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Wite Collar, an online platform that matches users for professional mentorship via a mobile application (0:13-0:25). The co-founder Kira highlights their virtual career fairs (0:38) as a key feature, designed to be more convenient and targeted than traditional in-person events.
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The Power of Focus, Routine, and Mentorship
Introduction In today’s world, distractions are everywhere—especially from social media. In this audio blog, Kira Parris- Moore shares insights offering practical advice for anyone feeling overwhelmed or unfocused. Staying Focused in a Distracted World Kira Parris-Moore emphasizes how easy it is to lose sight of our goals amid constant information overload. If you find yourself endlessly scrolling and not making progress, it’s time for a social media detox. Start by establishing a routine and prioritizing self-care. Journaling and planning can help clarify your objectives and keep you on track. Challenges Facing Young People and Adults Many young people today are living at home, working minimum wage jobs, and struggling to find direction—even after earning degrees. Formal education doesn’t always guarantee financial stability, and entrepreneurship, while appealing, is also challenging and requires support and capital. Why Mentorship Matters Mentorship is a central theme in Kira Parris Moore's message. Everyone, regardless of age or stage in life, can benefit from having a mentor—a “life buddy” who provides guidance, accountability, and wisdom. Investing in mentorship is portrayed as a more effective and affordable path to personal and professional growth than traditional education or fleeting entertainment. Investing in Yourself Audit your finances and prioritize investing in yourself. Seek out mentors who can connect you to opportunities and networks. Don’t let money be an excuse; often, the resources are there if you look closely. Call to Action Take advantage of available resources, such as office hours and mentorship programs, to make lasting changes. Ensure that every year builds on the progress of the last, and don’t let opportunities pass you by. Key Takeaways
This blog post captures the spirit and actionable advice from Kira Parris’s audio blog, inspiring readers to take charge of their lives and pursue meaningful progress. If you like more content like this, be sure to subscribe to the website and follow the Wite Collar YouTube channel.  When it comes to your career, everyone should have Plan B whether it is a side hustle or business in the event of a layoff or unexpected circumstance. Lot of times, people give their all to their career and whatever is left over to the business they have on the side. People focus on retirement from The Job before they focus on working on Their Dream. The Dream always takes a backseat to what they give to their employer. People historically have always put themselves last.
Well tomorrow isn’t promised. People may think they have plenty of time to pursue what they want but many die before they get a chance to. Most of the time, people don’t take that leap of faith and pursue their dreams fully unless they are forced to because of a job loss. People like safety and comfort. Jobs used to provide that. However, in this current job market, job security no longer exists. AI is taking your job. But don’t take it personal; AI is replacing a lot of people’s positions. Graphic designer, web designer, copywriter, customer service rep, consultant, etc. the list goes on. Soon it will replace jobs in healthcare like nursing, counseling, medical coding, once the second iteration of AI comes out. We are ALL at risk. If you think your job is safe from AI, you best believe someone is training AI to replace your job too. AI just hasn’t gotten advanced enough to replace you…yet. But believe that AI one day will… Companies are looking to work off a skeleton workforce to increase their profitability. Corporations are all about the bottom line. If their bottom line looks more red than black, you best believe they are looking to automate systems in their organization to replace people. Lot of times, this is because of pressure from investors to appear profitable even if they are not. Firing you is never personal, for them it is necessary means to an end in order to continue to keep their business going. However, being fired feels very personal to you as you probably gave your all to a company who thought nothing of discarding you when the time was right. This is exactly why your Plan B should become your Plan A. Having a corporate intrapreneur mindset allows you to give just enough of your energy to your employer while reserving the bulk of what you have for your own business. Your company is an investment and it’s your legacy. Your company can’t be put on the back burner for a later date and time. You should leave your 9 to 5 every day knowing that your 5 to 9 will become your real bread and butter. Yes, it may not pay your bills right now but eventually your business will if you invest enough time and energy in your company. If you are ready to expound on your 5 to 9 in 2026, join our dynamic network to gain access to trusted and vetted mentors. Mentorship can give you perspective on your business that will help your business grow more quickly and allow you to eventually leave your 9 to 5. Entrepreneurship can provide you with the security you are looking for if you find a strategic partner for your business. A mentor can be just the kind of help you need to turn your dream to retire from your job into a reality. Join our community to gain access to multi-faceted mentors who can offer you education on the many disciplines they are experienced in. We specialize in skillpreneurship, recruiting professionals with various monetizable skillsets. If you want to meet one of these skillpreneurs IRL, we have mini career fairs every Tuesday from 1-2 pm EST, where you can have a meet and greet with mentors from our app community. If you want to join our app community now, our app can be found on Google Playstore and Apple Appstore. Let us be a conduit to help you turn your Plan B into your Plan A! See you soon.  As a business owner, I have tried both business networking platforms like Alignable and LinkedIn, at the recommendations of others who knowing what I do felt that these platforms could help grow my business by helping me make valuable connections. However, what I found was more of the same ole, same ole. Grandstanding, exclusivity, and inauthenticity. People try to sell you on their business without wanting to get to know you. Marketing dressed up as connection. As a therapist by trade, this was not my cup of tea.
