Professional Development

Today my NephewSon becomes a legal adult! Happy Birthday to a young man who is smart, funny, thoughtful, mature, and handsome!  I am proud of you just because you’re YOU!! Have an amazing day!!

Last week as I was writing my blog to inform you that I would be an Adjunct Professor this semester, fear crept in. What fear said to me this time was “you can’t do this well with all the other things you have going on” and then it followed up with “you are tying yourself

As you already know, I talk to myself regularly.  Today was no different.  There are two things that I wanted to do that are now coming to pass and with each of those things I have realized that I still struggle with thinking small. I was excited about each goal but as they came closer

We’re in month seven – half the year has passed. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions in 2014? Are you still working on them? I didn’t make any New Year’s Resolutions but I did set the intention to work toward very specific things. I am using July as a check in time. Early in

Happy Independence Day! THANK YOU  to all who have served and made this country great! This special holiday is all about freedom and independence. As I continue on my success journey I want you to know that none of us can be successful without introspection.  I am on a constant self-discovery quest and you know

Who inspires you? I believe that we all have a story to tell.  Yes, even you.  I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that someone will be inspired by your story. Each challenge, accomplishment, and connection allows us to grow learn and grow.  Growing means we get bigger, stronger, taller, happier, healthier…you get my

Change Is Constant Progress requires evolution.  We can learn to embrace and even forecast change but when we refuse to change we have decided to decline. I am in the midst of an intense “purge and declutter” phase right now and as I look through papers and materials that are over a decade old I

There’s a saying that “you can tell who a person really is by the books on their bookshelves”.  I find truth in that.  Books can reveal both who we are and who we are becoming.  Let that sink in for a moment. I’m currently reading Daring Greatly by Brene’ Brown and gathering a group to

On this past Friday I went to Bishop TD Jakes’ “Instinct” Book Tour ar Jericho City of Praise.  If I had to sum it up in one word, that word would be AFFIRMING!  There were quite a few things that were confirmed and reconfirmed for me.  I departed with greater clarity, confidence, and commitment.  

“Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.” – William Arthur Ward