success
The road to success is always under construction; share your equations for success — and learn some new ones.
This Is Why Defining Success May Be a Bad Idea
If you have responsibilities, chances are you have conditions you consider ideal. When running a business or company, success may mean anything. Whether it is a specific revenue figure, an IPO, or a rewarding exit.
By James Ssekamatte5 years ago in Motivation
Between the Lines
I never thought that it would happen to me for a long time I thought that the Universe hated my very existence. I was only eighteen and already I was alone in this world. My father did what many fathers do, he went to the store and never came back. By the time I was ten my mom found somebody and he didn’t want kids and then she no longer wanted me. Donna Perkins my fifth-grade teacher took me in and the day after my high school graduation she died in her sleep. She didn’t have much and I was left with little but I wanted more. I mean I felt like my life had to have more meaning than this. So, I jumped on the Marta to head towards Einstein bagels in Midtown for a job interview. I felt like a ball of nerves pitted in the bottom of my stomach. My Manager name was Destiny and my crew member named was Faith. I felt as if the Universe was telling me that was life was going to change. On Saturday January 9, 2021 around eight-thirty that night, I ended my shift and was headed home, the rain began to pour down, the rain was so thick I couldn’t see anything and me with no umbrella, I just hopped on the nearest bus headed to the Five-point train station. It was very scary where I was standing so I decided to walk down a bit and while I was walking towards an escalator, I saw this little black book covered in hamburger drippings. I felt compelled to grab it, I know it seems crazy but I felt connected to it. I grabbed the book with a plastic bag and once I got home, I cleaned it off. It had no title so I was hesitant at first to open it but I was glad I did. The inscription that was written said “Between the lines of this book and the ability of your mind lies your manifest destiny”. I froze in excitement as my eyes leaped from excitement from one chapter to the next. This book went into details about how we self-sabotage, this book maps out in details the law of attraction. I dashed into my room and grabbed a note pad and pen and I put this law into action. Everday for three months I became clear of what I wanted, I began to meditate on it every chance that I had, I consistently worked towards my goals, I trusted the process and then one day it happened. I decided to play the Mega Million, it was at a billion dollars, (you think that I was silly) I was the only winner that night, so basically, I would get thirty million a year for the next twenty-nine years. I could change some lives of my own and I decided to give both Faith and Destiny five million dollars each, and I opened up the Donna Leigh Perkins home for girls. It's been very successful for a consecutive two years now, while I am in college Faith manages it. However, money does draw in the disloyal as well, of course both of them came back with their hands out. I told them both you didn’t love me enough to stay around, don’t try to love me now. It was my destiny to be able to find the little black book but my life didn’t change until I put my faith into action. We can wish, and hope but remember faith doesn’t move until you do!
By Nyree "Sable" Smith5 years ago in Motivation
The Broke College Grad Diaries - Part 7
Hello World! Welcome back to the seventh part of The Broke College Grad Diaries. I know this series has been a little all over the place and there hasn’t been a consistent expectation of what I’m going to post and I apologize for that. This is like a journal to me except that I share it with the world and sometimes what goes on in my head is a little messy. I promise to do better!
By Derek Evers5 years ago in Motivation
Do It Right
I once worked for a severely bipolar woman. I can tell you the exact day she stopped taking her medications – April 3rd, 2016 – and she wasn’t exactly totally stable even with those medications. Anyway, one day she told me that during her previous life of working in government, someone told her “If you don’t have time to do it right, you’ll have time to do it over,” which is how people in government positions supposedly operate.
By Ashley Kemp5 years ago in Motivation
The Manifested
The sound of blaring horns, and sirens awakened Yemanja from her sleep. She had been living in a small attic at her uncles for about a month now. Unfortunate situations is what landed her here. She’d planned to move to Miami, on the coast, in a studio apartment. Her Dreams consisted of, walking along the beach feeling the warm breezing and scent of the salted water. She’d planned to travel, with her neon pink bicycle with Golden spoke tires she had envisioned many times. Yemanja was only 21 and very new to the busy and fast paced adult world. Something about the water and beach had always eased her and comforted her. Snapping from her day dream Yemanja remembered she had an interview at 9:30am that morning, it was already 8:45am. She hurried to get dressed, all while dreading the thought of working for someone.
By Priscilla Alisha Kirkland5 years ago in Motivation
The World Wide Entrepreneur: David Steward
A little bit of rational selfishness can go a great distance. When David Steward could not make payroll in his struggling World Wide Technology, he paid his employees before he paid himself. This act of self-interest brought him to a level of an accomplished businessman before his company could even take off into the atmosphere.
By Skyler Saunders5 years ago in Motivation
FAT in Film
I was always a shy and obedient child; molded into obeying- don't ask questions, just do as you're told. I followed along to whatever any adult ever told me to do because I wasn't taught that I was allowed to think for myself. I didn't even know I could. I wore what I was told, ate what I was told, went where I was told, and so forth. It was my life until I found out that I had a voice and I was allowed to use it. Once it started, it just never stopped.
By Amy Philbert5 years ago in Motivation
Make your own!
The start of learning Since I became disabled and had to retire early due to rheumatoid arthritis I seem to have an abundance of time. To help keep the arthritis at bay and my hands working, I started creating different art projects. I started with origami and paper flowers after I was given a beginner's origami kit. I became fairly good at flowers and one of my pieces was volunteered to be an entry for the State Fair of Texas. That is a different story for another day, but the result was a First Place Blue Ribbon. The next year as I was trying to find floral inspiration for that years state fair entry a strange thing happened. I had quite a few one-inch square pieces of black and white paper cut for some reason. The paper was laying out on my desk in the basic shape of a checkerboard. So I decided to take a break from making flowers to make a quick checkerboard, little did I realize at the time that it would lead to making a chess set.
By Timothy Webber5 years ago in Motivation
The power of vulnerability
When I started to experience the power of vulnerability, the results were incredible. A weight lifted off my shoulder. I was able to cope better and my relationships improved. The most magical thing was to also create a place for others to find the courage to be vulnerable. My vulnerable strength spread confidently throughout my circle and I felt empowered as a leader and authentic communicator. I set out a strategy for goals, little and grand, with each day, I made a little bit of progress until I was able to walk again, my graduate CPA certificate in hand. We can achieve so much by embracing the power of vulnerability. Now more than ever our community needs authentic movements for supporting vulnerable forms of leadership.
By Hacia Atherton5 years ago in Motivation
Abandoned Beauties
She was absolutely beautiful, in my opinion, but very few people would think so. She sat in a puddle of water, squished in between brittle brown ivy sprigs and the barren branches of a lifeless jade. She had flung a few pale pink flowers up from her central crown. They were ruffled and shaded to a darker hue along the edges. Most of her flowers had shriveled weeks ago and stuck to the dust-clogged fur of her leaves or hung over her pot’s sides like abandoned parachutes. African Violets do not have a scent. Their petals have an iridescence which, in nature, attracts moths by moonlight. Her blossoms caught and held the light from the overhead neon sign flashing ‘Special Sale’.
By evelyn rainey5 years ago in Motivation
