When you think of your youth walking across the stage to receive their high school diploma, it's exciting that...
The Why Behind the How
Nov 18, 2022
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Personality awareness in decision making.
Are you aware of how your personality influences your decision-making?
In a recent blog post, I shared with you how I lost $1700 in a day. To understand the context, please go back and read that post. The loss happened because of the overuse of my and my...
How I lost $1700 in 1 day.
Nov 15, 2022
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How I lost $1700 in 1 day.
No, I'm not a gambler, and nobody stole it.
It was just after my daughter's 15th birthday. I opened my email, and there was a new bill, $1700 more than the previous one I signed. What! I exclaimed!
A few weeks earlier, I took my daughter for her orthodontic appointment...
Venture the New, Live to the Full
Jun 11, 2022
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The door closed. She was trapped underground in the tube train about 138 feet below street level under the Thames River and 5,318 miles away from home.
“Life is either an adventure or nothing at all.” ~Helen Keller
The door closed. She was trapped underground in the tube train about...
Building Positive Self-Esteem
May 22, 2022
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Focus on the positive to compliment and motivate yourself and see both your self-esteem and self-confidence strengthened and grow.
According to Webster’s dictionary, self-esteem is a feeling of satisfaction that someone has in themselves and their abilities. At the same time,...
Legacy-2
May 13, 2022
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What has a Slow Cooker (Crockpot) got to do with Legacy?
To set in motion and leave a legacy, we must start today.
If you want to make a special meal, you decide what to make, get the recipe, and go to the grocery store to gather the ingredients and follow the recipe to cook it. Depending...
Legacy - 1
May 11, 2022
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When you think of the word legacy, what comes to mind? Well, depending on your cultural context or experiences, it may translate to mean various things to you.
Let’s attempt to unify our views from Webster’s dictionary definition, which says, legacy is
1: a gift by will,...
Be A Life Long Learner
May 11, 2022
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Lifelong learning from dictionary.com is defined as the provision or use of both formal and informal learning opportunities throughout people’s lives in order to promote the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for employment and personal fulfillment.
In...
Mentors In Print
May 10, 2022
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When you read a book on the topic of your dreams, it's as if the author is guiding you and answering your questions.
Have you ever gone on vacation to a theme park, watched a movie, or attended an event? Someone told you about it either in words or pictures. They planted a dream in your...
Mentors In Person
May 01, 2022
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Knowing what we know now, we want to reach out to our youth because our hindsight can be their foresight.
Regather “The Village.” The village has shifted. It has dispersed. The village here refers to the community that cares for and helps to raise children positively. The...
How to Plan and Achieve Your Goals
Mar 07, 2022
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So now you have the goal, you need the plan. To do this, look at where you are now and then look at all the things you would need to build the life you are picturing. For instance, you might find that you need a certain amount of money to make your dream of travelling happen.
In that case,...
Reward Accomplishments if you Break your Habits
Mar 07, 2022
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Life becomes more worth living when you know that for every good thing that you did, a reward is bound to come your way. By this time, you already know that stopping your addictions is possible only if you will really put your heart and mind to it. The last but definitely not the least tool for...