“Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.” -Alice Walker

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” -Nelson Mandela

The economics graduates get paid extremely well but their background is homogeneous. It’s important to break barriers and diversify the pipeline into economics research and doctoral programmes. #predocorg #ASSA2026 @kelizbro.bsky.social facilitated an eye opening session with honest discussion. 🙏

I’ve come to look forward to this at this time of year! A gourmet Christmas gift box from the best boss ever.

“Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.” -Pearl Cleage

I probably wouldn’t have posted had it been malignant, but it was benign. 😊 “And I think I’m most grateful for time, which doesn’t always heal all wounds, but teaches us how to be happy again even with our scars.” - Kennedy Ryan

“The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.” -Nikki Giovanni

Some people only notice you once you’re already shining. They don’t see all the messy, unglamorous, exhausting parts that came before it.

The world can offer many things: comfort, distraction, companionship, money, admiration, but none of it can substitute for inner peace.

Bromeliad Vrisea #BloomScrolling #Flowers #IndoorGarden

“Are you going to let someone else's view of who you should be, and what you should do, hold you back?" — Charmaine Wilkerson

“You don't have to wait for others to claim you. You don't have to wait for others to pick you. You pick yourself! I mean, really choose yourself every day!” —Mahogany L. Browne

Join economist Gustavo de Souza on 11/10 at 11 AM CT to hear about his new research on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor markets. Register here 👉🏽https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/artificial-intelligence-office-factory

Courage is the steady strength to move forward when something matters deeply.

Today: “Stretch your mind and fly.” -Whitney M. Young

Haile Selassie reminds us that learning doesn’t stop with books or teachers. If you stay open and curious, life itself becomes the classroom. Growth comes from being willing to listen, reflect, and fully experience life.

Whitney M. Young’s quote reminds us that preparation is never wasted. Even if the door doesn’t open today, getting ready sharpens your skills, clarifies your purpose, and gives you the confidence to walk through when it does.

10/10 @ 11 AM CT: Join the Chicago Fed for a virtual event, Artificial Intelligence in the Office & the Factory. The event will feature new research from economist Gustavo de Souza on how artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets. Register here: www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/...

How is AI changing work on the factory floor and in the office? Join us on Nov. 10 at 11am CT for new research from Chicago Fed economist Gustavo de Souza. Register here: web.cvent.com/event/7bfd5a...

“Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.” -Marcus Garvey

“If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.” -Dorothy Height

Excited to join the Chicagoland Chamber and Loyola Chicago this Thursday for Neighborhood Economic Development: How to Bring Impact Through Alliance in This Moment. We’ll discuss how collaboration drives inclusive growth across Chicago’s neighborhoods. chicagolandchamber.org/events/2025-10-23/32281

“What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.” -Lucille Clifton

“To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.” -Haki R. Madhubuti

We’re so used to thinking change will come from someone else or some better moment. But June Jordan was telling the truth: nothing is missing. The people, the power, the clarity…we’re it. History doesn’t shift when the “right” person arrives. It shifts when we stop pretending that person isn’t us.

Good morning!

“Self-acceptance is a journey: from will they like me to will I like them to I am who I am. No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.” — Janet Autherine

“I have standards I don't plan on lowering for anybody…including myself”.—Zendaya

“And I think I’m most grateful for time, which doesn’t always heal all wounds, but teaches us how to be happy again even with our scars.” - Kennedy Ryan

“The ability to say no to yourself is a gift. If you can resist your urges, change your habits, and say yes to only what you deem truly meaningful, you’ll be practicing healthy self-boundaries. It’s your responsibility to care for yourself without excuses.” -Nedra Glover Tawwab

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”— Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.

Colin Powell said: “If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” -Audre Lorde

“Dreams are lovely, but they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change." — Shonda Rhimes

“Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself.” — Iyanla Vanzant