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Listen to my latest audio entitled: "The 9 Tenents Of Being A Bougie Girl" 1.  Know Thyself 2. Work Hard, Work Smart 3. Be A Citizen Of The World 4. Stay Current 5. Use Critical Thinking 6. Be Kind To Others 7. Elevate And Evolve 8. Mentor Others 9. Be An Inspirer

Week 5- Making It Your Own By Applying It To Your Life Here we are in the final lesson. Over the past 4 weeks, you have self-reflected on the current state of your life, completed some assignments, and listened to some lectures. The most important aspect of any self-improvement program is the application of the principles.  Assignment- Making It Your Own By Applying It To Your Life What is your overall action plan for applying the principles of this course? What challenges do you think you will encounter? How do you plan on overcoming those challenges? Main theme of the Week 5 lecture Take what works  for you and leave the rest Sustaining the change when life goes awry Surrounding yourself with folks in the same place and a little ahead of you. (Listen to the Bougie Girl University podcast for the audio version of   Step Five: Making It Your Own By Applying It To Your Life. )

Week 4 –Making Consistency a Habit It has been said that practice makes permanent. In other words, our daily habits help to shape our lives. For  example, if you desperately want to get into shape but, every day you forego exercise in order to surf the Internet all day and night… What are the chances that you are going to get back in shape?  However, if you carved out 30 minutes in the morning to go on a stroll, you would create a new and healthier habit.  You would also get closer to your goal of getting into shape.    The key to making consistency a habit is to build a solid foundation and to keep things simple whenever possible. Assignment List 3 of your healthiest habits. How are you able to consistently institute them into your daily life? List 3 of your not so healthy habits. What is your plan for changing them?     Main theme of the Week ...

Week 3-Make Better Choices Making different choices requires that you hold yourself up to a higher standard of personal accountability…which can be exceedingly uncomfortable. For example, let’s say you are looking for ways to trim your monthly budget. Looking through your bank statements, you notice multiple charges for dining out expenses. Upon further self-reflection, you realize that you rarely stock your food pantry. Going forward, you hit the grocery store once a week to stock your house with food. As a result of making the choice to go grocery shopping on a regular basis, you have cut your expenses in half. Assignment List 3 things in your life that you would like to change. For each item write down how you can choose differently to make your proposed change a reality. Main Theme for the Week 3 Lecture The positive ripple effect of making better choices. Baby stepping your way into making better c...

Week 2-Make the Commitment Making the commitment to change your life requires that you put actions behind your decision. Commitment is what hauls you out of bed at 4 am on a Saturday to write a few pages on your Great American novel instead of sleeping in until noon. Commitment compels you to rein in spending so that you can save up to take that dream trip around the world.  You can’t BS when it comes to commitment…either you have it or you don’t. Assignment What does commitment look like to you? What are you currently committed to? What are some ways in which you could better convey commitment in your daily life? Main Theme for the Week 2 Lecture Making a strong commitment can mean the difference between success and failure. 5 biggest obstacles to commitment Commitments start small and grow larger as time goes on. (Listen to the Bougie Girl University podcast for the audio version of   Step Two-M...