It’s been a month since my last post. Normally that means I am learning to practice what I preach. Last month I talked about the temptation to take a break from dream chasing with the change of weather and seasons. The chill in the air Read More …
This year there has been a consistent theme in my writing of being a constant gardener of your dreams – tilling the soil, planting the right seeds for harvest. The brisk morning wind is a reminder that change is in the air. I’m a huge Read More …
In a previous blog, Finding Hidden Value: People Assets, I talked about the value of people who enrich our lives. In my post, Ties that Bind, I spoke about how no matter our differences – ethnic, cultural, racial, religious – there is a tie that Read More …
I’m a planner, type A perfectionist, control freak, germaphobe, cynic, skeptic, middle child loner that has good people skills, but an island to myself sounds beautiful. Quite a contradiction, but it is me. In an hour, I can go from hymnals, gospel, classical, pop, soul, Read More …
I read somewhere that there are three stages to the dream: birth, death, and resurrection. The birth of a dream is when it is first conceived. It is like the birth of a nation – full of pride, joy, and expectancy of great things. There Read More …
In March, I posited what seeds are you sowing for a fall harvest? I moved to NYC to dust off dreams deferred, namely: (1) getting my books published; (2) turning one into a Broadway play; and (3) starting an education foundation geared towards inner city Read More …
2018 Update: Why didn’t Christine Blasey Ford report Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when it happened? That is the tired refrain trotted out whenever a woman comes forward. Victims of rape and sexual assault are often blamed for the crime committed against them and male victims Read More …
The auditor in me (efficiency and effectiveness) always has me looking back, comparing what is to what was to what should be. I am soon approaching one year in NYC and looking for results. What have I accomplished in a year? Has the transition been Read More …
It has been four months since relocating to the concrete jungle. I love the bright lights and the city never sleeps. I am making good contacts and building a network. Things are moving along, not as fast as I had hoped but they are progressing. In the past Read More …
“The minute a person feels that he has done it, you end the process. You stop learning.” – Maya Angelou While going through the transition, it is so easy to turn into the kid in the backseat of the family car and at every turn Read More …