Lara Akinola

30/07/2026

Business is not the same as strategic progress

08/06/2026

Strategic Clarity Reflection
A new week presents new opportunities, but activity without clarity often leads to frustration rather than progress. Before you dive into your to-do list, pause and ask yourself: What are the three most important outcomes I need to achieve this week to move closer to my vision?

Strategic women don't simply fill their calendars with tasks; they align their actions with their priorities. Clarity helps you focus your energy, make better decisions, and avoid becoming busy without being productive.

This week, take a moment to reflect:
• What am I working towards?
• Why does it matter?
• Are my planned activities aligned with that goal?

How confident are you that you have complete clarity on your vision and priorities for this week? Score yourself from 1–10 in the comments.

HAPPY NEW WEEK,

04/06/2026

Have you ever felt like you're working incredibly hard, yet the results don't seem to reflect the effort you're putting in?

Many high-achieving women assume the answer is to work harder, push more, or become more disciplined. But what if the issue isn't your effort? What if the real problem is that your daily habits are not aligned with the future you're trying to create? Success is rarely determined by what we do occasionally, it is shaped by the routines, behaviours, and systems we consistently repeat.

That's why I've created Strategic Habit Alignment — a free practical workbook designed to help you:
✅ Identify habits that are supporting your growth
✅ Recognise behaviours that may be quietly sabotaging your progress
✅ Align your daily actions with your vision, goals, and personal leadership journey
✅ Build sustainable systems that create consistent results
✅ Become more intentional about the woman you are becoming

This isn't another motivational resource, it's a strategic diagnostic tool designed to help you uncover the gap between where you are today and where you want to be tomorrow — and create a clear path to close that gap. Because transformation doesn't happen by accident, it happens when your habits, decisions, and actions consistently support the future you're working towards.

📖 Download your FREE copy of Strategic Habit Alignment today and begin building habits that serve your vision instead of limiting it.

👇 Click the link below to access your copy.
https://laraakinola.podia.com/strategic-habit-alignment/buy

01/06/2026

QUARTER 2 EXECUTIVE RESET INTENSIVE - 40%OFF THE USUAL COST

Can you believe we're already approaching the end of Quarter 2?
Six months ago, many of us entered this year with goals, plans, ambitions, and a vision for what we wanted to achieve. But here's the question: How are you really doing? Not the answer you give everyone else. Not the answer you post on social media. The honest answer.

Are you where you thought you would be by now? Have you made the progress you hoped for? Or do you find yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, frustrated, or perhaps wondering why certain goals seem to remain just out of reach?

The truth is, before we can move forward effectively, we must first understand what's holding us back. That's why, for the month of June, I'm opening just 10 places for my Executive Reset Intensive. ® AT 40% OFF THE USUAL COST

This premium 2-hour clarity and strategy session is specifically designed for professional and entrepreneurial women who are ready to stop guessing and start moving forward intentionally.

The process begins with my comprehensive Pre-Session Self-Awareness Audit, designed to uncover:
hidden fears,
limiting beliefs,
self-sabotaging habits,
emotional patterns,
and the real obstacles beneath the surface.

Then we'll spend two focused hours identifying what's keeping you stuck and building a bespoke Personal Strategic Plan tailored specifically to your goals, challenges, and aspirations. You'll also receive a follow-up accountability call to help you stay aligned and focused on your next steps.

June is the perfect time to reflect, reset, and reposition yourself for a stronger Quarter 3. Don't carry the same frustrations into the second half of the year. Let's identify what's really standing in your way and create a clear strategy for moving forward.

If you're ready for your reset, click the link below to register today and book your spot. Spaces are limited to 10 spot for the month of June

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20/05/2026

STRATEGIC HABIT ALIGNMENT

One of the most important questions any ambitious woman can ask herself is "Are my habits aligned with my goals or sabotaging them?" Because success is rarely the result of one dramatic moment, one motivational speech, one breakthrough conversation, or even one ambitious goal, and transformation does not happen accidentally. More often than not, transformation is the outcome of repeated behaviours, intentional choices, disciplined thinking, and strategic routines consistently practiced over time.

I have written this workbook as a form of diagnostic tool to help you identify the habits you need to build to support your vision, the habits you need to eliminate so that your vision is not truncated.

