February Rant: Taking advantage of peace - What to write when there's nothing and too much?

My main goal for the beginning of 2016 was simply to stick to a schedule. A schedule of getting my thoughts out for my son - for myself. I was doing great, until I wasn't. I slipped last week. And it wasn't due to lack of inspiration. Especially after the recent Dad 2.0 Summit a week ago. Maybe that's the issue. There's too much happening. Donald Trump might win the GOP nomination. Kanye West finally dropped The Life of Pablo. Chris Christie proved in spite of all the tough talk, he's simply another egotistic opportunistic politician.

Culture, Family, LifestyleIsom KuadeFebruary 29, 2016business, legacy, Parenthood, peace, writing

Dad 2.0 Summit 2016: Day One in Washington DC

And this is precisely why you gather a bunch of emotionally frustrated fathers in one place who's most healthy form of catharsis is writing online vs. face murder charges, which is totally inexcusable. That would make us a shitty parent. For the record, murderers fall in the shitty parent category more times than not, and these fathers gathered at Dad 2.0 can stomach being called many names, but a shitty parent is probably the worst. So they write instead.

Business, Culture, LifestyleIsom KuadeFebruary 18, 2016Airbnb, Dad 2-0 Summit 2016, Kia, Mandarin Orient

Did you know Grey Worm from Game of Thrones makes hot music? Listen here.

LifestyleIsom KuadeFebruary 17, 2016Game of Thrones, Grey Worm, Jacob Anderson, new music, Raleigh Ritchie

[BOSS] Melisa Alaba shows you how to find your Vision

BusinessIsom KuadeFebruary 12, 2016BOSS, Melisa Alaba, Michelle Ngome, Networking with Michelle, vision coach

3 Tips For The Ultimate Date Night

Now listen, this date occurred over a year ago BUT it’s just as relevant today because, well, Valentine’s Day is this weekend. While the hubs and I don’t make a big deal about the “holiday” I know some of you are going to pull some last minute nonsense that will have both of you giving each other the side eye all next week.

So, listen Linda, listen, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to involve some fancy dinner, a dozen roses or chocolates.

No Plans For Valentine's Day? Escape To Austin This Weekend For The Win

Ok listen people, this is the final installment of my travel series BUT please believe its not the end of my travel stories got it!?N-T-Ways, we all know Valentine's Day is this weekend which means there will be long lines at restaurants all over, roses and chocolates will be bought and the night will go down as just another Valentine's Day added to the books. Ummm...no. Just no. You deserve better than that and so does your lady!

Why DeRay Mckesson running for mayor of Baltimore is so significant

CultureIsom KuadeFebruary 6, 2016#blacklivesmatter, black lives matter, Deray Mckesson, Mayor of Baltimore

2016 is off to good start, and I'm grateful

January lifted off with a bang. An unexpected promotion. One person moved out of my house. A close friend moved in from Houston. Then he moved out. Regional sales conference. District sales training. First flight of the year. Unexpected limousine ride. Landed our best interview ever. New energy customers. And a trip to Washington DC coming up in a few weeks. Not everything has been great. My son still decides to act an ass when he sees fit. It's getting better, but we still have a lot of work to do.

Culture, FamilyIsom KuadeFebruary 3, 20162016, gratefulness Comments

Why Network Marketing

Network marketing is essentially a compensation plan that allows a person to get paid as a business by leveraging their immediate personal relationships or "warm market" to sell a product or service and eventually grow beyond that warm market into the cold market of targeted leads. Many times the network marketing compensation plan allows a person to recruit and teach a system of sales and talent management which allows the recruiter to earn a percentage of the efforts of the team they build. It's a system, which properly executed creates an environment that breeds success.

BusinessIsom KuadeFebruary 1, 2016direct selling, entrepreneurship, network marketing, sales