Three things I never start my day without /  by Jasmine Tate

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read articles, listened to podcasts or watched successful professionals ensure audiences of the need to wake up early. If you research the world’s most successful people, you’ll find that most, if not all, of them are early risers. In many networking settings and casual conversation the question often comes out… ‘Are you a morning person or a night owl?’

I had to train myself to become a “morning person” and my success is only because of my routine.

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Microsoft Outlook: Four features to better manage your expanding inbox /  by Jasmine Tate

The “welcome to the real world” came complete with a new email system to manage and although my titles have changed several times since I transitioned to life as a full-time professional, these four features within Microsoft Office have helped me save time and stay organized through each of them.

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Jasmine's Journey: Pandemic Life 2020 /  by Jasmine Tate

Living through a pandemic in 2020 has been everything but simple. No one expected or planned to spend a quarter of the year social distancing and wearing masks in public spaces, but we’re here and we’re surviving. Although that, for many, is a win in itself, for others the pandemic has been a period of rest, reimagination of possibilities and a resurgence of energy to be reallocated to projects that continued to get pushed down growing to-do lists, hobbies we’ve always wanted to pursue or never thought we would, opportunities we couldn’t imagine and much more.

Outside of Work Life, I too have picked up some new hobbies and added some boxes to my personal to-do list. Keep reading to learn more.

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Making sense of what matters /  by Jasmine Tate

If you’ve ever sang along to a song written or performed by a black artist

If you’ve ever celebrated a touchdown, putt, shot, home run or score from a black athlete

If you’ve ever quoted words from a black poet, speaker or author

If you’ve ever felt feelings for a member of the black community you know that

Black Lives Matter.

Say it, write it, post it or don’t, but know that it is true.

You saying it doesn’t make it more true.

You not saying it doesn’t make it less true.

It is the truth and although the words coming from your mouth or being displayed on your page or story or paper doesn’t make it more or less true here’s what it does…

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