Shant Knows It All

I’m The Boss   by @shantellewrites on Friday, September 16th   After finishing the 1st week of a 6-wk sales training Class Diva “You’re the boss, and Randy is the local sales rep.“  Immediately, my brain plays Beyoncé’s “ A Diva is a female version of a hustler ” —real quick, maybe just that line, and I chuckle on the inside and smirk on the outside. Ha-ha, I had faith in God, whatever challenge was to come walking up here, so He showed me just how specially he’d prepared me to over - come it. He delivered this exact customer visit scenario in my last position (the one that didn’t work out). All I had to do was remember…to channel John. Take the Lead What did John used to say and how did he used to say it? I’d truly admired him. His work ethic, authentic blackness, and kindness was unmatched. I walked up just as confidently as he would and just as well-dressed. I grabbed the national account manager’s hand into a warm executive shake. “Nice to meet you again!” , I say, i...

Invisible Woman written in July 2020 and revisited April 20, 2022 Don’t read this I’m writing for my own sake and it’d be better if no one read it. My friend started a convo on what it takes to be famous and I agree; you have to sell what other people would be afraid to share. If it’s authentic enough, it  goes viral. We learned that with Cardi B, and trust me as a die hard Nicki fan it hurts to put her in my opening paragraph. But we finally got the inside tip. She didn’t care about our judgment. A year later I’m arguing with my daughter’s dad about how an ex-stripper is not a real role model. We used to sneak into strip clubs to catch a glimpse at their underworld. But now, the world wants to see it all.   I started writing because I keep blowing up angrily. I go on these rants and get in my head and then I end up not wanting to even be in this world trying. I talk myself into the pointlessness of living. So there’s a real problem. Not one that I’m gonna take medicine for. O...