I chose to not settle : Ekene Onu

In today’s podcast episode, Mpoomy chats with the iconic women herself, Ekene Onu on how she answered the iconic call of purpose, transition from her stable job as a pharmacist to fully being invested in what God has called her to. This is the full story.
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Points of key topics:
• Topic #1: Ekene Bio [00:13]
• Topic #2: A little background [00:57]
• Topic #3: Ice breakers [01:47]
• Topic #4: Get to know Ekene. Who is Ekene? Being born in the USA and coming back to Nigeria, becoming a pharmacist- The Transition. [04:55]
• Topic #5: The biggest shift happened when my daughter was born [15:07]
• Topic #6: Purpose meets femineity meets faith - the power of operating within your femineity [29:24]
• Topic #7: Strengthening the natural gift [36:40]
• Topic #8: Are you living your life like a question mark or like an exclamation mark? -Explained [41:18]
• Topic #9: To the person who wants to live a purposeful life- here’s what you need to do [43:37]
• Topic #10: How it felt turning 50 and what is this season of the 5th decade called [48:00]
• Topic #11: Ekene’s wall of wisdom [50:20]
• Topic 12: What does feeling the feeling and let it pass mean [53:20]
• Topic 13: Join the Iconic Womanhood community www.iconicwomanhoodcircle.com (www.iconicwomanhoodcircle.com/... is - Circleoff [56:16]
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“I was living an acceptable life…but I was not living a purpose driven life”
“I really do believe that as women of faith, our true soft life is one where you are living the life of purpose and you are holly spirit led”

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  • @richaunt_hlonipha1701
    @richaunt_hlonipha17015 ай бұрын

    A big shout out to the media team…Quality 💯 it felt and looked like you both were in the same room

  • @victoriousntimbani5817

    @victoriousntimbani5817

    5 ай бұрын

    So true hey❤

  • @SisiYemmieTV
    @SisiYemmieTV5 ай бұрын

    I always enjoy listening to Ekene…. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

  • @richykanushipi9779
    @richykanushipi97795 ай бұрын

    The more I watch, the more I get why the podcast is called Wisdom and Wellness 👌👏

  • @sibongilenthara9271
    @sibongilenthara92715 ай бұрын

    Mpoomy did alot of listening on this one. Getting all the wisdom she could, I just love u

  • @projectikamva

    @projectikamva

    5 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @zukiswamhlonyane6150
    @zukiswamhlonyane61505 ай бұрын

    This is so awakening, "what you seek begins to seek you" Thank you @ Mpumi what a great conversation.

  • @tebogomolefe
    @tebogomolefe5 ай бұрын

    "Your value is not in your performance" Pheeeew🤯❤

  • @gracemboma6956
    @gracemboma69565 ай бұрын

    Of all the years I've listened, this is one of the top 3 episodes. God bless you

  • @kehindealonge5446
    @kehindealonge54465 ай бұрын

    I loved this episode. I even loved it more because the speaker is from my country 🇳🇬❤

  • @maryestherzulu1071
    @maryestherzulu10715 ай бұрын

    Oh wow!! such profound insights there🥰I am glad I took time to listen.

  • @nomthandazomwapasa3476
    @nomthandazomwapasa34765 ай бұрын

    such a beautiful conversation, thank you Mpoomy and Eneke

  • @MrsTshego30
    @MrsTshego305 ай бұрын

    What a powerhouse. Thank you for a beautiful episode Mpoomy. Stay blessed ❤

  • @thomphomukhumo6403
    @thomphomukhumo64035 ай бұрын

    What you seek, seek you what a powerful statement mommy😊

  • @gloryrichy
    @gloryrichy5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful Conversation😍 I listened to the podcast during my gym session and I learnt.

  • @masivuyenodali8622
    @masivuyenodali86225 ай бұрын

    Thank you Mpumi for always introducing us to such great women. 🎉🎉❤❤

  • @lydialekgothoane117
    @lydialekgothoane1174 ай бұрын

    The wisdom uttered here❤❤❤Thank you ladies!

