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#### My Three Goals For 2020

1. Publish more articles.
2. Work out four or more days a week.
3. Relax and take time to enjoy how far I have come.

#### The Best Advice I Ever Got

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

#### Who I’m Following on Instagram

@michelleobama, @badassboz, @willsmith, @asae.yp, @yarashahidi

#### What I Do When I’m Not at Work

Volunteer for local organizations, go to brunch with friends, travel with my fiancé

#### On My Desk Right Now

AMS RFP draft, jar of happy thoughts, 2020 congressional calendar, Work With Me: How to Get People to Buy Into Your Ideas

#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… be an award-winning actress.

#### My Media Mix

**Music:** Beyoncé, Anderson .Paak, Ari Lennox, Sunday Service Choir

**TV:** Blackish, This Is Us, 90 Day Fiancé, Bravo’s Real Housewives series

**News:** Buzzfeed, Inc., Forbes, Blavity

**Podcasts:** Myleik Teele’s Podcast, Brown Ambition, The Breakfast Club

(Jonathan Timmes)

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