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Akiba Smith-Francis
Akiba Smith-Francis is the creator of the Stepping Off the Path Community, a writer, career coach, kundalini yoga enthusiast and jewelry designer who is obsessed with her mom's dog Ginger. Check out her writing at www.steppingoffthepath.com.
Back to College, Back to Work: Take Charge of Your Professional Development this Fall

It's fall which means it is time to re engage with your professional development opportunities and goals. Read more»

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Stepping Off the Path: I Choose Avoidance

I Choose Avoidance I choose it all the time. I avoid painful, boring and tedious experiences – a lot. I don’t work out regularly. I put off having difficult conversations. This is the second year in a row that I got an extension on my taxes because I don’t want to deal with the awful [...] Read more»

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