  • @lesegokgatitswe8136
    @lesegokgatitswe81364 ай бұрын

    Soaking in all of this wisdom fuelled with so much beauty, grace & intention. So much revelation! Ahhhh thank you 🖤

  • @rosetterasidile9712
    @rosetterasidile97125 ай бұрын

    Beautiful, this was beautiful 😍. So many nuggets 😊, thank you Mpoomy for organizing this, absolutely beautiful

  • @abaowusu-biney7072
    @abaowusu-biney70725 ай бұрын

    Mpoomy literally always knows who to put on this podcast....I'm in love with this video. Thank you!!!

  • @alettahtsotetsi3276
    @alettahtsotetsi32764 ай бұрын

    What an incredible and powerful conversation. Thank you Mpoomy for this awakening platform.

  • @tinotendamakova5563
    @tinotendamakova55635 ай бұрын

    The quality is good. Well done to you Brenden and Mpoomy

  • @bulelwamabunda2734
    @bulelwamabunda27345 ай бұрын

    Wow wow.....that's all I can say, very powerful conversation yet so easy going...natural flow....thanks Mpumi and your guest Ekene Onu....lovely ❤

  • @babalwagunu2561
    @babalwagunu25615 ай бұрын

    Ohhh the episode was great and so much wisdom to it❤ Thank you ladies❤

  • @kgomotsos2326
    @kgomotsos23264 ай бұрын

    She is so right when she says the west is harder on the soul. As Africans we are taught to yearn for all that the West has to offer and to oftentimes look down on our own ways of being. My 2 cents is that the west places so much value on money - which is important - but is not everything. So people feel invisible without it. And there's also that fact that as an African you are very likely to be othered. Btw she looks soo good for 50. Black don't crack❤ Thanks Mpoomy for yet another beautiful interview

  • @LungileMabaso-on2jp
    @LungileMabaso-on2jp5 ай бұрын

    Waze wamuhle Mpoomy❤Thank you for beatiful conversations. I appreciate you and your team.

  • @Bozalabozu
    @Bozalabozu5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this amazing talk, I’m so greatful to God for my mother who constantly reminded me to be a full rounded woman embracing all my aspects. This woman is wise and it’s so affirming to hear . It’s amazing how woman are healing and stepping into their femininity without shame and realising that its the way to go indeed and to know that you gotta stop picking apart bits of you and that as a whole woman you can be powerful if you lean into your femininity. ❤stay blessed and really be woman❤ and love all of you

  • @user-ir2xu9nw8k
    @user-ir2xu9nw8k5 ай бұрын

    Interesting.loved the conversation

  • @Ms_madyira_mommy
    @Ms_madyira_mommy4 ай бұрын

    Loved this so much!

  • @SimpleWithMarygold
    @SimpleWithMarygold5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful conversation Mpoomy❤

  • @liliannkinda3581
    @liliannkinda35814 ай бұрын

    Of all the podcastsi have listened... this one was hands down.. the most authentic, the most amazing and just timely... for the first time Mpoomy joined us in the audience space😅 i just want to say it was amazing! Thank youu

  • @GracefulYvonne
    @GracefulYvonne5 ай бұрын

    Mina ngizobonga nje❤❤❤ This was power packed!!!

  • @kgalalelobookholane4091
    @kgalalelobookholane40915 ай бұрын

    Ekene=Fine wine She doesn't look anything close to 50 years! Definition of: black don't crack! Aus Mpoomy, beautiful as always.

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    We appreciate the kind words!!!🥰🥰🥰

  • @tabethamurau7753
    @tabethamurau77535 ай бұрын

    What a great and insightful conversation 🙌🙌

  • @ntombitsotso
    @ntombitsotso5 ай бұрын

    Sis I love your content and I always look forward for the notification❤❤❤

  • @Theincredibleme-98
    @Theincredibleme-985 ай бұрын

    The way I love Mpoomy❤❤❤❤

  • @rivkah365
    @rivkah3655 ай бұрын

    Loved this episode

  • @BornForGreatnesshub
    @BornForGreatnesshub5 ай бұрын

    This conversation was it!!!🙌🏽

  • @kasivamutisya7172
    @kasivamutisya71725 ай бұрын

    This was very beautiful to listen to.❤❤❤

  • @richaunt_hlonipha1701
    @richaunt_hlonipha17015 ай бұрын

    Cheers 🥂 to us that listen to the podcast and also come here to watch 🥹😍Such a powerful conversation, you pulled this together so well. The way you go out and about to get the Best Women to the podcast 🎉🎉Thank you. Can’t wait for the Fest💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!❤️

