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The thing about women who run things is that sometimes we can think we run EVERYthing. Can you relate?  You don’t ask for help because you can do it faster and the time it’ll take you to explain it is time you could just do it.  If you’re married you are often overwhelmed because after all you have to run things because by the time you correct the wrong way your spouse does it you could do it right the first time. And if you’re single you just don’t get why more men don’t know what they want on the first date and why they can’t get it together and recognize just what a catch they could make by being with you.  Then there’s your family. They call you because past experience is you always have an answer or you’ll find someone who does because let’s face it you run things.  But then the day comes when running things that aren't yours to run starts to run you in the ground.  You see there are 3 kinds of businesses we open when it comes to running t...

I am almost certain that you or somebody you know have tried a fad diet. You may have seen some flimsy, before and after commercial about experiences with low-carb diets, diet pills and shakes. My all time favorite would be the magic dust that supposedly blocks the fat. Are we this naïve?! Whether we want to admit it or not the reality is few people have long-term success with fad diets, and a large percentage of Americans still face obesity. Instead of teaching the public how to understand and adopt a permanent lifestyle change of balancing caloric intake with calories burned, fad diets give people excuses to have insane eating patterns and behaviors. How to recognize a fad diet 1. Please be cautious of misleading advertisement. Marketers are paid to sell a product by any means necessary. This means if they have to tell you by replacing breakfast with a pill you will lose up to 20 lbs in two weeks. Research shows that the slow and steady approach is not only healthier but...

  The decision to join The BOSS Network was an easy one.  But my motivation for joining is probably not typical.  Yes, I wanted to connect with other women who are leaders in their fields.  Yes, I was impressed with the networking opportunity afforded by this particular social media.  And yes, I considered the possibility that I might be a source of inspiration to other, particularly younger, women.  But all of those things were just icing on the cake. So, let me tell you about the cake, or the real reason why I joined.  It is my passion, indeed my calling, to compel, motivate and encourage African-American women to live in such a way that we realize optimal health.  Right now, lifestyle related illnesses are impacting us on all fronts:  they drain our energy, shorten our life spans, reduce our productivity, diminish our quality of life and sap us financially—especially those who have no health insurance. My book, Spiritual Secrets to Weigh...