By: Kara Stevens
I love books. I’ll drop it like it is hot for a good book. Seriously. Despite all of the things that pull my attention on any given day, I make it my business to DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) at least two times a day. I get my reading fix in during my hour commute
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By: Kara Stevens
If I could quit my job, buy a pick-up truck with a megaphone attached and spend the rest of my days shouting from the top of my lungs and paraphrase one of my favorite bell hooks quotes ” Strength is not the ability to overcome, but endure,” I would. It is such an important concept
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By: Kara Stevens
With the fast paced evolution of technology, so much of our personal data is online in one form or another. Of course this includes data that pertains to our personal finances. Online shopping is very common and becoming the preferred method. During the end of 2013, 47% of shoppers stated they preferred to shop online
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By: Kara Stevens
I think we are all familiar with Job’s Stanford University’s commencement speech. Well, at least, excerpts of it. The following quote has definitely been used on Facebook status update, pins on Pinterest, and in even in the entrepreneurial-speak that I hear from friends and colleagues as they contemplate quitting their 9-5 jobs to follow their
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By: Kara Stevens
I reached out to Maria after reading about her in an article that I found on Facebook. I thought she was brilliant, thoughtful, and no-nonsense. After getting to know her, she is all of these things and more. Dr. James is a straight-up riot. She cracks me up with her dry wit! I already see
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By: Kara Stevens
I had such a great time at Karen Taylor Bass’ Power Brunch event last week. She’s a PR badass! As a Queens girl that is tired of having to trek to Manhattan for a little culture and sophistication, I was so impressed by Bass’ choice of venue—Pa-nash, a Caribbean restaurant with an exquisite layout and
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By: Kara Stevens
Martine is a powerful writer because she exposes her vulnerability. Her writing is like a long glass of lemonade. Refreshing. Quenching. I gain so much wisdom from her thoughts and observations. I am so happy that she is in my sister circle. I reached out to her because I wanted to give you chance to
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By: Kara Stevens
Many people would never take a road trip without a GPS or map, but often operate their lives without a plan or a goal. Just like in road trips, you need to take the time to plan, prioritize, and determine where you are going if you want to hit your destination. Without the plan or
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By: Kara Stevens
In her book, Women Don’t Ask, Linda Babcock conducted a survey of graduating business school students and found that there was a 7.6% difference in salary between men and women. One of the interesting findings was that 57% of men negotiated their salary while only 7% of women attempted to negotiate. Think about it. If
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By: Kara Stevens
I took the day off when I found out that Tiphanie Yanique and A. Naomi Jackson, two up and coming Caribbean writers would be sitting on a panel at Columbia University in honor of the “Year of Baldwin.” Yanique is a US Virgin Islander and Jackson is a Brooklyn-born writer of Antiguan and Bajan ancestry.
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