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The 6 Signs It’s Time To Change Your Direction…
Ever felt that nudge when you know something is off. That nudge that just won’t go away. We ignore it. Distract it. Do everything we can to procrastinate or avoid that funny feeling that we get. The feeling that only you can identify.
Yes we have all been there. It might be that change in our career, relationship, finances and more. Knowing when it’s time to make that move–to do something different. It’s important to do it and not wait until your circumstances get drastic and the change is forced upon you as can happen when we are forced out of a job.
The Daily Positive shared the 6 Signs For You To Change Direction. Check out the YouTube video or take a look at the list as it is captured and shared here.
- You keep pushing and nothings happening. It’s like your Head is against a brick wall
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Just Because You’re Good At Something…
Just because you’re Good at something doesn’t mean you have to do it forever.
Emily P. Freeman
So many of us get up each day and do the things we are good at even though we are miserable and no longer enjoy what we are doing.
Why not Try something new today? Maybe you will have to learn it. Maybe it will challenge you. But in learning something different you get that thrill, that drive that stimulates. Who knows… your passion may take a turn for the better and drive you to new heights of joy as your life unfolds differently
Something to think about.
Cheers!
Traveling To A Place I’ve Never Been…
Corona Air Travel to a place I have never been.
6 Feet apart on the ground.
Masks, face covering and all as orders came for businesses to reopen
Next day mandatory
Embarked on flight observing the usual.
Full flight. Clumped together
White paper bags distributed on entry with tiny pack of cookies and bottled water.
The usual. No changes there
I can see the signs
Less crew to come.
With safe distancing, there’s nothing they need to do besides the initial guidance in preparation for take off
And even then, that’s automated
Three hours later, the friendship State I arrived.
Big airport. Masks everywhere
Until I get to my mountainous destination
Scanty. A few masked ones. The rest on their own.
Free to wander. Free to decide.
Spread the germs
Get the germs
The virus
Will it ever end?
Second leg. Flight empty except for a few dozen passengers
I arrive at my seat.
Backpack in hand and rollercase
I was assigned to sit next to another passenger
I looked around. Why?
The flights empty for crying out loud!
Lovely lady. Kind. Helped me get ‘settled’ into my window seat
Except…. there’s no window.
Oh that’s weird.
A window seat with no window, hmm
Of course I couldn’t settle
One of my pastimes while traveling is to stare out the window
I read. I write. I plan. I stare. Eyes fixed until the earth beneath disappears behind the clouds
Then I gaze at the morning’s sunrise, midday sun or evening sunset
At nights I just stare at the lights until they are gone
Then I zoom into the plane’s flicker against the night sky.
Absolutely love
But then back to my story.
My kind neighbor who looks like a mayor’s wife who bakes cookies and welcomes all at Christmastime agree that I can make haste to the window behind.
No flight attendant in sight. I settle in.
Flight ready for takeoff they asked me to elevate the seat back
The sure demise of a previous passenger
I wiped the place clean … well as clean as I could without looking like a germaphobe
Settled in.
Look around at a passenger dressed in spacesuit
Extra precaution I’d say
Hungry …. had not eaten from morning and airport snack counters closed for obvious reason
I slaughtered a pack of biscuits brought from home
I usually sleep during take off but was too ravished to nap.
I dived in and ate and ate until the pack of biscuits disappeared
Now I await the 3 hour flight to a place I’ve never been
5 Things To Do When Rejection Shatters Your Dream Opportunity…
Years ago I stepped out of my comfort zone. Having not been in the job market for a long time I began my search for a new and meaningful opportunity. With great elation a dream company reached out to me. It was always a goal to work with them. It had great salary, great benefits, and most important – meaningful work. But I would have had to relocate. No problem for me as I didn’t have a chick nor child (as the saying goes…hint kid in college). I could hardly wait to get started.
A senior level position, I had to go through a 5-level-interview process with different senior level teams. Nailed the toughest two. Then the onto the third. Nailed it! Or so I thought. The interviewer thought otherwise. They replied thanking me for my time but they decided to move on. This after being interviewed for almost a…
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Success At Any Age. 7 People Who Achieved Success….
