Happiness is not the Burden of not Enoughness

Guest Linda Mbagwa moved to London from Nigeria at the age of six, where she and her six siblings and mother faced some financial and mental health hardships. At eight, Linda decided she needed to become rich to take care of her family and herself. After university, Linda achieved phenomenal financial success in a record-breaking six months, which demonstrated her determination and independence. Linda’s intuition – fostered by beginning to meditate at eleven - has been the bedrock of her decisions and self-confidence. To take care of her family, Linda learned to see criticism not as personal. She knows she is good enough but that the sometimes-unconscious bias limits how women of color’s capabilities are seen. Supportive female friends, family, coaches, meditation, and living by the ocean are how Linda takes care of herself.