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JOURNAL OF ABUNDANCE
📓 Welcome to the Journal of Abundance
At Abundant Stories, we don’t just hold space for your story—we grow through ours, too. This isn’t your typical blog. It’s a living journal. A collection of reflections, lessons, and moments that shape us, stretch us, and sometimes surprise us.
These entries are written with intention—to remind you that your journey matters, your voice is valid, and growth doesn’t always look like a straight line.
This is where our stories meet yours. Let’s keep growing—together.
Empower Your Voice: The Transformation of Storytelling Coaching
Storytelling coaching isn’t about getting the perfect pitch or polished speech. It’s about reclaiming the pen. It invites you to stop performing and start becoming—to step outside the roles you’ve been handed and step into the truth you’ve been carrying.
“At its core, storytelling coaching is identity work,” the post explains. “It’s not just about crafting a message—it’s about meeting yourself.”
Through intentional reflection and dialogue, you begin to see that your story isn’t something to fix—it’s something to honor. Every scar, pivot, and pause holds meaning. And when you begin to name it for yourself, you stop chasing someone else’s version of success—and start writing your own.
Chart Your Career Story: Coaching Tips for New Professionals - Part 3
“You’re not a visitor in this space—you’re a contributor.”
Landing your first role is a major milestone—but it’s only the beginning of your rising action. In Chart Your Career Story: Coaching Tips for New Professionals, we explore what it really means to transition from student to professional. From battling imposter syndrome to building relationships and advocating for yourself, this chapter of your career is about becoming—not performing. Learn how to stay grounded, keep learning, and shape your story with intention as you grow into the professional you're meant to be.
Chart Your Career Story: Coaching Tips for New Professionals - Part 2
Your resume, cover letter, and interview aren’t just hoops to jump through—they’re storytelling stages. In Part 2 of Chart Your Career Story, we move from self-discovery to strategy, exploring how to translate your lived experiences into language that lands. Whether you’re highlighting your wins on paper or holding space in the interview room, every step is a chance to say, “Here’s who I am, here’s what I’ve learned, and here’s how I show up.” This chapter is about owning your voice, aligning your values, and sharing your truth—because your story isn’t just impressive. It’s unforgettable.
Chart Your Career Story: Coaching Tips for New Professionals - Part 1
Excerpt from Chart Your Career Story: Coaching Tips for New Professionals – Part 1
When it comes to career clarity, don’t start with a job title—start with your story. This article invites new professionals to ask bold, honest questions about purpose, alignment, and what fulfillment truly means. “You don’t need a fancy title to be successful. You don’t need a perfect career path to feel fulfilled. But you do need clarity. You need alignment. And you need a ‘why’ that belongs to you.” From redefining what networking looks like to practicing “wisdom linking,” this is a guide for those who want to build careers rooted in authenticity, not obligation.
Abundance Isn’t a Buzzword—It’s a Mindset Shift - Part 2
“Abundance isn’t a one-time choice—it’s a practice. A muscle. A mindset you return to, again and again, even when life gets loud or messy or uncertain.”
In Part 2 of our Abundance series, we go beyond reflection and into the real. This isn’t about toxic positivity or chasing more—it’s about remembering what you already carry. In a world that tells you to rush, shrink, and compete, what does it look like to move with intention, with joy, with truth?
Whether you’re navigating burnout, reclaiming your worth, or learning to see your story as powerful again—this isn’t just a mindset. It’s a movement.
Let’s practice abundance in real life.
Even when it’s hard.
Reclaiming My Voice: A Black Woman’s Journey Through Poetry and Anti-Blackness
In Reclaiming My Voice: A Black Woman’s Journey Through Poetry and Anti-Blackness, the Coach Jay reflects on how spoken word became more than performance—it became liberation. Through the lens of the Black EPICS Framework, she shares a journey of reclaiming self, community, and story.
“Spoken word just made me stop caring what other people think because spoken word became about me. It was a place for me to center my life and topics that were important to me.”
