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Feb 15

Overcoming the Need to be Liked

By Shola Richards

Please like me, please like me... I know a four-word sentence that has the power to get a negative response out of almost anyone who hears it. Are you ready for it? Brace yourself, because it...

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Oct 02

Bullied No More: The End of Workplace Bullying

By Shola Richards

This is NOT the guy who you want to spend 40 hours a week with. Shola's Note: October is National Bullying Awareness month, and I am ready to shine as bright of a light as I...

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Apr 25

Being Stronger Than Your Excuses

By Shola Richards

You are so much stronger than your excuses. Imagine this: You are locked into the fight for your life, and you're giving it all of your effort. You're punching, kicking, scratching, hair-pulling, and doing everything within...

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Apr 18

Grow or Die

By Shola Richards

Set a goal that is big enough that in the process of achieving it, you become someone worth becoming." -Jim Rohn The title of this blog post is pretty dramatic, isn't it? Maybe it is, but it's true. At best, in...

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Jan 25

It’s Time to Make Kindness the New Normal

By Shola Richards

It's time to make kindness the new normal. A couple of weeks ago, I called the customer service department of a well-known online retailer because I ordered a gift for someone...and I mistakenly had it mailed...

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Dec 07

You Have Nothing to Prove

By Shola Richards

Why fit in when you could stand out? Recently, during a speaking engagement, a woman in the audience asked me a question that would have been very difficult for me to answer a few years ago: "On your...

Mar 30

Being Your Own Hero

By Shola Richards

Be your own hero. One day I was teaching a customer service class, and I remember a woman complaining non-stop about how miserable she was in her job. She went on and on about how she...

Mar 16

Do You Really Want It?

By Shola Richards

What do you see--a barrier or an opportunity? A while ago, I ran into one of my old coworkers at the grocery store. We used to work together at the soul-destroying hellhole that I've described in...

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Feb 23

The Insanity of Being Intimidated by People

By Shola Richards

It's time to reclaim your power. If you've been following The Positivity Solution for a little while, then I'm certain that you know this: I believe that fear destroys more lives than any other force on this...

Hi! I am Shola

Over a decade ago, I was drowning in the despondency of yet another workday. My success as the top regional performer had been numbed by a culture of incessant workplace bullying. And, I’d recently made the situation worse by filing a formal complaint. In short, I was collateral damage in a company without the process or intention to address my experience.

Exhausted from the drama, with an unrecognizable version of myself at the wheel, I intentionally swerved off the interstate in an attempt to take my own life. But in that half-second, my reflexes responded, and I yanked the wheel away from disaster. As I clipped the guardrail on I 405, something changed...

I uncovered a power within myself

...a burning desire to reverse a trend that happens daily to sixty-five million people in this country alone. This catalyst has since become Go Together™ Movement - a transformational roadmap of mindset, behaviors, and tools that transform workplace cultures and drive results.

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