Archives for September 2015

From The Mailbag: Can I Find Balance With An Independent Woman?

September 30, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 6 Comments

Daily we receive emails and Facebook in-boxes containing questions from our readers and fans.

We respond to many of them privately, post them on our Facebook page and in our private group.

Because we receive so many questions, Adrienne and I decided to re-institute our “From The Mailbag” feature.

Each week we’ll share a question and give you the opportunity to weigh in.

This week’s question comes from Chase, a Marine who is also a fan on our Facebook page:

I have friendships with gorgeous, intelligent, single black women. Some have asked my opinion and sometimes it’s a topic of general discussion about our single status. I express to my friends, speaking from my personal experience, some women give off (probably out of necessity) this extreme air of independence.

Most men want to feel needed and will pursue a woman who allows that need to be met. Some men will actually pursue a woman who is struggling because this allows him to be Prince Charming or her superhero.

I definitely do not advocate a woman relying so heavily on a man; I’m suggesting balance. Show him you need and want him, working together while pushing through it all and building a life for you and him. So, when his job takes him elsewhere, he knows you have the strength and independence to hold family and the relationship down.

This is what I think and wonder, deep inside. Can I find balance with an independent woman?

Thanks in advance,

Chase

So, what y’all think?

Join in the Fray and leave a response for Chase: Can a man find balance with an “Independent Woman?”

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#273| Be Happy!

September 30, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 6 Comments

“I’d far rather be happy than right any day.”

Douglas Adams

Join in the Fray: Are you happy – or right?

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing 365 days of inspiration in 2015. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

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#272| Be Fearless

September 29, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

You have to be fearless to have success.

~Serena Williams

Join in the Fray: When and under what circumstances has fearlessness helped you gain success?

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#271| Give Yourself A Start

September 28, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Powerful Words

“There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for whatever success I have attained has been the result of much hard work and many sleepless nights. I got my start by giving myself a start. So don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. You have to get up and make them for yourselves!”

~Madam C. J. Walker

No Excuses!

Many times people resort to making excuses concerning why they can’t “get ahead” or “catch a break.”

They blame others for holding them back or standing in their way, and give up at the slightest hint of opposition. Still others refuse even to start.

Madam C.J. Walker, an African American entrepreneur and first self-made woman millionaire, lived in a time when opportunities were slim indeed.

Being Black and a woman, she had any number of “strikes” against her, yet she absolutely refused to allow herself to become boxed in by her ethnicity, circumstances or gender.

Craving an opportunity? Need a start? Then take a page from Madame Walker’s book and give yourself a start.

Don’t wait for an opportunity to happen – you make it happen!

Here’s A Valuable Resource

If you’re a woman entrepreneur and you’re looking for a supportive community of accomplished, like-minded women, look no further than a special Facebook group formed by Michelle Y. Talbert of the Her Power Hustle website and podcast.

Aptly named “Sister Power Hustlers,” of the Facebook group Michelle says, “This community was birthed out of my deep desire to help women entrepreneurs get the information we need to create and sustain our businesses. Through shared resources and networking we can go much further in business than we ever could alone.”

I’m in Sister Power Hustlers and I LOVE IT. Come join us on the path to success!

Join in the Fray: What opportunities will you create for yourself this week?

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#270| I Have Learned

September 27, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 6 Comments

I’ve learned that it’s not what I have in my life but who I have in my life that counts.

~Unknown

Join in the Fray: September is almost over. What have you learned this month?

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#269| Be Good

September 26, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

It’s better to be good than lucky!

~Unknown

Join in the Fray: Do you agree or disagree with today’s quote?

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#268| She Is

September 25, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

In her youth there was innocence and doubt.

In her adulthood there is strength, love,

and a gleam in her eye that informs the world

that she is truly a queen in her own right.

She is ageless in mind, body and soul.

God has truly blessed her.

She is a woman of many talents

and a woman of color.

~Richard Montgomery

This poem is courtesy of Richard Montgomery, a member of The Swirl World’s Facebook page.

Join in the Fray: What attributes of Black Women do you love and enjoy ?

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#267| A New Way Of Seeing Things

September 24, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 4 Comments

Quotes abound concerning journeys and destinations – we’ve shared a number of them on Travel Thursday.

I especially like today’s quote because it speaks of a destination as a state of mind.

Going places – reaching destinations – changes the way you see things.

By the time you reach your destination, you’ve obtained a new way of seeing things.

You see things in a new way because you’ve changed – and with a result like that, change is a good thing!

Join in the Fray: How do you react to change?

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#266| No Comparison

September 23, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 5 Comments

There’s only one you, so there’s no need to compare yourself to anyone.

Why?

Because there’s no comparison!

Join in the Fray: When do you feel your truest, best self?

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#265| The Countdown Begins!

September 22, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Did you realize today’s date: September 22, 2015, put us in countdown mode for the last 100 days of the year?

Tomorrow is day 99.

I’m not trying to rush things, yet we have to come to grips with the fact that we only have 99 days remaining in this year.

The countdown has begun . . . .

Join in the Fray: How do you feel about countdowns? Do you have any underway? If so, share!

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From The Mailbag: Can I Find Balance With An Independent Woman?

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