Juneteenth: How to Support

On this Juneteenth 2022 weekend, it’s a good time to recirculate some info.

If you don’t know what Juneteenth is, this is the perfect time to take it upon yourself and learn.

The focus of this ongoing list will be people / organizations / websites who are Black owned or in the primary service and support of Black-owned businesses, and if I’ve missed any, feel free to email me!

In no particular order…

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Thoughts and Leadership

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What’s News? May 2022

I’m claiming #MayIsMyMonth, and I’m happy to share!

I dropped this graphic last month out in the internet streets last month, but never got into the nitty gritty of it. Allow me to hit the highlights of what these things to mean to me.

My Charity Why:

My heart has always been bigger than my wallet.

There are many opportunities, organizations and efforts I would love to be able to support and create more freely, but the way my bank account is set up right now…

Being able to do so without having to check my balance first is my goal.

My Professional Why:

I LOVE typing, which is remarkable considering the struggle I had in learning how to! I’ve been doing it for 40 years, and it has been a core part of my creative process in many forms and services.

My Nutritional Why:

I’ve developed a love-hate relationship with food; I blame the panini.

I literally want someone to feed me. I love to eat, but hate to shop / meal prep / cook and clean up. I’d rather devote my times to other things, like business / personal development and my creative side.

My Financial Why:

To shop, spend, support, donate, invest, create and build generational wealth.

My Business Why:

The initial spark of entrepreneurship was borne out of losing my job once. I wanted to ensure more control over the choices in my life, the ability to execute my own ideas, and the options to find or create opportunities.

My Real Estate Why:

Having been driven from what I called home, I need the security of ownership and knowing know that no one can take my home from me ever again.

I also want work / live and studio properties in several major cities, so when I begin to travel again, I’ll always have somewhere to stay that feels like home!

My Self-Care Why:

I’m #TeamMassage all day! For me, self-care would be a standing spa day appointment, more regular pedicures and the occasional purple braids. I could also use some in-home gym equipment, or at least a treadmill.

My Creative Why:

As a crochet teacher / designer and beader, with a little knitting for good measure, I’ve always wanted a school for handwork. I feel very strongly that the handcrafts should have a home where they can continue to be taught and feed the creativity.

Thank you for letting me share my long but hopefully interesting insights.

I hope they inspire or awaken your whys, and I’d love to hear about them!


My goal as an Operations | Technology Virtual Assistant / Consultant is to partner with people who need project-based support that moves the needle.

I fill the gap where you:

  • don’t have the budget for the expenses of a full-time employee
  • are stuck or have a bottleneck in your business
  • who have a hair-or-fire issue to be resolved
  • need a big-picture assessment of what’s working and what’s not
  • need to upgrade a product / service that works better
  • need a business buddy to brainstorm through a project / service

If this sounds like what you’ve been missing…then let’s talk about it!

  

The End of the Road

#DIDMarch2022Grad  
Today is officially my last day in the Done In A Day Group Coaching Program.  The time has come for me to spread my wings and fly!
To ALL graduates, past and present…I salute you!

I thought if I started my see-ya-laters (’cause I hate good-byes) now, it would give me time to let everybody know.  

As I watch the coaching calls on my calendar and the pineapple icons from my Toby bookmarks disappear, I reminisce on how this program and the people in it have partnered with my ancestors to tether me through loss and grief, restored pieces of me I hadn’t seen in a while and built pieces I never knew I needed. #Tears
I can NEVER QUIT…because Jordan Gill didn’t…and that’s why we’re all here.  To ALL the lovely humans that are the heartbeat of TeamSSM…THANK YOU for your patience and answering all my questions…even when I repeated them 🙂

Remember that you and your words have power…speak in #LuxuryLanguage!!!

So, you think you know LinkedIn?

Come with me behind the scenes of my LinkedIn Company Page…

Were you pleasantly surprised?

No ads.  No boosts.  No algorithm antics.

ORGANIC…good, old-fashioned people-meeting; making human connections and networking.

Isn’t it time YOU leaned into leveraging the power of LinkedIn?  There’s a VIP Day for that!

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