Feeling so honored to be featured in #FORBES magazine! I almost wrote a feel-good post about “black girl magic”, but I’d rather use my platform to be painfully honest. Most days, I don’t feel like magic. I’d be doing you a disservice to let you believe that my accomplishments are the product of anything less than faith, sacrifice, support, LOTS of failure, tears, bouts of insecurity, and hard work. I’ve learned from my parents that anything is possible, doesn’t matter where you came from or how you started *** Side note - disclaimer, please consume (my) social media with caution. Don’t feel like you need a fancy magazine, or public recognition, or lots of money to validate your greatness, because all that stuff actually isn’t important in the grand scheme of things. Believe in your own greatness, operate as the highest version of yourself when no one else is watching, and love people well. That’s the mark of true greatness, and all that really matters. God’s purpose for your life is bigger than validation (I have to remind myself of this often!!) …see more