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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 problem with my “no-quit...

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 further, the battles...

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 as many questions (a...

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, and those who fill up...

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 unplanned happening...

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

Learning comes in two parts: knowledge and application. The space between gaining knowledge and actually applying it can be frustrating. We can’t unlearn som...

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, I’m finding myself in ...

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 order). Since the m...

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 ignore. My sleep increased...

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 to-do lists. Personal...

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 unavoidably true. F...

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 perfect time to pause...

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

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 forgot I was powerful. 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 decided to indulge in c...

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 write earlier, but ...

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

Earlier this year, I read The Alchemist. It’s essentially about a character in pursuit of treasure. Embarking on a journey with the protagonist, readers are ...