My emotional, mental, psychological, and spiritual well-being have been under assault. And just as I rise to brush myself off, I am under assault again, enduring blow after blow after blow after blow. I would like to retreat, but my…
The impetus behind NLYB Solutions—and my general philosophy— is that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) must exist in the consciousness and courage of individuals. When it does not, no law, policy, or strategy can create it. Policies can be (and…
In what ways might your language be erasing “others”? For people living in the United States, it might be surprising to realize that America is a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. While the United States of…
“African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.” The above may be the most obvious example of a Freudian Slip. Well… maybe not. A Freudian Slip reveals some unconscious aspect of the mind, and I…
For several months, a commercial running on national television about tipping in the restaurant industry uses the phrase “it’s literally a slave wage”. Every time I hear this phrase on TV, the hair on the back of my neck raises,…
What propels you forward? Is it motivation, inspiration, ambition, or fear? What holds you back? If you said “fear,” you are not alone. Fear can be both a motivator to drive you forward and a paralyzing force. Sometimes we are…
What stories do you tell yourself about yourself that hold you back? What are the self-narratives that negatively impact your life? One of the self-narratives I’ve had for years is that I am afraid of heights. I don’t know when…
Stepping outside of our comfort zone. I ask clients every day to step outside of their comfort zone as it relates to their personal and organizational DEI journeys. I can’t ask my clients to step outside of their comfort zone…
I love coaching opportunities, and I like CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. Today I get to put the two together. Chris Cuomo’s show “Cuomo Prime Time” transitions to his CNN colleague Don Lemon (a Black anchor). After singing a line from…
I did not plan on discussing the following as my first blog post. In fact, I was in the process of writing about the relationship between training and coaching when something unexpected happened: Mr. Potato Head appeared on my screen.…