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    Having The Audacity to Know Your Place
    Archuleta A. Chisolm
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Having The Audacity to Know Your Place

    There is a quote from the 1985 movie, The Color Purple, that says: “Folks don’t like anybody being too proud or too free.” Celie comes to this conclusion after she overhears Mister and his father discussing Shug Avery. The father is clearly unhappy about this free-spirited woman doing as she pleases. At the time I was just thirteen-years-old, but I understood the message of the film – to always be strong and push through no matter what. I'd soon learn that this trope would be
    When Belief Means Something More
    Archuleta A. Chisolm
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    When Belief Means Something More

    Oprah says many people are held back from becoming who they were meant to be by shadow beliefs and feelings of unworthiness. Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, says “Believe in yourself more than you think you do.” It’s Nadella’s statement that is so absorbing for me. You always hear people say, “Believe in yourself”, or they might say they believe in you. If you choose to believe in yourself, it comes from the perspective of the ego. You are making a conscious effort to believe

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