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😂😭😁Lol... 13 years because #FoundersDay #BenjaminButton #AgingChallenge #PearlyWhites #NigerianTeeth #Lol

🗣🗣 LONG CAPTION AHEAD!!⠀
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For the past few days I've been in love with these 2018 recaps and it really made me think about the OUTSTANDING year I've had. Kicked off the year with a feature in @Forbes (shout out to @pauleannareid) hosted the inaugural Gyrl Wonder “Mentoring Matters” symposium, launched the Gyrl Wonder Leadership Academy (team too lit), spoke at CultureCon (hi @theccnyc) and a host of other amazing things. ⠀
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I know you’ve seen this pic a million times this year (shrugs) but it pretty much sums up how I feel. All smiles through all 4 seasons (with one minor ‪hadouken‬ to the chest but I’m good). I was saving this podcast interview snippet for this post, and I KNOW my friends @unapologeticd_ wanted to kill me because i didnt post it in real time but... this interview was my last one for the year and prob one of the best. It made me think about my passions and my purpose and even made me cry when talking about ya'll’s BFF aka my mom (I asked them to delete that part but they were like NAH). They have no idea but this interview made me shift my focus/my thoughts about @gyrlwonder and the direction in which I wanted to move. Made me think extra hard about what I was going to do to lead the charge on educating not only our young women of color, but the schools, universities, organizations that we send them off to. So the past few months, I just sat, thought, ate, (HAPPY HOLIDAYS!), recapped my year and strategized next steps. I dont make new year resolutions because I strive to be better every day but here are some of my lessons from the last 365:⠀
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1. You don't disrupt by playing safe.⠀
2. Share your dreams. Speak your dreams. And then go get em!
3. People can steal an idea of yours, but its ok. You are the magic. ⠀
4. We pray for opportunities but we never take into account the cost. Won’t always be sweat equity or money, could be relationships. ⠀
5. Doesn’t matter if someone hits a 3 pointer if you’re still winning the game. (Word to @courtneyxjade)
6. Let go, or be dragged. 🙃
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In closing, I wanna thank God for working harder than Satan, he’s playing favorites. It feels amazing. Happy New Year y’all!

20🏆9 and beyond. ⠀
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Interview link in bio.

About last night.

#AFHolidayParty #Masquerade #ImSick #NoMoreLiquor #UntilMondaysParty

Y’all know I like to show off in the 4th quarter. @gyrlwonder is growing faster than I could EVER imagine. Come on over. 💞

#StayLow #AlwaysFiring #ButWait #TheresMore

Albany, why so cold? ❄️☃️

🗣🗣🗣 Sending elephant hugs to my baby boy @leninyoung, my only boy mentee lol 👦🏽. We know how bad you’ve wanted this, how long you’ve waited for this, and how hard you’ve worked for this. Congratulations my dear. Welcome to fold. I love you. The real work begins. ♦️🐘⠀
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P.S. Peep the Spellman throwback! That’s the day you told you were going to be a Kappa. ⠀
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#KappaAlphaPsi #SyracuseUniversity

Me: “Are we done yet? I don’t want to take anymore pictures... 😞”⠀⠀
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Lauren (@nikkilauren88): “One more. You’re doing amazing sweetie 😂😂😂.”⠀⠀
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#ComplexCon

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