Post Tagged with: "Self-Help"

11Dec
2010

Getting to Happy or At Least OK

by M. Wortham Let’s face it, LIFE can really suck sometimes.  Whether you’re young, old, beautiful, poor, rich and famous or ordinary people, no one is immune to life’s little “hiccups”.  Things such as an illness, death, divorce, job loss, heartache and pain manage to creep into our everyday lives at some point.  And it’s when we are facing these things that we have to make the decision of whether we are going to bury our head and wallow in self pity or go [...]

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16Oct
2010

Making a List and Checking it Twice

Not quite sure when it was that the “make a list of all the things you want in a man and be specific” phenomenon started but it caught on like wildfire. Just check your nearest self-help section in the book store and you’ll find countless books and magazine dedicated to this topic. While all types of women have probably made lists of what they want in a man, for some reason, successful, single black women have taken the hardest wrap [...]

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25Sep
2010

Live Your Life in HD!

By Keesha Boyd HD or high definition. The difference between a “decent television picture” and a “vibrant, alive, detailed, sharp, crisp, stand-out, visually awing image.” Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to go out and buy a high definition television. I am, however, asking how many of you are living a “decent television picture” type of life versus living your life in HD? Here’s how you can tell. If you find yourself tumbling your way through your nine to five [...]

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15May
2010

"Temptations of the Single Girl"

Not long ago a good girlfriend of mine, whom I affectionately call “Gordy”, loaned me a book she received from her sister. It’s a self-help dating book called “Temptations of the Single Girl: The Ten Dating Traps You Must Avoid” by Nina Atwood. Lately, most dating self-help books that hit the market are some comics entertaining rendition of trite advice wrapped around a punch-line (no judgment).  So I was eager to see what this book had to offer. I was [...]

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5Mar
2010

But You Say He’s Just A Friend

Experts say the best relationships are the ones that have a strong friendship as the foundation on which the relationship is built. Pick up any self-help book and you’re sure to find guidance about the importance of forging a friendship before getting serious with a person. So let’s say you take the advice of the relationship gurus and invest in the time to build a friendship with your wonderful, shiny new guy before getting into a serious relationship. Fast forward [...]

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10Feb
2010

Valentine’s Schmalentine’s

Okay single ladies, its Valentine’s Day 2010, and once again you’re fielding the ever popular question “so what are you doing for Valentine’s Day?” or “did ‘what’s his name’ ask you out for Valentine’s Day?” They’re not the worst questions a single girl can be asked but often they’re just plain awkward. You know the “I can’t believe you just asked me that-please get up out my business” kind of awkward?  Here’s the deal ladies, no need to be bitter [...]

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14Jan
2010

2010: The Movement

At the end of each year, Kailei and I meditate on what we want to manifest and come to fruition in our lives throughout the coming year. For us, it’s an exercise in waiting on divine inspiration to hit us. When it does hit us, we declare a theme for the year based on that inspiration and then we share it with all our friends. So this year’s theme is, 2010: The Movement. If you have been waiting on divine intervention to move you [...]

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17Sep
2009

All the Single Ladies: Dating Lessons Learned

By Keesha Boyd It seems like every time I’m on the phone or out to eat with my single girlfriends the conversation almost inevitably turns into a discussion about the plight of dating. Not that we don’t also discuss politics, work, pop culture, etc. But at some point we find ourselves swapping those good ol’ entertaining “single stories.” I’ve heard stories ranging from men with weird dining habits that surfaced during the date and men announcing their fascination with dating women of color, [...]

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