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It’s okay to be interrupted
(3-minute read) Okay, so it’s March 2020, my aunt passed away (not COVID-19 related), the pandemic hits the U.S. and we are ordered to shelter in place, my job issues a work-from-home (WFH) mandate for the foreseeable future, just as I was talking about career growth with my manager. I had no idea—like many of you—that two years later we would still be dealing with the effects of COVID-19…unexcepted deaths, illness, weight gain, anxiety, etc. My life had been interrupted. I got used to staying in the house day and night. It was all I wanted to do, even after the at-home mandate was lifted. I was used to going…
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It’s half-time and you can still win the game
Yup, you guessed it, it’s that time of year again…half time! Everyone’s favorite part of the game. A time to take a breath, recharge, restrategize, reset expectations, and reenergize for the next half. I’m not even a football fanatic and you have to admit the analogy is pretty spot on. But seriously, it’s July—we are in the second half of 2021—and it’s time to do all those things. Reflect on the first half of this year, take inventory of your missteps, remember what worked, and get ready to get back out there and win the game. BTW, what is your game plan for the rest of 2021? Let me know…
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Chase Impact, Not Dollars
“Chase impact, not dollars” is something my boyfriend said to me a few months ago and it has stuck with me ever since. How many of us are ruled by the all-mighty-dollar as the ultimate prize at the end of this rat race? But then you look back over your life wondering what you have to really show for your time on this earth. Can you say you have left a legacy for the next generation and their generation? Look at Cicely Tyson or Chadwick Boseman. Yes, they were celebrities with wealth but the reason people remember them is not because they had x-amount of properties or this many dope…
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Normalize the Journey: Navigating Uncertainty and the Unknown
2020 has been a year unlike any we’ve ever seen. Talk about change, uncertainty, and fear of the unknown! Whew! But can we please normalize the journey? Navigating through this year, and its aftermath will be a process. A journey is an act of traveling from one place to another. It’s the in-between that matters! So, can we make it okay for ourselves and others to take as much time as is required to process and figure it out? Keep in mind as you read this post, there is no one way forward, there is a way forward. And it’s yours. The journey is personal and individual. It will look…
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4 Things I Learned When Launching My T-Shirt Brand
Hi guys! So, yesterday I did a thing. I believed in myself long enough to stay the course (as my mom would say) and cross the finish line. I finally launched my t-shirt brand MDGTs! I’ve been wanting to create t-shirts for YEARS but the first time I started creating designs, and wrote my business plan, was back in 2015. The reason you haven’t heard of a bustling business is because I let the fear of success, insecurity in my gift, and the overwhelm of a well-saturated market stop me. So, this has been a long time coming! You know I write about personal brand and leveling up with practical…
