Skip to main content

B.O.S.S... Its a Movement

We're often asked...What are your goals for the B.O.S.S Movement? B.O.S.S is a uniquely positioned (built from the bottom up) organization that has one (1) mission... and that is to teach people how to become self-sufficient. B.O.S.S. is an acronym that stands for Building Our Self Sufficiency. We are a cooperative organization on a mission to end generational poverty. We know this is an ambitious goal, (you wouldn't be a BOSS if you lacked ambition) and this is why we are reaching out to our fellow bosses to enlist YOU in this movement! 

You may be asking the questions Who? Us. What? End Generational Poverty. When? by year 2031. Where? everywhere we live, work, and play. Why? because happiness belongs to the self-sufficient and everyone deserves to be happy! How? Commitment + Communication=Stronger Communities

Steps We Need to Take to Strengthen Our Communities:
  • Remove what no longer works
  • Don't concentrate on process, focus on progress
  • Align communication to include a common commitment
  • STOP playing defense and being reactionary 
  • Unselfish cooperation of individuals 
Our Vision: We will eliminate generational poverty through education, market based social entrepreneurship, and community service. 

Building
  • A group of individual investors through the use of crowd-funding
  • Walkable neighborhoods in order to reduce reliance on the oil and the auto industry
  • United economic structures where we invest in ourselves and communities
  • Sustainable communities by creating businesses that can be passed on from generation to generation
  • Self determination in individuals. We must determine our worth, not minimum wage laws.  
Our 
  • Education system should be liberating and teach us how to change the undesirable conditions in our personal lives, families, and communities
  • Health & Wellness is not limited to our physical condition it must also include our emotional, mental, and spiritual health as well
  • Housing has to be energy efficient and affordable with many low income people spending more than 30% of their income on housing, its time to build a system in which we effectively address this
  • Businesses have suffered from lack of growth and sustainability because we fail to recycle our community dollars. Many of us have developed the destructive habit of spending more than 80% of our money outside of our community
Self
  • Reliance, we must learn to rely on God first, then self, then family and friends in order for us to maximize community growth and sustainability
  • Worth, we must understand that we are all valuable and must share our gifts by committing to work for ourselves on behalf of each other
  • Respect, we are all here on purpose and we must contribute our time and talents to uplift the masses
  • Determination, we must gain control of our lives and not look to people outside of ourselves to end our pain and suffering
Sufficiency 
  • Education
  • Food 
  • Clothes
  • Shelter
This blog will serve as a information clearinghouse to help us all realize the BOSS vision. As we embark on this journey we can't focus on what we don't have we must remain mindful of what we do possess...

B.O.S.S Top 5 Resources

  1. People: Every person counts
  2. Property: Ownership has its privileges
  3. Time: We all have 24 hours in a day, let's make them count
  4. Money: We all have the ability to make a contribution, let's start by making $1 investment in our future success
  5. Knowledge: Use it to the fullest, its power! 


Location: New York, NY, USA

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Succeeding as a Single Mom

1 in 4 children are growing up in homes without a father, single mother households account  for more than 80% of household with children living in poverty.  I've seen it written that there are two types of poverty that exist in America, generational and situational. Generational poverty is defined as,  having lived in poverty for (3) or more generations. It's players operate on a set of values that is passed on from parent to child...generation after generation. Situational Poverty-is defined by one (1) incident that lead to your impoverished condition:  Death Divorce Disaster Disease Each type of poverty comes down to one factor... belief! If we believe this (where we are in this moment) is all there is... then this is all we get. I once heard a man say "This (poverty) is all I know, I'm from the bottom"; there was no room for him to even believe that he could learn something more. The past is gone, the present is a gift, the future is now...
Post a Comment
Read more

Royal Coils

Photo Courtesy of: Black Girl Long Hair  Growing and maintaining natural hair has been a challenge for many of us. I remember when I did my first BC (big chop). I had to research my hair type...was I 4a,b, or c?  I had to research the products that would work best with my hair type, as well as educate myself on the L.O.C. (liquid, oil, and cream) method.  Throughout my journey of falling in love with my natural hair I have discovered 10 Tips for Growing Out Your Hair : Deep condition once a week Eat healthy (clean foods preferred) Take hair vitamins (prenatal vitamins work wonders also) Drink LOTS of water Massage scalp with natural oils Moisturize and seal ends Cleanse with SULFATE FREE shampoo or co-wash with conditioner Protective styles are a must! NO HEAT! Be patient. All hair is "good hair", acceptance is the key to confidence.Embrace your texture and realize patience pays off! Remember your hair is at its weakest when its dry so make...
Post a Comment
Read more