Book: The Memo: What Women OF Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat AT The Table
Author: Minda Harts
By: Cece Hymes
This book was about Color women securing the seat at a table. It lets you know sometimes that you need to step out of the box. Go to the golf courses, the happy hours and networking events. You have to get out to be put in higher positions.
We always have an excuse to not go to working events. The excuse we give is we are tired, want to watch a show, relax, etc…… We just need to go because we miss out on different opportunities and see what everyone is talking about after hours.
This book gives you knowledge gained from some of the author’s careers and what she learned. This book was not a big book at all, very simple to read. It gives advice on how to be a CEO, how to ask for more money and to take chances.
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This book here was good. It tells you about the different stories on how to secure a seat at the table. It teaches you to ask for more. Know your worth. The book speaks on women of color getting paid what they deserve. You could have the same title and job as others and get paid less money and take it because you think it’s enough even if it’s not enough for all the work that you do.
This book is an eye opener. I have been a full-time entrepreneur for a year now. It’s hard but it’s worth it. To be investing a lot of time in my business and not someone else’s business to get them to the top. If you want more and want to do it, better take the leap and jump. Every entrepreneur starts off rough, but the finish line is what matters. Make a plan and execute it.
Also in this book it tells you to go to networking events and even if you are tired still go to those social events. Those social events open doors. I read before that hanging at the golf course and happy hour is great to really get your feet in doors.
This book came right at a good time because sometimes I just don’t know what the next step is or where it is going to come from. I pray and then write out a plan and go for it. Check out this book and tell me what you think. It’s not a big book but it’s a great book to read. I really needed this book.
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Book: How To Be Fine (What we learned from living by the rules of 50 Self-Help Books)
Author: Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer
By: Cece Hymes
This book was about two ladies that share their thoughts on what they got out of the 50 self-help books that they read. I read a lot of books, and some are self-help books. I am going to take some time out to read some of these self-help books that they have listed. Everyone gets something different out of a book they have read.
I think self-help books help in different ways. It really makes you open your eyes and when I read these books, I feel more uplifting and positive. I enjoy reading self-help books. I like that these 2 ladies are honest about what they got out of the books and honest about what worked for them. They both have different opinions on the books they have read. That’s a good thing because everyone does not think a lot about what works for one person and does not work for the other. I also liked that they can be funny and seem like they have great conversations about these books.
We all need those kinds of friends we can enjoy and talk to. I love that they both love to read. I am a bookworm and love to read but my friends are not into books like I am, they more into T.V. and other things. I did read some of the 50 books they name but I look forward to reading more of them and sharing more thoughts.
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Book: My Money My Way “Taking Back Control of your Financial Life”
Author: Kumiko Love
By: Cece Hymes
This book was about budgeting and getting your finances in order. I think everyone should have a budget and learn more about finances. We get to spend a lot of money on unnecessary things. A lot of us go into debt and get credit cards and then can’t pay that back and it messes up our credit and more. I think that finances should be taught in school.
This book teaches you about retirement and your spending habits. It shows you how to pay off the debt and worksheets to do so you can see what you owe and how to pay little so that you can pay it off. I think that everyone needs to learn about savings, credit cards, credit, retirement, Investing and more. . This book will let you know that sometimes we make mistakes, and we spend but also how to get back on track.
If you are looking to improve your finances and budget this is the book for you. If you read this book let me know what you thought of it.
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You know I love a good love story. I actually was glad to read this book because I am getting more into the wine industry. Reading this book talks about the wine vinery. This book was about Margot Noble, co-owner of Napa Valley winery. Her and her brother took over the winery when her uncle passed away. She wants to show her brother that she can run the business and learn the business.
Luke Williams is in the business as a tech. He quits his job and then moves back home to help his best friend and it makes him closer to his Mom. He gets a job at the winery to try to learn new things and do something fun.
Margot and Luke meet at a bar and things get hot really fast. They are really attracted to each other. They have a great night and then next thing you know he finds out that his new boss is the same woman he really likes. They try their hardest to be professional at work but all through the day they think about each other. Margot cannot act on it because she doesn’t want her brother or the team to think she is unprofessional or get in any trouble for hooking up with her worker. They become great friends and love talking to each other.
They have times where they really wish they could talk to each other and hold one another to see if it would be more than just a fling. Luke finally has to quit the winery to help his Mom and as soon as he quits he knows he no longer works for Margot and would love to take their relationship to another level. Luke is younger than Margot so sometimes she thinks he is just young and a fling but the passion she has overlooks that. Luke thinks he is not enough; he lies to his mom just so she can be happy and not be disappointed and the lies he tells comes back to him. Tell the truth and never let no one put you down. Your worth means a lot.
Luke and Margot find love at the right time in both of their lives. I always say you never know when love will find you. Patience is the key and also find a person you can communicate and be friends with. I believe becoming friends first and everything will fall in place.
Great Love book. I really enjoyed it. Check it out and tell me what you think. Also join Cece Book Club on IG and Facebook.
