And just like that, we are in a new year. I can’t believe that 2018 is over. I feel as though 2018 just started. However, the year is over and 2019 is here! I am so excited about this new year. New opportunities, challenges, learning experiences and so much more is possible in this new year. The new year provides us with an opportunity to ‘restart’ while at the same time grow from all the life lessons we experienced in 2018. I learned a lot in 2018 and want to share my top 5 lessons and what they taught me. 1. Strength is a mindset. This year taught me that my…
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Hold on to God
It’s been a while since I have posted anything on the blog. This last part of 2018, I have been busy. Between work, extracurricular activities and everything else I do, I haven’t found the time to sit down and write until now. Recently God has been teaching me a valuable lesson that this blog post is about, holding on to God. Let’s get it! As most of you know, I want to be a doctor. Since 6 I have been fascinated with medicine and doctors and I have always wanted to be one. So back in April, I took the MCAT (Medical College Acceptance Test). It wasn’t the greatest score…
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Stay Focus on your goal!
I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. In two weeks 2019 will be here. As we all get ready for the new year there is something we should have on our new year’s resolutions, or on our goals for the new year and that is to stay focus. Stay focus? Yes, stay focus. Stay focus on our dreams and our life goals, just stay focus. A lot of times we get discouraged, unmotivated, and stop working towards our goals or dreams. We sometimes get distracted and that keeps us from reaching our life goals or dreams as well. To help us stay focus, motivated and encouraged here…
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I’m Back!
I'm back! It has been a while since I've posted but I'm back and ready to share all the things life has taught me.
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Nature is the Best!
Outdoors, a place that is filled with sunlight, trees, bugs, wind, dust, pollen and so many other elements that might make you want to stay indoors instead of going outside. But being outside is very important for YOU! especially when trying to stay healthy. Nature was the doctor before there ever was a doctor. Did you know that spending time outdoors is important for the immune system? When you spend time outside in nature, you are getting sunshine and fresh air. Both are important in fighting off an infection and promoting a healthy immune system. Fun Fact! In 1919, there was a flu epidemic in California. Thousands of people were sick which was…
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Like, Did He Just Ask Me that?
I normally don’t write on my relationships or dating life but I have a story. I went on a blind date a few weeks ago and it was bad. Like everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. I’m going to share my experience, for a good laugh and hopefully someone might read this and not do the same things this guy did. For this story, we are going to call my date Bob. So I went on a blind date.I don’t do blind dates, I like knowing the person but I had a friend who thought Bob and I would be great together and gave me Bob’s number and…
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How to Be a Successful Boss
Back in July, I did a series called Boss Lady July. One of the people I interviewed was a songwriter and CEO of her own company. She and I had so much fun talking that I decided we needed one more post so that she could share some on advice on how to become a successful boss! You need to dedicate time and effort into your career… If not you will not fulfill the purpose that God has for your life! – TMarie Taylor, what would you say makes a black woman successful or any person successful in general? As a Black woman in a boardroom surrounded by…
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Boss Lady Series: Success is Improving Yourself
I hope that you enjoyed Boss Lady July as much as I did! Even though July is over, I have one more Boss Lady I want to share. This week, I had the privilege to interview one of my college roommates, Kaylah Joseph. I consider her one very successful person. She was nominated as one of 2017 Forbes 30 under 30, talk about success! With that being said, let me introduce you to Kaylah! Kaylah! Introduce Yourself: Tell us who you are, what you do and a little about you. Dumela! Hello, Readers! “Dumela,” pronounced doo-meh-luh, is Setswana for “Hello.” Setswana is the language spoken in Maun, Botswana; this land…
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Boss Lady Series: Live an EPIC Life – Courtney
I hope that you have been enjoying Boss Lady July as much as I have. Before we end July, I have one more Boss Lady story to share. I met Courtney back in college and she has been a blessing in my life. Unlike the other Boss Lady July lady’s, Courtney is going to actually share her story. I hope that you are blessed. So without further ado, let me introduce Courtney Buckhanon! Hi! I’m Courtney Buckhanon and I am Miss Black Georgia USA! I get to enact my platform, BossUp (Merging the economic gap between black and white America through entrepreneurship and financial literacy) throughout the state of Georgia!…
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Boss Lady Series: Strength Comes from Challenges
Boss Lady July continues! I had the privilege of interviewing one of my role model’s. She is a boss lady scientist and is doing groundbreaking research. With that being said, I would like to introduce to you Erica Tross- Artis! Erica! Introduce Yourself: Tell us who you are, what you do and a little about you. Hi! My name is Erica Marie Tross. I was born in Toronto, Canada to a Cuban Father and a Kittitian Mother. I was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan with my two older brothers. I’ve been married to my college sweetheart for 2 years, Andre Artis. I love candles, I love all (sour) candy,…
