“Where are all the good men and women?” This is the question lingering on the minds of many. The pandemic has encased us in cocoons and separated us from human connections — one of our deepest needs. In addition to tackling the grief, uncertainty, and sadness that has taken the world hostage, single people have had to navigate the murky waters of loneliness. It’s tough.

But with the Covid vaccines finally out, there’s a different wind blowing. Can you feel it? It’s emitting a fragrance of hope and healing. It gets even better. With the world slowly opening up like…

Earlier in my career, my manager Allan and I were having a casual conversation in his office. After about 15 minutes, as I excused myself to leave, he casually joked,

“Ok, slave, go and do some work.”

I stared at him without uttering a word. The penny dropped. He realized the dreadful implications of his careless distasteful words. (He is White. I’m Black.) His face became a strange mix of shock and embarrassment.

Even after a string of profuse apologies later, you couldn’t help but sense the palpable tension in our interaction for the rest of the day. Scenarios like…

When you see another article about rules, you probably wonder why anyone needs any more rules. For the majority, rules signify a form of constricting, a way of being confined in a box. There’s a grain of truth in this.

But the reality is, the proper rules, the ones that truly matter, aren’t meant to take away your freedom. They are intended to save you from yourself. They are meant to keep you from living a subpar life. They are meant to keep you from slipping down the sloppy path of bad decisions.

Essentially, they are meant to build your…

Once in a while, something happens that makes us lose our equilibrium in life, leaving us with more questions than answers. We question our character, our self-imposed beliefs, and our ability to make proper choices. It’s a tough spot to be in, but it’s incredibly empowering because discontentment is where real change stems from.

It took me a decade to unwrap this truth, not just from my own dating misdemeanors and a turbulent — and eventual disintegration — of what was meant to be my forever-after-glamourous-wedding.

I’m a good woman. I know I am.

I echoed to myself each time…

Have you ever admired a super-strong woman who seems to hold her own? You see her chatting comfortably at meetings, an aura of self-assuredness hanging over her head. She’s the one with the freedom, independence, and opportunities that not too long ago, were only a figment of women's imagination.

She knows her worth, stays focused, and pursues her wants with tenacity. Now and then, life deals her a tough blow. But does she lick her wounds forever? Nope. She dusts off and keeps it moving. Everything about her oozes vigor, charisma, grit.

Have you spotted her? Then you’ve officially encountered…

In 1959, David J. Schwartz penned the classic masterpiece — The Magic of Thinking Big, which has sold over six million copies to date. In it, he explained that success is determined not so much by the size of one’s brain as it is by the size of one’s thinking.

He further added that bank accounts, happiness accounts, and general satisfaction accounts are also dependent on the size of one’s thinking. This then begs the question; since we’re all capable of thinking, why are some people successful while others aren’t?

It all boils down to one trait: ambition. Your degree…

As a writer on love and relationships, I unpack the glamorous and ugly aspects of relationships drawn from my experiences and others. The most fulfilling and incredible part of my writing is when readers pour their hearts out to me. Although each one tells a different version of their story, there’s always a common thread:

I am single and lonely. How can I attract and maintain love?

No one was born to live alone. And yet loneliness continues to ravage our lives like a plague. Contrary to what you might think, finding your soul mate isn’t hard. …

“She’s cut from a different cloth,” I recall thinking. At 7 am on a cold morning, this seventy-year-old grandma could’ve been sipping a mug of steaming hot coffee draped in a warm blanket.

Not Anna.

This energetic woman was sweating it out on her morning walk. Her posture straight, her walk brisk, and a set of earphones plugged in.

“Oh, that? It’s my favorite podcast. They talk all things health and wellness. It’s pretty good stuff. You should try it. ” Anna told me later. A podcast!

Anna shared the secrets to her longevity and vitality as becoming a vegetarian…