The Honeybee's Lifestyle

Tag: Empowerment

  • My Favorite Podcasts

    Hello Honeybees,

    It seems that everyone is jumping on the podcast bandwagon and I am here for it. It’s a great way for me to get information but to also be entertained. My favorite time to listen is at night before bed or when I wake in the middle of the night & can’t get back to sleep. I have about 20 podcast in my library. Here is a list of my top 6 podcast. You will notice some themes, Girl Power, Career and Entrepreneurship. I’ve never really considered entrepreneurship but just listening to the advice and how people got started is really fascinating.

    My Taught You

    The owner of Curlbox, Myleik Teele shares real world advice that has helped her throughout her career. She doesn’t hold back. If you are looking for someone to tell you what you want to hear, she is not the one. If you are looking for someone to tell you what you need to hear then you need to subscribe. I recommend this podcast to every intern that I hire. Although I am older than her target audience I am still able to learn, use and pass the information on to others.

    The Cool Soror Podcast

    Hosted by Rashan Ali a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Cool Soror is a Cool podcast. Rashan interviews members of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO) who are making a difference in their communities. She also interviews “cool people”. People making a difference but are not a member of a BGLO.

    Switch, Pivot or Quit

    Ready to make a career change? Not sure what to do next? This is a great podcast to help you. A former NBA executive Ahyiana Angel left to pursue her purpose. She has guest come on to share their Switch, Pivot or Quit moment. If you just want a quick pick me up she has the 7 min Sunday moment.

    The Influencer Podcast

    If you are an influencer or blogger, then this is the podcast for you. Julie Solomon offers some of the best advice on how to maintain & grow your brand. She explores the secrets behind the trends. If you are on Instagram and can’t keep up with the ever changing algorithm Julie can help it all make sense.

    NPR How I Built This

    Host Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world’s best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the movements they built.

    Business Insider Success! How I Did It

    Hosted by U.S. Editor-in-Chief, Alyson Shontell, interviews successful CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders about how they built successful companies, and the career paths that took them to the top.

    Do you listen to podcast? If so let me know which ones so that I can add them to my library.

    Beewisdon- “If you want to stand out as a leader, a good place to begin is by listening.” – Richard Branson

     

     

  • #2018VisionParty

    Hello Honeybees,

    Saturday I attended Clarissa Joi’s 3rd annual Vision Party.

    I have been to vision board parties before so I knew what to expect or so I thought.

    When I make my vision board I like to do it in peace and quiet. I like to take my time and be very intentional about the words & pictures that I choose. Boy was I in for a surprise. This experience was totally different. This was a real party….with a purpose. There was a prop station for pictures, continental breakfast and a live DJ.

    Before we started working on our boards we were inspired by the speakers. Each speaker offered us the inspiration to that we needed to get in the right frame of mind. A vision board is more than just pretty pictures on a board.

    Oginga Carr , our first speaker, gave us his 4 tips to win the day; drink 20oz of water, 20 min of body activation/movement, 20 minutes of reading (a real book), and 20 minutes of planning. All of these should happen BEFORE you pick up that cell phone.

    Lisa Moore encouraged us to be our authentic selves, be focused and know your why and then do that.

    Alex Matlock shared her journey of coming to the United States. Her story is so compelling. There were many nuggets to take from Alex but the one that rested in my spirit was “abandon your comfort zone with faith”

    The last speaker was Felix Anderson. Felix is leading the movement to Wake Your Successful Self Up. He challenged us to create a personal mission statement.

    After being inspired by the speakers it was Clarissa’s turn. She asked that we take one nugget from each speaker. Then she led us in a vision casting exercise.  This where things started to shift for me. I was now ready to create a vision board but this vision board would be specific to the blog.

     

    By the end of the session I was truly inspired and ready to take action. You don’t want to miss the 2019 Vision Party because it gets better and better each year. Thank You Clarissa!

    Beewisdom- The power of listening is different than the power of speaking – Alex Matlock

     

  • Flourish

    Hello Honeybees,

    2018 is right around the corner are you ready? What goals have you set for the new year?

    Since 2014 I pick a word that guides me throughout the year. When choosing a word I am very careful because I want to set the right intention. So far I’ve used…Peace, Brave, Manifest and last year Opportunity. All of these words have in fact had an impact on the year that I used them. The year that I was brave saw me end a very important relationship (still trying to figure out how to write that post). 2017 brought me numerous Opportunities both in my career & personal life, even as late as last week. There have been plenty of opportunities this year for me to step outside of my comfort zone and to make moves towards my next level.

     

    The word for 2018 is…….

    FLOURISH

    Verb– (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a

    healthy or vigorous way, especially as

    the result of a particularly favorable environment.

     

    Noun– a bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially to attract the

    attention of others

     

    I am ready to grow in all areas of my life.  I am ready to make the right moves to attract the right attention, especially with the blog.

    Let’s FLOURISH together in 2018!

    Skirt- Mossimo (Goodwill)
    Jacket- NY& Company (Goodwill)
    Top- Ann Taylor (Goodwill)
    Booties- Impo (TJ Maxx)

    Beewisdom-  When the vision is clear, the results will appear. Keep your mindset positive as you work your plan, flourish, and always remember why you started.  Germany Kent