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Remember we are Human-BEings not Human-Doings
So for the upcoming week instead of a To Do List. I’ve constructed a To Be List: Be Punctual Be Prepared Be Grateful Be Supportive Be Intentional and always Be More. … What’s Your To Be List?
The Tyranny of Positive Thinking
When we confuse our experience with our identity we miss out on our wholeness. For example if we do something we consider ‘bad’ we then call ourselves bad. Saying things like I am bad. ‘I’m a bum’ I’m lazy etc. If we grew up in a particular circumstance some of…
The Abortion: and why it’s important that I share this story
I want to share with you a true story about a young girl who became pregnant at the young age of 15. She was pregnant at a time when it was common practice to send your pregnant daughter away for the summer with out of town family and in secret…
Beyond the Veil: Today is my Wedding Anniversary
I have not been married very long, so I will not claim to have the secrets to a long marriage. Love itself seems to mean different things to different people. I doubt there is a universal definition that will satisfy all. Marriages are also as different and complex as the…
Book Excerpt “Be More: A Mortal’s Guide through Divine Self-Discovery”
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” –Bruce Barton As a product of teenage pregnancy and a heroin addict father, I decided very early in life that I did not want to merely be a product…
Featured Transformational Leader: Michele K. Synegal
Bio: Michele K. Synegal is Senior Minister at Spiritual Empowerment Center in Baltimore, Maryland and Chief Learning Officer of Management Dynamics, Inc. a workforce optimization consulting firm. As a Certified Life Coach who possesses a Masters Degree in Consciousness Studies/Pastoral Counseling she has worked with thousands of individuals and corporations….
2 Most Important Rules in Business Relationships
This is so embarrassing… Sure I could keep this to myself but if my transparency can help you then it is worth the embarrassment. This is what happened… I broke the 2 most important rules. These are rules to live by not only in business relationships but in all relationships. Yesterday…
3 Master Strategies on How Underdogs WIN!
(Lessons learned from reading Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the art of battling Giants and how it can benefit your Nonprofit) How do Underdogs Win? For smart underdogs their disadvantages become their advantages. Their limited resources tend to cause them to be every creative with knowing how to…
Lost in Translation
Words are so loaded and have varied meanings and connotations based on background and personality. “Most incivility is unintentional. People don’t know when they are being rude (Smith, 2011).” In some cases people misinterpret hostile communications. This is an intercultural occurrence even more so than across cultures. In cross culture…
5 years ago yesterday I was homeless…
Five years ago yesterday I moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Five years ago yesterday I was without a home, a job, a degree, or a car… The one thing that I did have that has made all the difference, are two words with one simple idea that has launched a company,…