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Think Ahead, Use Your Head, Get Ahead, Stay Ahead
Looking ahead to what’s next is how we keep moving forward. I’d never suggest that you live in the future tense. We all do that too much...
Jet Noir
Jun 14, 20172 min read
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Find Yourself Attractive
This was originally posted on 02/11/2013. But, I’m still in the Dominican Republic without Internet access, so please give this a fresh...
Jet Noir
Jul 23, 20162 min read
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Inspiration: Fitness
I’m in the Dominican Republic. This is a repost from February 2013 (with a few edits). My double life finds me working as a Burlesque...
Jet Noir
Jul 16, 20163 min read
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In Celebration Of You
This is the month of LGBTQ Pride and I’ve heard many people refer to it as a celebration of love or a celebration of freedom. While those...
Jet Noir
Jun 25, 20163 min read
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Attitude = Vitality Level: Energy For A Busy Life, Part 6/7
Hello, Friends! As promised (weeks ago) here is part 6 in the 7 part series about keeping up a high level of energy to keep up with a...
Jet Noir
May 7, 20162 min read
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Toxic Words
Dear Internet, Please stop blaming the calendar year for the events that displease us. “Fuck 2016” is the equivalent of blaming the...
Jet Noir
Apr 23, 20162 min read
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The next time you (I) fall in love…
Dear Jet, If you’re reading this letter that Past Jet wrote to you, then it may already be too late. You fall in love too easily. To be...
Jet Noir
Apr 16, 20164 min read
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The Easiest Difficult Thing You Can Do (Is Change The World)
As part of a school assignment, I recently began some volunteer work and something I heard resonated with me. The gentleman leading our...
Jet Noir
Mar 19, 20165 min read
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Unrequited
About 15 years ago, I finished my second book (a collection of poems) entitled, “Heavy Mettle.” Lately, I’ve been revisiting the...
Jet Noir
Mar 5, 20163 min read
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A Problem With The Fitness Industry
Greetings! Last week, I promised part two of the seven part series on how I keep my energy levels up. That will show up next week. First,...
Jet Noir
Feb 17, 20167 min read
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Portraits Of Gratitude
There are times when I sit down and write without a goal or promise to myself. In that freeform mode of thinking (often fueled by...
Jet Noir
Jan 15, 20162 min read
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Announcements for 2016!
Happy New Year! I’ve been in the lab plotting and planning some changes for 2016. I’m not talking about macro-level changes that will...
Jet Noir
Jan 1, 20164 min read
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Find My Friends [Part 4/4]: Get Your 💩 Together
I was once asked what type of work shop I would create (of the self-improvement variety) to which I promptly replied, “Get your 💩...
Jet Noir
Nov 23, 20155 min read
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Find My Friends [Part 2/4]: Interracial Dating
Good Morning! This week’s post is part two in a four-part series of how I choose my friends. I’m writing this in hopes that it may...
Jet Noir
Nov 9, 20155 min read
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No Easy Solution [The Culture Around Mass Shootings]
This isn’t an easy subject to approach so I’ll just come right out and say it, mass shootings. There, it’s on the screen. Before you make...
Jet Noir
Oct 19, 20155 min read
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Extend My Hand In Friendship And Fairness
This week’s post is part 3 of 4 regarding my personal commitments to be a better human that are tattooed on my arm. (See previous posts...
Jet Noir
Sep 27, 20154 min read
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Develop My Mind And Share My Knowledge
In the basement of my parent’s house, in what used to be my old room, my brother hung a list of commitments. They read like a creed for...
Jet Noir
Sep 13, 20156 min read
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Strength Is A Choice
Strength is not a matter of chance. Strength is not a matter of destiny. Strength is not a matter of genetics. (Your parents have well...
Jet Noir
Aug 16, 20155 min read
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My Momma’s Advice (A Word On Arrogance)
I still remember the first time that someone called me arrogant. I was in the seventh grade and I had to ask my Momma what it meant. I...
Jet Noir
May 10, 20157 min read
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Uplift Oakland or Don’t Misplace Blame
I grew up in Detroit. While we never considered our neighborhood to be a bad one, we also never spent time reading crime statistics. We...
Jet Noir
Mar 8, 20157 min read
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