Hey TRSJ fam. Following up on my post about having too many children (read that before this one), I’ve decided I will write less in 2013. Let me tell you a few reasons why: I Don’t Wanna Be a Writer Only in the Long Run You know, I’ve been blogging, writing or whatever you wanna [...] Read more>>
Running After a Dream…Literally
This week was awesome. In fact, I’d say it was one of the most productive weeks I’ve had in some time. SBM has taken a new direction, I contributed my first career article to Ebony, TRSJ is running smooth, and I’m officially back in the work out mix. There’s still a lot to be done, [...] Read more>>
Give Me Free: The Motivation Behind My Lifestyle Change
On Friday, I mentioned how I’m thinking more and more about being able to quit my day job and focus on my passions — running websites, career coaching, and writing to name a few — on a full-time basis. I spent a good portion of the weekend thinking about a conversation I had with my [...] Read more>>
The Feature is Live! The Feature is Live! And Some Thoughts….
After much anticipation, nail-biting, and parched palate, my written and video interviews for BlackEnterprise.com are live! And as friends assured me, the things that I was concerned about turned out to be non-issues. The interviews actually turned out really well. So the tossing and turning through the night, the clock-watching during the day on Monday, and [...] Read more>>
Living Fast, But I Don’t Wanna Die Young
I was catching up with Momma Jackson last night. Like every other conversation, we both asked “So what’s been going on?” at the same time. And like Momma always does, she responded with “Oh nothing. What you been up to lately?” My response: work, writing, running websites, fatigue. Since she doesn’t cruise the net, tweet, [...] Read more>>
How to Come Up With New Year’s Resolutions That Stick
It’s time to make resolutions again. We’ve reflected on the year with all its ups and downs, know what we look like and who we are in the mirror, and we’re ready to go forward with new goals. Unfortunately for a good number of us, we’ll relapse back to where we started within the first [...] Read more>>
A Realization From a “Crisis”
G-Funk on Gchat: How’s everything going? Me: A lot in flux. Trying to get organized. Realized I been trying to do wayy too much and not sure if they’re the right things. But I can’t complain. G-Funk on Gchat: I feel like you’re always saying that. Stuff you’re doing and not being sure if they’re [...] Read more>>