My readership is AWESOME! Some people call you urban…some people call you ‘hood….some people can’t stand to hire you…
My readership is AWESOME! Some people call you urban…some people call you ‘hood….some people can’t stand to hire you….some people want to put you in jail….some people can’t understand why you write….some people can’t understand why you are so motivated to win…..I CALL YOU MY CONSTITUENTS! Thank you for reading The UndagroundMilli! Without you, I am nothing.
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I became familiar with Gil Scott-Heron in 1993 while at The Upper Room in San Francisco. The Upper Room was founded and run by Rafiq Bilal, my friend Mohammed Bilal’s father.
I became familiar with Gil Scott-Heron in 1993 while at The Upper Room in San Francisco. The Upper Room was founded and run by Rafiq Bilal, my friend Mohammed Bilal’s father. The Upper Room was a family of artist, poets, writers, black thinkers, creative folks, dancers, etc. People would recite Gil Scott-Heron and I believe he even came through The Upper Room at one point. Gil Scott-Heron was one of the greatest poets of our time. Rest in Love!
BOUNCE TV TO FEATURE MOVIES, SPORTS, SPECIALS, SERIES,INSPIRATIONAL FAITH-BASED PROGRAMMING AND MORE
Rainforest Films Producer, Will Packer, announced the launch of Bounce TV coming in the Fall of 2011.
BOUNCE TV TO FEATURE MOVIES, SPORTS, SPECIALS, SERIES,INSPIRATIONAL FAITH-BASED PROGRAMMING AND MORE
Major Motion Picture Licensing Deals with NBC Universal Television, Sony Pictures Television,Code black Entertainment and Image Entertainment to Bring New Net Nearly 400 Titles;Ambassador Andrew Young, Martin Luther King III Among Founders;
Rainforest Films Co-Founders Rob Hardy and Will Packer,Former Turner Broadcasting Executives Ryan Glover & Jonathan KatzHead Leadership Team;Former Sony Pictures Television Executive Jeffrey Wolf to Lead Distribution Efforts
As a special tr…eat, chess champion Daniel Naroditsky will play a simul (when one player plays many people at once) against other young folks. The event is free and all ages to attend, but those wishing to be in the chess tournament will pay a registration fee. The registration page will be up April 15th.
Hip Hop Chess Federation Spring 2011 Classic
A variety of popular artists are teaming with the HHCF for the Hip Hop Chess Federation Spring Classic, which promotes peace, and anti-bullying for all-ages.
Pro-skater Jordan Richter, Casual from Hieroglyphics, Zion I, T-Kash, and others will be special guests at the chess tournament, which will also host a Life Strategies panel prior to the start of the Chess matches. The panel will be moderated by NBC 11 news anchor Scott Budman.
As a special tr…eat, chess champion Daniel Naroditsky will play a simul (when one player plays many people at once) against other young folks. The event is free and all ages to attend, but those wishing to be in the chess tournament will pay a registration fee. The registration page will be up April 15th.
“Rappers, skaters and chess players from all over are coming together once again to help the streets gain peace” said HHCF founder Adisa Banjoko. “The economy has been tough on our organization in recent years. That’s why I’m thankful to everybody involved in making this event happen. Gang violence, bullying, alcohol and drug abuse among young people is still a very real problem. We want to show them the benefits of reinforcing their dreams with serious focus and a consistent work ethic.”
Jordan Richter will also give a skate exhibition while teaching teens about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, the All Tribes Universal Zulu Nation will host a B-Boying workshop for young bboys and bgirls.
Reginald Hudlin’s 2nd installment of You Can’t Handle The Truth.
You Can't Handle The Truth Installment 2 by Hudlin Entertainment
YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH chronicles the journey of Jimmy Hendricks, a marketing expert and family man who gets pulled into a tangled web of conspiracy in an attempt to save Black America! All that plus jokes….take a look:
You Can't Handle The Truth by Hudlin Entertainment
The best way to handle yourself and move into a leadership position is to listen to neither. Do not place any value on praise and place no value on criticism.
We live in a highly critical world. A world in which it is far easier to critique someone else than it is to give praise to someone. That’s just the world that we live in. The more you are in a leadership position with tons of responsibility, the easier it is for people to be HIGHLY critical of your leadership. That’s the world we live in.
One thing that I have learned from playing the quarterback position in football and in being a fierce entrepreneur and independent business owner for 15 years is this: do NOT value praise and do NOT value criticism. The person who wants praise but doesn’t want criticism is doomed. The person who listens only to criticism and doesn’t listen to praise is also equally doomed.
The best way to handle yourself and move into a leadership position is to listen to neither. Do not place any value on praise and place no value on criticism. Just remain neutral. I’m not saying be a robot. I’m just saying to listen to both and let both go in one ear and out the other and keep performing and striving to perform at a high level. Your only mission as a leader is to perform well. Everyone elses mission is to critique that performance. Leaders perform, non leaders praise and critique it. Which side are you on?
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Typically, opportunity is disguised as a weakness….
I see that most people can’t stand either having a weakness or seeing a weakness in others. I think the opposite from a business opportunity standpoint. Typically, opportunity is disguised as a weakness if you know how to look at the situation. The most important thing to note is that there are weaknesses all around us every single minute of the day. Most people can’t spot them because most people are critical of others’ weaknesses.
I know people in the corporate world who are also critical of their jobs and the company but what if you started looking at it as: how can I make this situation work for me as a business? This thing that one keeps complaining about could possibly be a gold mine if you just put the right pair of glasses on and take a closer look. A weakness will never reveal itself as an opportunity and it will never come screaming for you.
A weakness is usually disguised as something that completely bothers you to the core about a business. Something that you sit back and say “Why do they do that or I wish they did that differently.” Therein lies the solution. Ask yourself what do people need and how can I provide it to them to make it better? This is the beginning of innovation and success.
It amazes me that people get all bent out of shape because family or other people underrate them. Being underrated is probably one of the greatest gifts you can ever receive.
It amazes me that people get all bent out of shape because family or other people underrate them. Being underrated is probably one of the greatest gifts you can ever receive. It allows you to plot, plan, and create without the pressure of being great. Look at people and football players like Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. When he was drafted in the NFL, no one even thought the guy stood a chance at even playing.
Conversely, someone like Ryan Leaf who had REALLY high expectations, could not live up to the high ratings in any shape of the word. The lack of pressure on you is actually opportunity to shine in your own way doing what you can do to raise up. I really love it when people underestimate me and underrate me. It has allowed me to build one of the worlds most highly visited blog sites in a little over 15 months when others have been at it for years and have way more resources.
Trust me when I tell you that you want to be underrated, underestimated and have people not believe in you while you grow your project. You don’t want people thinking you’re the greatest and hottest thing without proving it first to yourself and then to others. Let time take it’s course and simply turn any nonbelievers into believers. It takes time.
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