The Personal
Are You Scared?
A significant part of fear is worrying about who is going to criticize you and your approach to your goal. You have to make changes and adjustments to what you’re…
Read MoreDoes that Goal REALLY Matter to You?
Focus is about remembering your why and setting goals that are truly compelling. When you set a goal that you aren’t really committed to, it’s easy to look up one…
Read MoreMichelle and Kenya Talk Conflict, Self-Care, Success, and Distractions
Is it hard for everybody to hear their own voice, or is it just me? I’m digging in the crates and listening to old episodes of The Leadership Drives podcast.…
Read MorePersonal Grit
Stick-to-it-ness is more than about not quitting. It’s also about sticking to the plan that you created for success. You will be tempted to keep trying new things, especially if…
Read MoreWaiting for the Good Stuff
Delayed gratification is recognizing that success involves learning, application, failure, revision, and re-doing. Even as you look at how much growth is before you, train yourself to respect what you’ve…
Read MoreHow many, “Starting now Mondays” have you had?
It’s Monday: are you starting a new diet, budget, exercise routine, reading more, looking for a job, signing up for a school or some new learning opportunity, dressing differently, putting…
Read MoreIt’s Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Aren’t the One
I understand why it takes some ppl so long to decide to commit to someone they’ve been with forever. It’s NEVER as simple as “you aren’t the one” when a…
Read MoreWho do you talk to?
Ultimately, it is an act of self-care to know when my kee-kee person can and can’t be my “oh shit” person: who do you talk to? So, I made a…
Read MoreSouthern Black Nostalgia – My Love for a Place I Can’t Stay
A throwback – sharing a post from my journal on Black Southern culture. This is probably the best NY’s Eve and Day that I’ve had in a very long time,…
Read MoreWhy Are You Dragging Your Feet?
Sometimes you know what you need to do, but you don’t do it. You don’t do it because it’s hard to overcome your patterns and habits. Coincidentally, you know these…
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