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a day ago
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5 must-have luxury bath items under $50

Luxury is not a product, it is a lifestyle. As women and especially as mothers we are constantly lavishing our children with the best we can

6 days ago
6 min

5 ways your preparation season will set you up for success

There is so much focus on success as a final destination and not enough emphasis on preparation. Without preparation, you cannot position

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Mar 30
4 min

5 things I have learned from Executives about their career path

I spoke with a few female executives about their career path as I am figuring out my own and here is what they had to say. I have...

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Mar 24
4 min

5 ways I have learned to overcome imposter syndrome in my career

Imposter syndrome is something that you feel at various stages of your career but especially when you level up. You want the promotion so...

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Mar 9
4 min

Unpopular opinion: Passion is overrated when choosing your career path

I said what I said! While I do believe that it is important to love what you do, I think passion is overrated when it comes to choosing your

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Mar 3
8 min

My twin story and 5 lessons I have learned as a twin mom

My sweet twins turned 5 this March! I can't really internalize that because in my mind they will always be newborns or at least toddlers....

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Feb 10
4 min

How can you strengthen the content of your resume or CV? 3 effective areas

What is your resume trifecta? When potential employers look at your resume or your CV, there are 3 main winning areas that will get you

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Feb 5
3 min

5 ways to use informational interviews pivot your career

In the current economy, and with many cities shutting down again, how can you figure out your career path? Informational interviews are

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Jan 31
2 min

5 work from home must-haves under $50

We are going to be working from home for a fair bit of time. I am haring 5 must-haves to up your work-from-home game and they are all...

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Jan 16
3 min

5 people you need in your career & business

Who do you need to advance your career? You will need a number of connections to push you forward and help you advance. I have prepared...

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Jan 9
4 min

7 ways to make social media work for your career & your life

Whether you like it or not, social media has transformed how everybody does everything over the past 10 years. I am sharing 7 ways to...

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Jan 2
4 min

7 ways to change your mindset and change your 2021

New year, new you right? WRONG! Unless you change your mindset all those new year's resolutions mean nothing. I am sharing 5 ways to...

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Dec 29, 2020
3 min

5 Books you need to read in 2021

It's that New Years Resolution season and for me, one of my goals is to read more, scratch that to read this year. I real a lot on social...

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Dec 20, 2020
3 min

5 things you need for a successful vision board party

What do you need to have a successful vision board party? Look no further, I am sharing a list of must haves! This post contains some...

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Nov 29, 2020
3 min

Want to lead a file or a project at work: do these 5 things

A lot of jobs require experience leading a file, a project or demonstrating leadership skills. This is often challenging to gain early

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Nov 8, 2020
5 min

What Joe + Kamala's win means to me as a black woman raising a black girl

It has been a riveting few days awaiting the US election results. The entire world has held it's proverbial breath waiting to see what...

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Oct 30, 2020
3 min

5 ways to network during a pandemic

With the second wave of covid19 looming in many parts of the world, we are likely going to be working from home for the for-seeable...

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Oct 26, 2020
3 min

5 DO's and DON'TS of Networking

There are certain faux-pas to be avoided at all costs when it comes to networking. I am here to let you in on them.

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Oct 21, 2020
5 min

#TestimonyTuesday: Is there anything too hard for God? Healing and restoration after a car accident

It is #testimonytuesday and I want to share how God uses EVERYTHING - everything: our ashes, our brokenness, our pain, our sorrow, our...

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Oct 19, 2020
4 min

7 rules of networking to level-up your career

Here is the thing! You need to network to find out about job opportunities to make yourself known to potential employers and to get on the

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