  • @elizabethmuthoni

    @elizabethmuthoni

    5 ай бұрын

    Dope content ❤

  • @arinahosharon6354
    @arinahosharon63545 ай бұрын

    haaai xeim this is really WISDOM & WELLNESS👌🤞LOVE IT HERE❤️🤗

  • @achatwithgoitse
    @achatwithgoitse5 ай бұрын

    Mpoomy looking sooo gorgeous, also side note I love that wedding band, definitely my type, simple 😍

  • @kamogelomosane2670
    @kamogelomosane26705 ай бұрын

    This is so in season ❤

  • @WisdomQuest_SA
    @WisdomQuest_SA5 ай бұрын

    This was dedicated to me and thank you❤🎉

  • @shaleanmotaung2214
    @shaleanmotaung22145 ай бұрын

    Woow Mpoomy you invited my fav woman 🥰🥰🥰🥰💃💃💃💃💃. Let me enjoy the convo🎉

  • @roseb.5367
    @roseb.53674 ай бұрын

    When she mentioned his book and name, i held my breath.... Anyway he is innocent until otherwise. Besides all that the convo was powerful!!!

  • @tawonga_g
    @tawonga_g5 ай бұрын

    When you understand what being a woman is ,why would you want to be anything else.. Lovely ending ❤

  • @mizbuka
    @mizbuka5 ай бұрын

    Love it here ❤

  • @Estherjagwer_25
    @Estherjagwer_255 ай бұрын

    I loved this episode. I resonate so much with Ekene's story. I moved to the US from Botswana, and I felt so out of place surrounded by the culture and people here. It gave me so much self doubt, and imposter syndrome. I felt like I had wasted my years when I was in Botswana. But time came when God had to remind me all He was doing in me before coming here. I am living in prayers that I made when I was in Botswana but only received them when I came here. I am not American and I really don't desire to be🤣, but It's so easy to get consumed by the grind, getting a good job, education and building yourself a future that you forget who you were called to be in the process. This is so sweet and pure, I love this episode!

  • @achatwithgoitse

    @achatwithgoitse

    5 ай бұрын

    This is amazing. I heard a German girl that lives in Nigeria say the same thing. She said people in her country tend to forget who they are and don't explore their creative side because there is so much pressure to perform and do the normal school and work thing. So she felt living in Nigeria I think with her parents would be the best option.

  • @KhanyiMsibi
    @KhanyiMsibi4 ай бұрын

    This conversation 🙌🏽

  • @marthaerick5734
    @marthaerick57345 ай бұрын

    50 YEARS WOW

  • @mosalebona7157
    @mosalebona71575 ай бұрын

    Thank you for a beautiful episode Mpoomy sis❤😊❤

  • @mosalebona7157

    @mosalebona7157

    5 ай бұрын

    💖💞💖👌

  • @hloniphanichauke220
    @hloniphanichauke2205 ай бұрын

    I always get excited everytime I see a Notification from Mpoomy coz I know I am about to get inspired 😊😊😊😊

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    Yay! Thank you!

  • @Oopsiek

    @Oopsiek

    5 ай бұрын

    True!❤

  • @Oopsiek
    @Oopsiek5 ай бұрын

    You guys do look alike 🤔. Great interview indeed 🥰❤❤

  • @ayandangcobo6773
    @ayandangcobo67732 ай бұрын

    Guys, Ekene is a force, if you don't follow her work, please do.

  • @thandonm
    @thandonm5 ай бұрын

    When she throws in the Nigerian accent here and there 😂 it's so cute. But the media team 🎉🎉🎉🎉 it literally feels like you are in the same room. I'll have a moment to process this conversation because it has my name on it 😢 And to Mpoomy and the team, big ups for always introducing is to new people. You are such a ‘catch me if you can’ and we love it ❤

  • @M.J_Grace
    @M.J_Grace20 күн бұрын

    Oh My God!!!

