In the very first episode of The 3L’s Podcast, we’re finally back behind the mic to talk all things life, love, and legacy. After a few years away, we wanted to start by sharing our own story: 14 years of marriage, four kids, and a whole lot of lessons learned along the way. We talk about how we first met at church (Emmanuel overshared his whole life story in five minutes 😂), how friendship slowly turned into love and the family and church drama that nearly tore us apart. At one point, it felt like the whole world was against us, but we made a pact: “Us against the world.” We also dive into those early marriage years. We got married at 26, and within four years, we had three kids. It was beautiful, chaotic, and overwhelming all at once, juggling parenting, finances, and navigating how to grow up together. This episode is raw and honest. We share how friendship, faith, and constant communication have carried us through the storms and why we want to keep it honest about what marriage and family life actually look like. Welcome to our world. This is just the beginning.

We’re keeping it real, raw, and unfiltered, sharing the highs, lows, and everything in between. Whether you’re single, dating, married, or just nosy 👀, you’ll laugh, relate, and maybe even learn something for your own journey.

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Our relationships with friends and others are influenced by our personalities. While some people find it easy to connect and make new friends, others find it more challenging. Regardless, it's crucial to prioritize communication, respect, and boundaries to maintain healthy relationships with friends, colleagues, and spouses.

In this episode, Emmanuel and Miriam discuss their differing views on friendships and relationships, and how they don't allow these differences to affect their relationship. Emmanuel emphasizes the importance of openness, particularly as a financial advisor where building trust with clients is crucial. Meanwhile, Mimi highlights the importance of being cautious about who we allow into our lives, especially people who use others for their own benefit. Tune in to learn more!

Highlights

• How Eman’s passion for helping others started with helping his mother
• Factors that affected Mimi’s relationships, especially with making friends
• Eman’s vibrant relationship with old friends and making new friends
• Good and bad sides of leveraging people
• Setting boundaries with friendships and relationships
• How Eman's open-arm personality makes it easy to connect and invest with people

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmanuel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo

Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo

Instagram: @lifewithmimiasuquo

If you are questioning, how can you move forward in networking knowing you’re shy, you could be dealing with pressure and thoughts of leveraging your network.

In this episode, Eman and Mimi discuss what should be our perspective in attending a networking meeting. They share the values of being ready, getting over shyness, and being prepared to give reciprocal favors. Listen to some tips to improve and leverage your network.

Highlights

• Why is it better to prepare and know the audience of the gathering
• How transparency can generate professional conversations
• How can good questions lead you to discover potential networking partners
• What is the difference between a personal and a business email
• Why reciprocity is important in networking

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmanuel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo

Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo

Instagram: @lifewithmimiasuquo

Have you ever asked yourself, “what am I doing for me to achieve my goals and dreams? More often than not, we focus on working for other people’s dreams and forget to understand our own importance.

In this episode, uncle Eman talks about why you are stuck in achieving your goals and dreams and how to start taking control of fulfilling them. He discusses the most overlooked aspects of our day-to-day life and provides some valuable tips that you can use as a guide to making the best decisions and actions toward your dream.

Highlights

• Why does January feel so long, and you ain’t got no money
• How to be accountable for your goals
• Make the money that you work for work for you
• How to allocate time to develop yourself; and
• The role of your environment in achieving your goals

Links Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmauel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media: Emmanuel Asuquo Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo Instagram: @lifewithmimiasuquo

The holiday season is over, and now we are back to the reality of making a living, paying our bills, and stepping into achieving the goals we set for the year.

Have you set your resolutions? Maybe you want to create something, change your career, or become the best version of yourself but are you making an effort to turn it into reality?

In this episode, Eman and Mimi talk about how to level up and finally achieve the goals you set for this year. They share the steps Mimi takes in successfully changing her career, how they design a work that is suitable for them and the great benefits that change brings.

What we talked about...

• Start by making a decision for yourself
• Get clarity on what you want and don’t want
• Create a foundation of trust, joy, and support
• Be a constant learner; and
• Surround yourself with positive people that encourage you

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmauel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo Instagram: @lifewithmimiasuquo

We all know Eman and Mimi as the host of The Eman Effect podcast, and that’s it. Some of you don’t have any idea what they like as a person or what they do for a living because you just enjoy listening to them.

In this episode, Eman and Mimi play another round of the Bob in UK Debate Date Card Game. They answer juicy and controversial questions about race, relationships, family, and self to understand and get to know them better.

Highlights

• One piece of advance for Black Own Business
• How important sex is in a relationship
• Not all things need to be shared on social media
• White and Black people have something to be accountable for; and
• The rise of the GenZ era

Do you have a juicy question about relationships, family, business, and finance that you want to ask Eman and Mimi? Send them over to their Instagram DM!

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmauel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo Instagram: @mariam.asuquo

2022 will come to an end, and we are going to enter a new year with new beginnings and new opportunities. But before that, let’s look back, appreciate the past year, and reflect on the things we need to let go of and take away in the upcoming 2023.

In this episode, Eman and Mimi talk about how 2022 changed many aspects of their life, career, and business. They share their struggles in changing careers, making decisions, being a better version of themselves, and what they will be focusing on in 2023.

Highlights

• The reality of being your own boss
• Mimi’s experience in changing her career path
• Creating stability and structure in life
• Eman’s new book and career progress; and
• Takeaway lessons from the year 2022

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmauel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo Instagram: @mariam.asuquo

It’s the season to be jolly! Everyone is busy buying gifts, preparing holiday recipes, and dancing at Christmas parties. We always celebrate Christmas but do we really understand its true meaning?

Christmas is more than just a monetary gift, snowfall, and spending money. In this episode, we will tell you why.

In this episode, Eman and Mimi recap their previous Christmas celebrations and what they are grateful for during the year and talk about the true meaning of Christmas. They also give last-minute Christmas gift ideas, tips, and activities families can do during the holiday season.

Highlights

• The memories of Christmas
• How to control overbuying of gifts this season
• Creating Christmas traditions
• Taking time to reflect, rest, and bond with family and loved ones; and
• Activities that your family can do this Christmas

Links

Grab the book “Get Your Money Right” by Emmanuel Asuquo

Follow Eman and Mimi on social media:

Emmanuel Asuquo Instagram: @theemaneffectuk Youtube: The Eman Effect Website: www.emmanuelasuquo.com

Mariam Asuquo Instagram: @mimitoyoucakes