Click the link below to download it FREE!!

This strategic reflection workbook is designed to help you hold a mirror to yourself and see clearly the habits, routines, beliefs and behaviours which are not serving your vision, and equip you with the tools you need to make the necessary adjustments that will help move your life towards the inten...

18/05/2026

EXECUTIVE RESET INTENSIVE® is a 2-hour premium clarity + strategy session for professional women who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or misaligned.

This is a high-impact 2-hour strategic coaching experience designed for ambitious professional and entrepreneurial women who feel overwhelmed, or disconnected from their next level.

Through deep self-awareness, clarity mapping, and a bespoke Personal Strategic Plan, this intensive helps you identify hidden barriers, regain direction, and create a focused strategy for meaningful personal and professional transformation.

Click the link below for a quick chat to discuss how I can help you create a BESPOKE Personal Strategic Plan that will crystalize your vision and make achievement less tedious

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15/05/2026

Habits are some of the most underrated phenomena in history. The things we do or don’t do, our behaviour patterns and choices, even our belief systems all contribute to the quality of our lives and the achievement or lack of achievement of our goals, whether we believe or not. But even more striking is the fact that we rarely do we pause to examine the behaviours that are consistently producing the outcomes we get, especially the ones we don’t like.

So the question is not whether you have habits, the question is: Are your habits aligned with your goals, or working against them?

Join the conversation on my next episode of Coffee & Conversation With Lara tomorrow Saturday at 1pm BST. I will be going live on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, all at Lara Akinola. The conversation will cover:

1. Clarity Before Consistency – Habits must be tied to identity and vision
2. Systems Over Willpower – Structure creates sustainability
3. Elimination is Strategy – Growth requires letting go

If you are serious about elevating your results, you cannot leave your habits to chance, you must become intentional about the behaviours you repeat daily.

Because your habits are not just shaping your actions, they are shaping your future.

I look forward to seeing you there

28/04/2026

We often focus on goals, strategies, and outcomes — but rarely do we pause to examine the behaviours that are consistently producing those outcomes. A habit is a repeated pattern of behaviour that becomes automatic over time.

So the question is not whether you have habits, the question is: Are your habits aligned with your goals—or working against them?

Join the conversation in the comments section below

22/04/2026

Most women in business are not struggling because they lack knowledge, they’re struggling because of the habits they operate on daily. Merriam-Webster defines a habit as a behaviour that becomes nearly automatic through repetition. That should make you pause, because if your behaviours are automatic, they are shaping your results without your conscious permission.

In my work with high-achieving women, I’ve noticed a pattern:
Success is not built on occasional brilliance, it is built on consistent behavioural patterns. And here’s the uncomfortable truth, some of those patterns are working against you.
– Reacting instead of leading
– Overcommitting instead of prioritising
– Avoiding difficult decisions instead of making them strategically

These are not personality traits, they are habits. And they can be changed. If you want to elevate your performance, focus on this:
Get clear on the habits that align with the woman you’re becoming
Build systems that make those habits inevitable
Eliminate behaviours that no longer serve your growth

You don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your habits.
So I’ll ask you: What habit are you intentionally building right now — and what are you finally ready to let go of?

I explored this in greater details in my newsletter this week. If you haven't seen it yet, click the link below to go have a read, it will add value to you

Merriam-Webster defines a habit as a settled tendency or usual manner of behaviour; an acquired pattern that becomes nearly or completely automatic through repetition. That definition is more powerful than it appears.

14/04/2026

There is a quiet pressure that comes with leadership that few people ever talk about. On the surface, it looks like strength, composure, and control, but beneath it often lies the constant tension of holding everything together while managing your own internal world.

This week, I want to challenge the idea that great leadership means having your emotions perfectly in check. Because the truth is, how you navigate pressure internally is shaping your leadership far more than you realize.

This is a quick but powerful read, if you are leading a church, a home or any environment where you have leadership responsibility, this is for you. Click the link below to read, enjoy and be empowered

“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” It’s a line that has echoed through centuries, and yet it has never felt more relevant than it does today for the modern senior leader navigating relentless pressure, competing demands, and invisible expectations.