Tag Archives: overcoming

In Case You’re Too Hard on Yourself

Photo from PsychoLogs.com. SUBSCRIBE to get more self-help in perspective. This article is 100% human-written. Student intake can be like a therapy session. As an educator of adults, I often meet people who feel they “started too late,” “wasted time” and “haven’t gone anywhere.” They tell me these things as they sit across from me,ContinueContinue reading “In Case You’re Too Hard on Yourself”

If You Have a Certain Calling

SUBSCRIBE to get more balanced self-help guidance with finer details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. If you’re like me, when you need to get something done, you do it. Every so often, I drop everything and start writing a book. Sometimes, the ideaContinueContinue reading “If You Have a Certain Calling”

You Have the Means to Flourish. Here’s the Mindset.

SUBSCRIBE to get more balanced self-help guidance with finer details. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. We often think, “I have the mindset. Now, only if I had the means.” In this way, we interpret barriers not as expectable and beatable but as qualifiedContinueContinue reading “You Have the Means to Flourish. Here’s the Mindset.”

From Barriers to Benefits: Finding Success

There is nothing you can’t do that you want to do. Period.

Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker

Photo of Malcolm X from TheGuardian.com. “They wanna see me locked up and cage me. I come back bigger and stronger.” — 50 Cent, Psycho Prison anywhere is a terrible place to be for most men who happen to end up there for whatever reasons. While too many men are broken behind prison walls, thereContinueContinue reading “Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker”

Everything You Want is Already Yours

One of the biggest killers of dreams is the doubt that the dream will be achieved, but everything you want is already yours. You simply have to set a plan, put it in action and get to it. The Maze When I was a kid, I learned early that I could solve any maze mentallyContinueContinue reading “Everything You Want is Already Yours”

3 Effective Tips to Stop Gossip and Rumors About You

Photo from ShutterStock.com. It’s taken you years to establish yourself as an independent tax professional, but now rumors are going around that you’re under IRS investigation. Or someone’s been telling your clients whose dogs you walk that you don’t actually walk the dogs. Whatever the gossip is, it’s hurting you in some way, and itContinueContinue reading “3 Effective Tips to Stop Gossip and Rumors About You”

Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free

Photo from Black Men Crowned on Instagram. You’ve waken up every morning for six months straight and hit the gym ruthlessly, losing that twenty pounds you so desperately needed. Or you just earned that certificate you’ve been in class for too long. Whatever the accomplishment, you haven’t celebrated it. Your degrees are in a drawerContinueContinue reading “Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free”

Unselfish: Why You Should Put You Before Family, Friends and Other Loved Ones

Image from Stanford Social Innovation Review. Every so often, your phone chimes with a message from a friend requesting a ride or a family who needs money until payday or somebody in need of something. You’re in bed eyes half open or at work stressing over a deadline on a project you don’t nearly understandContinueContinue reading “Unselfish: Why You Should Put You Before Family, Friends and Other Loved Ones”

How to Replenish Your Well of Peace

Imagine from Bahawear on Pinterest.com Replenishing Your Inner Well of Peace All too often, we see single people post on social about how they want somebody to “bring” them peace. When you say you want somebody to bring you peace, you’re also saying you don’t have peace of your own. Imagine somebody renting you aContinueContinue reading “How to Replenish Your Well of Peace”

4 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt

Image from Freepik.com 4 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt Self-doubt, that nagging voice of uncertainty and fear, is something everyone experiences at some point in their lives. It can keep us from doing the things we love and striving to become your best you. Overcoming self-doubt is essential for personal growth and success. In this article,ContinueContinue reading “4 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt”

Self-Care: Taking Care of You First

If you’ve ever been on an airplane, you’ve seen the attendants sashay along the aisles demonstrating what to do in the case of an emergency: secure yourself and oxygen mask first and then your children’s. The logic is, once you’re safe and secure, you can do the same for the little ones. Otherwise, you riskContinueContinue reading “Self-Care: Taking Care of You First”

Remaining Yourself in the Workplace: Protecting Your Identity

J Reed, MFA is a college adjunct English professor and writer from Chicago, who writes fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Subscribe and share to get new self-help articles. Follow him on Twitter @jreed913. Remaining Yourself in the Workplace You’ve made it past the interviews and landed the job you wanted, but the hard partContinueContinue reading “Remaining Yourself in the Workplace: Protecting Your Identity”

Five Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt in Job Seeking

J Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who writes fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Subscribe and share to get new self-help articles. Follow him on Twitter @jreed913. For as long as you could remember, you’ve been working in fast food or as a cashier. You’ve thought about changingContinueContinue reading “Five Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt in Job Seeking”

Social Media’s Impact on Black Millennial Relationships

F*ck Those People: Take Control of Your Own Life

In life, we sometimes struggle and then have to deal with bad advice from nosey people. We have a problem at home, and our best friend becomes a relationship counselor. Or a coworker overhears you in a disagreement over the phone and feels the need to chime in with their opinion. It’s time for youContinueContinue reading “F*ck Those People: Take Control of Your Own Life”

Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)

Imagine LeBron James gets on a plane to Russia only to end up a prisoner to the country at a time it is at war with a country the U.S. is supplying with weapons and other aid. The headlines would be innumerable, and the outrage would be tangible. Every reporter to politician would be seekingContinueContinue reading “Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)”

Post-Valentine’s Edition: How to Keep a Man (Late Post)

In this photo, a woman argues with a man. Photo from Guy Stuff Counseling. Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recentlyContinueContinue reading “Post-Valentine’s Edition: How to Keep a Man (Late Post)”

2021 in Review: Formula for Success

Hip-Hop Mogul and Entrepreneur Jay-Z pops a bottle of champagne. Image from http://www.Google.com In quiet moments of self-reflection, I have continuously examined who I am and who I want to become. To say this year has been a complete success would be untrue. Yet I have experienced more professional success this year alone than IContinueContinue reading “2021 in Review: Formula for Success”

Overcoming Being Judged

Two strong-willed women from the movie Black Panther. Image from uhighmidway.com Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science FictionContinueContinue reading “Overcoming Being Judged”

Conquering Self-Doubt After Failure: How to Win

Photo by C Technical on Pexels.com Maybe your boss overlooked your hard work and instead promoted the know-it-all who gossips behind everyone’s back …Conquering Self-Doubt After Failure: How to Win