This piece is both personal and political—a call to witness, to remember, and to affirm that Black voices are powerful, necessary, and already enough.
Abundance Isn’t a Buzzword - It’s a Mindset Shift - Part 1
Abundance is a word that’s been overused, misused, and stripped down to material gain—but at its core, abundance is about truth. It’s about reclaiming the belief that your story holds enough—enough power, enough truth, enough possibility—to shape the life you deserve. This article invites readers to unpack what abundance really means beyond the filters and buzzwords.
We explore the difference between a scarcity mindset and an abundance mindset, showing how our beliefs are shaped not just by personal experience, but by systems like racism, capitalism, and colonization. Scarcity teaches us to compete, to hoard, to doubt. But abundance? That’s something deeper. It’s liberation work. As the article states, “Abundance is already within you—it shows up when you trust your voice, take up space, rest without guilt, and root your decisions in what actually matters to you.”
This is more than mindset—it’s a movement toward redefining success on your own terms and giving yourself permission to thrive.
Own Your First‑Gen Journey: Navigating College Admissions with Confidence
What if your college application told more than just your GPA and test scores? What if it told your story—your values, your growth, and where you're headed next?
This blog is a first-gen roadmap through the college admissions process, designed to help you connect the dots between your past, present, and future. From early milestones to crafting your personal statement, it walks you through how to stand out by being yourself—not someone you think admissions officers want to see.
As we say in the blog:
“You are not writing your wounds—you are writing your wisdom.”
Whether you're learning what a FAFSA is, figuring out what to share in your essay, or just trying to believe your story is enough—this post is for you.
Personal Statements: You Don’t Owe Your Trauma to Admissions
We’re often told to “make it personal” when writing a personal statement—but for many of us, especially students of color and first-gen applicants, that becomes an unspoken demand: prove your worth through your pain. In this blog, I unpack the stories I was encouraged to tell, the ones I wish I hadn’t, and what I’ve learned after editing hundreds of personal statements over the years.
This isn’t just about writing—it’s about what we’re taught to believe is valuable. And it’s time we changed the narrative.
“You don’t need a tragic backstory to be accepted.
You don’t need to bare your soul to be worthy.
Write the story you’re proud of—not the one you think they want to hear.”
The Abundant Way: How We Coach and Why It Matters
At Abundant Stories, coaching isn't about checking off boxes or chasing someone else’s dream. It’s about creating space for you to define success on your own terms, rooted in your truth, your story, and your becoming.
As we put it:
"At Abundant Stories, we are coaches.
But when we say coaching, we mean something deeper:
We mean guiding. Witnessing. Holding space for becoming.
We don’t coach you toward a checklist.
We don’t coach you toward someone else’s version of success.
We coach you toward yourself. Toward truth. Toward a life you actually want to live."
Do You Really Need College? A Real Talk Reflection on Purpose, Paths & Possibility
We’ve been told college is the golden ticket to success. But what if that’s not your truth? What if the life you're building doesn't fit inside a degree plan?
In this post, we dig deep into the real questions:
What does your abundant future look like? Is college the right path—or just the expected one?
This isn't about shame or shortcuts—it’s about alignment, ownership, and designing your life on purpose.
If you're questioning the system, the structure, or your next step—you’re not behind. You're just beginning to write a different story.
Redefining Success: What’s the Story You’re Really Living?
The truth is:
Success doesn’t have one story.
It’s not linear.
It’s not always loud.
And it’s definitely not the same for everyone.
At its root, success simply means accomplishing an aim or purpose.
So the real question is:
✨ What is your aim?
✨ What is your purpose?
✨ What are you here to make possible—in yourself and in the world?
Stuck in the Story: How I Rewrote the Narrative (Again and Again)
And if you’re stuck right now? That’s okay.
You're not failing. You’re just in a plot twist.
And the good thing about plot twists?
They always lead to something new.
Your next chapter is coming—and you get to write it.