Act the part and you get the part.

Act the part and you get the part.

On Saturday morning I went for a bike ride. I rode from my house to a state park. As I was riding in the park, I ended up in the middle of a triathlon. People were cheering me on, checking if I was ok when I stopped to take pictures, and asking me how much further...
Who are you and what are you about?

Who are you and what are you about?

What’s the first thing you tell people about yourself? Do you give them your job title? How do you respond when someone asks how you are? Do you give a mere ‘fine’? Do you wonder why you feel so disconnected from what you do and who you are? It is not uncommon in...
I did something scary.

I did something scary.

My heart was pounding, my knees were shaking. I forgot a few lines. I kept going. I was sharing my first spoken word poetry piece in front of a group of people I didn’t know. Why? Years ago, I would attend a monthly event sponsored by the Pan African Arts Society...