Natasha Foreman Bryant
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Thought of the Day: Stand up to The Bully and Reclaim Your Power
My parents raised me not to bully others. They also raised me to stand up to bullies. They taught me not to start a fight. They also taught me that if someone started one with me, that I was to finish it–because “we don’t run from anyone!” They taught me to defend others and speak…
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Thought of the Day: Stop Looking For The Short Cut And Just Put in The Work!
No one faults the person who tried yet failed. But we roll our eyes in disgust at the lazy person who is shocked and dismayed that their lack of effort didn’t result in a win. Get your butt up and put in the work!
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Happy Birthday to Me!!!!
Today is my birthday. I’ve been blessed to walk around and make mistakes, fall down and get back up—and learn hard lessons for 42 super awesome years. Today I celebrate my life and all that is has been and all that I hope it will be. Today I miss loved ones who have since passed…
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Tomorrow is my Birthday and This is the Gift That I Desire
I’ve shared in previous posts about my desire and need for a cure for Alzheimer’s-Dementia. It has attacked my family members and other loved ones. It has attacked people that I know and also those closest to individuals that I know. It’s attack is cruel. It eats away at the brain. It steals the cognitive…
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The Pillars Protecting Male and Female Sexual Predators Must Tumble
We’re seeing more and more powerful and influential men being ousted from their high pedestals after it is publicly revealed that they have sexually harassed, assaulted, and abused women who worked for (or had contact with) them. This tendency to use one’s power to harass, attack, bully and retaliate against someone else is sickening, and…
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Reflection: My Pity Party 🎉
OK so I had a 10 to 15 minute pity party earlier today. I needed to let what was bubbling up to pour out so I could carry around less. It’s ok…. Cry. Boo hoo. Shake it off. Get your head back in the game. It’s ok to allow your self to feel. It’s ok…
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Thought of the Day: No Excuses!
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” ~ Florence Nightingale We do absolutely nothing out of fear. We self-sabotage out of fear—fear of the past and fear of the unknown. We make excuses for not trying, not pushing harder, not loving more and deeper, not getting over the past.…
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Dream Chasers, Dream Saboteurs: The Last Three Years of My Life Unveiled as Your Lesson
I can’t believe that it’s already mid-July. It seems like last week was the first week of January. Maybe it’s our busyness or the chaos of life intertwined with the never-sleeping age of technology that keeps us buzzed, connected, and feeling like time is passing us by. Some days feel like they zoom by while…
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Wedding vs Marriage…There IS a Difference
I performed an Internet search for topics related to marriage and specifically the term “marriage” and the vast majority of the pictures were of weddings and all of the things we associate with weddings, like engagement and wedding rings, cake and cake toppers, wedding gowns, bouquets, bridal parties, etc. I decided to do a little…
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Thought of The Day: First Impressions Matter So Get it Together
Sure we all may walk around with an attitude, belief or mantra of “like me as I am” or “I don’t care what people think and say about me. I’m going to be me“, or “you don’t have to like me and how I look, because I like me“. Some of us make the decision…
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Thought of The Day: Pick Four Things to Do and Save The Rest For Later
We’re overstimulated in too many ways, and I’m not talking about the “good” stimulation either. No I’m talking about techno-stress, e-clutter, and not having enough time in our day because our days are being burned up by too many emails, phone calls, social media posts, and meetings. We’re overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, overtaxed, overspent, and many…
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Focus on Your Strengths and Delegate or Simply Ignore Your Weaknesses
We’ve been programmed since our K-12 days to obsess over our weaknesses, or like we used to say when I was a kid, “what you suck at“, because for some odd reason researchers and academics are obsessed at finding the smartest students and separating them from the “dumbest” students, and constantly reminding the “dumb” students…
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Thought of The Day: Practice Leads to Success
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day” ~Jim Rohn We all have good and bad habits. I’ve shared with you about my procrastination issue that I’m working to minimize. But I also have some good habits that have been beneficial in my career as an entrepreneur and college professor. I…
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Thought of The Day: Procrastination
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting the rest of our lives” ~Daniel Handler I’m a procrastinator. There I said it. I’ve said it before but with all of the “e-clutter” in our lives I’m sure that by now you have forgotten that I shared this vital piece of information about little ole’…
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This is Why I’m a College Professor…
Some people wonder why I’ve always wanted to be a teacher and even more perplexing (and in recent years), a college professor. Below are some of the comments from students in my most recent Business Management course that just wrapped for the semester yesterday. We spent 17 weeks together, learning and sharing, and as they…
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