Leadership doesn’t stop when responsibility multiplies—it evolves. Sustainable care requires intention, shared systems, and refusing the quiet burnout that comes from being endlessly relied upon.
Year: 2025
The Selful Bookshelf
Why The Psychology of Money Feels More Like a Mirror
A reflective read that quietly changes how you think about m oney, comfort, and enough. This is not a book review in the traditional sense. It’s a personal ref lection on what surfaced while reading. You don’t expect The Psychology of Money to stay with you. You’ve probably read plenty…
The Power Paradox
The Weight of What We Don’t Say
We carry what we don’t say—quiet truths that shape our power, presence, and peace.
The Freedom Factor
When Persistence Pays Off: A Review of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
She was shaped by decisions made for her, and circumstances she had no control over—and given one option: accept, adapt, or perish.
“Black Cake” isn’t loud—it’s layered. A slow simmer of secrets, survival, and silent strength. I almost gave up on it… but I’m so glad I didn’t.
The Freedom Factor
Solo But Not Alone
If you’ve been craving a reset but keep waiting for the “right time” or the “right travel partner,” this post is for you. Sometimes the path back to yourself starts with a one-way ticket and the courage to say yes.
Work Situationships
UNDER REVIEW
For years, Maya’s work lived under someone else’s name. It was easier that way, or so she thought. Until the day she saw her own ideas on someone else’s slides, wrapped in someone else’s voice.
That was the moment she stopped being invisible to herself.
When the room asked for her input, she stood up, not to ask for permission, but to state the truth.
In My Voice
The Quiet Revolution
There’s a particular weight that settles in your chest when you realize you’ve been carrying everyone else’s storms while your own garden withers. We collect other people’s anxieties like worry stones, smooth them with our attention until our pockets are heavy with concerns that were never meant to be ours.
Here’s what no one tells you about establishing boundaries: it feels like betrayal at first. But your peace isn’t something you have to earn through endless service. It’s your birthright.
In My Voice
You Can Doubt Yourself or You Can Do the Damn Thing
How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Start Believing in Yourself Again To overcome self-doubt, you must stop letting it dictate your actions; that begins with reevaluating your beliefs. Grab on to the notion that what you want is possible, just as it is for everybody else. That inner critic won’t be…
The Freedom Factor
Why You Need to Start Pimping Your Purse
You’ve been saving, stretching, and settling, but for what, exactly? It’s time to stop just managing money and start moving it with purpose. Own your power and work those coins with clarity and confidence. Let’s shift the mindset and the money.
The Freedom Factor
The Glamour Trap of Luxury Spending
How It Can Sabotage Your Money Moves Scroll through your favorite social app, and it won’t take long before you’re hit with gleaming designer bags, perfectly curated daily routines, and endless unboxings for high-priced items. It’s luxury spending on full display. Everyone’s glowing, sipping from crystal glasses, draped in name-brand…