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Category Archives: Motivation

The Great Gatsby

Be Careful What You Wish For Because You Just Might Get It

Featuredby Diggame 1 Comment

I guess God was like, aight fine Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps Try to give it back he be like – nah […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy, Relationships
Flattered Woman Smiling

Why Are You Dwelling On Past Or The Future?…Live For Today!

April 16, 2013by Diggame 8 Comments

I actually originally wrote this post two years ago but I received a heart-felt email from someone yesterday who was worried about a family member being effected by the Boston […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
Portrait of happy couple

The Right Man/Woman IS NOT Going to Make You A Better Person

April 12, 2013by Diggame 8 Comments

The other day I was watching the movie As Good as It Gets with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. There is a scene in the movie where Nicholson’s character says […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy, Relationships
thinking couple

You Are So Used To Losing That You Don’t Even Know When You Are Winning

February 28, 2013by Diggame 22 Comments

I have written about before that the worst enemy we have is our own selves. The way our mind constructs and sees the world is something that is constantly needs […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy, Relationships
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Having Empathy For Someone’s Struggle

February 27, 2013by Diggame 2 Comments

I’ve talked to a lot of people in my life. People from all different backgrounds, countries, nationality, personality and so forth. Comments that never seems to change when I’m talking […]

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Guest Blog, Life, Motivation
black woman seeing bad image in mirror

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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5 Reasons Why Exercise is an Integral Part of Your Success

November 8, 2012by JCov 9 Comments

If you’re anything like the majority of the population you find it hard to get yourself to the gym everyday. We are bombarded with messages of weight loss, but for some […]

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Guest Blog, Health and Fitness, Motivation
pondering black woman

Who is Your Worst Enemy?…YOUR MIND

October 18, 2012by Diggame 11 Comments

A few weeks ago I was having one of those days where I began to reevaluate who I am and where I am going. I found myself laying in the […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
black man dreams

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
black woman hustlin

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
blackcouple enjoying life

Your Life Isn’t Getting Anywhere Cause You Don’t Enjoy Where You Are in Your Life NOW!!

August 30, 2012by Diggame 5 Comments

The other day I was in one of those moods. You know one of those moods where that little man in the back off your head begins to make you […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
African american woman smiling with purpose/dream

Dreams, Goals, What Are These??

August 8, 2012by divinewoman04 2 Comments

Make sure you check out this week’s episode of the “Straight Outta Lo Cash” Radio Show. This week’s show“Where Hip Hop Live’s??” with Legendary DJ Charlie Chan Soprano. You can […]

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Guest Blog, Motivation, Philosophy
men at bathroom urinal

Life Will Be a Lot Better If You Focus on Your Own Piss!

July 24, 2012by Diggame 10 Comments

In a earlier post “Don’t Worry it Wasn’t Your Time” I wrote about being patient and understanding that everything we want to happen for us will happen in due time if […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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The Case Study of Lebron James: Does Success Bring the Worst Out of People?

July 5, 2012by darcwonn1906 27 Comments

One of the sayings I love is the one which says, ”Money and success don’t change you; it shows the world more of who you already are”.  Can the same thing come from seeing […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
Darryl Frierson- Black Enterprise Screen Shot

Black Enterprise Featured Me??? Yes, They Really Did!!

May 17, 2012by Diggame 9 Comments

Finally, the feature article of me done by Black Enterprise for Black Bloggers Month where they are highlighting 20 of the Best Bloggers of 2012 is up! There is a […]

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Barnstorming aka My Outside Work, Life, Motivation
Happy

Junior Seau’s Death Showed Us All How Much Happiness Really Means

May 4, 2012by Diggame 5 Comments

Earlier this week the shocking death of future Hall of Fame Football player Junior Seau started circulating every sports media outlet. A part of me wasn’t surprised to hear about […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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Do You Care About FAME More than SUCCESS?

April 24, 2012by Diggame 8 Comments

A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with DJ Ay Eye (@ay_eye) and we were talking about hip hop in 2012. He said something that stuck out to […]

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Life, Motivation, Philosophy, Social Consciousness
MichaelJackson

5 Lessons From Michael Jackson on Going from Dream to Destiny

April 18, 2012by JCov 10 Comments

 If you haven’t make sure you check out this weeks episodes of the “Straight Outta Lo Cash” Radio Show. This week’s show “Are We Free If We Can’t Sing About Chicken?” You […]

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Guest Blog, Life, Motivation, Philosophy
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
man-chasing-money

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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