I’ve been grossly underpaid, felt unappreciated, and been overworked, but the one constant in every job I have held since my senior year of high school is love for the work that I engage in. As a high school senior, I worked as a tutor in the afterschool program at my old elementary school. […]
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Happy Black History Month! I’m Black all year but in the month of February, we dedicate extra time, support, and love to Black America. For centuries, American religion and law allowed our ancestors to be tortured and considered less than human. Our contributions were only seen as free labor although our ancestors literally built
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Welcome to the return of and the first Conversations with Nicki Sanders for 2022! Past ‘Conversations with Nicki Sanders’ leadership interviews highlighted the success strategies, advice, and career journeys of authentic women leaders in a variety of industries. The initial goals of Conversations with Nicki Sanders were to: a) Showcase women in leadership (at
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You know what you want. You’ve asked, wished, and prayed for it. Because you’re not getting interviews or callbacks or you haven’t been promoted or hired, you think you are unqualified. You decide to go back to school for another degree or certification or you decide you’re aiming too high and you shift your
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As I wrote in my blog post, “I Reject the Notion That I Have to Struggle” when I decide something it’s a done deal – no wavering or second-guessing myself. I also shared in the post that I had a decades-long internal struggle about my desire and right to be wealthy. Let me give
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The “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” propaganda we’ve been fed for centuries does much more harm than good to our psyche. Motivation is usually not the thing that prevents people from becoming wealthy or achieving world-renown success. We all love a good rags to riches story, but the untruths in our indoctrination need
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My clients are brilliant! These ladies have a strong work ethic, advanced degrees, years of progressive work experience, a loyal professional network, top-notch skills, amazing personalities, and situational lack of confidence. I call it situational lack of confidence because they are confident and bold in so many areas of their lives. When you meet
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Are you a list maker? Are you the shopper that purchases only the groceries on your list or the shopper who is values food spontaneity? When my daughter was little, she would give me a very detailed birthday or Christmas list months before the occasion. She was always ready and had no problems asking
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Today is the 3rd Monday in January and we celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve visited the King National Historic Site in Atlanta, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, and the King Memorial in Washington, DC. Although the reality of his
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The selection of elevation as my word of the year for 2022 was definitely a divine download and I have received so much confirmation that elevation is my path. Elevation as in increase, promotion, advancement, growth, and uplevel your position. Music is life to me. I listen to music every day and I
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