The HR Stuff Worth Knowing Before You Need It.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…