I come to you on "The Real Tip". What does this mean? This mean that I, Bakka Karriem, as an entrepreneur come with a lot. I have a full family... I have children. I have debt. Ohhh Boy, do I have debt! I have other responsibilities as well. I have to elevate myself and my children. I have neices and nephews that have a bright intellectual future. These are great kids and they are being raised with the need to elevate. They deserve the opportunity to a bright future. I say this to say: In this world come a lot of responsibilities! Not just caring for oneself, but, caring for a tribe. A village. Generations that far exceed self. I build on what's needed, especially, the education that I have aquired one way or another. I admit from the bottom of my heart what's really going on with the serial entrepreneur that is myself. I try my best to be consistant. I have to run a household and make sure everyone around me is healthy, educated, and overall good. I am 38 years old and along with being a mother, I am a grandmother as well. 38 going on 39 is not the same as being 16, 26, and 36. I had all the energy in the world to run around working purely laborous jobs, coming home to bring in new business ideas, doing research on all aspects of an idea hatched into a plan and then execution.
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One thing that is a fact, Money/Funding is a must! I run all business affairs on my own menial funding. Every now and then I may have a friend or two giving me $20 here, $100 there, and currently my mother who has become my foundational Angel Investor to allow me to feed my children and maybe even purchase fresh underware for myself on occassion. Clearly, this isn't enough to run a full on business nor is it intended to permenantly raise a sizeable family much less than 1 or 2 growing sons. I have put myself in the line of bad health, toxic people, and temporary relief to maintain my homefront and business. Where I am right now is less than ideal. However, I make it do what it do for the betterment of those I am responsible for.
With this said, finding myself in a status of "thriving, struggling, maneuvering" funding to not ust make ends meet but also to invest in my ideas, dreams, and mind fux to bring a better future and more opportunity to myself and my children. By nature, I am a helper. By nature, I am a nurturer and caregiver. What I have found to be honestly true is that I have never been a sellout! I do not throw others to the wolves for entertainment nor to sustain myself in material goods or wealth just to LOOK great to the eyes of those whose souls are as black as a Muslim woman's hijab. I have modesty to a certain point. I am not arrogant without right since I have put alot into myself and I have not allowed bad experiences to darken my heart and take me into a stage of "bitter soul". My goal is to tell the truth, highlight good businesses and healthier living. Taking It Bak! Magazine is a publication venue that encourages those to teach, listen, and learn to shape the world and care for others in all that is good.
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Now, I'm not going to lie and tell you all how much "Tree Hugging, Rosy glass wearing, and spiritual Ohms" I'm going to publish in order to serenade our readers into a sleeping state of illusions and delusions to sell publication copies. I understand how vicious media has become over the decades as well as how equally vicious amatuer, "free will" press on social media's very famous Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. (just to name a few) is these days and Taking It Bak! Magazine want to go in a very different direction. I am a huge fan of Inc, Entrepreneur, Black Entrepreneur, Money, and so many more publications that I currently have subscriptions for. I learn a great deal from the Journalists, Sr. Editor, and format heros that make these publications absolutely delicious to read. I am a self proclaimed Nerd Woman and I love learning new skills, tips, tricks, and hacks for a better business, schooling, and overall well being to a clearer mind.
I am never afraid to give recognition to those who make a big impact on my life and change progress of my livelihood for the better. Now, without further edue... The next few articles coming to you will be of "The MMaking Of Taking It Bak! Magazine and Taking It Bak! Publications, Inc. and how-to's on how to make success out of what you can afford... Shamelessly! Thank You for reading.
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