You teach people how to treat you. Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ~Dr. Maya Angelou How many times do we make someone a priority that makes us an option?  We are all guilty of it.  We

It’s Not Too Late… Last year, I was so elated to be a featured speaker in the “It’s Not Too Late” Tele-Summit.  Why? Because so many people have given up hope.  So many people have given up on their dreams.  This tele-summit was designed to eliminate

I love relationships – deep connections rather. Connections are vital to your success. The right connections can change the trajectory of your life. I become so excited when I have the opportunity to connect and build meaningful relationships.

Check out the conversation between an employee and the manager.  The employee had just told the manager that there were two unexpected deaths within the past week and the manager showed no empathy, but proceeded to inform the employee that he/she was one of several

I was speaking with my friend this morning as she was on her way into the office and we had a really good conversation.  She used to drive me crazy with her obsession and focus on material things, but now she is different.  It’s as

What would happen if you devoted more energy to achieving your dreams? There’s a one degree difference between hot water and steam.  Turn it up. ~Antonio Adair The one degree difference makes all the difference.  Hot water is produced at 99 degrees Celsius or 212

I’m being transparent right now. I am a person who loves to connect with others one-on-one. There is something invigorating about exchanging energy with a person with who is right there with you.

Your thoughts and the way you see yourself can either take you or they can take you down.  If that’s the case, then let’s go up!  So often, I have found that if I believe a certain way about a particular situation, the outcome actually

I don’t watch a lot of television, but I do have a couple of favorites one is The Bachelor. As I was watching The Bachelor, I almost got a little teary-eyed as I wondered if I would ever have the opportunity to experience true love.

East High – Home of the Lady Mustangs is where I met a legend who would have a long-lasting impact on my life.  It was there I believed I truly developed the WILL TO WIN!

Launching out into the deep can be daunting. It requires you to live a little on the edge and for most of us – that is not the place we want to be.  Many of us want more, but we want to be in control. 

It’s important to not allow everyone to speak into your life. Don’t take in what everyone says to you. Consider both the message and the source. Don’t give everyone permission to speak into your life. Sometimes the words people speak can be powerful catapulting you

I remember being so crazy about this man and wanting to spend the rest of my life with him.  We often discussed marriage and our future.  There came a time when he began to say that I deserved better than him and my response was

Have you ever wanted another gift?  At various points in my life, I have really wished I had so many other gifts that I believed to be better. If only I was gifted in small talk…  If I could dance, I wouldn’t sit down… Well,

This is a line from one of my favorite songs. Have you ever been fueled by the energy that is created when you know people are looking and waiting for you to fail? I have been all too familiar with this energy. Although it is

I was speaking with someone whom I have known for quite sometime now. During our conversation, she proceeded to tell me all of her conclusions that she had come to regarding me. I found this to be interesting because she didn’t really know me.

We see it over and over again and we’ve heard it since we were kids. “Birds of a feather…” You know the rest. I remember a few months ago a person whom I thought was a close friend told me that she wasn’t going that

What you feed, you produce. It takes just as much energy to focus on the negative as it does to focus on the positive. So, why not envision yourself achieving the goal instead of failing or missing the mark? For some, focusing on the positive

Oh my gosh! Life has thrown me some blows that I thought I would never recover from. There have been some battles that left me almost hopeless. What helped me make it through my dark nights and lonely moments was saturating myself with positive thoughts,