This is not about me — “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”–Babe Ruth This is my one-woman opinion. Not About Me Let’s get this out of the way: I…

At his performance review, they sought his commitment to an unbalanced life — Giving Management Hell I am glad I am retired from corporate American. The latest generation of our children is giving them hell. My friend’s son quit his job with literally 30 seconds’ notice, the time it took him to tell his boss goodbye. He graduated as a Mechanical engineer last year and was…

If I can do it, anyone can — I wrote short stories that I made my siblings listen to before bedtime. I always wanted to write, but I was busy making bad decisions. Writing was supposed to be my college major, but I needed to make a living since I had a family, so I switched to Engineering. …

Remembering my dead mom on her birthday — My mom’s birthday is this month. Thinking about my mother, I remember most that I had no clue how hard she had it raising six bad little children. Not only did she have to provide us with food, clothing, and shelter, she had to contend that we kids did something…

He looked around the room and asked, “Who are you talking to?” — “You don’t have to make yourself miserable to be successful…success isn’t about working hard, it’s about working smart.” — Andrew Wilkinson One of the best parts of having 18- to 25-year-old grandchildren, nieces, and nephews is that they do not think the way I did when I was working. Even…

Sometimes you need to just say NO — My husband and I have managed to set up a comfortable life as retired people living on a fixed income. Writing is my very part-time career. We plan and save to do - almost- whatever we want, so it appears that we still have the money two salaries provided. We…

Poetry: Mind Music — The mind music of a power player Black female executive after a bad day with them Sitting I’m a stand my ground In her I’m not gon’ stop, I’m gon’ work harder Office Give me one moment in time Thinking You shoot me down but I won’t fall About Blow it up and start all over again Them Well, you can tell by…

Setting expectations with another person gets that book written — “Collaboration and partnership are all based on trust, if you can win the trust of a person then you can have them as a partner to invest in anything” ― Anuj Jasani Writing is a tough gig. My accountability partner helped me complete my first book. Knowing someone else is…

You’re almost old enough to get a job — I am a lucky woman. As the much older sister of six siblings, I have watched my nieces, nephews, and cousins grow up. Even better, I am considered the cool aunt because, as a writer, I will listen to their adventure stories without judgment. My niece was coming to town…