Before you turn 18 accountability is everywhere. Parents hold you accountable. Teachers hold you accountable. Coaches hold you accountable. Even sometimes neighbors, relatives, and teammates hold you accountable. There is so much accountability when people are young that some teens begin to despise others holding them accountable as they grow into adults. This is sad, […]
Generational poverty is one of the awful legacies left by this country being built based on a slavery system. Generational poverty is a family living in poverty for two or more generations. Research shows that between 17 percent (white families) and 42 percent (black families) of those born into poverty will remain in poverty for […]
It’s easy to confuse self-control with self-discipline. Self-control is about stopping yourself, self-discipline is about pushing yourself. You have self-control when you can stop yourself from exhibiting undesirable behaviors. You have self-discipline when you can push yourself to do the desirable ones. Intuitively it makes sense that if you’re bleeding, you must stop the bleeding before […]