The Best is Yet to Come - Happy New Year!

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” - C.S. Lewis

And just like that, it is officially 2024!

 I hope this finds you ready and hopeful for new opportunities, filled just a bit more with courage to take advantage of those opportunities.

I hope this finds you in a space where curiosity and joy thrive - daily. 

I hope this year, you find endless reasons to celebrate even the "small" everyday things, 

remembering that the so-called "small" things are actually the big things.

Happy New Year!

Why We Hustle

What can I say? I love what I do.

And at the end of the day, I do the work I do because there's something kinda awesome about being tired from doing something you actually like doing rather than from something you don't.

What (or who) are you out there hustling for?

Starting Somewhere | Interview with Lisa Gaines

While great change is not something that happens overnight or without struggle, it has to start somewhere - and that "somewhere" can be in the form of simply being willing to ask the questions and have open conversations with people around you.

I am honored to have Bay Area image and fashion consultant, Lisa Gaines join me for a very meaningful conversation, which you can view here. She is a beloved mother and wife (to two young adult children and the family fur-kid, Delilah!) and has graciously agreed to share her own personal experience as an African-American mother here in the Bay Area.

Lisa grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and is originally from North Carolina. Lisa had the opportunity to model in her 20's and also utilized her Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Georgia Tech while working for a commercial printing firm. Upon her move to California, she began managing a multi-million dollar revenue retail store in the Bay Area. Lisa was a successful Fashion Coordinator for a large clothing line. A chance introduction to her image and color mentor by a mutual friend launched her into her passion for supporting women 40 and over who have a desire to step into a new season in their lives and need a fashion-infused confidence boost.

If there is something that I have taken away from connecting with Lisa it is this:

Use your platform to continue to encourage these important conversations.

Be proactive about educating yourself by engaging, truly listening, asking, and learning from personal stories of others around you.

Below are just a few resources that Lisa has shared:

Books:

-How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

-White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

Podcast:

-Scene on Radio, Season 2 from Feb 2017, "Seeing White"

Take this opportunity to start somewhere, folks.

It is worth it.

It is necessary.