I love reading love stories. Now this love story was a little different than I expected. It was about Bee who has a successful career as a film star and Nolan also having a career in the film industry. They both was fans of each other work. Now Bee the films she did would make a man really go wild for her. She wasn’t used to someone loving her and being in a relationship. She was just used to fun and lust.
Nolan had a big thing for Bee; he would fantasize about her a lot. They end up doing this film for the holidays, something nice and enjoyable. As they did the film together they became closer and they actually fell for one another. They was at the end of the film and it was time to go home it was the holidays but something got leaked of Bee’s past that may mess up a lot of things.
I will not give up what happens, you just will have to read the book to see. Just so you know, there is a lot of juiciness in this book. Love is love, everyone needs love and you never know when it’s going to happen. When someone really cares about you they will stand with you and don’t mind telling the whole world. People have different experiences waiting for love. With that being said if you are still waiting on love it’s coming just be patient and you never know the person might be right under your nose.
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This was the first book I have read by this author and when I say I stayed up all night to finish this book whewwww. I wanted to see what was going to happen next. I finished this book in one day. I am tired this morning, but this was worth it. This book was about 3 women Jen, Kittie and Cynthia who had been friends since childhood. They are all adults now with their own kids. It’s a small town and they all live in the same neighborhood. Now Jen has been through a lot and has gone through a divorce she is a stay-at-home mom looking to get her life back together and find love. Kittie likes to be the center of attention and her daughter is giving her a hard time in life. Now Cynthia is the laid-back friend but she is trying to find out what she really likes and her passion. Her therapist told her to get a journal and write about it.
Then it’s a new man in town, all the women think he is charming and they want to know about this mystery man that just moved in town. Jen has her eyes on him and wants to shoot her shot. All her friends are telling her to go for it. So, Jen finally gets a chance to meet Will and she is over the hill for him. Will ends up growing close to all three women and more and they all have an obsession with him. He breaks up friendships, families and more. As they try to figure out why he is not as close to them and want to just stop by his house whenever they want to get answers. You never know what you may hear or see coming to his house unexpectedly.
Out of all three women Cynthia got the most attached and took it to another level. They find out what kind of man Will really is and is in for a rude awakening.
With that being said, get to know people, ask questions and do research. You never know what kind of person you are dealing with. Real friends wouldn’t do the things that these friends have done. Also go with your first instincts. All these women felt like it was something off about this man but still looked over it. In today’s world a lot of relationships are like that. We see things we just look over it or just settle with it. Make sure to at least let someone know where you are going at all times.
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This was the first book I have read by this author, and it was good. This was a book about Josephine Evans, who was an actress who had been on the stages for 30 years establishing her career. Josephine had been acting in her career and then they counted her out. She went back home to see about the property her mother left for her and to also check up on her granddaughter. Her granddaughter Zora had been through a lot and just kept being in the blogs. Her life has just been different since her dad passed away.
Josephine goes to check on the property and she finds out that the area has turned bad, a lot of robberies, drugs and homeless people have taken over. She checked on the house that has been vandalized and unkept. She goes to the company who has been keeping up with her home. Come to find out the company wants to take over all of their homes in that area. They are trying to buy the elder people out and give them less money to sell. They do things you wouldn’t even imagine.
Josephine talks with Zora, her granddaughter and friends to fix the place up. As they do that Zora decided to video and share to the world what they are doing. It seems like every time they get far in cleaning up the place something else happens to the home. So, they have to start all over. They cannot get a break. They all will not give up and so many people saw on the internet what they were doing and wanted to help them and also wanted them to travel to do more in the different states.
While the team cleans up I think they all bond and share different stories with each other and they all came together at the right time in their lives. What they needed the most was encouragement, inspiration and a team. I love Josephine’s character. She is a strong, independent, smart woman and glad she doesn’t let people run over her. She is human though, but her granddaughter gives her the same push that she gives her.
This book makes me think, lately I have been volunteering to do more in the community, and I would love to do what she does and inspire more women and help more elderly people and that’s what I plan to do. We have to empower each other and inspire one another we go through so much in this world. We are scared to talk about it as a whole. We need that outlet; we need those stories. That will help people be more open to speak. We try to put those moments back in a dark place and hide those feelings. I just watched the luckiest girl alive that I think us women need to watch.
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A. I am the proud mother of two children, whom I adopted from the foster care system. I’m also a writer, author and my memoir. Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and parenting, debuted on the 3rd hour of the Today show in September 2019. I have a master’s degree in African American Studies from UCLA and speak at training sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services prospective foster and adoptive families.
Q. What is one of your greatest experiences in life?
A. One of the greatest life experiences was becoming a mother through adoption. Motherhood was always something I wanted though I wasn’t ready until my mid-30’s.
Q. What advice can you give to other people who want to be an author?
A. The best advice I can give is to simply read, write, edit, and repeat. Become intimately familiar with the genre you want to write. If you love sci-fi, then read sci-fi books to get a feel for the pacing, language and topics. Find a skilled editor, not your friend or your work. Be prepared to write multiple drafts of your books. It’s a very long process but worth it, if you stick with it.
Q. What other projects are you working on?
A. I am currently developing two tv shows and working on a children’s book. I also need to dust off a couple of novels that I started many moons ago.