I was made to feel like “a means to an end.” Like not a person but a prospect that could help create some cash flow for someone’s business. Inboxes full of sales pitches with no greetings that left me feeling cheap. People who wanted to sell me their services but did not want to have a relationship with me. This method of marketing was predatory and screamed capitalism. I was wondering if I was the only one feeling this way… I talked to some other friends and did some research online (mostly Reddit because those people are brutally honest) and found that I was not alone. Posts complaining about the same themes with Alignable and LinkedIn and feeling like they were both very Spammy. One person cited that Alignable had sent emails to all their phone contacts without their permission and it had damaged their reputation. Another sharing that LinkedIn felt more like Facebook than a place to grow your professional network. All of these sentiments I concur with as I’ve spent several months on both and have only taken a few connections off that platform, despite spending a lot of time on each. So not being invested was not the issue. The issue is these platforms which were once curated to deliver valuable connections, help people find jobs, or grow one’s business are not measuring up to their initial premise for many. I understand as a business owner the feeling of being hungry and wanting to get your business off the ground but we must respect the boundaries of others at the same time. No one wants to be sold to. No one wants to feel like when they are talking to you that you have an agenda. People want to feel a sense of belonging and community and that is the real reason that most people join these platforms. I can’t say I am not guilty of making the same mistake but I can say I have a better approach when it comes to the business of selling than most. I am not pushy and will not even attempt to continue discussion about our platform if the person on the receiving end is not interested. We have the right to decline things that do not serve our interests. We also have the right to match and unmatch from connections that were never really about connecting but just getting your business. We have the right to feel like the people that are a part of our virtual world are genuinely interested in our growth and our success as much as we are invested in their own. Reciprocal business relationships are hard to find but not impossible to identify. There are people out there that genuinely want to help others. Not to line their pockets, but because giving back fulfils them. Giving back is something that they enjoy doing and they yearn to expand their reach. These are the types of people I meet all the time in my line of business and can tell that this philanthropic spirit lives inside of them. They just need an avenue to be able to do this more because of their lack of visibility on social media. I call these “hidden gem mentors.” People who are steadfast in working their business but are humbly successful and don’t need a lot of fanfare. They know what they are talking about but are not loud about it on social media. They are not identified as thought leaders on the internet but they most certainly have the knowledge to impart on others once you speak with them one on one. Speaking to these types of mentors is not only refreshing but restores your faith that they are good people in this world. I am glad to know a few of them. Anyway, I am realizing that what we have built on Wite Collar is exactly the platform I have been searching for and that the relationships we have curated with our members are the model that we want to create for this world. We may not be an established brand or big business but what we are is just as valuable. We are bringing back “good humanship” where people are more invested in helping others than helping themselves. A people helping people community that creates a straightforward path to career or business success. If you haven’t found your “right fit” for a community either, consider joining ours. See you soon, Kira~ Wite Collar app founder  You read that right. Me and LinkedIn are through! Not by choice but by force. LinkedIn been acting funny and I decided it was not for me anymore…
Initially, it started with my views going down significantly in the last couple of weeks. At first this was strange given that I had consistently been getting very high views for the last six months. Thousands of views now went down to just hundreds in the last few weeks. Could it have been because I was posting less? Perhaps. But it felt very much like I was being shadow banned and LinkedIn was hating on me. As you can imagine, the lack of views affected my engagement. Now I don’t get a huge amount of engagement on LinkedIn since I am fairly new to the platform (six months newbie here) but I was slowly building up my followers and I had a few regulars liking our posts. But what got us was those regulars suddenly disappeared and I no longer saw them. Or was it they no longer saw me? Who