Rasheed Ogunlaru is a respected British life coach, speaker, and author who blends soulful wisdom with practical guidance to help individuals discover their purpose and live authentically. Drawing on his experience in performance poetry and mindfulness, Rasheed emphasizes emotional intelligence, resilience, and holistic well-being. His work bridges personal growth with professional development, encouraging people to align their actions with their core values. Known for his empathetic approach, Rasheed inspires transformation through clarity, compassion, and purposeful living.
"The only way to change someone's mind is to connect with them from the heart."
"They'll come a time - in fact many times - when all the tools & techniques will fail you or desert you. Then - at last - is the moment to trust, use & follow your heart."
"It's not just a question of doing what you love for a living. It's about doing what you love with love. Then your life and all be transformed."
"In broad terms, success is something you spend your lifetime looking for and happiness is something you spend your whole life overlooking."
"Peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with the contents of your mind."
"Success is meaningless without fulfilment - both begin within."
"It may take many voices for people to hear the same message."
"When you fall short of your goals and dreams ask yourself is it your mindset, perspective, expectations, effort, approach, acceptance, company or a blend of these that needs to change."
"Gratitude for being alive is the best way to rise and shine."
"You will never get the best out of anyone professionally unless you understand what motivates and makes them tick personally - as a human being."
"Don't get too lost in consumerism or materialism. As for ownership, the ultimate test of it is were you born with it and can you take it with you when you leave?"
"It is not blindly pushing your own agenda that will enrich the world. It's is your ability and willingness to understand, appreciate, anticipate, address, serve and support the lives of others that will."
"You may not need to do it all, design it all or direct it all. But when it comes to making things you want to happen to happen you may well have to inspire and drive it all."
"Every great athlete, artist and aspiring being has a great team to help them flourish and succeed - personally and professionally. Even the so-called 'solo star' has a strong supporting cast helping them shine, thrive and take flight."
"Customer conversion is dependent on the right customer conversation."
"Inspiration may come from many places but motivation - the love of life, daily drive and the will to thrive - that must come from you from within."
"Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment."
"In life your expectations and disappointments are directly linked. So too is your heartfulness and your contentedness."
"Open your eyes, mind and heart - and then (only then) you will see."
"In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make something of it is worth everything."
"It does not need to be perfect - or technically correct - to be magic."
"Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally - few speak about the greatest of all these YOU."
"The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it - and those along your journey - warmly, kindly and mindfully."
"First one must understand conditioning - only then can we speak of choice."
"Success is a trophy, a title, something gained, attained or retained. Fulfilment, true happiness, contentment.... bliss is the gift of the self-realised. That is the real prize."
"Don't expect others to hand success to you. Create it - with heart, energy and enterprise - and you'll make it come true."
"You won't ever build your confidence from a perception of lack. For it grows and evolves from realising who you are and what you already have."
"All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do."
"Thought for the day: we have far too many of them. And we prize them too highly; more so than we do the power of silence, mindfulness and pure kindness."
"When setbacks arise - and they will from time to time - regroup, recharge, refocus and refine."
"Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence."
"All the tools, techniques and technology in the world are nothing without the head, heart and hands to use them wisely, kindly and mindfully."
"Good fortune often occurs when you stop expecting life to present opportunities to you and you start presenting opportunities to life."
"You can't truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are - what motivates them...?"
"It is wiser to love who you are than what you want."
"Just because a door appears closed it does not mean that it is locked - nor that it will not open with the right heart, call or touch."