Lifestyle Archives | Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/category/lifestyle/ Daily Dose of Black Girl Magic Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-Transparent-Gold-square-logo-32x32.png Lifestyle Archives | Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/category/lifestyle/ 32 32 Why I reject the “Strong Black Woman stereotype”  https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/rejecting-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rejecting-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8237 The stereotype of “the Strong Black Woman” has become deeply ingrained in culture. There seems to be a script detailing the role that Black women must play. This role includes being a supporting character with no emotions, no expressions of wants and desires, yet always happy and eternally grateful to be in the background. Black…

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]]> 8237 How to get over perfectionism https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/what-is-perfectionism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-perfectionism Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:22:50 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8207 Perefctionism kills progress. I know because 2 years and 2 months is exactly how long I let my need for perfection stop me from working on Cocktails and Ambition. I had so many ideas for building the site and creating a community of awesome women , bringing back the old happy hour advice column and…

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]]> 8207 Important ways to Invest in yourself https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/important-ways-to-invest-in-yours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-ways-to-invest-in-yours Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:26:13 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8200 There are so many articles out there on the topic of self-improvement . Some articles and advice focus on ways to become a more productive, coffee drinking, all nighters pulling, brand new version of yourself! WELL, I like that kind of hype and buzzwords just as much as anyone else but recently, I’ve been thinking…

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]]> 8200 Signs you need a break https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/signs-you-need-a-break/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=signs-you-need-a-break Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:47:56 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8174 We all need breaks from time to time because life will never stop being overwhelming and exhausting. Maybe you are running a full-time job and working hard for career growth, or you are building a family, running errands, and also keeping up with increasing laundry and chores while caring for a smaller you. Whatever the…

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]]> 8174 Everything you need to know before getting a life coach https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/before-you-get-a-life-coach-read-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=before-you-get-a-life-coach-read-this Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:26:27 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8176 Life coaching is a booming business especially on social media. It seems like every day a new coaching account pops up with pretty quotes, a cohesive feed and absolutely no credentials. Despite this, people follow these accounts en masse, sign up and prepare to shell out hundreds(sometimes thousands) of dollars to a complete stranger in hopes…

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