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Some people collect titles the way other people collect stamps. The résumé looks impressive. The LinkedIn headline is neat. And still, something feels off. That gap — between success on paper and a life that actually fits — is what three Project Candor guests named...
She is also an executive coach, President of Strategic ShEOs, and founder of the ZLA Foundation, which empowers the diaspora to serve as a catalyst for youth empowerment. In her book What’s Your Relationship?, she challenges readers to rethink how they see themselves...
What if life handed you something no one else really understood? Not your family, not the doctors with the charts, maybe not even you. There was no map for it. You just had to figure it out, one day at a time. To understand this scenario in a much deeper sense,...
Eric Robinson walked into the FBI Academy having never held a gun. Let that sit for a second. Before the Bureau, Eric spent twelve years in Christian ministry, including serving as a Baptist pastor in western New York. Then he traded the pulpit for a badge and gave...
On Project Candor, my guests come prepared with amazing stories. For example, I want to tell you about the moment Beverly Howard mentioned Harry Belafonte. We were well into our conversation — she'd already shared a full, rich life: her career with the U.S. Coast...
When I created the Project Candor Podcast, people often asked two questions. The first was, "Why the name, Project Candor?" The answer was easy. Candor means being open, honest, and sincere. I chose the name because I wanted conversations that went beyond biographies...
Coming Alongside The Navy has a term called "coming alongside." It means bringing one vessel alongside another so people, supplies, mail, fuel, or information can be exchanged safely. What many people don't realize is that coming alongside is never done casually. It...