Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/ 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 Cocktails and Ambition https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/ 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 Songs to start your week right https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/songs-to-start-your-week-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=songs-to-start-your-week-right Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8224 Like most people, I hate Mondays. Despite the numerous times I have tried to “positive think” my way into loving Mondays, I just can’t do it. To me, Mondays suck because it always feels like an abrupt end to my weekend. So, to start my week I usually rely on a venti cafe mocha and…

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]]> 8224 5 Podcasts that Changed my View on Money https://www.cocktailsandambition.com/5-podcasts-that-changed-my-view-on-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-podcasts-that-changed-my-view-on-money Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:24:46 +0000 https://cocktailsandambition.com/?p=8187 Money can either make you enjoy life or make you miserabl. We’ve all heard the nedless lectures that if you stop drini It is often said that the love of money is the root of all evil and yet we can’t survive in this world without it. How do you achieve or attain financial independence?…

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]]> 8187 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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