  • @CharleneMuvhax
    @CharleneMuvhax5 ай бұрын

    You look so gorgeous Mpoomy❤️

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    You're the best!😍🥰

  • @sandiswaeltze5622
    @sandiswaeltze56225 ай бұрын

    Yhoo Okene❤❤❤

  • @phumezaradebe8977
    @phumezaradebe89775 ай бұрын

    Wow 🙌🏽🙌🏽✨

  • @leanolaone6431
    @leanolaone64315 ай бұрын

    Femininity is not performative. You need to know that you are enough. Tell the full story of your life,dont be so focused on being inspirational,im more interested in being aspirational. Ma'am Ekene dropped some gems. I just know im coming back to listen again. And can we talk about how she doesn't look like she's about to be 50?❤

  • @paballomabusela808
    @paballomabusela8085 ай бұрын

    Here ❤

  • @lindiwetwala9188
    @lindiwetwala91885 ай бұрын

    The quality??haeboh haeboh 🥺🥺🥺

  • @Jubileerivombo1
    @Jubileerivombo15 ай бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @monicahlanjwa8330
    @monicahlanjwa83305 ай бұрын

    Yoh 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @veemotshabi
    @veemotshabi5 ай бұрын

    "As women of faith, our soft life, the true soft life is one where we are living a life of purpose and you are holy spirit led" - Ekene Onu 😭😭😭😭❤Thank you Mpoomy and Ekene for this conversation

  • @gracemboma6956

    @gracemboma6956

    5 ай бұрын

    This was so powerful ❤

  • @veemotshabi

    @veemotshabi

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@gracemboma6956 right❤❤🔥🔥🔥

  • @akhonandende3081
    @akhonandende30815 ай бұрын

    Notification gang what’s up ❤❤❤

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    🤩🤩🤩

  • @user-hn8jv1wi7z
    @user-hn8jv1wi7z5 ай бұрын

    I love terminator

  • @dakalomudau2079
    @dakalomudau20794 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @triciamagagula9749
    @triciamagagula97495 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @sammyjane7484
    @sammyjane74845 ай бұрын

    Women of Faith, is the soft life straight there in the arms of Jesus Christ

  • @sinovuyomtyenene5433
    @sinovuyomtyenene54335 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tsaoneboipelo5123
    @tsaoneboipelo51235 ай бұрын

    First!!!

  • @MpoomyLedwaba

    @MpoomyLedwaba

    5 ай бұрын

    Hey hey 🥰

  • @annashikongeni
    @annashikongeni5 ай бұрын

    🎉❤

  • @ElizabethMokgothane
    @ElizabethMokgothane5 ай бұрын

    🎉❤❤❤

  • @ziphonogambula2972
    @ziphonogambula297218 күн бұрын

    wow...sounds like me.........................

  • @sollynkgalabimankga6012
    @sollynkgalabimankga60124 ай бұрын

    ♥️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @achatwithgoitse
    @achatwithgoitse5 ай бұрын

    30:13 Yeah I hate that part where they say the right etiquette is eating with a fork and knife and a certain way, nope! That's a culture, someone else's culture not mine.

  • @hakunamatata9779
    @hakunamatata97795 ай бұрын

    She resembles Bobby Brown's daughter late❤

  • @snecele913

    @snecele913

    5 ай бұрын

    That was my first thought when I saw the thumbnail😅

  • @ZiphezinhleCele

    @ZiphezinhleCele

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes!!!

  • @snecele913

    @snecele913

    5 ай бұрын

    @@ZiphezinhleCele Ndosi🙌🙌

  • @hlatse98
    @hlatse984 ай бұрын

    Wait, is she really 50 this year? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

  • @fenninghiitwikwa1666
    @fenninghiitwikwa16665 ай бұрын

    Beautiful episode, thank you Mpoomy, thank you Ekene. I would be selfish not to recommend the Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer. A book that teaches women more on the power of our biblical femininity. A must read for women.🤍

  • @Mibiafolabi
    @Mibiafolabi5 ай бұрын

    You’d always know a QC girl when you see one🤎 The poise🫠

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