The second reflects on loss, absence, and the early days of learning to live with grief. This is not a teaching episode, and there are no neat takeaways. Instead, it is an honest remembering; of a mother’s prayers, a family’s shifting reality, and the way love continues even when someone is no longer physically present. This episode sits at the heart of February’s theme: love, loss, and grief, and is offered gently, for anyone carrying their own memories or losses. Listener note: This episode includes reflections on bereavement and loss. Please listen gently, and pause if needed. Key Takeaways: Love continues, even when presence becomes memory — and remembering can be its own quiet form of care. Closing reflection: “Grief doesn’t move in straight lines. Love doesn’t end when someone dies; it changes form. Remembering, too, is a form of love.” About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    6 min
  3. The Books I Return to When I Need Grounding

    JAN 29

    The Books I Return to When I Need Grounding

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here At the beginning of each year, I don’t usually go looking for something new. Instead, I return; to familiar books, familiar ideas, and familiar questions. Not because I didn’t understand them the first time, but because I understand myself differently now. This episode isn’t about book recommendations or productivity. It’s about why we return. Why wisdom deepens rather than replaces itself. And how familiar ideas can help us orient ourselves before we decide anything new. The books in this episode are companions, not prescriptions; meeting different seasons of life with different questions. Best Moment: “I don’t return to these books to decide who I’m becoming, I return to remember who I already am.” Key Takeaways: Returning to familiar books can wake up your thinking before you set goalsWisdom doesn’t replace itself, it deepens as you changeMoney, work, and value are life questions before they are technical onesFamiliar ideas can offer grounding without pressure or reinventionYou don’t have to start again — you can start from somewhere familiarBooks mentioned (as companions, not instructions): Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant by Robert KiyosakiReturning to understand where you are — not to rush into where you think you should be. Who Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr Benjamin HardyA reminder that asking “who” is as much about mindset as budget. Selling to Serve by James AshfordNaming the truth about money, value, and integrity — and revisiting it as confidence evolves. Profit First by Mike MichalowiczA practical system that ultimately points to care, sustainability, and boundaries. The Third Door by Alex BanayanPermission to be curious, nonlinear, and open to unexpected paths. How to Get Paid for What You Know by Graham CochraneValuing lived experience alongside qualifications and expertise. About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    13 min
  4. Where do I fit?

    JAN 25

    Where do I fit?

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here “I’m starting this year a little more gently — so this first episode is landing on a Sunday, with another later this week, and then we’ll settle back into our usual rhythm.” With a gentle start to the year and this Life's Riches Sunday episode (instead of the usual Thursday), Aishat reflects on creativity, belonging, and the quiet question that keeps returning: where do I fit? Starting from moments of slowing down and drifting into creative work, this episode explores why creativity can be a place of rest rather than output, and how voice and identity are deeply tied to how we unwind and make sense of life. Aishat speaks candidly about feeling out of place in professional and business spaces; as a Black woman, as a business owner, and as someone navigating different stages of life and age. From subtle exclusions in professional groups to generational mismatches in industry spaces, she reflects on what it means to crave community without wanting to contort yourself to belong. This is not an episode about answers or solutions. It’s an invitation to sit with the question, to notice misalignment, and to pay attention to where you can exhale. Best Moments “You’re not just networking, you’re translating yourself.” “Too experienced for some spaces. Too reflective for others.” “The question ‘where do I fit?’ isn’t about geography or age. It’s about energy.” Key Takeaways: Creativity can be a place of rest, not just productivityFeeling out of place doesn’t always mean something is wrong; it can be informationBelonging that requires constant adjustment comes at a costCommunity isn’t about numbers or visibility, but about being able to exhaleClarity can begin with knowing where you don’t fitResources and Links: Subscribe to Aishat's newsletter on LinkedIn Join Aishat's mailing list Free Resources → here About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    9 min
  5. What 40 Years of Friendship Teaches You About Life

    12/18/2025

    What 40 Years of Friendship Teaches You About Life

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here In this personal episode of Life’s Riches, Aishat reflects on a recent holiday with three lifelong friends: one she’s known for over 40 years, and two for more than 30. What began as a simple break became a quiet, grounding reminder of identity, continuity, and the richness that comes from being known across decades. This is not an episode about nostalgia. It’s about what long friendships teach us about life; how they regulate us, soften us, and help us remember who we’ve always been. Through stories of shared space, unspoken understanding, and reflections offered by friends who have witnessed her across seasons, Aishat explores friendship as a form of wealth: emotional, relational, and deeply stabilising. Best Moments “Sometimes we live inside the stories we tell ourselves for so long that we forget they’re interpretations, not facts.” “Long friendships don’t require constant narration. They hold the context quietly.” “A rich life isn’t only built through what we achieve — it’s built through who walks beside us.” Key Takeaways: Being known across decades creates space to simply beGrowth isn’t about becoming someone else, but becoming more yourselfNot every meaningful connection needs constant explanationA rich life is shaped not only by what we achieve, but by who walks beside usWealth is found in emotional connections, not just finances..Resources and Links: Subscribe to Aishat's newsletter on LinkedIn Join Aishat's mailing list Free Resources → here About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    9 min
  6. Craft, Courage & the Next Shot: Life Lessons from Ian Wright

