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Continue reading →: Face Your Adversity: How our personal challenges are a roadmap to fulfillment.
Despite the typical scare tactics of high school teachers and ACT prep courses, I never doubted that I would graduate from college. I’m lucky to say there was never a moment strenuous enough to make me think I wouldn’t finish the journey. Now does the library still have camera footage…
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Continue reading →: Party of 1: Why we should all appreciate the lives we have.
There’s a sweet scene in the “Wrinkle In Time” movie where the main character is talking to the magical fairies who move through universes and time – including the past. She asks them if they could go back and change a few things about her that she doesn’t really like.…
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Continue reading →: Starting from the Bottom
The very bitter pill that I’ve been swallowing for the last month is that nobody gets to start at the top. Nobody gets to walk onto the job and do exactly what they want to do. Yes you, and me, with all our degrees, internships, excellent transcripts, and esteemed references.…
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Continue reading →: Pay Yourself First
The first thing they teach you in finance is to pay yourself first. As a new business owner, I am fully recognizing the importance of this concept. It’s a precautionary tactic to ensure that personal expenses are taken care of before anything else, and to test if the business can…
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Continue reading →: Plan less. Do more.
In this season of reflection, I’ve been revisiting different seasons of my past in an attempt to understand my present. Although I’m thankful for where I am, I’ve been going over every period to determine if there was anything I should’ve done differently. As I look back through my wins…
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Continue reading →: What are we doing here?
A fitting title for this blog introduction and for this season of life. What brought you to this page, and what are we supposed to be doing with our lives right now? I started this blog as a place to record my reflections and the life lessons I was learning…
Words by Aderonke
“Why didn’t anyone tell me this?” is the constant refrain on the thrill ride into adulthood. I decided my personal trials would be worth it only if I could help someone else’s journey. Welcome to Minutes of a Millennial. This is a collection of the life lessons thus far, an honest reflection, and a safe place to know you’re not alone. I hope you can find some comfort here.
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