Not really sure what success is anyway…

Ya’ll ain’t gotta be in fear of ya’ll bosses there You lose your job, your pop rich, ya’ll don’t care So I don’t care, ya’ll acting like ya’ll don’t hear – Jay Z’s Young, Gifted and Black Freestyle Last week I re-read Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success. You see, re-reading books keeps […]

Come thru, it’s lit!

If I ever have the privilege of falling in love and getting married. I swear my wedding invitation would say “Come thru, it’s lit” and nothing else. But honestly, I must to say that I attended the wedding of two close friends who I’ve known since college and they shut it down. It was LIT! Best wedding […]

A not so classic case of #DrivingWhileBlack

During my senior year of high school, I was driving home from work late one afternoon and listening to Kanye West’s Graduation album, arguably the greatest album release of 2007. I can’t even lie and say that it wasn’t thumpin’ as I like to listen to music at a volume high enough to really appreciate it while driving, […]

What is my “Why”?

I’m kind of sick of this question honestly! This question is the new way of saying “what are you passionate about”, but instead of the focusing on the “what” everyone wants to know “why”. This question comes up on talk shows, in business school applications, and within the mantras of community based organizations. I first saw […]