I’m a kinesthetic learner, which means I have this insatiable energy to learn things by doing things. Which means I don’t have the patience to watch videos or listen to someone explain something when I want something right away. Which means I usually do the thing before I should and make some stupid mistakes. Well, … Continue reading Two Stock Tips From Two Bad Decisions | Investing Series
Lesson: See the Unseen. I used to wonder why God was invisible. At times it was hard for me to put stock in a higher power I couldn’t see but was supposed to exalt. Then at one Bible study, I found my answer in a story about how God revealed himself to Moses. He was … Continue reading For Michelle Obama, Becoming Ordinary is Extraordinary | Leading Like a Lady
If 2020 was a motto, it would be fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. I graduated right when the 2009 Great Recession started, into essentially a non-existent job market and the worst year of my life. The past 10 years were a grueling process to heal mentally and financially. So, … Continue reading I’m Not Selling Disney. Here’s Why | Investing Series
Lesson: Look like a man, think like a woman. You might call Ellen Johnson Sirleaf an “alpha female”, and that wouldn’t be your fault. Though you’d be wrong. James Bond wishes his plots were as thick as Johnson Sirleaf’s life. Reading her memoir This Child Will Be Great is more than a thrill ride. But … Continue reading Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | Leading Like a Lady
For those who like to listen more than read, I’ll post some conversations I’m having with women learning how to lead in different parts of life. Introducing the Leading Podcast! Honestly, I’m not sure how consistent it will be. But when I can, I will share the miraculous stories of black and African women overcoming … Continue reading The Leading Podcast
My Leading Like a Lady series was inspired by an article I originally read in Forbes. The article pointed out that, in the middle of the worst global pandemic in modern history, countries with the least number of deaths from the COVID-19 crisis had women as heads of state. Ironically, that article is now a … Continue reading Charlotte Seck & the New Feminist Normal | Leading Like a Lady
Lesson: Finding Yourself. The proudest moment of my life was when I decided to go to therapy. One of the transformational things I learned in therapy was the power of being vulnerable. In most cultures, men are taught to hide their feelings, while women are expected to show them more freely. At the same time, … Continue reading Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Lessons on Leading Like a Lady
Who do you see when you look in the mirror? Some women have a hard time answering that. And even when we find the courage to answer the question with “a queen!” or “a boss!”, it’s normal for us to expect violent attacks for that self-confidence. There’s so much information out there showing that this … Continue reading Leading Like a Lady
There’s an old parenting adage that says if your friends jumped off a bridge, would you? As much as my 12-year-old self cringed when I heard it, my now 30-something year-old self has to admit that my mom was right. You don’t need to copy everything your friends or peers do or tell you to … Continue reading With All Due Respect…Grow Up: Open Letter to African Leadership
First thing’s first: there’s an elephant in the room whether or not we’d admit it. Folks are continuing to wonder how something like COVID-19 will hurt African countries the most, or why it hasn’t spread as fast in Africa as it did in the “developed”, “Western” world. Both questions typically involve an assumption: that the … Continue reading Where Water Runs Dry: Streams of Income in Africa
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