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.
Author's Perspective
Speaking ahead of the unveiling, Alabi, who also serves as Head of Integrated Communications at Nigerian Breweries Plc, described the books as compelling, insightful, and relevant. She noted that each work serves as a valuable resource for parents, young people, families, and individuals seeking personal growth.
Congratulations, You're a Work in Progress
This book offers a perspective of growth as evidence of life. Through a blend of storytelling, reflection, and practical lessons, it follows interconnected characters navigating 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 evolving.
“Too often, authenticity is misunderstood as simply being whatever we are in the moment,” Alabi said. “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 common cultural narratives by reframing being a “work in progress” as something worthy of celebration rather than concealment. The book draws on themes central to Alabi’s Happiest Girl in the Room platform, which encourages authenticity, resilience, joy, and purpose.
My Work in Progress Practice Journal
This guided companion helps individuals move from reflection to action through thoughtful prompts, exercises, and personal exploration. The journal provides a space to document learning, unlearning, and personal transformation, one honest page at a time.
Ashes to Air
This poetry collection explores the emotional terrain of love, loss, and rebuilding after life-altering experiences. It weaves themes of absence, reflection, and renewal, focusing on fragments of memory, silence, and resilience that remain after moments of transition and goodbye. The collection reminds readers of the possibility of growth, meaning, and new beginnings amid uncertainty and emotional upheaval.
