How to Stand Up to Systemic Racism: A Comprehensive Guide Published April 25, 2025 By Brenda Foster This document provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and combating systemic racism. It guides readers through recognizing systemic issues, examining personal biases, educating themselves and others, supporting policy changes, amplifying marginalized voices, confronting everyday racism, building effective allyships,Continue reading “How to Stand Up to Systemic Racism”
Category Archives: Courage
Exposing the Authoritarian Playbook: Defending Democracy
Published March 21, 2025 Authoritarian tactics threaten democracies worldwide. Understanding their strategies is our first line of defense. by Brenda Foster The Modern Authoritarian Threat Support Rate: Median support for authoritarian systems across 24 nations is 31% Democracies at risk from gradual erosion tactics 100+ : 15+ years of democratic decline globally Modern authoritarians don’tContinue reading “Exposing the Authoritarian Playbook: Defending Democracy”
The Virtue of Democracy
Published March 12th, 2025 “When people know what they’re fighting for they know how to vote,” ~ Brenda Foster Democracy is more than a political system; it is a moral framework that embodies and cultivates civic virtues essential for human flourishing. This post talks about the ethical dimensions of democratic governance, examining how democracy bothContinue reading “The Virtue of Democracy”
Boosting Your Ambition and Achieve Success
Wishing You Were More Ambitious? Published| June 18, 2024 Many of us wish that we could be a little more ambitious. We’re ambitious enough to create a comfortable life, but we lack the ambition to create an amazing life. We gravitate toward comfort rather than embrace the change that building an amazing life requires. WeContinue reading “Boosting Your Ambition and Achieve Success”
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Transforming Your Life
Brenda Foster| Published| June 12, 2024 Your comfort zone is, well, comfortable. However, it’s a trap. Nothing new or spectacular happens in that comfortable place. Nothing changes. If you want to grow and experience new things, it’s necessary to move beyond your comfort zone. This is easier said than done. Your brain makes your comfortContinue reading “Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Transforming Your Life”
Overcoming an Emotional Slump
Brenda Foster| Published| June 10th, 2024 Do you mope about a little more than usual? Are you feeling a little down in the dumps? Or perhaps just a general melancholy? Before you consider getting on antidepressants, try these techniques to see if they won’t lift you out of that slump. What are at least sevenContinue reading “Overcoming an Emotional Slump”
Making Lifestyle Changes
Brenda Foster| Published| June 8th, 2024 Sometimes, we find ourselves taking a moment to reflect on our lives. When we have a quieter moment to pause, we can often start thinking deeply about our choices and the way we choose to live. Lifestyle changes can be scary because they involve that word everybody dreads: change.Continue reading “Making Lifestyle Changes”
Finding Drive and Ambition
Drive and ambition seem to be critical components for success. Most successful people constantly strive to improve themselves, their skills, and their circumstances. A person needs a lot of drive and ambition to keep working when life is hard, or things are not going as expected. People with no drive are bored by life andContinue reading “Finding Drive and Ambition”
Fighting Back Against Bullies
Breaking Monumental Psychological Chains Nothing makes you question your worth as a person faster than being bullied. Bullies make you feel small so that they can feel powerful. And it works. They leave you feeling helpless, vulnerable, and questioning yourself at every instant. You may get paranoid that everyone else is out to hurt you.Continue reading “Fighting Back Against Bullies”
3 Communication Habits That Can Strengthen Your Relationships
3 Communication Habits That Can Strengthen Your Relationships Brenda Joy Foster| Published| May 28th, 2024 Even if you spend much time talking with others, your conversation skills may be less effective than you think. Communication issues are the top reason for divorce in the US. According to a study by the American Academy of MatrimonialContinue reading “3 Communication Habits That Can Strengthen Your Relationships”
BRENDA FOSTER MEDIA💋 