HOW HIGH IS YOUR CEILING?
Is your floor their ceiling? There is an interesting phenomenon I see among dissatisfied high achievers in traditionally competitive fields who are from underrepresented groups. Oftentimes, there is a disconnect between what you think is reaching your full potential...
MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS
That’s not my business. I’ve had to get accustomed to hearing and accepting this phrase from myself since the pandemic began. It’s tempting to think everything I care about it is my business. That mindset rarely serves me. For clarity’s sake, let me state I consider...
BE AWARE OF YOUR LIGHT
Girl, it’s a set up. I find myself telling women friends, mentees and clients some version of this statement pretty regularly. You see women have a slippery slope to navigate in the professional world. It’s a fine balance between exhibiting clear competence and...
CONSIDERED CONTRADICTORY TO EXCELLENCE
Black excellence exists without proximity to whiteness. This is a truth many Americans have difficulty grasping. Because of the way our society is set up, there tends to be a false cause and effect relationship applied to Black excellence and white presence. There is...
EMPOWER WITH WELL-BEING
As we celebrate Black history this month, I wonder how we can be more intentional about supporting Black well-being. Here are a few basic ways to start. Pay Black people for the extra work you expect them to do. After the George Floyd protests of last summer, there...
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