Tag: writing
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Why Coaching Is Like Learning to Play the Guitar đ¸
Have you ever sat and listened to two seemingly accomplished play the guitar? One artist plays with technical perfection, while the other seems to physically, emotionally, and spiritually blend with their instrument so seamlessly that the music doesnât just reach your ears, it also reaches your soul. The melodies stir something deeper. They create such…
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đFinding Your People Is the Sh*t That Keeps You Grounded
From a very young age, I remember feeling like an outsiderânever quite landing in any specific box. I wasnât rich enough to be âpopular,â not athletic enough to be a jock, and definitely not brainy enough to be elbowing my way toward valedictorian status. I wasnât failing at lifeâI just sort of⌠existed. Parallel to…
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Happy New Year đ
đŞžI am Rooted. I am Whole. I am Becoming. As I welcome this new year, I do so with deep reflection and reverence…
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If You Had a Superpower for 24 HoursâŚ
This past week, I invited my social media community to sit with a playful but powerful scenario: Imagine the universe grants you a superpowerâone youâre genuinely excited to use. The catch? You only get it for 24 hours. đŚ¸đžââď¸ The questions were simple, yet revealing: ⢠What superpower would you choose? ⢠How would you use it?…
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“What would you attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail?”
On Monday I posed a simple but powerful question to my social media followers: “What would you attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail?”
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Trust & Believe
It was around this time in the fall of 2021 and probably about a year after purchasing my first home, that I remember having a conversation with myself about the trajectory of my future. I was contemplating whether to move forward with moving my then gift basket business out of the tiny one room space…
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When YOU are the elephant đ in the room: exploring micro aggressions in the workplace and their negative impacts on employers and their employees.Â
SoâŚlet’s talk about the elephant đ in the room, because I am said elephant. I am an educated woman that happens to also be black and to some, I am occupying a space that was never built for me and to say it hadn’t been a traumatic experience over the past 28 years would be a damn…
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You Matter: A special message for my Millennials & Gen Z Leaders
In a world that’s currently suffering from great levels of chaos and discourse, entering the world as a new leader straight out of college or from an entry level position can be anything but a welcoming or easily navigated environment. Unfortunately, what you will most likely find is that the mindsets of the individuals you…
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Teflon Donna:How to identify the office narcissist(s)
This is the story of Donna the Teflon Office Diva đ§âđ¤ Title: “The Star âď¸ of Suite 407″ In the heart of a glass-towered downtown firm, Suite 407 hummed with the quiet diligence of its employeesâexcept for one. Teflon Donna arrived every morning 45 minutes late after returning from an extended period of time away…