WATCH: Full Episode of Tiphani Montgomery on BET’s New Show, ‘Don’t Sleep.’

November 23, 2012

The last time I had on makeup was back in 1999. I was headed to the prom. And I felt like a drag queen. Since then the most I’ll throw on is some lip glass from MAC. Last week, I had the opportunity to be on BET’s new show, ‘Don’t Sleep’ hosted by TJ Holmes. [...]

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What to Do When You’re About to Witness a Murder

October 2, 2012

I waited for his finger to pull the trigger. I waited to watch the bullet exit the barrel in slow motion, hit the target’s face, leaving the bits and pieces of brain splattered all over mine. Like pulp fiction. But in real life. My mind raced forward to my reaction after this shooting would happen. [...]

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How To Be Amazing When You Suck At Everything

September 2, 2012

And it happened just…like…that. Me. A teen mom. A college droupout. On my way to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. I’ll be guest blogging for the Young Democrats of America, sitting on a few AMAZING panels, speaking at the Planned Parenthood Rally and I’m also being interviewed for a few TV shows, including [...]

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Are You Giving Your Power Away?

August 20, 2012

This morning, I woke up to this: 0800- A call from someone I hadn’t heard from in a while…asking to borrow money. 0830- A call to help someone write a 65,000 word book…for free. 0852- A call asking if I could volunteer at an organization. 0915- A call to visit a few people who are [...]

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Can you handle the TRUTH?

August 14, 2012

“Know when your space is too small for you…and you have to be birthed to the next level!” -T.D. Jakes THE TRUTH is (if you’re doing it right) your dreams will scare the CRAP outta you! THE TRUTH is that it may not work. THE TRUTH is that they will talk about you. Judge you. [...]

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Are the People Around You Holding You Back?

August 1, 2012

FIRST THINGS FIRST I took my son for a stroll yesterday and CRINGED as he let his new pal, Crep, slob allllll IN his mouth. I mean this dog lapped my kids face like it was a puddle of water and the baby? Well he LOVED every minute of it…smh. I gotta get this kid [...]

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The Finger: a short story about the time I found one in the freezer

July 30, 2012

Disclaimer: This story is pointless. But it happened. And I wanted to share. She was wild. And crazy. She was super sexy and everything I wanted to be when I grew up. She was my aunt. I remember being 12 years old and watching her in the bathroom getting ready to party and when she left [...]

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Money, Love, and How To Create Success on Your Own Terms: an Interview with Danielle LaPorte

July 22, 2012

I first learned and fell in love with Danielle LaPorte after reading a product she made called, The Spark Kit: a digital program for women entrepreneurs, which ultimately turned into a hefty quarter-million book deal. She never went to college. Before Danielle became an six-figure online entrepreneur, she started off like most of us…working a [...]

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You’re Genius. Didn’t You Know?

July 12, 2012

Guest post by Danielle Dowling You sense inside an unborn, second self.  An un-lived version of you. You feel compelled. Inspired. Pulled in the direction of a passion project. You read about it. Daydream about it. Fall asleep + wake to it. It lives in your gut, your heart, your consciousness. Sometimes you even think [...]

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31 Ways to Live Life on Your Own Terms: A Fourth of July Manifesto

July 5, 2012

I was born on the Fourth of July… 31 years ago. When I was little my mom told me that all the red, white, and blue shenanigans were just for me. The fireworks, she confessed, were a gift from President Reagan, and he had called every American, on my behalf, to celebrate. July 4th, as [...]

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