Award-winning communications leader, author, speaker, and founder of Happiest Girl in the Room, Ayodele Alabi, is set to unveil her three latest books on June 12, 2026. The books are titled: “Congratulations, You’re a Work in Progress,” “My Work in Progress Practice Journal,” and “Ashes to Air.”
Speaking about the upcoming unveiling, Alabi, who also serves as the Head of Integrated Communications at Nigerian Breweries Plc, described the books as compelling, insightful, and relevant. Each work serves as a valuable resource for parents, young people, families, and individuals seeking guidance on personal development.
Congratulations, You’re a Work in Progress
This book offers a perspective of growth as evidence of life. Through a compelling blend of storytelling, reflection, and practical lessons, it follows the interconnected lives of its characters as they navigate questions of identity, belonging, ambition, grief, self-worth, leadership, and personal growth. Each story invites readers to examine their own lives and consider what it means to remain true to themselves while continuing to evolve.
“Too often, authenticity is misunderstood as simply being whatever we are in the moment,” said Alabi. “But authenticity is not the absence of growth. It is the willingness to take responsibility for who we are becoming. This book is an invitation to embrace that journey.”
The title challenges a common cultural narrative. Rather than viewing being a “work in progress” as something to hide, Alabi reframes it as something worthy of celebration. The book draws on themes central to her work through the Happiest Girl in the Room platform, which encourages people to live with greater authenticity, resilience, joy, and purpose.
My Work in Progress Practice Journal
This guided companion is designed to help individuals move from reflection to action through thoughtful prompts, exercises, and personal exploration. The journal gives progress a home and holds what you are learning, what you are unlearning, and who you are becoming—one honest page at a time.
Ashes to Air
This deeply reflective poetry collection explores the emotional terrain of love, loss, and the gradual process of rebuilding after life-altering experiences. It weaves together themes of absence, reflection, and renewal on the fragments of memory, silence, and resilience that remain after moments of transition and goodbye. The collection reminds readers about the possibility of growth, meaning, and new beginnings in moments of uncertainty and emotional upheaval.
