Success On The Way: Don’t Do It! Don’t Do It! … “Ask Dr. Jeanette”
September 28, 2016
Where possible, avoid presumptuousness, frivolity, impulsiveness and compromise
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Dr. Jeanette Grattan Parker
Success On The Way: Gumption
August 17, 2016
My mother said, “gumption.” I didn’t know what she meant; but she was distinctive enough to convey the life changing motivation. The tone of her voice and the context spoke volumes. I learned she wanted me to have “courage.” She wanted me to “persevere,” She conveyed a “never give up” attitude, wanting me to believe that some kind of way I could work my way up out of the housing projects in Birmingham, Alabama and ‘make something of myself’. That’s right, she would say that too, “Jean, you better go to school and make something out of yourself!”
“Success On The Way”… Ask Dr. Jeanette: Murdering The Mind
August 10, 2016
Established institutionalized systems in place murder our children’s minds by destroying, stifling and killing their dreams
“Success On The Way”…Ask Dr. Jeanette: The Ol’ Green Eyed Monster
July 27, 2016
Feelings of jealousy and envy can cause tremendous inner anxiety, which may produce insecurity and more fear
Success On ‘The Way’, ASK DR. JEANETTE!- Cut Through The Red Tape!
July 7, 2016
My mother talked about “Red Tape.” I understand now. She was talking about: AKA The Bureaucracy AKA The Establishment AKA The System AKA The Man AKA The Cards Are Stacked Against Us AKA Red Tape.
Success On The Way…Ask Dr. Jeanette?: Voices In The Wilderness
June 8, 2016
Does all life matter? Really?? The killing of Harambe, the rare, silver back 450 pound, 17-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo was widely publicized this week. While swishing around a 3 year old child, Harambe was killed to save the boy who managed to escape his mother and slipped into the gorilla enclosure. Those who heard of and onlookers who saw the event speculated the gorilla did not have to be killed. A conservationist stated the gorilla might have been distracted if he was offered fruit or