1. Know when it is time to move on. My biggest mistake in life has been staying too long, and then I get stuck. Whether it is due to complacency, convenience, misguided loyalty, obligation, or fear, I tend to overstay rather than move on. Fear is why I stay too long. I fear change; I fear ... read more >
I was listening to the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and makeup mogul Bobbi Brown was the guest. Bobbi Brown had launched a new makeup company and was looking for an older woman who had not had any cosmetic work done on her face to serve as a model for the brand. She recounted passing ... read more >
I was part of a discussion about navigating career change, and one common frustration among us was the experience requirements for job postings. These experience requirements immediately eliminate most of us because we are considered entry-level applicants. The experience paradox, as it is called, says that employers prefer to hire people with one to two ... read more >
One of my goals during this Fall Push is to separate from my phone. One of the main factors in my low mood is scrolling on the phone. At the beginning of the Fall Push, I bought an old-school digital alarm clock so that I could put my phone in another room. It has taken ... read more >
I am a member of a book club for Black women, and it was my turn to choose a book. I decided on a second-chance romance, "When I Think of You" by Myah Ariel. My sister read the book, and I read the dedication, instantly knowing that this book was going to resonate with me in more ... read more >
Disclaimer: This post is not about the efficacy of masks for COVID. I was watching The Crown on Netflix and in one of the early episodes, there's a depiction of the Great London Fog of 1952. The government was aloof as citizens suffered from thick air pollution laced with toxins. I had never heard ... read more >
Call Sign Chaos: James Mattis and Bing West From Amazon [General James] Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he ... read more >
The Covid-19 pandemic has been rough on women. Women have had to figure out how to balance both educating their children with distance learning while still doing their jobs from home. (If they are even lucky enough to have a job where they can work from home) Many women have had to drop out of ... read more >
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death deeply affected many women who saw the Supreme Court Justice as a powerful symbol of the feminist movement and trailblazer who stood up against gender discrimination that was, “solely on the basis of sex”. As a fitness trainer for older adults and fitness enthusiast, I got a kick out of ... read more >
What’s the ONE thing you can do this week such that by doing it everything else would be easier or unnecessary? Gary Keller, The One Thing Americans believe more is better. If we just do more, then we will have more. This type of mindset has led to elevated stress levels, declining health, and fractured ... read more >
