We are in the last days of 2024 and I want to encourage you to do two things: write down your 2024 accomplishments and 2025 goals. Write Down Your Accomplishments First, write down things you’ve accomplished this year, no matter how small they were. People tend to disregard small wins, but they do…
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Free Afterschool Program at Kroc Center
The Kroc Center is offering free afterschool programs for residents who live in the West Pullman zip codes of 60628 and 60643. Details are in the image below. Be sure to spread the word.
4 Quotes To Help You Stop Making Excuses
Following are four quotes that inspired me to stop making excuses and start taking action, and I hope they do the same for you if you’ve been procrastinating on starting or completing something. Inspirational Quote #1 Source: Word For You Today, October 16, 2024 “More often than not, the only thing between you and the…
City Colleges of Chicago Aviation Program
I think a lot of people sleep on the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), but I found one of their best-kept secrets: their aviation program. While researching drone classes in Chicago, search results for CCC’s aviation program appeared. And while I did not conduct extensive research into the program offerings, I was excited to see…
It REALLY is a Small World
Have you ever met or had a conversation with someone and learned that you knew the same person? Or, has anyone wanted to connect with you on social media because you have someone in common, but you didn’t know you two knew this person? If this has happened to you, this is proof that it…
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
This question, “What would you do if you were not afraid?”, was asked in a YouTube video and my thoughts raced for at least three hours after I heard it. This is a very thought provoking question, because fear is one of the main reasons people don’t pursue their dreams or reach goals. And…
Get an Annual Subscription of Peacock TV Premium for $19
After years of keeping fans waiting in anticipation, The Best Man: The Final Chapters was released on Peacock TV in December 2022. I watched the first episode for free in December and had planned to binge the other seven episodes in the near future. My “near future” turned into five months. Last week…
Have You Submitted a Claim for the Facebook User Privacy Settlement?
Facebook‘s parent company, Meta Platforms, Inc, has settled another legal battle, In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, Case No. 3:18-md-02843-VC (N.D. Cal.), and users may be eligible for a cash payment. You can submit a claim at https://www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/. I know a lot of people who practically live on Facebook who did…
My Dope Supervisor
I’m writing this post because I want to acknowledge my dope supervisor. I don’t feel she gets the credit for her contributions at work, so I’m going to acknowledge her here. I’m only going to use her first name for this post. Kim embodies the spirit of dopeness. In addition to being a great person,…
Beginning Comic Writing Workshop [Virtual] – May 21, 2022
Did you read comic strips in the newspaper growing up? Have you ever considered writing your own comic strip? You have a chance to do so on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Award-winning comic book writer and graphic novelist Alverne Ball will guide writers through the process of comic book script writing by using different media…