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Life Lessons from the Playground – Sharing
A while back, I wrote a post about lessons I learned while I was a learning development teacher, and how some of these lesson are quite applicable in our current day to day and business lives. As I shared and got feedback, I found that there was more to the story, and many more people…
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Keep On
Keep On Last month, I spoke at a ribbon cutting gala, and I included this incident I experienced some years back about how we should keep going, and not turning back. I had so many people tell me how much it made an impact with them, I decided to share it with you! Very often…
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Hope on Display
Hope on Display Posted on 4 March, 2018 As I travel the hope journey, I contemplate the very familiar verse, “‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’” – Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB). I began reading that…
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On RAMP to Success – Akpene Torku Sims
I recently had the privilege of being on a podcast with John Sanchez of On RAMP to Success, a group dedicated to helping people with self-development. “Speaker and coach, Akpene Torku Sims, embodies the true meaning of an Ezer, a strong person who protects and delivers; a strong ally. She inspires people to find that Ezer…
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Where Do you Want To Go?
One of my favorite quotes from Alice in Wonderland (aside from “We’re all mad here”) is a conversation between Alice and the Cheshire Cat: Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The cat asked, “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it really doesn’t matter, does it?” In a world and society that has so many options, many paths, and many “new and improved” innovations, it’s easy to…
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Business Etiquette with Dabi’s Daughter
I had the privilege to speak with Iyman Bradwell-El, founder of Dabi’s Daughter on topics such as business etiquette, reputation, and the like. Dabi’s Daughter is an organization developed to teach young women the ropes of succeeding in the corporate world through theory and through practice. They are open to all young women, but their…
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Taking on the Fear Barrier
I love what Nelson Mandela said about fear: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” What does fear tell you about your goals, your methodology, or even your success? There are many things that crowd our senses, confusing our vision, and instill fear (of failure, challenges, risks) into us. What are some of the things that hold you back, the risks that…
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Who’s Your Audience?
In Saving Mr. Banks, Walt Disney had been wooing P.L. Travers for the rights to Mary Poppins with huge gestures and plans, to which she remained impassive and unimpressed. There’s a scene when Walt Disney finds out her real name is Helen Geoff, and he realizes who she is and says, “I’ve been talking to the wrong person.” Who are you talking to? Who is your audience? Is your audience going to be wooed by the latest and greatest, drawn in by the experience of others, or persuaded by well researched statistics? Knowing your target audience…
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How Far Can You Go?
What do you limit yourself to when you do things the way you’ve always done them? I read in an article long ago lost, “Although we humans can be remarkably inventive, we are also resistant to change and can be persistently stubborn (or perhaps ‘practical’) in trying to apply old situations to new conditions.” Do you find yourself living out the definition of crazy: doing something the same way and expecting different results? We sometimes limit…
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Are You a Jack of All Trades?
In this driving society where multi-tasking can be king, do you find yourself being a Jack or Jill of all trades? A better question is – Should you be a Jack or Jill of all trades? There’s a 1930’s quote that says, “The man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is not…
