Before a mission, soldiers are told what the situation is and what the desired outcomes are. This is called the "Commander's Intent". Reason being is that, you can give a solider a detailed step-by-step guide on how to win a war, but the second bullets start flying, all that sh*t goes out the window and all he or she is just focused on how to come out alive and the mission. Have you ever noticed that a lot of times, dreams are given birth to and killed in your head? Why? Because you spend so much time thinking about the how that you stop before you even get a … [Read more...]
Midweek Encouragement – Joy
Have you ever seen one of those “I finally left him” memes on instagram? You know, the ones of a woman who looks to be in her 80s, wearing a big smile on her face? Okay so, I logged into my personal instagram page last weekend and when I did, that was the first photo I saw. When I saw it, I cringed. Maybe it was because I once invested time in a man who never saw himself with me. Or maybe it was because I know others who have experienced this also. Whatever the reason, the photo rubbed me off the wrong way. Then I read the comments… There were a lot of “LOL”s, … [Read more...]
Midweek Encouragement – Rise Above It
Happy Hump Day Everyone! I hope you are having the most fabulous week EVER! Okay so, one of my mentors sent me a story last week. Disclaimer: I did NOT write it and I honestly don't know who did so I can't give credit. But the story made my life that day so I decided to share, with the hope that it would do the same for you. Enjoy! When Mahatma Gandhi was studying law at the University College of London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him.. Also, because Gandhi never … [Read more...]
FINISH IT
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Okay so last Wednesday, I went to the gym for the first time in two weeks. So as you can imagine, Kickboxing class that night was brutal. My regular trainer is completing his forth level black belt something something (I wasn't listening to him when he explained the training because I was wondering why he didn't consider me when he was making these plans) and this new class instructor is a different kind of ogbanje (evil spirit). So yea, class was a struggle. I was sooo uncoordinated! ?? I've been training … [Read more...]
Being My Reason
Okay so, last week I decided to shut down my blog. Writing wasn’t the problem (I write everyday) but I didn't have the zeal to post anything. People stopped reading my posts. Some read and called me to complain about the content (that’s a story for another day). MANY had opinions on what I should do/write about in order to increase my readership. Eventually blogging became more work with less gratification. So on Saturday, I told my friend Sommy I was thinking of closing shop. Sommy: When things like this happen, you have to remember why you started in the … [Read more...]
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