inspiration
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From Captivity to Freedom: The Path of Self-Discovery
In my third post, “Embrace Change: Finding the You You Haven’t Met Yet,” I mentioned advice a career coach gave me that I’ve been turning in my mind ever since. She said, “The old you has to die for the… Continue reading
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Redefining Identity: Life Beyond Work
If I have learned anything during my break from work, it is this: life is more than work. And while life is more than work, it is so easy to be defined by what you do. One of the first… Continue reading
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Harnessing Your Mind: Lessons from a Fitness Journey
On Friday nights in the 90s my brother and I were watching Moesha on UPN. I’ll never forget the episode when Moesha and her best friends Kim, Niecy, and Hakeem are talking about their upcoming visit to a prospective college… Continue reading
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Finding Strength: My Journey to Personal Transformation
During the first week of August I was snapping at my husband and kids, a lot. Little things set me off. A stray sock in the living room. Finding my daughter’s pink unicorn bike in my bedroom. My husband leaving… Continue reading
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Facing Uncertainty After Quitting Your Job
At the end of June, I panicked. The trigger? Checking my bank account balance. My final direct deposit hit. Half a month’s pay for half a month’s work. Seeing that number made everything real. I remember thinking, “Girl, you really… Continue reading
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Embrace Change: Finding the You You Haven’t Met
“Maybe you were a memoirist.” Ezra shrugged. “But identity changes all the time, I’ve found. There’s a few more ‘yous’ you haven’t met yet.” – A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, by Tia Williams Summer 2024 When I first quit… Continue reading
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Designing a Career You Love: Beginning My Journey
In 1996 Blackstreet dropped a song that made me think I knew a lil’ somethin’ somethin’ about love and heartbreak. It opens with a man in a raspy voice saying, “What we gone do right here is go back… way… Continue reading
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Faith and Manifestation: How Believing Can Transform Your Life
The year is 1992. The show is The Real World. The station is MTV, and the episode begins with that iconic tagline that goes a little something like this: “This is the true story…of seven strangers…picked to live in a… Continue reading
Jeanine Thomas 