The Real Quarantine Struggle: Motivation
“THERE IS NO SECRET FORMULA TO SUCCESS.” You have to take that first step and take action, then comes the motivation that follows. Let’s talk about taking a few days off…
Encouraging Editorials
What’s Your Sun?: Understanding Why You “Do.”
It is important to identify and understand your “sun” so that when days become gloomy, and it seems like it’s going to rain, instead of losing sight of the light…
UA Archive: Pro Era Rapper, Dessy Hinds, Shares Words of Wisdom
“10,000 hours is the main thing that matters. How else are you gonna build confidence? If you’re putting 10,000 hours in, there’s no way you’re gonna be afraid to do anything.”
New Year, Same Goals
There are moments we can become bittersweet as we reflect on all that we wished to accomplish, but did not …
When Drifting Helplessly Down the River of Life
You are not in control of the situations that are stressing you out – so it’s like you are lifelessly drifting down the current of the fast river that is life. Have you ever felt helpless?
A Subjective Summer
There is nothing wrong with aspiring to make the same type of moves or put yourself in similar positions, but do not feel as if you need to be in those positions to be happy …
The Countdown
Coupled with that feeling of being in a race by yourself is a feeling of anxiety – of being so close to finishing that you can almost taste it. And even though you can taste it …
“Wake up April is almost over. It’s playoff time….”
Failure is seen as a reflection of one’s performance when in reality it is a test of one’s resilience and drive to push through and move forward.
WHAT’S BETTER THAN ONE BILLIONAIRE…?
What do you see when you look at a wealthy man or woman? Personally, there have been times in my life where I thought of them as privileged individuals who had everything handed to them.
PASSING THE BATON
This information is inspiring, but what does this mean for our generation? Besides the importance of us, as Black youth, to know our history and those who contributed, what can we take away from this knowledge?
UCHE EZEOKOLI
Meet Uche, who says “The best you can do for your future is be the best you are today.” Uche Ezeokoli is a 2nd year student at UC Merced who answered a few question of ours about living the “un-associated lifestyle”
Better is Coming: Hopes for the New Year
I hope when the world brings you to your knees that you get up. I hope when you no longer see light in this big great world, you keep digging a little deeper …
UA Archive: Let Go and Let God
Life’s greatest and scariest attribute is its uncertainty – our inability to predict what is next. What thrill would we get out of life if we knew what was next?
Stepping Out on Faith: The Truth about Risks
It’s not everyday that we take risks and it goes 100% smoothly, but it is every day that God is with us …
Always and Forever: God’s Unchanging Nature
So often (…) we question where God is and we question whether He is there at all, but the truth of the matter is that He is always with us …
You Are Not Alone: The Power of Encouraging Yourself in the Lord
By encouraging ourselves in the Lord, we remind our flesh, which so easily forgets and falters, that we can do all things through Christ …
Rise and Shine: The Early Bird Gets the Worm
I know that a lot of us use sleep as an escape from the world (I know I used to), but I challenge you to try to see the beauty in the day …
Divine Timing
But in the end with faith and work, things always came through. I always got what I wanted and more. Probably not in my time, but God’s timing – Divine Timing …
Better Lies Ahead: Why Rejection Is Not Always Denial
What we have to understand about rejection is that it is not meant to break us down. It is meant to build us up- the nos that we receive …
I Am > I Was
I am not that – I am better, I’ve grown, and I am greater. We have to forgive our past selves for not knowing better during those times …
The Vision Is Like A Painting
The thing about having a vision – about being given a vision by God – is that sometimes you are the only one who can see it…
UA Archive: Success … But Make It Impactful
We tend to think of our dreams and passions as personal things, just for us, but if your dream only impacts and benefits you, it’s too small …
Feeling Discouraged is a Part of the Journey
You see, we don’t always have a choice about how we feel, but we always have a choice about what we do about how we feel. We are accountable…