knows…. The final straw is that I reported someone’s repost of a post I made yesterday and it flagged my account and now my account is restricted. Multiple messages along with tickets have been sent to LinkedIn Customer Support but to no avail. It’s like a merry go around of sending in tickets and then verification of id details page comes up but no ability to submit any identification. Or my sign-in page gets stuck on the Security Check screen. It’s like LinkedIn is playing with me. My vigilance caused my own account to get flagged, LOL! And now the universe doesn’t want me to get back with LinkedIn. It wouldn’t be so bad if I had not just advertised for a job on LinkedIn. There was plenty of interest during the three day trial when I posted the position but now I am unable to reach those applicants because of the account restriction. It’s frustrating but it taught me a hard lesson. Never rely on social media to do business. Get that customer data immediately and take the communication off the platform. The platform is just there to assist with the connection not to be the main form of communication. You never know when the platform will shut you down. It can happen due to anything they consider an infraction. Whether they are right or not doesn’t matter, the results are the same; you can’t reach your business connections. So, it’s crucial that you get their contact information ASAP so you can continue to connect with them online elsewhere. Thank God, I have contact information for all my business connections. Otherwise, this would be another sad story of an entrepreneur having to start over because of some mishap on a social media platform. I always feel bad for those creators who are so distraught about having lost access to their account and then forced to create a new one to regain access to their connections. Good thing I am not a content creator and am not dependent on my followers. LinkedIn and I can take some time apart and see other people. It’s all good. If my account ever gets restored in the future, maybe I will give LinkedIn another chance but if not, I will be just fine without it. My peace won’t be disturbed because of a social media platform. I can make do without LinkedIn being a part of my life. It didn’t make or break me before… There’s nothing wrong with connecting on social media. Social media makes communication more accessible and attainable and allows you to have a wider reach. However, never put all your eggs in one basket and only use social media to communicate with those you connect with. Be sure you have other ways to access your business connections to keep the communication going. This assurance will make you more resilient if and when a social media platform you are on decides to cancel your account because now you have a back-up plan. Remember, social media is a tool not a replacement for good communication in business. Don’t ever over-rely on social media. Connect with us on email at [email protected] or text at 1-877-892-8868 if you want to learn more about the Wite Collar platform. We also have office hours today between 1-2 pm EST if you want to meet with us and ask questions. See you soon, Kira ~ Wite Collar app co-founder  “People don’t fear the price, they fear the risk” ~ John Diaz (LinkedIn)
When I saw this post on LinkedIn, this answered a question I had been pondering for some time. When people don’t jump on your business offers, it makes you feel like a failure. You question your business, yourself, what is wrong with you that people don’t see the value in what you’re doing? Should you lower your prices? What adjustments should you make to create a more attractive offer? Are you doing enough to grow your business and make it a success? But most likely, it is not the price that’s the issue…it’s the perceived risk by the customer. If your business is not a recognized brand, if you are not a recognized brand, people assume that your offer is not going to live up to their expectations. Doesn’t matter how good your product is, people assume that it has no value and because of that, they don’t want to pay for your offer. We are not marketing specialists so this business has been a grassroots build with a small community of folks we have met that see our vision. We are not clout chasers and we are not the popular kids in school. We are the late bloomers who have finally blossomed and through that transformation, learned our purpose in our 40’s. We want to share our product with the world but recognize that in the world we live in today, social media is KING and we are not dominating in that space…yet. We are hoping that once things get going, that word of mouth will spread about what we do, which in turn will make our offer more appealing. Hopefully, people will become less skeptical about investing their time and money into our services once they have social proof. In the meantime, we plan to keep going. We advise that if you are in our position, you do the same…  Turning your pain into purpose is how people turn solutions into businesses.
