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Understanding Why Character Matters in Effective Leadership

Understanding Why Character Matters in Effective Leadership

by Karen Blake | May 20, 2025 | Leadership, Lessons

Photo by Kenneth Schipper on Unsplash Recognizing the significance of character and a good heart is essential in good leadership. Effective leadership is based on a leader’s integrity, humility, and fortitude rather than their position of authority or power. Character...
Teach Kids to Embrace Wins: Raising African-American Boys

Teach Kids to Embrace Wins: Raising African-American Boys

by Karen Blake | May 10, 2025 | Blog

Image from Freepik | A parent and a son sitting on the grass, depicting how to teach kids to embrace wins in sports and life. Every parent wants their child to succeed—but what happens when the game is lost, the grade falls short, or disappointment strikes? True...
Why the Best Life Lessons Come from the Pages of a Book

Why the Best Life Lessons Come from the Pages of a Book

by Karen Blake | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog, Lessons

Lessons from the Sidelines by Karen R. Blake is a testament to the idea that the best life lessons come from the very soul of a book.  Do you believe that books are a man’s companion in navigating life?  Reading is a practice that not only succeeds in...
Lighting Up Your Own Way: Discovering Your Purpose in Life

Lighting Up Your Own Way: Discovering Your Purpose in Life

by Karen Blake | Apr 9, 2025 | Blog

Photo by EZEKIXL AKINNEWU Karen R. Blake’s Lessons from the Sidelines is a book to help connect life experiences to purpose. In this day and age, it’s difficult to really think about yourself and know what you want to do in life. Everything is just so...
Learning to Rise Above Like A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes

Learning to Rise Above Like A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes

by Karen Blake | Mar 12, 2025 | Blog, Lessons

Rising above is difficult. It is hard to be the bigger person in a petty fight or to rise above the difficulties and face the hardships with our heads held high. There is an art to overcoming and embracing life challenges, similar to topics explained in the books of...
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