It’s what you do, not when you do it that counts
Often many as they age feel afraid that they have not accomplished their purpose and plans for their life. Here are seven examples of people who achieved success at different ages:
- At age 8 Mozart wrote his first symphony
- At age 25 J.K. Rowling came up with the idea for Harry Potter
- At 45 George Foreman regained the world heavyweight title
- At 14 Country singer LeAnn Rimes won her first two Grammy awards
- At 17 Joan of Arc led an army in defense of France
- At 35 Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize
- At 62 Colonel Sanders franchised his Kentucky Fried Chicken business
So there is hope. If you have a dream, go get it.
Cheers!
Our Deepest Fear…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.
We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us;
It’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we’re liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
~Marianne Williamson
Writers Escape. The She-Shed Inspiration …
Writers desired escape seems far fetched. The longing to get away to a quiet place to write. It seems the more the writer seeks the faster it disappears. Yes that quiet space to retreat.
HGTV’s 16 She Shed ideas provides the perfect solace. Here I share my favorite two. Ohhh the dream to steal away to write, just write in an ideal writer’s space.
Take a peek and share your own fav.
Cheers!
Book Talk Shares Business Tips For Caribbean Americans …
Where there’s purpose, there’s meaning. Reflecting on my Book Talk on Caribbean Americans and the Excerpt from Caribbean National Weekly Newspaper.
“Entering the business world in American can be a hard task when you’re a Caribbean immigrant, from navigating a new culture of commerce, to establishing your own value in the marketplace. Addressing this tricky quagmire, African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) hosted Dr. Shelly Cameron as she discussed her book, “Success Strategies of Caribbean American Leaders.”
The talk, explored strategies on how to be successful, inspired by effective traits from Caribbean-American business leaders, from the challenges they encountered after migration, to the factors that most influenced their success.
The project, said author Dr. Cameron, was inspired by the familiar confusion over “why some immigrants are successful yet others are still struggling?”
The book breaks down findings from a study at Nova Southeastern University, collaborating with successful Caribbean-Americans in…
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Entrepreneurs Share Their Top 3 Skills Needed For Success…
Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.
Tough times don’t last. Tough People do.
Entrepreneurship improves productivity, spurs innovation, and creates jobs. This is the notion postulated by the Center for American Entrepreneurship. Thriving for independence and financial growth, many are the aspirers who long for the zeal of owning and managing their own business. But do you have what it takes to dive right in?
In a Shark public forum the question was asked” What three skills do you think Entrepreneurs need to be successful? Hundreds chimed in sharing both skills and traits.
Entrepreneur Skills
- Sales, Marketing, Relationships
- Leadership
- Selling, Communication
- Salesmanship
- Financial Intelligence
- People
- Negotiation
- Ability to Sell Ideas
- Negotiation, Sales and Persuasion
- Time Management
- Delegation of Authority
- Resourcefulness
- Creativity
- Positive Attitude
- Strategic Planning
- Market Research
- Control, Vision, and Sense of navigation
- Critical Thinking
Entrepreneur Traits
- Persistence, Self Awareness, Patience
- Discipline, Resilience, and Faith
- Work Ethic
- Confidence
- Empathy
- Tenacity, Never give up, Endurance
- Work Hard
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People Who Found Success Despite Failure…
The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. ~Unknown
Stephen was blindsided. He lost his job. Had nothing to do with him. His employer decided to cut staff. Despite having a wife and two children to care for, he was sent home without notice to face his mortgage, bills, and cover life’s basic needs.
Maria left high school, got her first job and now after 3 years feels lost as she sets her eye on the supervisor position that just opened up. She asked herself should she apply? Would she qualify? Faced with the daunting fact that she has no certification or formal education, she felt depressed. She had delayed formal training after high school to make ’em dollars. Now what?
Lidia and Bill became engaged 2 years ago and want to take the next step to get married but feel scared to make the decision. Questions bothered them. Will they be able to afford a house? Should they…
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