Things that occur to me on this journey called life…
I was recently asked to write a review of #Soul Food 3: A Dedication to Black Women by Kansas City rapper Royce “Sauce” Handy. #SoulFood3 is one of the best examples of midwest hip hop I’ve personally heard in years. It’s old-skool soulful, melodic, honest, jazzy, and authentically Kansas City, but still has plenty of boom bap for […]
I recently attended a mastermind event for entrepreneurs. The attendees were happy, optimistic people whose attendance at the event tacitly expressed a commitment to improving their lives and businesses. Their presence expressed a desire to develop the discipline and tenacity to win at life and grow personally. At the beginning of the day, the room buzzed […]
Imagine a set of tuning forks. One fork is struck. It vibrates. Initially, it is the only one moving…the only one resonating. Suddenly and without being struck, another fork begins to vibrate; then another, and another. This phenomenon is called sympathetic resonance. For sympathetic resonance to occur, the passive object has to be somewhat near […]
Yesterday, I planned to do something really cool. Then out of nowhere… Life jumped up and bit me in the derrière. Or, did it? Life happens in the form of a tough work day, disobedient children, a death in the family, an argument with a friend or spouse, a prospective client not taking your call, […]
As a historian and political scientist by training, I’ve spent a lifetime studying the various Industrial Complexes that drive our social, religious, political, and economic way of life. I’ve also repeatedly encountered and worked against these systems throughout my life and career. They systems have arisen as a result of powerful stories being told to unwitting masses […]
Happy Leap Day! If you are one of the millions upon millions of people who perpetually sing the sad ballad of “I Wish I had More Time,” well congrats…your wish has been granted! This year you have an entire extra day of that most precious resource many of us squander and mistreat that you never seem […]
Successful people have failed more than unsuccessful people have ever tried. Listen to these well known entrepreneurs talk about their journey to success. Pay attention to the common themes that live in all the stories. Take action and LOTS of it! Learn from it failure; it prepares you. You can never know what lies ahead […]
Often when we accomplish something, it’s because we have the adrenaline rush that occurs when we have a fast approaching deadline. Do not be fooled. This is fear produced by procrastination that creates motivation; it is not accomplishment. I personally have mistaken the two for years, and I am most proud of the areas of […]
Admit it, every Sunday around 7pm, you get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach. You get a little more tired, a little more irritable, and you’ve completely forgotten the euphoric feeling of emancipation you felt just 48 hours earlier. You either go to bed early to store up enough sleep to get […]
For those of you who know our family, you know that we’ve lost three loved ones in recent years. The first was my beloved grandmother who lost her fight with cancer 3 years ago, a close cousin who died nine months later, and my father in-law who lost his battle with cancer last night. He […]
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