Your Resolutions Can Wait
Why rest is just as important as resolutions. Plus Adeiloue Catalogue learnings and inspirations from the rise of the freelancer, Reesa Teesa's storytelling power, and life lessons from Chaka Khan.
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In the words of the great prophetess Tisha Michelle Campbell, the Black In Media Catalogue is still here. And it’s stepping into a new era as the Adeiloue Catalogue.
The catalogue obviously has a new name and new mission. And that mission is to curate stories aimed at guiding, empowering, and inspiring our community as each of you navigate your journey as a creator.
Each edition of the Adeiloue Catalogue will open with what we call a Gentle Reminder — which is a quick note focused on professional development, career tips, or other creator-journey learnings.
And this week’s Gentle Reminder is to remember to prioritize your rest and not your resolutions — if you feel like you need a break from strategizing around your professional and personal goals.
The first quarter of the new year is what many of us traditionally mark as a time to reset — and popular culture has even more stamped in our minds the importance of New Year’s resolutions, intentions, goals and everything else deemed “necessary” for a successful kickoff to a new year.
There is no right month, week, or day to begin actively working toward your professional or personal goals.
And if you need to give yourself more time to strategize or simply need a few more weeks or months to rest before pursuing your goals for this year, please give yourself the grace to do that.
You can mark the start of your new year in May, July, or even September. You aren’t beholden to some imaginary timeline. There's no rush. Kicking off your goals at the top of the year is in no way the only route to what you define as success.
What matters most is that you solidify your professional or personal development plan and give yourself the time you need to feel energized and equipped to activate that professional or personal development plan.
And with that renewed focus, you can then more effectively work toward the goals you've set.
So there you have it — your first Gentle Reminder from the Adeiloue Catalogue.
We hope you take some inspiration from the content you encounter in this first edition of the Adeiloue Catalogue.
And be sure to share the Adeiloue newsletter with anyone you think would be interested in gaining some guidance, empowerment, and inspiration as they create, build, and plot their own path toward making some kind of change in this world.
It feels so good to share space with you all again.
Here’s to new beginnings.
CREATIVE CATALOGUE
The Creative Catalogue section features the must-read stories in each edition of the Adeiloue Catalogue. These pieces aim to offer guidance, empowerment, and inspiration regarding your creator journey.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Rise of the Freelancer
Prarthana Prakash for Fortune
Why the 'Make Yourself Indispensable' Job Advice Is a Trap
Monica Torress for HuffPost
Ditch the Boring Resume When Changing Careers. Focus on Creativity
Cheryl Robinson for Forbes
Ex-BET CEO Shares Her Best Advice for Young Workers — It’s About Using Self-Doubt to Your Advantage
Ashton Jackson for CNBC Make It
How to Find Meaning in Your Science Career
Helen Pearson for Nature
CREATOR CULTURE
How Influential Critic Larry Neal Powered the Black Arts Movement
Shawntay Lewis for Detroit News
Who TF Is Reesa Teesa Now?
Robert Salinas for Houston Public Media
WSU Professor-Game Developer Makes Games Representing Black Culture
Bill Chappell for NPR
Milwaukee’s First Youth Poet Laureate Offers Advice to Aspiring Creative Writers
Stephanie Sy and Lena I. Jackson for PBS
This Philly Influencer’s Virtual Academy Is Helping BIPOC Creators Navigate Pay Discrimination
Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer
COVER GIRLS
The Cover Girls section is dedicated to women cover stars and their cover stories.
Chaka Khan: Funking It Up As She Celebrates 50 Years of Fabulosity.
Ann Friedman for The Gentlewoman
Normani's Moment Is Now
Jasmine Fox Suliaman for Who What Wear
Beyoncé, The Boss
Brooklyn White for Essence
Soul Rebel: Lashana Lynch
Afua Hirsch for Elle UK
The Many Manifestations of Victoria Monét
Annabel Iwegbue for Cosmopolitan
Issa Rae and Hollywood’s Unkept Promises
Andrew R. Chow for Time
SEEN + HEARD
The Seen + Heard section includes sonic and visual art across mediums that’ll hopefully serve as a little source of creative inspiration.
Truth or Dare by Tyla
Kelela for True Laurels and Solange for Harper’s Bazaar
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Simone Leigh's Work Explores How Black Women Have Been Misrepresented in Art and Culture
Kelly Rowland at Paris Fashion Week
Anytime by Mya
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