There are so many thoughts to gather. My new year started with a phone call. My uncle called and gave me a save-the-date. I’m considerate and I like the idea of being there for those who have been there for me; but, here I am again. And the messed up part is even though I’m
Wisdom and life circumstances are changing my perspective on this. I identify with the definition of leadership as one who guides by going first. In leadership spaces you can hear or be part of conversations on the importance of rallying subordinates and producing results. That said, what isn’t always explicitly said with respect to leadership
I am coming to realize that maintaining is just as important as ascertaining, if not more so. Through gaining perspective via my past I have been reconsidering some of my decisions. That said, I don’t feel compelled to be harsh towards myself (as I may once have been) because I feel as though you don’t
Read this article on Substack! Life can be a fight. It is advantageous to be ambidextrous. Know how to operate in all situations and how to use your arsenal of skills. Sometimes things do not get better unless you make them better. Your breakthrough is in your adaptability. Adjust the way you play. Not everyone
Over the course of the last month either directly or indirectly, I’ve been getting the same message, “do less.” I’ve railed against scope creep in my private time and prophetic utterances. In a podcast I recorded I had a business leader and professional flat out tell me that I’m better off refining my current offerings
Mindfulness was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. He is a micro-biologist and American Professor who developed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in 1979. His purpose for doing so was to aid in physical pain management. Kabat-Zinn was inspired by Buddhism and incorporated some of its principles into his practice. In the Buddhist teachings mindfulness translates to a
I graduated from college with my master’s degree in Applied Social and Community Psychology in 2019. In school I studied mental health and the consequences of various individual interests and influences on organizations. I was straight lace. I wanted to do my part to make sure things were done right, and I wanted to make
On Thursday November 06, 2025 the results of Tesla shareholders voting on whether Elon Musk should receive a $1 trillion pay package, will be announced. This story caught my attention because in my naivety, I was chuckling at myself at the thought of Tesla’s payroll processing, paying out $1 trillion over the course of 52
Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds to ever live, said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Is that condition of existence ever, okay? Are there times in life when doing the same thing repeatedly in hopes of a different result, makes sense and is
As a corporate professional I’ve encountered a sequence of behaviors on more than one occasion indicative of an active cognitive dissonance in the workplace. As it would turn out this revelation is not the phenomenon you may think it is. Cognitive dissonance can be a salient part of a workplace to the point where this