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When it comes to goal setting, the process is just as important as the outcome. Achieving goals requires a clear understanding of what you want to achieve and why, as well as a plan for how you will achieve them. The first step in setting goals is to identify what you want to achieve. Aim for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals. These goals should be aligned with your overall objectives. Once you know what you want to achieve, you need to create a plan for how you will achieve your goals. This plan should include specific steps and...

 We had the immense pleasure of catching up with old kindergarten friends at our 'Reunion Play Date'.The heart could hardly take it, there were so many friends to reconnect with, it was such a feel good overload! When we originally posted our invite we thought maybe 10 or 15 people would RSVP...we quickly realized this was not the case as our post went viral...(hmm slight exaggeration she said laughing) however, we did have to change the time in order for us to accommodate friends who had expressed an interest in attending.  We were feeling loved and excited to catch up with everyone.Planning...

November marks the 50th anniversary of Pong. Why should we care? For starters, Pong is the first video game that millions of people welcomed into their homes to play on their own televisions. Pong kick-started a global video-game industry that is now worth upwards of US $300 billion. And Pong still has a place in active research, for training AI algorithms, strengthening neural networks, and developing the brain-machine interface called Neuralink, among other things. And yet as a Gen-Xer born too late to have enjoyed Pong as a child, I have trouble fathoming how anyone could sit in front of...

By Bry'onna Mention· Updated October 28, 2022 Halloween weekend is finally here! Break out the candy and the horror flicks! Though this will be the first time many of us will return to our regularly scheduled festivities since the pandemic, ESSENCE hopes everyone is safe and mindful of all the respiratory viruses that thrive this time of year—especially as RSV is overwhelming pediatric hospitals across the country. Terms like “tripledemic” are terrifying and we don’t think we have another lockdown in us.Enjoy this weekend, because when November starts we’re hitting the polls! So, in case you spent this week throwing together...

“Shema Yisrael,” my almost-3-year-old son squawks, holding a siddur (prayer book) upside down. I look on, beaming. “What a beautiful Shema,” I coo. “Keep singing! Adonai…”  Our voices cascade down the two flights of stairs to greet my husband in the building lobby on his return home from work. He unlocks the front door and gives me a bemused half-smile.  I know, I respond to him through a shrug. For the second time that day I marvel at the many ways motherhood has changed me.  The first time occurred that morning, when I rejoiced at my 1-year-old daughter’s dirty diaper...