How do you do the small things? Do they matter at the end of the day? NFL Veteran and co-host of The ThomaHawk Show, Joe Thomas, has some ideas on why you must get the things right that don't take talent.

In our goal-orientated achievement drive society, we can often find ourselves placing our worth in the wrong place. Here's some advice from Tracee Ellis Ross that she gave me at CultureCon. Feel free to take it and run with it.

Are you proud of your roots and origin story or do you hide it out of shame?

It's more than what you see on the surface. 

What is the secret to happiness? Perhaps it starts with defining what happiness isn't. 

Are you putting the flava in their ear?