Now that everyone's getting to be in touch with family on a whole new level it seems like a great opportunity to revisit the practice of the family meeting. I never really understood the idea of a family meeting growing up. My parents, both Caribbean born and raised,...
It's time to rethink the way we were doing things and start coming up with innovative solutions. I've heard the expression that desperate times call for desperate measures. But what if unusual times call for unusual measures? It's interesting that in light of all the...
Communicating like a boss, even though I've been working solo at home for the last four years takes some adjustment. I thoroughly enjoyed what I've been able to create in terms of my work space. I have a dedicated desk where my laptop sits on an elevated platform to...
Let's talk about taking a break from working - it's an entrepreneur benefit. That's right! As much as I am a huge fan of setting intentional goals and being SMART about what you want to achieve, I'm also a huge fan of taking breaks. You may have read in a previous...
Okay friends, today we are talking about healthy habits for entrepreneurs to be successful. There are so many things that you can do to bump up your entrepreneurial knowledge. Often times I talk to people about learning how to budget and work your finances. I can go...
We all have heard the phrase "just say no" in reference to addiction or drug abuse. With the Me Too movement and the upsurge in women's empowerment we've heard "no means no" bandied about like that most powerful slogan that we all know it to be. And like many slogans,...
A new year is upon us - time for planning your business! This is the time of year when people set big goals and dreams and are super excited about all of them, and completing all of it. But it's important to remember that a dream without a plan is merely a wish....
We are continuing our theme in the month of June talking about your mid year business review. Already we took a look at how it's performing and what goals might need to shift those of you who followed along in January. And you know, we did an annual planning exercise...
It's June, and we are continuing our conversation about the mid year review process for your small business. Those of you who follow online on the She Runs It group for women of color entrepreneurs may recall that earlier this year in January we did a deep dive into...
We are halfway through the year, and for the month of June, we're talking about that mid year review for you and for your business. This is where we get to dig in on what we've done so far this year, how far we've kind of measured up and leaned into some of the goals...
The theme we've been talking about for May is around wellbeing and entrepreneurial mindset ideas. So I wanted to share with you a little bit about my experience having my very first entrepreneur vacation. It's like oiling the engine, taking care of the engine that is...
For the month of May, we've been talking about Entrepreneurial mindset shift. And in that theme, today we're talking about meditation and why you should do it. Especially if you're a business owner. There are some amazing parallels between the practice of meditation...
In times of tumultuous change and especially new political climates, it's important for leaders to remember that part of the burden/opportunity of leadership is being the go-to person that people can trust when they need support. Great leaders demonstrate...
The holidays were good to me. I went to a place that I so disliked and that was so devoid of the cultural stimulation that I crave that I had no other choice but to be still. To eat and to breathe and then to eat again. I went to Florida and spent time with my...
Allyship and the Problem with Labels Allyship is a slippery word. We want people to do better so we tell them to “be an ally” but then people ask us “okay, I want to help. I’m an ally. Now what do I do?” So then we told people that allyship wasn’t enough (...
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