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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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The Successful Entrepreneur

Success is to accomplish something that you desire or something you have tried or experienced. Success is a habit just as how you feel about yourself is also a habit. Learn to set goals. The ability to follow through and complete projects will help you reach your goals easier. Completing what you start, completing projects, and reaching goals also builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

These things remind you that you have some control of your life. Completing what you start also gives you the chance to experience what it feels like to be successful. When you practice success, you learn to love and appreciate how it feels as well as how it makes others feel about you. You will learn to love that feeling. Then, you will put automatically put yourself in situations where you are successful.

Understand how to walk in the road to success…

...Nobody is perfect - Examine your strengths and weaknesses.

...Who are you? - Get to know yourself, what do you like and dislike? Let your strengths build you into a better person.

...Read and learn – Investigate all you can about your business. The more you know the more successful you will be.

...Forgive and Get over it – Don’t take things too personal, you only make yourself feel bad when you can’t forgive.

...Let it go - Don’t hold on to hurt, anger, or disappointment too long. It will take your mind off success as it eats you up inside.

...Put forth effort - make a conscious effort to use what you have learned. Then put forth more effort. More the effort you put forth, the more successful you will be.

...Keep a positive attitude – it breeds success and progress. Nobody wants to do business with a person with a sour and negative attitude.

You are the typical stay at home mom, the young energetic student, the retired father, or anybody else who decided to be an entrepreneur there is a formula for success that can be learned and developed. There is a 10 STEP FORMULA that you can follow to help build your confidence and ensure your success.

1. Set a goal.
2. Develop a good project plan
3. Start your project
4. Work your plan
5. Organize everyday
6. Finish what you start
7. Experience success
8. Build your confidence
9. Increase your efforts
10. Build your business

Each goal you meet, each positive event you experience, and each project you complete for your business brings you closer to building solidifying your confidence in your self and in your business and takes you one step closer to success. The feeling of success makes you feel more passionate about your business. Be assured that others will feel your passion and join you in your efforts.

…You are an entrepreneur

…You are in control of your life

…You are in control of the success of your business

by Michelle R. Yisrael