Advice for Young Girls Looking for A Way Out
Life Isn’t Fair: It’s a statement of fact. And while you should fight for fairness and equality, you’re best served personally by understanding this truth. Whether because you’re black, Latina, a woman, physically challenged, or poor, there will be reason for people to root against you. Commit Yourself to Excellence: Given life isn’t fair, commit yourself to being the very best. We will not make it to the mountaintop, the top of the class, or the executive suite by just “getting by.” We get there by excelling and outperforming. It starts now. Thirst for Knowledge: Read your local and national newspapers. Become ...
What Do Lobbyists Actually Do?
blackgirlgrown is excited to feature Kimberly A. Woodard, also known as the Accidental Lobbyist, to the blogosphere. Kimberly just debuted her new blog, the Accidental Lobbyist. Kimberly has been lobbying for close to twenty years and is using the blog to demystify and humanize the profession. In one of her inaugural posts Kimberly explains what is a lobbyist?: Wikipedia defines a lobbyist as a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest, which can be a corporation, organization, an individual or the general public. I agree with the definition; however, I prefer to say that a lobbyist seeks to ...
Get Thee Behind Me!: Financial Vices
Financial vices keep us from saving money. I have several. I love a nice bag, a pair of killer heels, and watching the sun come up in a different area code. The wardrobe has got to be right (and in the right size given a little weight gain). That doesn’t even begin to address my technology needs. I’ve got to have the latest Blackberry. And my laptop has to be the latest, fastest, coolest device known to man – that I can actually operate. So what exactly is a financial vice? According to Adam Baker, staff writer over at Get Rich Slowly: What ...
Don’t Pull A Wesley Snipes on Your Taxes
It amazes me the number of people I still come across that believe they don’t have to pay federal income taxes. Go for it. See how that works out for you. Last week’s sad, quirky, and generally strange incident of a disgruntled taxpayer who flew his small plane into the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin, Texas reminded me of Wesley Snipes and his ludicrous claims that he should not have to pay federal income taxes. They even had Wesley Snipes opine on the incident! So to be clear, so you won’t end up in jail, the Internal Revenue Service has some insight on ...
All The Single Ladies!
Sometimes the single life doesn’t feel like a Beyonce video. And as we learned from Race Talk’s Angela Stanley, it ain’t cheap either. Shoveling duty over the last two weeks has also put me in the “yeah, I’m independent, but I could still use some help!” mood. There is still snow on the ground but really, spring is just around the corner. So it’s a perfect time for a reminder on how to make the most of the single life. I'm single because I was born that way. —Mae West Focus on friendship. Being single doesn't have to mean being lonely. When ...
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What Do Lobbyists Actually Do?
blackgirlgrown is excited to feature Kimberly A. Woodard, also known as the Accidental Lobbyist, to the blogosphere. Kimberly just debuted her new blog, the Accidental Lobbyist. Kimberly has been lobbying for close to twenty years and is using the...
Zen Habits: Curing Email Insanity
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow him on Twitter. The beauty of an empty inbox is a thing to behold. It is calming, peaceful and wonderful. An inbox that is overflowing with actions, urgent calls for responses, stuff to read … it’s chaos, it’s...
Unwritten Rules for Women in the Workplace
Kudos to Essence for its recent blog on the unwritten rules for women in the workplace by Ann Daly. We can all relate to these rules whether we agree with them or not. More often than not the simple fact that you’re a woman in the workplace...
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I Hate Cancer
I can’t put it any simpler than that. Whenever I hear of a friend, loved one, or even a complete stranger battling cancer or having lost their battle it stops me in my tracks. It shakes me to the core. I lose focus. It makes me angry. ...
Advice for Young Girls Looking for A Way Out
Life Isn’t Fair: It’s a statement of fact. And while you should fight for fairness and equality, you’re best served personally by understanding this truth. Whether because you’re black, Latina, a woman, physically challenged, or poor, there...
March Happiness Project: Work It!
March’s theme for blackgirlgrown’s 2010 Happiness Project is WORK IT! That’s what we’ve been doing over here at blackgirlgrown. Happiness Project author Gretchen Rubin notes: I’ve become increasingly convinced that the atmosphere...
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Get Thee Behind Me!: Financial Vices
Financial vices keep us from saving money. I have several. I love a nice bag, a pair of killer heels, and watching the sun come up in a different area code. The wardrobe has got to be right (and in the right size given a little weight gain). That doesn’t even begin to address my technology needs. I’ve got to have the latest Blackberry. ... [Read more]
Don’t Pull A Wesley Snipes on Your Taxes
It amazes me the number of people I still come across that believe they don’t have to pay federal income taxes. Go for it. See how that works out for you. Last week’s sad, quirky, and generally strange incident of a disgruntled taxpayer who flew his small plane into the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin, Texas reminded me of Wesley Snipes... [Read more]
Student Loans Holding You Down?
For me, student loans weren’t a question of if, it was a necessary evil to pursue a college education. I applied for every scholarship and grant known to man and still came up short. My mom had done everything up to that point to prepare me to be “the first one in the family to go to college.” And frankly, there wasn’t more to give. So... [Read more]
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