A day in the life of Evelyn Okpanachi

By Dr Marina Nani

Gone are the days when building wealth was about holding an investment portfolio. Whether it's Baby Boomers, Millennials or Generation Y; women across generations want to discover new types of prosperity, supplement their income and find a meaningful connection with their true calling before diving into the next big thing.

It is fair to say that successful women know there is more to life and instead of being defined by a job or a title on a business card, they become holistic wealth practitioners; discovering natural approaches to feeling wealthy. Challenging the status quo, they design a new work-life balance which encompasses lifestyle, mindset, health, and take a different perspective on themselves and others, looking beyond the numbers, seeking emotional satisfaction.

Sovereign Magazine reached out to Evelyn Okpanachi, a successful business woman from the United Kingdom, to find out more about a day in her life.

Evelyn Okpanachi started her career as a healthcare professional who graduated in Healthcare Management and later transitioned into IT management, where she became a certified Project Manager and Business analyst. She has founded and co-founded several organisations like Royal Initiative Against Poverty And Starvation (riaps.org) , a non-profit organisation working in concert with international institutions to eradicate poverty in line with ‘sustainable development goals’ SDG1.
She has gained a reputation as an authority on wealth mastery and property investment. A philanthropist at heart, together with your husband, she shares the love for their two beautiful girls, their home, and charitable events around the world or helping local homeless people.

At the end of each week, you could find Evelyn feeding the homeless in the outskirts of London. As the owner of a real estate portfolio, Evelyn is behind the decision making and investing strategies, both in property and people.

Evelyn starts her day at 4.30 am

Evelyn lives outside London and spends hours every day commuting to and from meetings where she always arrives 15 minutes early.

Here’s a look at Evelyn’s typical day, from waking up at 4:30 a.m. to check in a new day, filled with excitement and determination to turn any challenge into an opportunity.

"I treasure my early mornings as it is quiet, I can meditate and imagine the day in front of me. I have a routine of getting ready for the day ahead not only physically but spiritually. I focus on maintaining a healthy mindset, which is as important as having a healthy lifestyle.”

The School Run, always 15 min early

She starts driving early to make it to her daughters’ school, and makes sure they arrive at least 15 minutes early. "The school run is my first stop. Having time with my girls gives me not only joy but determination to achieve everything I set for the day. This is by far one of my most powerful moments as I step inside my day".

Tender Loving Care

On her way to the first meeting, she manages to fit in some phone calls and check in with her PA. With all logistics covered, now is the time to enjoy a good podcast! She loves listening to people from different industries and finds each success to be very inspiring. So much so that she recently started her own Sovereign Podcast, TLC- infinite Wealth Mastery.

Evelyn likes to be inspired and inspire, thinking all the time where to invest next, both in property and people. More than anything, investing in people takes most of her head space. How best can she help other women take control of their destiny?

Becoming a Victorious Lady herself, she started a business club for women with the same name and she is forging ahead as we speak, defining The Next Level. She has devoted decades mentoring other women, teaching the less travelled road to financial freedom. Her main goal is to change the paradigm of wealth from limitation and social conditioning to live richer lives.

How do you teach women slalom through the many mistaken beliefs and practices that limits wealth and prosperity? Evelyn encourages women to become their authentic self, maintain an abundant spirit to transition into wealth.

Next Steps

"Next stop is a meeting with one of my business partners and it’s always great catching up and planning our next steps."

She managed to squeeze in a one-to-one mentoring session, with enough time to go back to her children who performed in the afternoon.

Inspiring others

Next she is invited for an interview and she talks about women empowerment and the road to success.

"From a woman’s perspective, life is filled with commitments for those you love and care for, and it is very rare when you could find time for yourself, or make a commitment to add life to your days, instead of just adding days to your life...The road to financial freedom is stressful and without a healthy mindset, it could be derailed by economic uncertainty, political unrest, after all, wrong things are happening at the wrong time, to the best of people, impacting financial success. To create a scalable source of income, even when you have a well-paid job, you have to activate your creative potential and a resourceful income generating mindset, while moving your focus from what seems to be urgent to what is really important, and by that I mean, your heart, what makes you happy. Most women are driven by a natural desire to become more so they can give more. Discovering what makes you different helps you understand how abundant you are already.

When asked what drives her passion for helping others, Evelyn says: "There are too many amazing women who give up on their own dreams while they take care of their family and follow their carrier. I realised this a while back, but I never found a medium where women get together and help each other, to help others, so I decided to create one. The Victorious Ladies realm is a place to supercharge your ability to tap into additional streams of revenue, build your wealth and acquire the financial freedom you need to help others."

Giving Back

Next stop is a meeting with Victorious Ladies. "I love these meetings as we are able to sit down as a small group and have some real grown up conversations. A highlight of these sessions is we get to share a meal and then go out locally to feed the homeless. It’s such a humbling experience, it always makes me grateful for what I have, and it’s also lovely as my children take part in this activity. "

Her day finished round about 10.45pm with a chat with her husband and planning the weekend together.