Before my wife I were married, we asked each other what was the biggest fear we had about one another. My fear was she would be too indecisive, and would not be satisfied with the choices she made throughout our life together. Her largest fear …
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I'm Asking For Help – We're So Close to Our Goal
On May 30, our friend Oren Miller was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. This devastating disease carries an average life expectancy of 1 year. While we are diligently hopeful for more, we want to ensure Oren and Beth get help with medical bills, are …
Do I Have the Stamina To Reach My Goals? I'm Already So Damn Tired
It’s funny. It’s taken me about 31 years to really figure out the core building blocks of how opportunities are distributed. How a person comes to change their life. Why certain individuals are in power and have enormous influence over others. Why others simply have …
New Video: Often by The Weeknd
The Weeknd continues his meteoric rise to cult and eventually popular infamy with his newest video for “Often.” The Weeknd likes weed, women, and interesting haircuts, and he delivers with “Often” in only the way he’s been able to do. With his ability to tap …
The Robin Williams is Dead Because of Depression Post
So the great Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging himself after a lifelong battle with depression. His death has sparked many voices to speak up on the condition. Days prior, Inc.com ran an article discussing lifting the stigma of depression and entrepreneurs. They seem to …
How My Mind Works Today
12:24pm My thoughts are clearly cloudy. I have the vision in front of me and finally have the keys to crank the ignition of the Ferrari I need to get me there. The road is hazy and unclear. I sit in idle. I’m waiting for …
My 100th Post – Who I am, what I do, why I write, what I want, and how I plan to get there – Inspired by the lost souls at Sandy Hook
Very bitter sweet. Genuine thanks in advance for spending your time to read my words I wanted to wait until my site transferred to its new home using this 100th post as my debut article. I’ve had some delays in getting there – technical issues, …
Letter to My Son on His Fourth Birthday
This is a featured iKJ Reader Guest Post by Author S. Ogungbemi Happy birthday son. As it’s become tradition for me to write you on your big day to share with you my thoughts and in my own way celebrate the man you are growing up …
The Emotional Roller-Coaster of Entrepreneurship
Everyone is eventually taught to how to get used to the steady. The nice and slow. The easily anticipated. We’re not really born steady. We’re born full of emotion and curiosity. With an endless notion of wonder. Childlike wonder was so common to all of …
Why/While we remain silent…
I was reading an interesting blog post earlier entitled “Ashamed to be a Black Man” about the violence that black men perpetrate against black homosexuals. Several interesting points were made and I agree with the author, D. Kevin McNeir, about the difficulties of being proud to be part …