My guest this week was Lola Odujinrin. Lola was born in South London and moved to Nigeria when he was little. He developed a fascination with flying from a young age, and qualified for his pilot’s licence aged 20. Now, after his solo around-the-world trip, he works as a pilot, and a motivational speaker, and believes [...]
Every week I ask a question on The Dolor Factor for you to answer. You can do this in your mind, send your answer to delia@dolorfactor.com or exercise the 3 P's: pen, paper or phone and write your weekly responses there. It's a great way to help you get going. I answer the question during [...]
My guest on The Dolor Factor this week was Dr Anita DeFoe — A certified coach, teacher and speaker. We spoke about leadership and creating a more balanced lifestyle and purposeful work life. Dr DeFoe has been studying and personally implementing the philosophies behind personal development and the role emotional intelligence and vision plays in [...]
Going through my photo archives, I came across this wonderful picture of Joseph Marcell, yes, Geoffrey the butler from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more recently Sir Derek Walcott's Omeros. I didn't know he was in Saint Lucia, so it was really nice to bump into him. My friend couldn't believe her luck so [...]
This morning I received this email from former guest Jenny Wagstaff of Women Only Connected. The first line grabbed me...‘Stop saying ‘I wish’ - start saying ‘I will’ Easy to say, but for most of us not always so easy to do! Thought I'd share its content with you as if you haven't, you should sign [...]
On this week's The Dolor Factor, I talk to Julie Mansfield who is a motivational speaker, author and survivor of familia sexual abuse. Born and raised most of her life in Jamaica, she wrote her book, Maybe God Was Busy, to help others to talk about their ordeal. She advises organizations and others how to [...]
Sometimes it just happens for no apparent reason, images and memories come to mind. When I feel this way, it's mostly during the weekend. Sometimes, when I'm feeling stressed, instead of heading for Breathe on my Apple Watch I find myself flicking through images. I find a particular one, and I visualise very clearly the [...]
Colour of Music, Inc., announces its debut in the forward-thinking City of Atlanta at the historical Spelman College. International talent, violinist and conductor Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, will be presented in recital by the Colour of Music Festival as part of its 2018 Atlanta Chamber Music Series. The evening will include performances by Spelman Alumni and organist, [...]
My guest on The Dolor Factor this week is Patti Boulaye OBE, a singer, actress and founder of Support for Africa. She grew up in Nigeria, surviving the Biafra war before moving to the UK at sixteen. She had decided to become a nun, but ended up in an audition for the musical, Hair, and [...]
Friends have asked me to share more pictures from the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Exhibition at Hartsfield-Jackon Atlanta International Airport in December 2017. In last week's Escapades, I'd explained that the pictures were part of an exhibition inside the terminal which wasn’t accessible unless you were travelling and that I'd been hurt that although I'd been [...]
