Two Quick Things

Some skills will never expire. Even with all of the technology in the world...there are some things that simply cannot be automated.

Article Link: 7 Skills That Aren't About to be Automated

https://hbr.org/2018/07/7-skills-that-arent-about-to-be-automated

Check out these podcast recommendations:

- The Nod - The Rise and Fall of Black TV with Erika Alexander

Hosted by Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings

- Brown Ambition - Episode 173: When Money Issues Threaten Your Mental Health

Hosted by Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche and Mandi Woodruff

I'm still unpacking lessons from the MTY Retreat and I explore a shallow dive into race that you won't want to miss.

Check out these podcasts recommendations:

- ChooseFI (Financial Independence) episode 112 with Naseema McElroy of Financially Intentional.

- Rants & Randomness with Luvvie Ajayi episode 29 -Own Your Character with Thasunda Brown Duckett and the concept of diversifying your time like you might diversify your money.

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Sharing my experience at the MTY Retreat was unexpectedly emotional.

Check out these resources:

My Taught You Podcast hosted by Myleik Teele

The Axe Files hosted by David Axelrod

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho [Thanks to Kourtni for sharing :)]

I grew equating time seeing timeliness with having it all together.

I also have let people waste my time by letting people show up late to things and being unwilling to cut them off when they go over the allotted time.

Does anyone else have an interesting relationship with time?

Check out these recommendations:

BOOK - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

PODCAST - Hidden Brain hosted by Shankar Vedantam

The concept of "leaning in" does not work for everyone. In theory, sure. But in practice, that is a hard NO. Women of color go through unique experiences and mental hurdles that few can understand...but taking the time to learn how to show up for women of color can change the game.

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Check out these resources:

Why leaning in has not worked for women of color? By Janice Gassam

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/03/23/why-leaning-in-has-not-worked-for-women-of-color/#4a9d31711e41

Women of Color Get Less Support at Work by Zuhairah Washington and Laura Morgan Roberts

https://hbr.org/2019/03/women-of-color-get-less-support-at-work-heres-how-managers-can-change-that

This episode includes some life cheat codes and a quick dive into pain the responsibility of being aware of how we weaponize and project it...likely without even realizing it.

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Finally ready to share...I GOT A NEW JOB!!! I am also dropping some revelations on what I did differently in this job search and why I felt like I could authentically show up as my WHOLE ENTIRE SELF.

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Why do we compare ourselves to other people?! We really need to cut that shit out. Enough already. It is beyond time for us to start moving to a space of gratitude of where we are and where we are going.

Check out this article:

You can pull people up the ladder behind you

https://www.yesandyes.org/2018/02/pull-people-up-the-ladder.html

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Ever make a mistake? Beat yourself up about it? Taking the L is normal...but the key is to not live in the mistake. We all have capacity to learn from our mistakes and that starts with acknowledging the mistake, figuring out what went wrong, being open to feedback, and doing better the next time.

Check out this resource:

8 Signs an Employee Should Be Fired

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/8-signs-an-employee-should-be-fired-that-never-appear-on-performance-evaluations.html

Being emotionally attached to your work can be draining and confusing. It can also render you unable to receive and apply critical feedback. So let's talk about it AND identify tangible ways to GET A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK!

Check out this resource:

How to Emotionally Detach from Work by Kristin Wong

https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/how-to-emotionally-detach-from-work.html