Why You Need A Black Coach

All coaching advice is not created equal. If you want to work with some that truly sees you because they have felt the pain of not being seen, hire a black coach.

Like all kids growing up in the 90s, I watched a lot of Oprah. And many, many episodes have stuck with me through the years.  I still hear "never let them take you to the second location" in the back of my mind whenever I feel a sense of danger.  I learned that from Gavin De Becker, a security specialist and guest on Oprah.  I remember the season Oprah went on tour with Tina Turner while rocking a Tina Turner-style wig. And I still have the gospel according to Oprah, aka The Path Made Clear, at the ready whenever I'm facing a particularly challenging life issue.  That book sums up all of the lessons from Oprah's 25 years of shows, so there likely is an answer to all of life's problems somewhere in that book. My point here is I'm basically an Oprah Show historian. So when I made the connection between an Oprah episode from the…