Category: Leadership

by Latoya Bullard-Franklin – CEO, The Bulsard Group, LLC

Happy YOU Year!

This is your year, the year to focus on YOU! Your dreams, your goals, your aspirations!  Every year for the past few years, I have noticed a central theme to manifest itself in my life throughout that year.  This same theme manifested itself in the lives of many women in my circle as well.  For 2017 it will be the year of YOU-the year of Empowerment!!!

What is this thing called empowerment?  Empowerment is defined as the state of giving power or authority to someone or something officially.  So, let’s officially give the power over our lives to ourselves, control our own destiny, and not let others control us.  When we ask ourselves the following: “What will they think of me? What if they don’t like…? Who will support…? When will they…?”; we are enabling others to control who we are and what we do in our own lives.  The energy spent on these statements should be put towards those that affirm like “Wait until they see me now!”, “Wait until I…!”, “What will I do to achieve…?!” Continue reading “2017- The Year of Empowerment” →