Cheryl Isaac

8 Ways To Revamp Your Life Like Celebrities Do

Sometimes you just need a break. A break from the world, from your job, your business, your routine, your oh-so-normal life. But how do you take a break and not lose everything you’ve worked for? About a year ago, I found myself in the revamp stage of my life. My husband and I had recently [...]

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On What Makes Liberia (The West African Country) American…

  “In culture and practice, in spirit and law,” the president of Liberia writes about Liberia, “men were heavily and blatantly favored.” Today she is the first female president of the first African nation: Liberia. A small forgotten country found on the west coast of Africa. The same country where I was born and raised, [...]

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You Have To Understand, In Order To Be Understood

In order to be understood, you must understand.  The message is a simple one this week. I didn’t know how this quote would apply to me or you, until recently. A few weeks ago, an entrepreneur friend of mine headed to Ghana–where she was born and raised–to run a company she had started from here [...]

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Without Conviction…

Perhaps nothing you do will last. Or succeed. Without conviction.   At least this is what I’ve gleaned from studying successful business people, writers, and change agents. And regardless of how some may scorn the art of motivational speaking, motivation helps keeps conviction rooted. They’re like a long-term couple those two–a couple with complimentary attributes. [...]

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Stop Telling Millennials That College Is Bad

This post first appeared on Forbes, where I’m a contributor. Since college is too expensive these days anyway, you don’t need it, they say. Society brainwashes people into “thinking that college is a good thing for young, ambitious, intelligent, young people,” says finance writer James Altucher. But Altucher has a bachelor’s degree from Cornell. And so [...]

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