I couldn’t let the series finale of HBO’s Insecure air without sharing my two cents on what has been an impactful experience for me. If...

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We’ve all heard the saying, “Quitters never prosper.” I internalized it. I prided myself on never being a "quitter" at anything. The...

Every person in pursuit of a goal or dream has to endure a journey. When we start, obstacles seem to work themselves out, but as you get...

In one week, I will be officially unemployed. To put it another way, I will be a full-time entrepreneur. If I’m fully honest I have just...

There are three types of people in this world: those who get gas when the light comes on, those who don’t let the tank fall below half,...

Ironic. The day I decide to write a post on releasing control, my car dies completely. The old me would have been highly annoyed at this...

New levels require new mindsets. This can be uncomfortable for many reasons, but growth is inevitable. Jay-z has a song, “Most Kings,” in...

Learning comes in two parts: knowledge and application. The space between gaining knowledge and actually applying it can be frustrating....

Nobody’s perfect. In theory we know this, but accepting our own flaws can be a process. Lately, as the day I leave my job gets closer,...

In the movie Best Man Holiday the star football player (played by Morris Chestnut) lives by a theme of God, Family, and Football (in that...

The last two weeks were rough for me. Although it wasn’t apparent on the outside, signs of a downward internal spiral were hard to...

Time is an essential concept over which we have no control. Too often, we occupy our time being “busy” and still end each day with full...

I’ve heard it said before that the biggest enemy is the one within. When I think about the goals I haven’t achieved, this statement rings...

With the first quarter of 2019 ending, I find myself in a state of reflection. It feels like the year just started, but it’s April- the...

The hardest project we will ever work on is ourselves. The more I attend therapy, the more this fact rings true. Most recently, while...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. -Alice Walker Somehow over the last four years, I...

Saturday night could have ended badly for me. I don’t often hang out, but I was invited to a gathering and after a productive week, I...

Ironic. That’s how I would describe the fact that the second post of my self-discipline series almost didn’t get published. I sat down to...

The luxury of being single with no kids is not having holiday obligations. Instead of worrying about gifts (which I told my family I...