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Remember my word of the year for 2021?! COMPLETION!! I Did It. I Made It! I’m Done! I Completed The Ultimate Blog Challenge! I blogged every day for the entire month of May. Despite mishaps and distractions I did it. Yep, 31 days of new blog posts and this is the final post. Feel free […]
TODAY is the last day to support Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2021 Most young people are unprepared to live on their own as soon as they turn 18, yet here in the United States, more than 23,000 youth age out of foster care annually and are left to fend for themselves. Youth in foster care […]
I read an article recently that listed 30 things that today’s kids will never know or understand. This is apparently a hot topic. A quick internet search will pull up dozens of articles. Some of the items listed in the article include: Pay phone/rotary phone/landline Encyclopedia VHS Mounted pencil sharpener Writing a check Camera film […]
Conversations with Nicki Sanders monthly leadership interviews highlight the success strategies, advice, and career journeys of authentic women leaders in a variety of industries. These women are amazing, and I am honored to have the opportunity to share their stories with you. I am grateful for the awesomeness of my professional network. For May 2021, […]
My belief that is supported by facts: America is a country built on racism. The Founding Fathers owned Black human beings whom they considered property without any legal rights because they were not considered citizens of the United States. Structural racism is so ingrained in our identity that when we speak out against it, we […]
I LOVE college students – teaching in the classroom and serving as an Internship Supervisor. I really miss doing both right now. Some of you may not understand this, but as an introvert and a creative, I need to miss my students LOL. I teach in the fall, use winter break to rejuvenate, then take […]
My internet homepage is a double-edged sword, but I realize that I control the algorithm. Some articles I find interesting and excitedly share them with you. Other times I read articles that make me furious. The algorithm then shows me more articles that make me angry. You get the point. This was super troubling during […]
An ambivert is a person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features. It is now believed that more people fall in this middle category. Nope, not me. Here are a few ambivert characteristics that I don’t identify with: (1) You feel comfortable in social settings and value alone time, too [this one […]
Life Direction Activity with no clear direction is little more than a waste of time and energy. Yet when you give direction to your efforts, they result in true achievement. No matter how fast and furious you’re going, if you don’t have a consistent direction then you won’t end up getting anywhere meaningful. Yet even […]