Going to college can often seem like the answer to a lot of problems.  Higher education.  Greater potential for a greater socioeconomic status.   However, navigating college is not that easy and it is easy to make decisions about things like choosing a major that may result a different outcome.

Today, I will share with you how the decisions I made in college shaped my future, how the guidance I received made a difference, and why college may not be for everyone.

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How many of you wish you were better prepared to make your first student loan payment??  This podcast talks about preparing yourself to make student loan payments.

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If I had the chance to give life advice to my younger self, what would it be?   I realized that there is no way to merely give advice to myself that would address the entire span of my life.  So I decided to give myself advice for specific ages when I graduated from schools:  18 years old, 21 years old, 25 years old and 31 years old.

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Community Health care is the life blood of rural communities.  However, sometimes the remoteness of living in a rural community may make access to healthcare difficulty.

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"It takes a village to raise a child".  This phrase was commonly used amongst African American people to talk about the responsibility of the community to nurture, raise and protect a child during the years of Segregation associated with Jim Crow.  However, the US Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, changed this philosophy in very unexpected ways.  

In this episode of 'IN THE KNOW', I talk about the impact of Brown v. Board of Education on the community philosophy of raising a child. 

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This video is the first of a series of “Q&A” provided by loved ones who share their experiences AFTER Jim Crow.   These experiences are conveyed through a series of questions answered via letters.  The following questions asked were:

1) What happened around you when you found out MLK had been assassinated?

2) How did you find out Segregation was outlawed?

3) What was the first place you visited after integration?

4) Was there any place you visited who still refused to serve you even though the Civil Rights Act had been passed?

5) Name a place you refused to go to even though you were allowed to go.  Why would you not go there?

6) Do you know of people who were still afraid to vote even though the Voting Rights Act of 1965 had passed?  Why were they afraid to vote?

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In the first year of running my business, I was committed to doing everything myself.  Since I was struggling trying to get new clients, I felt it more efficient for me to do everything.  Over time, I realized that doing everything was NOT the most effective use of my time.  Tune in as I discuss the importance of prioritizing your time.

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Generation X was the first generation to grow up during a POST CIVIL RIGHTS movement, Post Jim Crow, Post Segregated society.  Unfortunately, this period was not immune from incidences of racism.   Tune in as I share my earliest experience with racism as an adolescent in the 1970s.

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Today, there is a growing interest to go viral. In this piece, I talk about going viral and three things to ask yourself before you post something.

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Most of us truly believe we will work until a certain point.  However, what would you do if someone told you that you may have to work forever??   Today, we talk about facing that reality.

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