Last year my daughter was accepted to Teen Vogue Fashion Camp. We paid her tuition but told “You’d better call your rich uncle to pay your way and give you some spending money!” It was a good thing that I had just learned about “Crowd Source Funding” from Maxie Collier at the Urban Media Festival. Crowd Source Funding is a great way to leverage online connections to help finance a project. People who did not even know her signed on [...]
Most new business people focus on what they don’t have. One should focus on what they do have if they want to be successful. There are countless examples of people who have done extraordinary things by using what they had available rather than dwelling on what they did not have
Every summer my father’s side of the family has a reunion in Fayette, Alabama. When I was a kid I hated going. It seemed there was only old folks and babies with little to do if you are between the ages of 13-40. The city is down twisting two lane roads 50 miles from Tuscaloosa. I still have a hard time understanding why people settled in this small, out of the way place. Thank God, my father found his [...]
Back when I was in the Air Force I had a roommate name Troy Rainey. He was a super wild NYC dude. No matter how crazy things got, he alway had a heart for his kids…even though he only had one. He took on nieces, nephew, and any other kid who came in contact with him. I am not surprised he traded in the street life to be a Foster Parent
A family friend of ours had a dream as a kid. Rather than follow through he decided not pursue it. Now at 60 years old he regrets some of his decisions. He is giving my son advice to follow his dream even when it gets uncomfortable
Real Life My son was cut from the his high school basketball team. Up until this point he had only played with teams where everyone who comes out makes the team. This video is about the journey back on the team.
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