Success Thought of The Day - The Corelink Solution

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. - W.E.B. Du Bois

Feb 21

Success Thought of the Day – 2/21/22

By James Rosseau

Widely known for his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, in 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University and was a founding member of the NAACP. [Read more in the post]

I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. – Langston Hughes

Feb 21

Success Thought of the Day – 2/16/22: Langston Hughes

By James Rosseau

I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. – Langston Hughes

The things that make us different, those are our superpowers. – Lena Waithe

Feb 15

Success Thought of the Day – 2/15/22

By James Rosseau

There is power in finding our points of commonality.

There is greater power in acknowledging our differences and how they serve the big “we.”

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. – James Baldwin

Feb 14

Success Thought of the Day – 2/14/22

By James Rosseau

James Baldwin was an essayist, playwright, novelist, and activist who broke new literary ground by exploring racial and social issues in his many works. He was primarily known for his essays on the Black experience in America. [Read more in post]

Don’t let anyone convince you that your dream, your vision to be an entrepreneur, is something that you shouldn’t do. - Cathy Hughes

Feb 10

Success Thought of the Day – 2/10/22

By James Rosseau

After being rejected for business loans more than thirty times, through her persistence, she was able to purchase WOL-AM in 1980. [Read more in post]

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. - Maya Angelou

Feb 09

Success Thought of the Day – 2/9/22

By James Rosseau

Allow the change you seek to manifest into clarity, and amazing things can happen.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. - Marian Wright Edelman

Feb 08

Success Thought of the Day – 2/8/22

By James Rosseau

When deciding to pursue my MBA years ago, several people advised me to skip it as I was already a senior vice president within a Fortune 100 company. [Read more in post]

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. - Rita Dove

Feb 07

Success Thought of the Day – 2/7/22

By James Rosseau

Change begins with one person committing to action. That commitment can create momentum, spark a movement, and make an impact.

You can create change.

You can only become accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. Maya Angelou

Feb 04

Success Thought of the Day – 2/4/22

By James Rosseau

It is never too late to make meaningful changes for yourself. [Read more in post]

As long as we are not ourselves, we will try to be what other people are. Malidoma Patrice Somé

Feb 03

Success Thought of the Day – 2/3/22

By James Rosseau

During a listening session focused on improving diversity, a person told me that they left a bit of themself in the car each day before entering the building each morning. As we dug into why she explained the need to “fit in.” [Read more in post]

Each person must live their life as a model for others. - Rosa Parks

Feb 02

Success Thought of the Day – 2/2/22

By James Rosseau

There is power in the simple idea of community.

Whether at home or work, modeling behaviors that others can emulate and develop creates growth.

Feb 02

Success Thought of the Day – 1/31/22

By James Rosseau

There is a thing bubbling up inside you. It ties together your core beliefs, gifts, and talents. It provides you with a sense of purpose and compels you to take action.

In the pursuit of that thing, you will win your freedom.