During the last 24 hours, I've been thinking about what I am trying to accomplish in this blog and ultimately what I am actually going to write! I have so much to say (I'm a talker!), but with the computer in front of me last night, I sort of froze up. Ideas came to my head, but just seemed unworthy to send out into cyberspace so I just closed my laptop and figured I would try again tomorrow.
So today is tomorrow and I still feel like I am in the same spot, but I'm determined to write something this morning. I think this actually relates well to professional development and to applying to business school - lots of people talk a good game about what they are going to do, how they are different, but when the rubber meets the road, when no one is looking, there is no movement - just a blank page. This is the foundation for unrealized goals - not starting down the path, but rather just talking about what one would do.
As one of my good friends, OBW, always used to say "Don't Talk About It, Be About It". So I am going to try to live that and just WRITE. Some of it may not be compelling, or may be a stretch, but it's a start down the path. So what is the path you might ask?
I want to share what I know about professional development and about applying to graduate school with interested individuals. I am particularly focused on Blacks and Hispanics, 18-28 years old. All are welcome to read and my information is pretty universal, but in the spirit of keeping it real, I believe my path is to:
- help Black/Brown people become aware of their full potential and find channels for reaching their goals,
- help everyone else understand how capable and talented we are, and
- be famous (can I keep it real? I really do want to be famous. Sounds a little crazy, huh? But I do...not necessarily Oprah famous or TMZ infamous, but you know, a little following. I'll have to delve more into that at another time).
I'm off. Have a great day.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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3 comments:
Don't limit how famous you'll be. The road has just begun. As technology strives to obviate the need for human capital, professional development is going to be key to mere survival in tomorrow's world.
You're off to a great start. A 6:20am post means that you must have a lot to say if you wake up with ideas.
Keep writing!
Thanks for being a voice that many of us need to hear...and the voice for many of us need to be heard!
I think this blog is a great idea and hope that you reach a huge audience of (young) people who can definitely benefit from your words of wisdom! I'll definitely be sharing these with my peeps!
In my opinion you are already famous (having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature…) Who defines widespread? If you think about the number of people you've interacted with over the last several years through your work, you're already famous my dear! I'm glad that you have an outlet to reach more people. You are wise beyond your years and so many people can benefit from your experience and expertise. Although, I don't think you should limit yourself to a particular age group. PD is something that we all struggle with regardless of our age or when we begin business school. Nowadays, people move from job to job every few years; your role, colleagues, the organizational structure, and organizational culture changes. One has to learn to continuously adapt themselves to each environment throughout their career. Your words of wisdom are very helpful to me now and I think they will continue to help me for years to come.
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