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Your Personal Brand Matters…. But Do You Believe You? (The Monday Fits)
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value”. The quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein. Either way, it is one of my favorite quotes for multiple reasons. This particular quote has resonated with me since I was in high school when my mother was trying to…
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Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls… Well, Maybe Just a Little Bit (The Monday Fits)
What is a waterfall? It is a beautiful flow of water over a cliff, and generally, waterfalls are located in the most beautiful parts of the world. But anyone familiar with popular culture may also think of waterfalls as referred by the 1995 single by the R&B trio, TLC. “Don’t go chasing waterfalls, please stick…
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Living For A Legacy: From Stuart to MLK/LBJ
“Choices we make about the lives we live, determine the kinds of legacy we live” – Tavis Smiley
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The Monday Fits: First World Faux Pas All Around
As the year closes, there a number of different topics that I find bubbling up in my mind. But what I find that happens all too often, are the issues that are most important, where the passion overflows are closer to “first-world problems” than pressing matters. You know the problems from living in a wealthy,…
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#FivedaysinDecember #JoinMe
JOIN ME…..my last five blogging days of the year are going to be part of a series called “Five Days in December”. I started my blog this year, to share my voice, and make an impact, and not stand on the sidelines while my thoughts remained tucked away in my brain. I took a small…
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Denying That We Have a Race Problem is Un-American (The Monday Fits)
The events of Ferguson have a lot of people doing, saying, spewing all kinds of love, hate, and fear to each other in their homes, at work, and all over social media. These actions are fueled by life experiences that shape their perspective in one way or another. However, after seeing what some people choose…
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The Monday Fits: Episode 4
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, damned if you don’t” – Eleanor Roosevelt The art of critiquing and judgement can be mastered by a skillful commentator who can provide insightful instruction that provides positive change in a person, group or…
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There is More Good, Than Bad or Ugly
The reason there are countries that limit speech is to prevent the creation, the creativity, and the self-awareness that comes with developing real opinions; the use of language, words, and vocabulary is so fundamental in our being.
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The Monday Fits: Episode 2
“Elections are the one thing of those things where you get no second chances.”
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You Really Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know
“True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know” ― Confucius I am a firm believer that with hard work and dedication you can accomplish just about anything that you set your mind to; it’s that optimistic gene. Optimism is just one of those things that you are born with or you’re not. You kind of can’t…
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