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Continue reading →: Doing the Same Thing You’ve Always Done Can Be Toxic AF for Black Women over 40Some would say there’s comfort in routine. That the right routines are integral if you want to make progress toward a goal. I agree. Acquiring the right habits, and building a dynamic routine that contributes to the consistent betterment of your life is smart. But beware of comfort because there’s…
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Continue reading →: There’s Customizing a Message for Your Audience, and There’s Perpetuating BiasSo, Grant Cardone is in the news this week. You may know him as an author and a purveyor of financial and business advice. I’ve never absorbed any of his content. I’m leery of anyone who’s made a fortune telling other people how to make a fortune — especially when they target…
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Continue reading →: The Lesson for Today: Do Not Tell Company Secrets on a DateWhen I first learned the story of Jordon Trishton Walker — presumably former Director of Research Development and Strategic Operations at Pfizer — I thought it was fake. One part of me is still clinging hopefully to the idea that it’s all a hoax.
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Continue reading →: The Slap Heard ‘Round the OscarsOne thing is certain. There are very few people who can say, I slapped the shit out somebody, and then I won an Oscar.
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Continue reading →: Don’t Get Mad at People for Telling Their TruthLet’s all make one resolution for 2022: We will not get angry when someone tells us their opinion. Agree, disagree, egregious, ridiculous, disgusting, silly, whatever, even social media opinions are valid. You do not have to agree, but let’s give our fellow adults the good old American privilege to be…
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Continue reading →: Leave Sha’Carri Alone. She’s Young, and She’s a WinnerOne of the fastest women in the world is a 21-year-old Black woman from Dallas with a penchant for brightly colored weaves, long nails and window washer eye lashes. Her name is Sha’Carri Richardson, and her appearance is all anyone can talk about. Sure, we acknowledge that she’s on her…
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Continue reading →: Why I Can No Longer Bear to Write about RaceThose who follow my blog have undoubtedly noticed that I no longer follow my regular Friday posting schedule. A schedule I’ve kept to faithfully, barring a few holidays here and there, for many, many years. I regret that. I still feel a pang every Friday that I don’t post because…
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Continue reading →: Why Are We Surrounded by so Many Liars?I spoke to a friend recently who’s in the job market. She’s in a good spot in that she’s already employed, she’s just looking for a better opportunity. But she was grumbling about one particular person she works with who has single handedly spurred her to go hard at her…
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Continue reading →: White People, Don’t Be So Sensitive When We Point Out RacismA woman I work with is moving from Utah. She of white, black and Native American ancestry, her Black husband, their two young children, even the nanny — they can’t take it anymore. It’s not a diverse place — understatement of the year, apparently — and too many of its populace…
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