Optimism

Think Ahead, Use Your Head, Get Ahead, Stay Ahead

Jet Noir

Jun 14, 20172 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Jul 23, 20162 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Jul 16, 20163 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Jun 25, 20163 min read

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...

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Attitude = Vitality Level: Energy For A Busy Life, Part 6/7

Jet Noir

May 7, 20162 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Apr 23, 20162 min read

Toxic Words

Dear Internet, Please stop blaming the calendar year for the events that displease us. “Fuck 2016” is the equivalent of blaming the...

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Jet Noir

Apr 16, 20164 min read

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...

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The Easiest Difficult Thing You Can Do (Is Change The World)

Jet Noir

Mar 19, 20165 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Mar 5, 20163 min read

Unrequited

About 15 years ago, I finished my second book (a collection of poems) entitled, “Heavy Mettle.” Lately, I’ve been revisiting the...

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Jet Noir

Feb 17, 20167 min read

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,...

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Jet Noir

Jan 15, 20162 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Jan 1, 20164 min read

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...

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Find My Friends [Part 4/4]: Get Your 💩 Together

Jet Noir

Nov 23, 20155 min read

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 💩...

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Find My Friends [Part 2/4]: Interracial Dating

Jet Noir

Nov 9, 20155 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Oct 19, 20155 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Sep 27, 20154 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Sep 13, 20156 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Aug 16, 20155 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

May 10, 20157 min read

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...

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Jet Noir

Mar 8, 20157 min read

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...

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