Almost every morning, I listen to my “happy black woman” playlist, a series of songs with lyrics that motivate and inspire me to approach my life and work with optimism and self-love. I literally have all of them on a playlist on my iPod, all cued up for … Continue reading
This year, I am being more intentional about reflecting on my life and work. How else will I know if I’m making progress on the goals, dreams and opportunities I have for myself? I loved doing my annual review of 2011 (here are the questions I used … Continue reading
Last month, I was in Springfield, Massachusetts to speak at a conference. As part of my trip, the event organizers also arranged for me to be interviewed on WGBY 57, the public TV station for Western New England, about my keynote speech. Below is the full interview.
This morning, I came aross a job listing on my Twitter feed that was an amazing fit for my skills, education and experience. Plus, it was with a very reputable nonprofit organization with smart, influential people that I’d get to work with on innovative projects. For … Continue reading
A lot of ladies say they want to work for themselves. It sounds so glamorous, so fun, so footloose and fancyfree. No boss! No clocking in at 9:00am! No dressing up for work! No stupid staff meetings! No office politics! … Continue reading
I’m really been enjoying the comments on yesterday’s post, 3 Ways to Stay Open to Possibility in Your Love Life, but this one from AT is my favorite so far:
I’ve been living in Charlottesville, VA for two weeks. My time here has been made more interesting now that I’ve been spending time with a writer I met on OK Cupid. He wrote me a few days before I got here. I wrote him back because he … Continue reading
Last week, I revamped both of my main websites myself using new themes. It took many late night hours, but since I’m not ready to hire a web designer just yet, it was the next best thing. As I was getting the new sites all set … Continue reading
As black women – we often define ourselves by our suffering. We often cling to the stories of racism or abuse or poverty that have permeated our lives and those of our ancestors. Sometimes, we even try to “outsuffer” one another. My pain is greater than your pain! Who … Continue reading
This is the announcement post for the April 2012 edition of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. Learn more and sign up for the program here. Note: Please read everything on this page if you want to join us for April. If you already completed last month’s … Continue reading
This is my definition of faith: Faith is taking action in spite of fear, knowing that all of my needs will be taken care of by the universe. What is your definition of faith? What do you tell yourself when you worry?