This one is for my sistahs! If you are working at a 9-5, think about your office dynamic. When something pops off everyone looks at you to react. Especially if you are the only brown face in the office. Let’s see how the “black girl” is going to respond… I can remember when I was the only black in the office, and I can also remember situations when the brown faces were the majority. It doesn’t take away from the…
Have you ever double booked? Sure you have. You’re so focused on pleasing everyone that you’re running around saying, “YES I CAN DO IT!” Until the day arrives; you realized the times overlapped, and you’ve promised to be in two places at the same time. I woke up Sunday morning thinking how am I going to pull this off? I’m scheduled to serve for the first time at church, andddddd volunteer for a local art fair. Both venues were counting…
One would say that all good things come to an end. Don’t worry, I ain’t going nowhere. Lol. I’m just observing some things that’s going on around me. My boss deciding to resign, and the CEO of one of the largest corporations in the world stepped down in the same week, same city. Organizations impacted, and the only thing we can focus on is how will their departure affect us? When I heard the news about both of them I…
That has got to be some of the most succinct advice I’ve heard in a long time. Thank you Pastor Clark! Be Careful. Be Conscious. Be Consistent. I can apply this everything that I have going on with the brand’s that I manage across multiple social media sites. People are looking for consistency, and something (someone) they can trust. With that being said… Be careful of what you post. We are living in a day and age where people are…
I struggled with the post for today. It’s not that I didn’t have anything to talk about. I had a very busy week so I honestly have lots to share. I won’t keep this post long though. Highlights and lessons learned over the last 7 days. Let’s Go! GO HARD FOR YOU: If you can go hard for someone else, you better believe you can go hard for yourself. I realized that after marketing for an event that we had…
It has been one crazy week. I don’t even know where to begin. I can sum it up like this. The importance of trusting your gut. I took the feature photo hours before catching an early morning flight to Houston, Texas. Even though I paid close to nothing for the ticket, I wanted to cancel the trip. I felt the timing was wrong, and found many reasons why I shouldn’t go. Not to mention my friend informed me that the…
Back…Back…Forth…and Forth… I’ve been listening to a lot of Aaliyah lately. The anniversary of her passing was a couple of weeks ago, so I noticed a lot of her music has been on my mind lately. I told you about the Bad Boys Reunion Concert that I attended in Chicago on September 1st right? The seats were the bomb, and I was on my feet the entire time singing along to all the great songs from the 90s. Take me…
I wrestled with writing the post for today. I guess I didn’t want to lose myself. It’s funny because that’s where I’m heading. Letting go of some things that I once said was “mines” in order to gain something greater. After the weekend I had getting my #FaveArchivist on I feel it’s a must that I talk about some emotions that I have been experiencing. You can remember growing up and possibly saying to your siblings, “nuh uh that’s mines!”…
“Please bring your gently used items to the church’s yard sale. We want to bless others within our community.” Can you identify with a statement similar to that? It may not even be for the church. It could be for an employer, a friend, or a nearby thrift store. You look over at the pile of clothes that you don’t wear, and you think about dropping them off, but then you decide otherwise. You would rather take the items that…
Stop 🏾 This is my 100th POST! Whoop Whoop! Thanks for rocking with me! Currently working on some local Steele Lens events, so be sure to stay tuned for that. Now…time for Motivational Monday… I’m from Michigan, and I’ve never visited Mackinac Island. I’ll say that ONE…MORE…TIME! “Hi I’m R.J, and I’ve never been to Mackinac Island.” It’s interesting how that was never a summer trip that my family took. When I asked people around my parents age they simply stated,…