by brcomm | December 30, 2016 | #HopeThisHelps, Brandi Richard, Operation Growth
Hope This Helps: Sitting in the OBGYN office dreading the breast exam the clinician forgot to do during my annual exam two months ago. Annoyed the clinician forgot, but a little happy there was no slip to send me to that place where they force your breast between two...
by brcomm | November 6, 2016 | #HopeThisHelps, #OperationGrowth, Brandi Richard
Hope This Helps: This morning, I put on my comfy but attractive clothes and spent a little extra time lining my lips and applying one of my fave lip shades. No specific agenda for the day was laid out, except to grab breakfast and head to church. Church is likely the...
by brcomm | July 17, 2016 | #HopeThisHelps, #WeGotNow, Brandi Richard, Fierce Urgent Now
Hope This Helps: I reached out to my Dad this week as I was dealing with my feelings about the persistence of racial persecution in my country. I needed to understand how to handle my fear and anger without harming someone else with my words. In my mind, I was...
by brcomm | July 11, 2016 | #HopeThisHelps, #WeGotNow, Brandi Richard
Guest post by Nicole Wood 1. Acknowledge your emotions (anger, fear, anxiety, hopelessness, fatalistic, nihilistic, etc.) and Release them! (cry it out, write it out, walk or run it out, attend a worship service, connect in a healthy and supportive...
by brcomm | February 8, 2016 | #HopeThisHelps, #WeGotNow, Brandi Richard
We’ve analyzed all the meanings of Beyonce’s new hit Formation. Yes, she slayed. Yes, she exhibited consciousness. Yes, she’s on her game (as usual). But ladies, how much more powerful would we be if we were in formation? We all have a unique role to play in our...
by brcomm | September 29, 2015 | #CommunicateThat, #HopeThisHelps
Hope This Helps: Stop waiting for someone to do the work for you. Get out of your comfort zone (and off the couch) and get to it. If you wait, you’ll continue to watch other’s success from their hard work and you may not understand why it wasn’t you....