Hustle & Flow

I’m thoroughly convinced that life is a rat race - one of constant movement, relentless pursuits to connect the dots, and the never-ending hustle of survival. Well, I got caught in the madness today… Somebody’s HUSTLE messed up my FLOW!

I woke up this morning thirsty for Thursday; ready to put my best foot forward (you know, the one without Oprah’s bunion) and take on my day. On paper, nothing was different, especially with my infamous to-do list still being longer than I’ve been living, but for whatever reason, I was motivated and pumped to get things done, as if I were an overweight tyke with asthma preparing for a little league championship. Not to mention the fact that God’s favor and anointing was upon my curling iron because my hair is absolutely FIERCE today! Naturally, in the moment, I thought, “NOTHING could stop me!”

Now, as business professionals, no overloaded plate is complete without a few unnecessary meetings sprinkled here and there. Today, I had one in particular that was scheduled at the crackhouse (Starbucks). I had already received a call from the other party, who for the sake of a name we’ll call CLEOPHUS, saying that he’d be a half hour late. No worries on my part because it gave me more time to complete my DIVA transformation in the comfortable confines of my car (WHAT?! The natural light helps!). Besides, a girl must ALWAYS be ready for the unexpected package of a FINE MAN!

At any rate, I arrived at the crackhouse (Starbucks) and picked a seat. I decided against a cup of Joe because my lip gloss was POPPIN’, and I patiently waited for Cleophus to arrive. Moments later, there he stood... a dream deferred…

Thus, the preliminary waltz of conversation began: “What do you do? Where are you from? How did you hear about us?...” all questions before the kill. And then it happened. The formalities were out of the way, and like a lion ready to claim its prey, Cleophus took over…

For the sake of your time and mine, I will summarize by saying this – THE EXPERIENCE IS STILL A BLUR! Bits and pieces of a two-hour selling session have left me in need of mental THERAPY! I went in with good bearings about me, but somehow picked up a case of turrets from trying to interject my thoughts so many unsuccessful times. Eventually, I just shut up and listened. To think… it all went down in a crackhouse (Starbucks).

Now, my cognizance is off kilter. When I left, I soooo needed a walking stick just to keep balance. My brain was mush – fried by the HUSTLE of a salesman! In all honesty, I didn’t see it coming! He said he wanted to PARTNER not PIMP! Dang-blast multi-level marketing! They get smarter every time!

So, here I sit, hoping that these words will empty the experience from my mind and I can get back to the FLOW of my day… but if I don’t succeed in getting back my work swagger, at least I know my hair still looks good!

Passion & Poetry...

Good Afternoon Earthlings,

So, as most of you know, I've been picked up as a show producer at V-103 (the #1 radio station in Atlanta). I'm working for a true LEGEND in the biz, Mrs. Joyce Littel! It's been a wonderful experience, thus far, and I KNOW it will continue to be (and really there's so much more I want to say about how this all came about, but I'll save that testimony for another post)!

At any rate, one of the joys of working for Joyce is that she is a woman determined for excellence and success, which she pushes me for the same. With that said, she has grafted me into her company and team of phenomenal industry professionals at Littel Concepts, LLC (you can link to it under my Get Connected section), which is a premier marketing & promotions firm that is ALWAYS doing BIG things!

Now, for those who live in other places, you'll have to just learn and live the experience of those BIG things vicariously through this blog; however, for those who are in the "A", you get to see it all first-hand!

On August 8th & 9th, 2008, Littel Concepts, in conjunction with V-103,

will be hosting the hottest show in the city! It's none other than PASSION & POETRY!

DISCLAIMER: This show is for "GROWN FOLKS!" In fact, I'm going to need the prayers of the righteous to cover a sista because the line up, which includes actor Lamman Rucker (from Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married & Essence Magazine's Do Right Man list) and R&B legend, Tony Terry, may cause a temporary memory lapse in my salvation (I need someone to get in the Holy Ghost right there...HEY GLORAAAAAAY).

If you're in town, YOU NEED TO BE THERE! I've included the flyers below for more information. For those looking for the "hook-up," I got you... Just go to www.ticketmaster.com and you'll see that I set it up just so you can choose whatever night you want! The only thing you'll have to do is...... PAY FOR YOUR TICKETS! See - I GOT YOU! LOL

SEE YOU THERE!

Here I Am!

Ladies and Gents,

I have officially joined the bloggers' revolution! As computer savvy as I'd like to claim myself to be, it's taken me a month of Sundays to finally put the ongoings of my life on cyberspace... Wait a minute... is that safe?!

So, what will I write about? Well, EVERYTHING! Life's adventures, Love's mishaps and God's blessings. It will all be right here! Now, the key is actually doing this everyday, which may not be so hard. I do love to journal, and this outlet would probably make it easier to do so because my hands can finally keep up with my thoughts!

When I was registering for this blogger, I had to ask myself, "Self, WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU ADDING ANOTHER THING TO YOUR ALREADY OVERLOADED PLATE?!" My Self said, "Because you don't pick up the phone enough to update people on your life, especially your friends and family that you left behind in VA!" So, after my brief moment of schizophrenia, I decided to move forward and create a place where my friends and family can keep up with me and how I'm making do here in the "A." Plus, I just need an outlet - a place for mindless rants and occasional brain farts. Oprah calls stuff like this "cathartic," I call it a bootleg form of THERAPY!

Well, I'm off to do some more work! I don't know how long this blogging thing will last but I will make every effort to keep it up... REALLY!

Tootles for now!
-Can-