Long ago, I had a situation occur that created a barrier to me becoming licensed as a therapist. I had to find someone in my niche who could offer me post graduate supervision/mentorship to become licensed or I couldn’t work in my field. It had to be in person meetings with this person and there were only 3 people near my area that could offer me this service. Called all three, only one returned my call. Then I met with this supervisor for over a year and just a few months before I was to finish my hours for licensure, he hiked up the price on me with no notice. He said it was due to losing other mentees and so I, a broke and emerging clinician, had to pay that price. I had no alternative options and had to stick it out because I was too close to getting my hours. What he did was unethical but what he knew was I couldn’t start over and he was right. Wite Collar, a mentor marketplace, was born out of a need to create options for folks who need Mentorship for career or business advancement but it puts the power in the Mentee’s hands. They select the Mentors, we provide the options. We also provide oversight and regulation to protect Mentees and prevent scamming and abuse. If you are wanting Mentorship but fear is holding you back, do not let it! Wite Collar is here to help provide you with support and open the door to new opportunities for you if you are willing to walk through that door. If you are interested in receiving Mentorship with Wite Collar, please fill out our Jotform here: We hope to see you soon, Kira ~ Co-founder of the Wite Collar app  You ever started a partnership with someone and after some time of working with them, you realize the person is not a good fit for what you are trying to accomplish?
This happens all the time. This happened to me. A mismatch can be devastating. You try to figure out how to break things off but it is difficult. So you keep trying to make the relationship work but it just isn't working. It's a misalignment despite your best efforts. Eventually you have to have that difficult conversation and end the relationship which means your joint project or partnership comes to an end. Perhaps, you jumped in to quickly with this person and didn't ask the right questions. Or you misjudged their personality and thought it would be a good fit. But despite who was to blame, the results are the same; work has gone undone and now the project is stalled. Bad position to be in, right? If you have ever been through this before, you understand the importance of a right fit or match for a partnership or collaboration. Alignment is ideal for the success of any joint venture. But it can be difficult to know if alignment will occur without working together first and seeing if you are a good fit. However, this causes the stakes to be high if things go wrong. That's why me and my co-founder created Wite Collar. On the Wite Collar app, not only do we have a matching algorithm but we vet professionals before they even get to you. We also allow you to un-match from business professionals that are not a good fit for you without having to have the dreadful breakup conversation and find someone else that is more to your liking. Not convinced that it's that easy??? Sign up for our office hours and we will share more of what we do. Our office hours are every Tuesday from 1-2 pm EST and it's a drop-in meeting so that busy career and business professionals can attend and stay as long as their schedule will allow. If you want to participate in one of our meetings, text MENTORSHIP to 1-877-892-8868 or email us at [email protected]. See you soon.  Wite Collar is matchmaking platform that matches professionals with an interest in career advancement or business growth. We are looking for ambitious professionals to join our platform who are tired of engaging in time consuming and fruitless networking and just want to be referred to the right people that align with their interests and have the expertise to help them reach their goals. If you are not sure if Wite Collar is for you, here are some things to consider before joining our mobile network:
If this sounds like a platform you would be interested in, join our texting community (text MENTORSHIP to 1-877-892-8868) so that you can receive notifications about our office hours. Office hours are every Tuesday from 1-2 pm EST and they are drop-in meetings so you can come and leave at any time. We realize that our platform is not for everybody and we want to be connected to the right people who will help build this platform and take it to the next level. If that’s YOU, please connect with us. We also have a cash referral program that allows you to refer members of your network to us while making money for each referral you send. See you soon!  You know what job that never stops.
Being a parent. No matter whether you are sick, tired, or just plain old don’t feel like parenting, you got to show up and do it. You got to feed the kids, get them dressed, make sure they get to school, do homework with them, take them to extracurricular activities, among other things. You know what makes this job harder. The responsibilities of paying bills and keeping a roof over their head. And you know what makes the job really suck. Not having enough money to do it all and struggling to keep it together. You work a job you hate to keep the lights on. Days become months and months become years. Soon enough, your kids are grown and either have gone off to school to pursue their own dreams or are at home working jobs of their own. You have entered a new phase of your life where you are closing in on retirement and after 30 years of working nonstop, you retire. This is what you have been waiting on. Being able to relax and enjoy your golden years. However, you realize for some strange reason, you are not happy. Something is missing from your life but you can’t exactly figure out what and you are puzzled as to why you have this persistent feeling of discontentment. This causes you to have an identity crisis as you try to navigate your ‘new normal’ as a retiree. Then you will eventually die never realizing that thing that was missing from your life… The thing that kept you up at night that made you feel so uncomfortable in your own skin… The thing you were looking for that never was found… It was your purpose. You never connected to your purpose and now… You never will. Don’t let this story be your story. Connect with us today for Mentorship that will help you to unlock your purpose. Because your purpose is waiting for you. |
FounderKira is an avid blogger and co-founder of Wite Collar and is heavily invested in the launch and growth of startups nationwide. Archives
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