Sometime ago I did a post entitled ‘The things I learned through volunteering’ from my personal perspective. Came across this post and loved the info! Have a read, this looks at the benefits of volunteering particularly in the area of developing leadership skills… The Single Best Way To Develop Leadership Skills BY Alice Korngold You might… Read More The Single Best Way To Develop Leadership Skills
6 Questions to Ask While Networking A bad networking experience can sometimes feel like an incredibly awkward blind date. Who’s going to ask the first question? What should we talk about? Why is he/she staring at me like that? It’s easy to see how this can be discouraging, but it’s important not to call it quits too… Read More 6 Questions to Ask While Networking
Many people are totally baffled by the level of energy and time commitment I put into organizing community events, particularly where the Grenadian community is concerned. To say I love my country, my sweet isle of spice is an understatement but that’s not all. There is nothing that fires my spirit more than to create… Read More Why I love community organizing and event planning
I learned that I have a capacity and a natural knack for initiating and building relationships and networks. I learned that I have the capacity to lead and to inspire others to see my vision and want to share in it. I learnt that I don’t know all the answers and that achieving control over… Read More Things I learned through volunteering
My head is pounding, my palms are sweaty. I am hot then cold and then hot again. I breakout in a cold sweat, the hair on the back of my neck is on edge. I can feel that something is wrong, I can smell it and it’s choking me. The smell is so pungent, raw… Read More The Break up..
I always look to inspired people for motivation and guidance. Being somewhat of a skeptic, some I take with a grain of salt but this one had a depth of truth and honesty that I felt compelled to share. Hope it touches a cord for you like it did me… “In your own walk, it… Read More Growing, changing and getting through…
Tanya Stephens ~ Undisputedly my favorite female artist…can always be counted on to make you think. Sometimes you wonder if we’ve truly made any progress at all or are we still labouring under the ‘crabs in a barrel’ mentality…. Food for thought… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zxE9m6-bA]
Child to parent (in this case mother); “You act like you are 16 years old.. why do you have to sulk when you don’t get your own way?” The shock from hearing these words spewed from the mouth of a child to a parent still brings shock waves through my body to this day and… Read More When the child becomes the parent in a relationship.
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back. Here are… Read More 30 Things to Stop doing to yourself
Sometimes saying goodbye to certain people, habits or things helps us to transition for God’s divine purpose. For many of us, change is traumatic. Others crave change. To be used for your highest, you must be a forward thinker and plan your life with change in mind. ~ Pastor T.D. Drakes