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The Problem with Perfectionism: Learn from My Mistakes

May 13, 2021
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This post is about the problem with perfection and my struggle with perfectionism. I hope my authenticity helps you!

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Black Women YouTubers to Follow Now

February 15, 2021

Here are a few Black women YouTubers that I follow. What I enjoy about these women is that they all have 9-5 jobs along with YouTube.

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No New Post This Week

January 20, 2021
Pouting - No New Post

Sadly, there's no new post this week. Gladly, I'll be back with bigger and better content next week! I've had a lot of things going on...

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Happy New Year! Blog Updates and More

January 5, 2021
Happy new year

Not another new year, new me type of post! I promise you this isn't one of those blog posts. Instead, I'm here to tell you if you spent even a portion of 2020 working on something, career moves, a passion project, starting a family, it's not time to give up yet. Psalms 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God." It's not the time[...]

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Welcome to my little corner of the Internet! My name is Olivia, but you can call me Liv. I'm a Finance Director, content creator, mixed martial artist, avid reader, and happy homebody. Let's have some fun with splashes of professionalism.

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