decisions How I Made Peace With Not Being 'Liked' By Everyone When I was offered my first leadership opportunity, I recoiled from it. I was a Research Analyst at Sanford Bernstein, and I was asked if I would consider becoming Director
decisions I Don't Want To Be A Mom and Other Secrets I Do Not Share “I know I’ll never have children.” I say it plainly, without emotion. The responses I receive raise the intensity level of the conversation: “Of course you will.” “That’ll
decisions Finding My New American Dream My name is Brianna Dumas and I am nearly a quarter century old. If you would have asked me 5 years ago, where I saw myself at 24 or 25,
decisions Most People Are Neither For You Nor Against You I find this saying equal parts comforting and humbling, much like its sister-mantra, “This too shall pass.” The latter I repeat to myself in the depths of despair and/or
decisions Making The Leap Of Faith During my freshman year at American University, I found myself standing on a platform about 25 feet in the air, clutching a trapeze bar, preparing to jump with no prior
mothers It Takes A Village I have now hit the 4 month mark of the most wonderful and challenging time of my life as a first time mother with a beautiful baby girl (and future
entrepreneurship Facing Failure A little over three years ago, I submitted the following in my application to the Ross School of Business: I am launching a company called BetterHope, which is an ecommerce