KAREN HESLOP| Contributor Last year, I walked away from a well-paying job because it was wreaking havoc on my health and general well-being. It was a huge risk but it was something I knew in my heart that I had to do. Suffice to say, if you’re working in a toxic environment that’s sucking the …
2 minutes read We’re often instructed to follow in our parents’ footsteps, or fill roles that were predetermined for us. With careful steps, we follow our unspoken mandates, endeavoring at all costs to meet the prerequisites of a life dictated for us. We were also told to dream big and to aim for the stars …
2 minutes read! Have you ever wondered what separates a Mark Zuckerberg or a Kim Kardashian from the rest of us? What insights and ‘smarts’ do they have that we don’t? The answer is simple, they had an ingenious idea (…..in Kim’s case, a video) and defied the odds to make their dreams a reality. …
2 mins. read From the moment we had the ability to mutter our names, we were prompted to state who we were. For many, the response came easily, but for others, it took a myriad of experiences, failed attempts at life, and unrealized dreams to muster up the courage to announce their presence; who they …
Mr. Kurt- van Morgan, #youthBOSS Ambassador, is a seasoned and dedicated educator enthralled with the symbiotic relationship between education and self- actualization. Over the course of his eight years tenure as an adept educator within Jamaica’s secondary school system, he became impelled by the need to, as he posits, “help as many students reach their …
JAMILA BANNISTER| Contributor Transitioning from employee to entrepreneur can be rough. It’s even rougher when this transition happens suddenly like after being laid off, retrenched, or “resorting” to it because of a difficult and dry job market. Moving from working on specific tasks in a conventional job to being responsible for an entire operation could …
It is no easy feat weathering the highly unpredictable and tumultuous storms sired by entrepreneurship. However, Mrs. Kiddist Cowans, #youthBOSS Ambassador, the dynamic and astute founder of Jesse’s Gifts and Décor, has proven unequivocally that a keen adherence to the principles of hard work and consistency is able to propel ones water ravaged vessel safely …
2 mins. read It is seemingly ridiculous to believe that one can ever gain any meaningful benefits while being unemployed. However, one with a ‘cup half- full’ outlook is able to find opportunities in any situation, even where unemployment is concerned. With unemployment comes an absurd amount of ‘free time’ wherein one can choose to …
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Business: UniqlyTru Public Relations Advice to budding Entrepreneurs: “Make sure its something you really would like to do because owning a business has its challenges” UniqlyTru Public Relations is widely credited within the entertainment world for its timeless work in promoting the interest of its clientele and strategically enhancing their stated brands. Since its timely …