Shereesha Richards grew up in Jamaica playing netball. It is a sport that is similar to basketball that is played 7 on 7. She got the opportunity to go to a basketball camp at the age of 16. After the camp, she was approached with the opportunity to go to the United States and playContinue reading “Ep. 47 – I went Pro with Shereesha Richards”
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Ep 46 – I went Pro with Erinn Dooley
Erinn Dooley has been a part of the gymnastics community her entire life. She began as a toddler going to mommy & me classes and then started competing as a young girl. She progressed quickly through the levels and made it to level 10, the top junior olympic gymnastics level, by the age of 12.Continue reading “Ep 46 – I went Pro with Erinn Dooley”
Ep. 45 – I went Pro with Ieshia Small
Ieshia Small grew up playing football with the boys and decided to play basketball in middle school and never looked back. She and her brother were adopted by her AAU coach after her mother passed away when she was in high school. Ieshia talks about being highly recruited out of high school and committing toContinue reading “Ep. 45 – I went Pro with Ieshia Small”
Ep. 37 – Once An Athlete with Pam Hitchner
A recent study released by Earnst & Young found that 90% of female executive-level leaders had played sports at some point in their background. We decided to put that statistic to the test and find out about the sports background of several local female leaders and learn what lessons they learned playing sports have helpedContinue reading “Ep. 37 – Once An Athlete with Pam Hitchner”
What’s Up with the Enneagram?
A few years ago, a friend of mine sent me what I thought was another personality test. On the surface that appeared to be accurate. The test took about 5 minutes and asked me a series of questions about how I felt about certain things, what I would do in certain situations, etc. Then youContinue reading “What’s Up with the Enneagram?”
Working within a Group
Learning to work well within a group is an important skill that can be easily translated from being on a sports team. Becky & Patricia identify 3 very important aspects for us to focus on: 1) Lead self: Understand yourself and your personality. Understand your values and beliefs. Know your gifts and talents and yourContinue reading “Working within a Group”
Relationships are Worth the Work
Who do you call when something exciting happens? Who gets the sad text of loss or fear? These are the people I refer to as “My People”. Through thick and thin I can reach out and know they will be there. Our lives ebb and flow with positive and negative situations, however when we haveContinue reading “Relationships are Worth the Work”
Life is a Team Sport 