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Category Archives: Career

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“Do I Look Like An ATM?”: Filling Souls With Soles

March 20, 2013by Diggame 3 Comments

Across America about ten years ago, long lines of adults began crowding outside of retail stores, often sleeping outside overnight, elbowing and fighting for their chance to purchase products, such […]

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Career, Finance, Life
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The Person You Should Be MAD At Is Right In the Mirror

November 27, 2012by Diggame 20 Comments

We live in a society inundated with the idea of self-absorption and self-victimization. Some people constantly walk around in a state of perpetual “woe is me” being. People are always […]

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Career, Life, Motivation, Philosophy, Relationships
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How To Fulfill Your Destiny & Pay Your Bills: A Complete Guide Part II

September 19, 2012by JCov 7 Comments

This is part II of the powerful piece from Jennifer Covington (@sunshinebuilder) How to Fullfill Your Destiny and Pay Your Bills: A Complete Guide Part I.  If you haven’t already make […]

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Career, Guest Blog, Life, Motivation
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How To Fulfill Your Destiny & Pay Your Bills: A Complete Guide Part I

September 12, 2012by JCov 7 Comments

When I wrote the heartfelt, yet tongue-in-cheek article about Michael Jackson’s take on how to go from Dream to Destiny, I got a lot of great feedback. Most people got it […]

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Career, Guest Blog, Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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Guess Who is Speaking at Blogging While Brown?!!!

April 16, 2012by Diggame 7 Comments

Last year, I was able to attend the great Blogging While Brown 2011 conference in Los Angles. I had a great time and got to connect with so many other […]

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Barnstorming aka My Outside Work, Career, Personal
Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches Record High Of $540 Million

Instagram Is Better For You Than MegaMillions

April 10, 2012by Diggame 7 Comments

Yesterday it was announced that the growing popular App for I-Phones and Android phones Instagram was recently purchased by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook for around 1 BILLION dollars. That’s right 1 […]

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Career, Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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You Chasing Money BUT What About The Purpose?

March 6, 2012by Diggame 12 Comments

This post I actually wrote a year and a half ago but I have had so many people talk in circles about getting paid and wanting money but few people actually […]

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Career, Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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From Ashy to Classy Finalist For Black Weblog Awards!

May 18, 2011by Diggame 8 Comments

Monday afternoon after a long day at the 9 to 5 I received two emails that humbled me tremendously. The two emails were notifying me that I was a finalist […]

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Career, Life, Personal
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Best Thing Since Sliced Bread…From Ashy to Classy Turns One Year

March 17, 2011by Diggame 13 Comments

Today is a very special day for two reasons. The first reason is today is the beginning of one of the things I enjoy the most right under sex and […]

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Career, Personal, Reversing A Culture of Ignorance, Social Consciousness, The Marcus Graham Chronicles, War of The Beauty
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The Myth of Rags to Riches

October 22, 2010by Diggame 16 Comments

“There were others who had forced their way to the top from the lowest rung by the aid of their bootstraps.” -James Joyce (“Ulysses”, 1922) Last weekend I went to […]

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Career, Life, Social Consciousness
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From Ashy To Classy Panelist at Show Me Blog

October 20, 2010by Diggame 4 Comments

This Saturday I will be a panelist and speaking at the Show Me Blog Conference in St. Louis. If you are in the area cone check myself and other great […]

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Career, Personal
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You Didn’t Do It…We Did!!

August 31, 2010by Diggame 7 Comments

A few weeks ago Doug Stewart the host of my favorite sports talk radio show The Two Live Stews came up with idea that was hilariously funny. He came up […]

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Career, Comedy, Sports

Find Purpose Not Money

April 21, 2010by Diggame 9 Comments

Over the last week or so I have become addicted to the television show American Greed. American Greed is a show that airs on CNBC which highlights some of the biggest […]

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Career, Motivation, Personal, Philosophy

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