In this episode we talk with Renwei about an article he wrote that appeared in the Dallas Morning News titled I’m from here. Is that enough? He also shares his thoughts on living in Dallas, diversity and inclusion, the 92% rule and Hip Hop. Listen to the podcast and let us know what you think. Continue Reading…
“See I know you can’t help me Mr. Intentional / The only help I need to live is unprofessional / The only wealth I have to give is not material / And if you need much more than that, I’m not available.” — Lauryn Hill
On Wednesday, Harvard Business Review’s Francesca Gino and and Alison Wood Brooks published an article titled, “Explaining Gender Differences at the Top,” which examined why women are underrepresented in most senior-level leadership positions across various industries. They noted that women make up “less than 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs, less than 15% of executive officers at those companies, less than 20% of full professors in the natural sciences, and only 6% of partners in venture capital firms.”
As noted by Julie Triedman of The American Lawyer, here is a more extensive list of women representation in leadership positions across various industries (with the percentage of women leaders in parentheses):
#GoGrayInMay #VABC #BrainCancerAwarenessMonth
“Compared to some of my people down the block, man we were blessed.”— J. Cole
Last year, my father unexpectedly passed away. In January 2014, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Two months later, we elected for chemotherapy treatment. He was intravenously given the medicine on a Friday. He passed away two days later. We were told the greatest risk would be dialysis, not death. The cancer didn’t kill him, the chemotherapy did. Some people have told me it hurts less when you don’t see it coming. I can’t imagine it hurting any more.
Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to any of us. Benjamin Franklin famously observed, “one today is worth two tomorrows.” Sometimes no amount of time could compensate for one more today. We all know a friend or family member who has suffered from cancer. Everybody has a cancer story in their social network.
When I was a financial advisor, many of my clients lamented to me that they were at a point in their lives where funerals were much more common than weddings. Death is ironic because it can teach us so much about life. I’m sure our elders have gained just as much wisdom from the death of their loved ones as they have gained from their various life experiences.
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