Once You Get It, It Never Goes Away I once heard my friend Carole Sharp say “I can’t kill it and it won’t die.” As I recall, she wasn’t referring to entrepreneurs, but I remember that the moment she said it, I immediately related it to my entrepreneurial spirit. Over …
Your Autobiography: Still More Story to Tell I’ve heard it said that there is a book in all of us. Each of us has our own (life) story to tell. I don’t know about anybody else, but I could certainly write an autobiography about my life and I promise it would not be …
Don’t Miss an Opportunity for Growth Have you ever known someone who has been so buried in their comfort zones, that they have stop absorbing new information. They seem to hang on to ideologies that are no longer applicable in today’s world. They have become so detached from the …
Building Strength Through Your Weaknesses I recently joined a new church and as part of that process, I have been attending New Members class. We have to go to four New Members classes before we are placed in a permanent Sunday School a.k.a. Small Groups class and before we commit to …
Who Says a Date Has to Involve More Than One Person? You ever have those days where you want to go out and do something fun but you can’t find anybody to go with you? I know that feeling. But guess what I do? I go all by my lonesome …
Work Baby, Work Out It’s still early in the year 2014 and many people started the year with that tried and true resolution of losing weight. Already it’s the 24th day of your journey and a few of the pounds have come off. Hooray for you. However, if you’re worried …
So Whatcha Doin’ Now? I’ve done a lot of things in my lifetime particularly when it came to supporting my family of 2. By choice I have owned a hair salon, a desktop publishing business, started an investment group for women, attempted to start a hair style magazine (derailed by photographer’s poor …
The Fine Line of Depression Depression is defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest (Mayo Clinic). There are many causes for depression as stated on the Mayo Clinic website, but to that list, I’d like to add my “opinion:” Some forms of …
Martin Luther King Epitomized Dreaming No other writings about dreams resonate more than Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He dreamed back in a day where our dreams hardly seemed possible and yet many of us are living our dream today. Dr. King dreamed that every human being would …
Let the Healing Begin I have certainly carried around wounds from my past. I have even carried wounds from my childhood well into adulthood. Many of you reading this post may still be nursing open wounds. Fortunately for me, there came a time when I just refused to keep breathing …
Accentuate the Positive One proven way to eliminate negativity from your life is to remain positive. I have put this to the test myself and I know that this is true in my life. If you surround yourself with negative people, they will eventually pull you down in mind and spirit. Removing these people …
Whom Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? Let’s face it, change is inevitable as we grow older (in both good and bad ways). But do you ever look into the mirror and see a reflection of someone that you barely recognize? Do you wonder what happened to you? …
Do You Talk the Talk and Not Walk the Walk? How many times have you heard yourself say that you want to do something and then that was just the end of it. A mere statement that rolled off of your lips and then vanished in the same swift fashion …