Read this article on Substack! Identity is an important part of my brand but it’s also becoming an increasingly less important part of how I see myself in the world. That said, the significance of identity is inherent. I wrote my final master’s papers on identity. Identity captivates me as a topic of psychology because…
Have you ever been fired up and committed to a cause? You’re super engaged and proactive to see the completion of a thing, so much so that you actually meet your goal. Have you ever met a goal that you had before? In meeting that goal or seeing that cause come to fruition you may…
Read this article on Substack! Music is hecka mid this year. To me even the good stuff isn’t. There are a few bright spots Like Muni Long’s “Revenge” and that’s kinda it. There is plenty of music out there that other people like right now but aside from a single here or there, a hater…
Read this article on Substack! As someone who has spent years working in corporate America, particularly in sales, I’ve come to realize that its internal structural and systemic issues won’t fix themselves. Nor will they be pacified by free lunches, corporate swag, or other surface-level perks. My perspective is shaped by my personal experience in…
Read this article on Substack! I have a book coming out that I am self-publishing. I couldn’t get a publisher to pick the book up. One of my distributors didn’t want to distribute my book presumably because they didn’t want to print a book with a black man on the cover (I’m still hoping they…
It’s said that if you love someone or something you must be able to let it go. Letting go of something you love is how you can ignite change in that thing. Love can be binding. It requires commitment. Sometimes not everyone or everything is cut out for long-term commitment, at least within certain aspects.…
Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 in the United States Constitution is known as the three fifths compromise. The three fifths compromise says that African slaves and descendants for the purpose of representation and taxation for any given state, will be counted as one free person within the context of three individuals within a group…
Photo by Mohammad Ali Mohtashami on Unsplash As I consider the structural and organizational future of business in America and around the world there is a non-dismissible call to action that says, what am I going to do about it? Not in a conflictive way but in a man in the mirror sort of way.…
Read this article on Substack! I like winning. I like athleticism. These are things that I hope to explore further in my life. I want to be the gracefully aged person who still looks good and is physically capable. Your ability to achieve great feats with your body is more than a genetic predisposition. It…