Career, Cafecito & Courage
Where first-gens go to get boost of insights & tips to propel their career & life.
Since we're down to the last few days of 2022, I'm in reflection mode and finally feel like I have some things to say!
Let me start by sharing 3 lessons/reminders that came up during "CEO Reflections" journaling that apply to more than just running a business:
- The body...
If you’re experiencing Imposter Syndrome often and it’s SABOTAGING how you show up, your confidence, the risks you take (or don't take),etc. then the question to ask isn't, "How do I overcome Imposter Syndrome?" Instead, what you should be asking yourself is, "WHY DOES THIS KEEP...
(Photo with first-gen students this summer where I had the honor of serving as their profesora during their EOF Summer Enrichment Program at NJIT)
20yrs ago, I had just wrapped up the EOF Summer Program at Drew University, and was enjoying a few weeks of summer break before starting...
I don't consider myself a perfectionist - I know it's unattainable and actually think it's boring. At least, that's the story I tell myself. And then that pesky perfectionism shows up! It shows up in the standards I hold myself to and how hard I judge myself to execute against...
Over the past 3yrs of running Propel On Purpose, I've noticed a pattern. Most people get desperate to make a career move when they're not growing because they haven't learned how to manage their career. When we're hired into the workforce, we're taught how to do the job, we're trained on the...
Many of us ambitious, first-gens have serious FOMO - Fear of MISSING OPPORTUNITIES! We go ABOVE & BEYOND, say YES! to all of the opportunities & often RAISE our hand to do what others don’t want to do.
How could we not? When you're the first...
Architects. Artists. Calligraphers. Chefs. Creators. Dancers. Engineers. Musicians. Photographers. Anyone who can make something physical or tangible out of an idea, a sketch, a blueprint...that's who I thought of as magicians. Though I consider myself a creative person, it's mostly ideas,...
Since we're talking "Career Money Moves" for all of March , I decided to poll the Instagram POP Tribe to see what insights first-gen professionals need right now. Though I anticipated that most respondents would want tips on how to negotiate a salary or ask for a raise, most people said...
Yesterday, March 15th was "Pay Equity Day" as in the day when a woman's pay catches up to what a white man was paid the previous year. The average white woman had to work an extra 74 days to catch up to a white man's pay. Black & Latinx Women have to work far more into the year to...
When we ask someone, "what is your purpose?" it can feel like a loaded question. Though technically purpose means intention (v) or the reason for why something is done (n), we associate it with a “higher calling” as in “how are you serving this world with your one...
I despise clichés, especially when they’re wrapped up in a bow as a solution. The one that I keep seeing lately that makes me want to pull a Kanye is, “you just gotta push through.” UGH. Just. Stop. Talking. We don’t get UNSTUCK by adopting the...
