Rejection is HARD so why do we seem to be so addicted to it? You don’t know what I mean? Of course you do! We have all been in situations where we are trying to prove our worth to win the perceived prize. For some of us this is our M.O. for relationships, trying to make ourselves be what we …
Comeback: to Rising
Maya Angelou summed up EVERYTHING I wished I could say, have dreamt of being free enough to say, and aspired to proclaim in “Still I Rise.” I’ve just been too stunted to go there. It was never the right time, my intentions weren’t pure, or I couldn’t find the appropriate words. YOU may have ‘liked’ my performance because I was …
Comeback: from Underdog
People who use their past circumstances to justify their future inability to succeed annoy me to no end. How presumptuous of you to believe that you know someone’s story based on aesthetics alone. I’ve learned from countless experiences that this mentality is truly an excuse to remain still. The most successful people I know: leaders of industry, academics, athletes and …
Comeback: to Being Seen
Do you feel seen? It’s always the first question I ask any woman soliciting relationship advice. Too often we find ourselves in relationships of convenience, ambiguity and stagnancy. Only to realize the coupling we once happily participated in has left us unfulfilled and unseen. Like most things this is very much a two way street, so lets not go placing …
Comeback: to Ambient Sound
How loud is it in your life? Not too long ago my life was extremely LOUD. I was death gripping relationships that had run their course. Taking employment opportunities that weren’t meant for growth and often diminished my spirit. And living in a fun house of smoke and mirrors. You would think that would be a perfect set-up for solitude and …
Comeback: to Purpose In Your Presence
‘Oh, I’ll show them!’ STOP, no ya won’t, so let me save you some time… It is kind of comical that folks believe that once they’ve achieved a certain degree of success, people will respect them more! No they won’t! Those same people will create fodder to discredit your accomplishments, devalue your successes and accredit your achievements to EVERYTHING but …
Comeback: to Social Inspiration
“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” -Maya Angelou Ain’t this just the truth? I really feel this the most when I’m on social media. Where did the encouragement of self-deprecation come from? Are we really supposed to find community by celebrating and bonding over our shortcomings? I’d argue that there …
Comeback: from Yo Yo Dieting
If you’re looking for a new you in the new year, don’t be afraid to simply polish off the old you! Afterall, there’s no better way to find the very best you than using what you already have. We often try to be good imitations of our goals but our goals are very personal and uniquely our own. There simply …
Comeback: from Office Romance Gone Bad
Hey, it worked for Barack and Michelle, but if you’ve seen the movie South Side with You it’s clear Michelle wasn’t having the office romance thing. Sometimes fate intervenes and you live happily ever after, hell, maybe even become President and First Lady but lets just say the odds are pretty stacked against you. I have never had an “office romance” but …
Comeback with Erica Cobb: Welcome!
“The truth will set you free”… I’m not gonna lie, I had to Google the origin of this quote and Lord please forgive me, it’s a Bible verse! No wonder why this quote has had such a divine healing effect on my life! I haven’t been clear on who I was in so long that when she arrived she scared the …