We asked some of the brightest and most thoughtful entrepreneurs, artists and creatives in the community to tell us about something they believe that most people in their space disagree with and we’ve shared highlights below.

Tosha Blackon

The most common thing I have heard and still hear from time to time is that the market is “saturated” with a lot of candle makers and your business won’t be successful. Once a person finds their niche in their industry, it does not matter how many other people are doing it. For me, I decided to just focus on my business and building a brand that represented who I am and created a product to match what market I wanted to introduce my brand to. Throughout the past 3 years, I have had unfortunate circumstances that caused me to put things on hold but I truly believe when God has blessed you with gifts and talents, no matter what happens, those things will always be there, and making candles is mine. Read more>>

Stacy Piccolo

In many spiritual communities there is an emphasis on “transcendence”, or moving beyond the human experience, the struggles and overall reality of daily living. Since ancient times, rishis and sages who renounced chaotic worldly life went into caves to sit in meditation to attain ultimate peace and liberation. They had to withdraw all of their senses from the stimuli in the very loud and crowded outside world in order to embark on this journey within. The goal was to be in higher states of consciousness, beyond needs and wants, transcendent of human experience. Read more>>

Brenda Ingraham

The one vice I have for the film industry is their need to use such foul language. I am especially offended by the F word.and GD. The Director of one Film asked me to find a female thief. My friend came to me and said the F word was in her scene seven or eight times and that she could not say that word. She told the Director. she could not use that word to which he said it was all right, but she needed to be very forceful in how she acted. In another scene, the actor was on the phone and used that word so many times. Read more>>

Monidipa Das

In the industry of professional proposal writing, especially in the Government arena, it needs still more insight to understand the detailing of the system. We need to educate or coach ourselves better to understand the significance of detailing in this profession. We, at Vendorship helps our clients with end-to-end proposal management. To put in a nutshell, success in this industry requires in depth knowledge and understanding of the bid procurement and management process. Read more>>

A J Donaldson

In a world ruled by ego-driven leaders, stagnant communities, and disconnected families, I have pledged two promises to myself and those I connect with, “Be Open to Change & “Do No Harm” above all else. I have seen firsthand how people are silenced by the noise of the world. I’ve seen people lose their voices because of discrimination and lack of support. I’ve seen families torn apart by systemic barriers. Read more>>