Do You Know How Powerful You Are? Do You Know How Powerful You Are? Did you know that you have a superpower that gives you the ability to create and destroy worlds? Yes. You! You are superhero (or a supervillain) waiting to emerge. But you may not know it yet. And that's why I'm here—toContinue reading "Storytelling Is Your Superpower"
Who Wants to Work For a World That’s Not Working With Us?
“I hate school,” says my 7-year-old almost every single day. “Oh really?” I ask with curiosity. “What do you hate about it? Tell me more,” I encourage even as I am continuing to make her food for lunch and pack her things to send her to the very place that she has just told meContinue reading "Who Wants to Work For a World That’s Not Working With Us?"
Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other
Black, White, or Other? “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” Being Black and growing up in the South—between Virginia and Mississippi—with a name like Pedro Senhorinha Ramos Montero Silva brought in many unwelcomed experiences in my life. One of which was the otheringContinue reading "Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other"
Welcome to the Live Your IDEALS Substack
Have you ever been able to feel the future? I have, from time to time. And this is one of those times. In the future I am feeling, my life is filled with people like you—someone who is open to possibilities. You are still curious. You are creative. You are present with your emotions. YouContinue reading "Welcome to the Live Your IDEALS Substack"
A Job Doesn’t Define You. Your Work Does.
Don't Take Rejection From Hiring Teams Personally!!! They Don't Know You!!! I came across a Linkedin post of someone today who was sharing what they had learned from an interaction with a member from a hiring team. Basically, they wanted him to explain a gap in employment. To me that is a euphemism for "IContinue reading "A Job Doesn’t Define You. Your Work Does."
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