April 28, 2013 in Jim's Journal, Spotlight
“Let me explain to you why I did what I did,” Carmen said, ignoring our “no talking while receiving feedback” rule. During my workshops, after participants make presentations, they then
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February 3, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING AT THE AWARDS SHOW Darn! Somebody woke me up! The week is over and I’m back home. It’s cold in Philly. And I was
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February 1, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: ONE NIGHT TO GO AND THE HEAT IS ON WITH A FASHION SHOW AND GALA RECEPTION Yesterday was bittersweet. One unfortunate thing about travel is that when
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January 31, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: JIM GETS BACK TO “DREAM WEEK” IN LOS ANGELES FOR A PRIVATE MOVIE SCREENING AT THE CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY Can you say sweeeeeeeet? That’s the word
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January 30, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: JIM & MARENA REPORT LIVE FROM DAY 5 IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS I beat my 5:00 am wake-up call this morning. Yes, that meant
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January 29, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: IT’S A WRAP ON DAY 4 IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS I believe it was 1995. I was working for the Vanguard Financial Group
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January 28, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: IT’S DAY 3 IN HOLLYWOOD FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS I remember watching Howard Cosell interviewing Muhammad Ali, during the 1970s, after one of his fights
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January 27, 2013 in Jim's Journal
JIM’S JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION: IT’S DAY 2 IN LA ON JIM’S WHIRLWIND NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ODYSSEY Pinch me! No, that’s ok. Don’t wake me up. Let me continue to enjoy
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January 25, 2013 in Jim's Journal
CHECK IN DAILY FOR JIM’S UPDATES LIVE FROM AWARDS SEASON IN HOLLYWOOD I’ve done a lot of packing in my life. I’ve packed for summer camp. I’ve packed for basketball
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January 1, 2013 in Jim's Journal
Just in time for your New Year’s resolutions, Jim’s latest blog post will help you start 2013 off on the right footing. AVERAGE OR AWESOME… THE CHOICE IS YOURS I
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