Category Archives: You

Spring Cleaning

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Wow, it’s three days into spring and I’m already wondering where the time has gone. We’re all familiar with the traditions of spring. It’s time to commence spring-cleaning, get outdoors and be active. In general, spring is a time for renewal. With that said, I thought that today would be an appropriate time to revisit […]

Artist Spotlight: True Blues

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Music has always been present in my life. I remember hearing Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald’s lyrics float from my Grandmother’s room into the hallway. Often times, I’d play old vinyls on our record player in the family room. As a kid, I had no idea who The Sugar Hill Gang was, but I […]

A Little Daily Inspiration: Courtney Martin, Author/Speaker/Blogger

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  All things in life seem to come full circle, now, Thankful For a Million has done the same. Monday, I was thankful to feature an interview with Scott Gerber on entrepreneurism. Wednesday, I was fortunate enough to share an interview with Dyllan McGee, the Executive Producer of MAKERS: The Women Who Make America. And, […]

“MAKERS: Women Who Make America”: Q&A with Filmmaker Dyllan McGee

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So what if International Women’s Day was last week? Filmmakers Dyllan McGee, Betsy West and Peter Kunhardt have created MAKERS, a digital platform that encourages us to celebrate contemporary influential women, every day. MAKERS, a project developed by AOL & PBS, has only begun as a digital interface. The feature length documentary will air on PBS in […]

A Little Daily Inspiration: Scott Gerber, YEC and #FixYoungAmerica

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Since 2008, I’ve heard endless complaints about the lack of jobs. Friends were disappointed to enter a less than stellar job market. Some even had to move home to form what is now known as a shadow household, a home where adult children have reintegrated. Parents were frustrated to see their kids come home and […]