The HR Stuff Worth Knowing Before You Need It.

Lately, I’ve been collecting fascinating and intriguing Japanese terms. When my husband and I were dating, we talked about our tsundoku habit (buying books and not reading them; letting books pile up unread on shelves or floors or nightstands). One of my colleagues is really jiving the ikagai philosophy (the concept that combines the terms “iki”, meaning…

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…

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…