Career Advice

What advice do you have for anyone who’s been laid off or fired for the first time in their career? One huge mistakes people make is letting your job become your identity its just a job, and you’re hear to make money. Anything we perceives as rejection sucks in the moment. I would venture to say many of us had a relationship that didn’t work out, and in hindsight we don’t think,” That’s the one that got away. We’re usually like, Whew, thank God that didn’t workout. -Juliette Jones 

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Inquire Within: Survival

These questions make for enriching dinner table conversation, but they can be equally illuminating if you simply ask them of yourself. I stumbled onto the idea of asking big questions because I needed them myself. They drive our growth, and we can come back to them year after year.

  1. How have you managed to survive (or thrive) thus far, given the challenges you have had to contend with?
  2. How have you been able to rise to the challenges put before you?
  3.  What was your mind-set as you faced these difficulties?
  4. What have you learned about yourself and your world during your most difficult times?
  5. Which of these difficulties have given you special strength, insight, or skill?

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Is That Breakfast or Dessert?

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I knew when I rescued my fresh produce I wanted to elevate them beyond the bargain bin. I like to think I succeed in this dish. Bon Appetit.

  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 ripe peaches
  • 5-6 strawberries
  • 4-5 fresh mint leaves
  • 1 oz. cinnamon whiskey
  • Dollop of vanilla yogurt

Preparation: In small bowl add butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon whiskey whisky until blended. Add slice  peaches to the mixture and coat evenly. Then place on heated grill until golden brown and just cooked through. Place back in bowl and top with strawberries, mint, a dusting of brown sugar, and a dollop of vanilla yogurt.

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Dream Deferred

At one point her finical situation become so desperate she camped out in her car and washed up on Santa Monica beach. To support her budding comedy career, she resorted to dancing in a strip club. “It was a job,” she says a way to make ends meet. -Tasha


Positively Purging–I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…

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Constructive Change

Several years ago when the Southern California economy took a downturn, Pastor Bob Johnson saw not only difficulty but also opportunity. So he scheduled a meeting with the mayor of his city and asked, “What can our church do to help you?” The mayor was astonished. People usually came to him for help. Here was a minister offering him the services of an entire congregation.

Together the mayor and pastor came up with a plan to address several pressing needs. In their county alone, more than 20,000 seniors had gone the previous year without a single visitor. Hundreds of foster children needed families. And many other kids needed tutoring to help them succeed in school.

Some of those needs could be addressed without much financial investment, but they all required time and interest. And that’s what the church had to give.

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Giving isn’t just for the wealthy; it’s for all of us.

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