What You See is Not What You Get

By Tiffany L. Burleson-Predom What you see is not what you get…  From as early as I can remember I was labeled as Self-Confident, Bold, Smart, Strong.  I faintly recall my adolescent mind wondering, “What does that mean?”  But, since I never asked anyone I never gained a true understanding of my character-descriptors until well into my adulthood (not sure if this is necessary).   I … Continue reading What You See is Not What You Get

5 Things We Have Learned On Our Business Journey

How often do you reflect on your dream? This can be business or your personal life. Reflection has become important for us to stay focus and evaluate where we are in response to growth, our mission and goal setting for the next quarter. Ujima has been reflecting on our progress and this is what we learned last month.   1- Sacrifice for the larger goal … Continue reading 5 Things We Have Learned On Our Business Journey

Let’s Talk Books

Ujima Reading Lounge Reading books have been a part of our lives for a long while. A special memory is reading books and learning about the world around us, relationships, love and friendships. Ujima has always been an advocate of reading, especially encouraging our young people to read and share books. Our book recommendation is Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile. Some of you may be … Continue reading Let’s Talk Books

5 Smart Tools For Managing Your Business

We all have processes and systems in place we use to get things done. They are all individualized to our specific needs. We read a lot of information about tools business people use to stay ahead of the game. As a magazine, we are always on the look out for new tools to incorporate or add to our basic foundation system. We thought we would … Continue reading 5 Smart Tools For Managing Your Business