    12/04/2025

    Craft, Courage & the Next Shot: Life Lessons from Ian Wright

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here In this nostalgic and deeply reflective solo episode, Aishat revisits her childhood as the only girl in a football-obsessed home and explores the powerful life lessons found in Ian Wright’s autobiography, A Life in Football. What begins as a journey through the world of football becomes an exploration of something much bigger: craft, courage, humility, emotional maturity, community, fatherhood, and the ongoing work of becoming the person you are meant to be. Aishat unpacks Wright’s mindset around taking risks, refining your craft, learning from others, recovering from mistakes, and being courageous enough to own the places where you’ve fallen short, especially in relationships and parenting. This is an episode about choosing growth over perfection, curiosity over ego, and resilience over regret. Best Moments: “Just try it — don’t be afraid to miss.” “After the miss, forget it. Move on.”  We often think confidence is what leads us to act, but actually action builds confidence. Key Takeaways: Action builds confidence; not the other way around..Mastery is built in repetition, patience, and the unseen moments.Asking the right questions can give you an edge that effort alone cannot.Mistakes are information, not identity. Resilience is the ability to reset quickly.Every day, in every decision — you choose whether to grow or remain where you are.📚 Inspired By A Life in Football: My Autobiography - by Ian Wright Resources and Links: Subscribe to Aishat's newsletter on LinkedIn Join Aishat's mailing list Free Resources → here About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    11 min
  7. The Cost of Waiting: Love, Time, and the Moments We Miss

    11/20/2025

    The Cost of Waiting: Love, Time, and the Moments We Miss

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here In this reflective solo episode, Aishat explores the idea of timeline grief; the heartbreak that happens when we spend our lives building for “one day,” only to realise we missed the moments that mattered in the present. Inspired by a powerful LinkedIn post, this episode dives into: • presence vs. performance, • cultural expectations around sacrifice, • shifting seasons with children and loved ones, • and the quiet losses that happen even when everyone is still alive. This is an invitation to stop “doing life for them” and start “doing life with them,” before time closes doors we assumed would always be open. The episode serves as a call to action to shift our focus from building for others to being present with them. Best Moments: Success means nothing if the people you’re building it for aren’t there to witness it.” “Your absence isn’t noble. It’s just absence.” “We didn’t just want what they were building. We wanted them.” Key Takeaways: One day’ is not guaranteed.Presence is a form of love.Children’s windows shift.Cultural scripts can unintentionally repeat themselves.A rich life is measured in presence, not performance.📚 Inspired By This episode was inspired by a powerful LinkedIn post written by Chika Uwazie Resources and Links: Read Chika's full post here Subscribe to Aishat's newsletter on LinkedIn Join Aishat's mailing list Free Resources → here About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    9 min
  8. From Fast Food to Boardroom & Fulfilment: The Riches of a Life Well Lived

    11/14/2025

    From Fast Food to Boardroom & Fulfilment: The Riches of a Life Well Lived

    📖 Get your copy of It’s My Life: Lessons Lived, Blessings Found → here In this heartfelt and expansive conversation, Aishat sits down with family friend and hospitality leader Tunde “Effects” Ogunrinde — a man whose life has spanned continents, industries, and evolution. From student shifts at Burger King in the UK to becoming a key figure in Nigeria’s hospitality and foodservice sector, Tunde’s story is a masterclass in discipline, courage, and reinvention. They explore the cultural contrasts of raising children across two continents, the meaning of true hospitality, the role of discipline, the power of networks, and the threads that stay constant as we grow. This episode embodies the heart of Life’s Riches: the mix of money, meaning, relationships, identity, and purpose. Best Moments: “Life deals you all sorts; it’s what you do with it.” “Collaboration is almost a higher level of delegation.” “I enjoy watching people enjoy themselves — that’s why hospitality works for me.” “I hand it over to God when things get heavy.” “Time, freedom, expression, and health — that’s wealth.” Key Takeaways: Your attitude shapes your opportunities.Networks matter — and they need nurturing.Collaboration is a multiplier.Success evolves.Books mentioned The Magic of Thinking Big — David J. SchwartzThe Richest Man in Babylon — George S. ClasonUnreasonable Hospitality — Will GuidaraBrands & Organisations Mentioned: Burger KingChicken RepublicJustFoodKrispy Kreme NigeriaLakeland DairiesBature Brewery (Nigeria)Subscribe to Aishat's newsletter on LinkedInLinks Join Aishat's mailing list Free Resources → here About your host: Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life. Connect Connect with me on Instagram: @lifesricheswithaishatLearn more at lifesriches.co.uk

    59 min
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Welcome to Life’s Riches: a podcast about real people, the choices they make, and the stories that shape them. In each episode, host Aishat sits down for honest conversations about life, turning points, books, values, and the quiet definitions of what it means to live richly. It’s not about having it all but about finding what matters.

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  • Creator
    Aishat
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Aishat Idris
  • Show Website
    Lifes Riches