Champagne Before Milk
I hear this mantra every time I struggle with doing something that feels extravagant vs what is expected or seems for the greater good. “Champagne before milk.” I hear it in my spirit as I vacillate about buying the fabulous pair of heels that don’t match anything in my closet. They were calling to me […]
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Nerissa Releases First Romance Novel
Love’s Sweet Joy, the first novel by author and media strategist Nerissa Golden has been released. Set on Montserrat, the 240-page book is the first in the Return to Love series, which chronicles the journey of four female entrepreneurs, who find love as they make their contributions to redeveloping the island. “I’ve wanted to explore this […]
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Kiss His Feet
Wrote this in 2008 but so very relevant today. Let me know your thoughts once you’ve finished. Have you ever met a man worthy enough for you to kiss his feet? Is the man in your life presently worthy of such honor and if he was would you kiss his feet? Your honey walks in the […]
Read MoreWhat’s in a Name? Picking Character Names
I have a word document that I started more than a decade ago with the names I wanted to give characters in a book. Sometimes I refer to it when I’m stuck on finding the right last name to go with the first. In Love’s Sweet Joy, the heroine is Monique Sinclair and just as […]
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Good Book and Good Music
How do you read a book? Yes, I know from front to back. But do you read a book to music or do you prefer silence? The right book comes with its own music. I love stories that make me feel I’m right there and feeling every emotion. I want to get to that place […]
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Love’s Sweet Joy: The Back Story
Where do I begin? I’m thankful this novel is finally available to the world. Love’s Sweet Joy is the first in the Return to Love series about some savvy business women finding love Caribbean style. The idea for the series came from an old Facebook post made eons ago about the need for more men on […]
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Do You Want to Win?
I don’t do competitions? The thought of someone deciding whether I’m good enough crawls my blood. It’s why I love entrepreneurship. I create my own rules. Find my way of serving and giving. And I’d be damned if I let your NO stop me. So why was I entering PitchIT? This was so out of character […]
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Look Who’s a Finalist in PitchIt Caribbean?
UPDATE – Watch my pitch video and vote for me as People’s Choice. Found out last week that my ideation for a new tour app called IndeTours has made it into the Top 25 for the PitchIt Caribbean Challenge 2016 – the Trinidad division. YIKES. This means I’ve got to work on my pitch. The […]
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All The Way In
Three years ago, I was on my way to Trinidad with Dr Sammy Joseph. We were talking about entrepreneurship and what it really took to succeed. We were both working in other jobs at the time but recognized that if we were serious about being in business for ourselves we had to go all the […]
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Be Your Own Hero
Do you know the Bonnie Tyler track Holding Out for a Hero? Don’t ask me why it was in my head this morning and of course I can still remember the first time I heard it. They used it back in 1984 as the theme show for this action/adventure TV series called Cover Up. It […]
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