May 22, 2013

Living in the Land of Make Believe: Searching for Allen Iverson

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*No really. I’m actually looking for Allen Iverson. I want to chop it up with him, have a conversation, you know, real talk. I actually think he would actually appreciate my article. I remember meeting him and having a few brief conversations during my time at Reebok, when the company endorsed him. His sneakers were [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: No Love Allowed

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Recently Jada Pinkett Smith posted an interesting entry on FaceBook that gave way to many comments and conversation. Not just on social media, but in a few circles of mine. She said, (referring to Rihanna’s song No Love Allowed) . . . “I have always loved these words in this song because I believe it [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: A Silver Lining in Truth is a Great Playbook

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*I am a movie fanatic! Netflix is losing money on my subscription, for sure. It may be no secret to some of you, that I much prefer films that are grounded in an honest human connection. Well, last week I had the distinct pleasure of going to see Silver Linings Playbook, with the adorable Bradley [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Setting Yourself Up for Success in 2013

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*With four more days until the New Year there is lots of talk about resolutions, getting in shape, losing weight, finding a new job, working towards finding a significant other, starting a job search, giving up swearing, and so on, and so on, and so on. The end of the year often brings the need [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Finding Love before Finding Love

Boston businesswoman Monica Cost, an organizer of MassGap.org

*There are countless self help books that try to teach us how to love ourselves, accept ourselves for who we are and to find inner peace within ourselves. What they are really trying to help us do is to find true love. A love that begins within and one that I believe is the purest [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: SCORE! The Legacy of Jock Smith Continues with Janay

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*Today at the new SCORE Las Vegas sports fan attraction (the only one of its kind), in the lobby of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, a power packed room of people gathered. People like football hall-of-famers Warren Moon and Marcus Allen, President/CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprise, George Veras and President & Curator [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Why You Should be Affected by Keith Robinson

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*”Keith Robinson.”  ”Who?”  ”You know the guy who played Jennifer Hudson’s brother in Dream Girls.”  ”Oh yeah, I loved  him in that movie. What is he doing now? ” Sound familiar? I remember talking to many women after the movie came out, and Keith’s character usually came up as someone they adored. Even though most [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Take Your Thing and Shove it!

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Everyone has a thing. Usually, I’m talking about the thing that makes you great. This time I’m on the other side of the coin. For the sake of this article, I mean something that makes you feel not so great. It’s the thing that makes you question your decisions, feel insecure, doubt your abilities and [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: Happy Having this Holiday Season

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*Around age twelve, when we used to drive by a certain business on the way to my Aunt Mal’s house, I used to look at the people coming and going and I began to envision a later me. I envisioned being dressed in pinstriped suits, getting in and out of cars (sometimes I was driving, [...]




Living in the Land of Make Believe: What is the Value in Your Story

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Where are our values? What has become of the dating game? While in conversation with a good friend, we stumbled upon the conversation of dating. She made a comment that while she liked a particular guy, he had not yet taken her on a real date. Hmmm, I thought. Do guys still take “girls” on [...]