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Hillary lost. So, now what do we do?
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B. Dave Walters
I don’t mind admitting that this hurts. One thing that I always tell aspiring Life Coaches is that you must always be your own best client. It’s important to use your tools and live the same advice you’d give someone else. Since walking our talk is how we avoid becoming hypocrites. So, when faced with…
Dear America, from a Black guy II
By
B. Dave Walters
America, my heart is broken. A couple of months ago, I wrote this letter about how awful it feels to be a Black guy who truly loves this country. And you, America, have responded by making things much, much, worse. This article has taken longer than any other to write, because I keep having to…
How to stay positive during times like these
By
B. Dave Walters
Confession: I’ve spent about a week working on my follow-up article to my recent article: Dear America, from a black guy. It’s taken longer than any other, because I keep getting upset and having to start over again. There really is too much to put into words. I talked about exactly how this all feels…
How to stop procrastinating for good
By
B. Dave Walters
“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying…or busy with other assignments. Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life. There as well: “To do what needs doing.” Look inward. Don’t let the true nature of anything elude you. Before…
Dear America, from a black guy
By
B. Dave Walters
On July 7, fresh of watching videos of the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, I wrote the following post on Facebook (note, if you are offended by those incidents being referred to as murder, then keep reading because this article is for YOU): “You know, normally I’m all hugs and light with the things…
Mastering the mystery of motivation
By
B. Dave Walters
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Motivation can often seem like a mystical force that some people just seem to possess in abundance. Or, something that can be gained by sitting through a weekend seminar, or…
“I am being shown images of ‘beautiful ‘women and none of them look like me….”
By
B. Dave Walters
Question submitted via Formspring: “Hi, I’m a nineteen year old African American female and ever since I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be attractive. In this society, being “HOT” is valued. At least in the mainstream sort of way. But I look absolutely NOTHING like that, at all. I’m 5’1 110 pound African American…
How to stop procrastinating and do what you know you should do
By
B. Dave Walters
“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying…or busy with other assignments. Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life. There as well: “To do what needs doing.” Look inward. Don’t let the true nature of anything elude you. Before…
How to feel happy, and be at peace
By
B. Dave Walters
“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can’t control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations In my Coaching work, a question that comes up again…
How to motivate yourself…finally!
By
B. Dave Walters
“It’s a New Year and with it comes a fresh opportunity to shape our world. So this is my wish, a wish for me as much as it is a wish for you: in the world to come, let us be brave – let us walk into the dark without fear, and step into the…
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