Tag: Fear

Birthday Anxiety

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So by this time next week, I would have turned another year older. How do I feel about turning a new age?Grateful. Scared. Insecure. Anxious. Excited. Challenged. Curious.There's nothing special about this. Just wanted to let you know Birthday Anxiety and the fear of not having accomplished something you thought you would yet - is… Continue reading Birthday Anxiety

Hustlerpreneur Diaries: WHO CARES?! (I Do)

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When I decided to become an entrepreneur, I faced backlash. I faced ridicule as well as discouragement. This is not a testimony though (yet), I am still struggling lol, I am just getting the hang of it now! I have lived a life of privacy. Speak when spoken to, be as loud as the crowd… Continue reading Hustlerpreneur Diaries: WHO CARES?! (I Do)

Part 1: Bragging Rights, Your Brand

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"Porsche" is pronounced: POOR-SHA "Louis Vuitton" is pronounced: LOO-EE-VWEE-TAHN But you knew that right? So tell me this, if people can learn how to pronounce any of the above, then what’s stopping them from pronouncing your VERY ethnic name, correctly? If you carry yourself like a brand, you will be respected and recognized as such.… Continue reading Part 1: Bragging Rights, Your Brand

The Honeymoon Phase: If and When

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I feel life is divided into two categories. When something happens and If something happens. Despite of this obvious fact, both chances bring forward uncertainty. Giving us anxiety. Now, I am very… not worrisome per se… but I seem to “dwell” on the outcomes of certain things. After the honeymoon phase, the stage where anything… Continue reading The Honeymoon Phase: If and When

“Do You Want to Switch?”

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I was working in the media department for an event. I was partially in charge of the department so my job was mostly overseeing what was going on and making decisions. Me, making decisions. It worked well though! I mean… we got the event recorded. So yeah, hire me. The conference was 9 hours long… Continue reading “Do You Want to Switch?”

On Your Marks

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I am from Lusaka, Zambia. A little over a week ago, we had 2 cases of COVID-19, today we have 36. Calculatorsoup.com told me that is a 1700% increase. (If seeing the Pandemic's name is tempting you to click away from this post because it is all negativity in the news right now and that… Continue reading On Your Marks

BUILD YOUR RESILIENCE AND PREPARE FOR IMPACT!

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I have this thing where I am constantly ready for the worst. I imagine terrible situations to build my resistance towards them and I do a pretty good job at it if I do say so myself. Yes, maybe it is completely ridiculous and insane having me sob over stories I invented in my head,… Continue reading BUILD YOUR RESILIENCE AND PREPARE FOR IMPACT!