The Spark Within

Inside all of us is a Spark.  Inside all of us is Greatness.  Inside all of us is a Giant.  Inside all of us is a Choice - do we tap into our inner power or let it remain dormant?

How do we do that? Activate our strengths? Translate potential into action? Manifest our visions into reality? These are the questions that I LOVE exploring.

One of my biggest “ahas” on that learning journey is: BIG Transformations come through small, everyday actions and decisions.  It’s like stepping into the fog, and then coming back inside and realizing, “Oh my gosh! I’m wet.”  We often don’t see the incremental changes taking place until, all of a sudden, we look around and realize we are living the life we envisioned!  

Check out this week’s video to learn 3 of my favorite micro-adjustments!

This weeks podcast takes a deeper dive!

Plus, I share the 4 things I do every night before bed. It has had a HUGE impact on my life.

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Music Playlist: Suggested By Friends

I posted on facebook: what’s a song I should check out?  The result was a diverse and exciting range of musical suggestions.  To capture the magic, I created a playlist based upon these answers.

In no particular order: 

1. Just Hear Me by 6 Deep The Messenger
2. All Night by The Vamps feat. Matoma
3. Don’t You Wait by Solange
4. River by Ibeyi
5. Magic by Amel Larrieux
6. Rose Golden by Kid Kudi
7. Negro Jig by Carolina Chocolate Drops
8. Shekinah & Kyle Deutsch - Back To The Beach (youtube only)
9. The bitch is back - Tina Turner recorded 1990 (youtube only)
10. My Faith, My Voice by Native Deen
11. A Long Time Ago by First Aid Kit
12. Yesterday by Noname
13. The Art Teacher by Rufus Wainwright
14. Stop This Train by John Mayer
15. Eternal Sunshine by Jhene Aiko (spotify only)
16. Shine by Blitz The Ambassador
17. Playing God by Paramore
18. Legend Has It by Run The Jewels
19. FDT by YG
20. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard
21. FInal Day by Young MArbles
22. Courage by The Villagers
23. Comme d’habitude by Claude Frances
24. Agolo by Angelique Kidjo
25. Indian Moon by State Radio
26. We The People by A Tribe Called Quest (spotify only)
27. Owner Of A Lonely Heart by YES
28. Riot by Childish Gambino (spotify only)
29. Ego by Bibi Bourelly
30. Papaoutai by Stromae (spotify only)

Listen to the playlist on Spotify or YouTube:

Live and Online: Expression Session - January Edition

Live and Online: Expression Session is back!  Our next session is on Sunday, January 22nd at 12 PM PST - 2 PM PST (That’s 3 PM - 5 PM if you’re on the east coast).  

Click here to register!

Our feature is the amazing, the brilliant, the coolest: Xavier CoolKid.  In anticipation of his feature, Xavier joined me for an interview.  In addition to performing 3 powerful poems, he shared many insights into his creative journey and process.

Here's the interview:

Or listen to the interview as a podcast:

Listen to "Live and Online: Expression Session Featuring Xavier CoolKid" on Spreaker.

Click here to listen to it as an iTunes podcast. 

My 2017 Vision Board!

Adaora and I had created our 2017 Vision Boards this week!  We brought out the chips, salsa, guacamole and inspirational magazines and had a great time.

Creating a vision board is a great way to begin with intention and purpose. The process takes the ideas that are in our mind and subconscious, and visually displays them for us to see.  If you have not created one this year, I highly recommend it!

Here is what my 2017 Vision Board looks like:

After you have created the vision board, what comes next?  What are the practices and mindsets that will allow you to bring your dreams to fruition?  

I’ve created a FREE - 3 part video course - designed to answer those very questions.  It will walk you through the everyday actions and practices that cultivate achievement, confidence, and fulfillment.  

I am really excited to share this with you.  I hope you join me on this learning journey :).

As always, I am wishing you peace and blessings.

Want to take a deeper dive?  Listen to this week's podcast!

Listen to "My 2017 Vision Board" on Spreaker.

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T.H.E. Celebration Academy Has Launched!!

I am so very excited to share with you that T.H.E. Celebration Academy has officially launched!

T.H.E. Celebration Academy is a place for leadership, inclusion, and expression; where we live is the best version of ourselves.

It is a six-week course designed to connect you with your purpose and gifts, while taking your leadership, relationships, and communication to the next level.

Why am I so excited?  Here's three reasons why:

• Personal development rocks! Online courses have had a HUGE impact on my life.  And yet, so many people are missing out.  This is my way of inviting you in!
• This is a first time ever moment! Until now, these trainings were only available if you worked at an organization I was training or if you were an executive coaching client.  Through this online course, it is now available to you!
• This is what I live for!  Coming together with people who want to learn is what I live for.  It is the reason I jump out of bed excited every morning. And now, I get to share my energy, knowledge, and trainings with you!

Can you feel my enthusiasm?  This is a huge moment! 

Will you join us?  Will you invest in yourself in 2017?  Let's take this journey together!  

Click here or the video below and enroll in T.H.E. Celebration Academy today!

The Benefits of Gratitude!

I am a HUGE fan of Gratitudes!  You probably already know that, especially if you follow me on FB or Snapchat.   While we are wrapping up presents and 2016, it's especially important to be grateful.  

There are numerous benefits of having a daily gratitude practice.  Here are three of my favorite:

1. It genuinely makes me smile :).
2. It provides positive perspective.
3. It cultivates resiliency and the ability to see positive in any situation.

Our gratitudes don’t have to be huge.  They can be everyday things like, I’m grateful for the smell of fresh bread.  I am grateful that I can blink.  I am grateful that I can speak.  I am grateful for Rihanna.  

Do you have a gratitude practice?  Here are mine:

1. Share with someone. Every day, Adaora and I share with each other three things we are grateful for.  Plus we share one thing we are grateful for about each other.
2. Share on social. I post my gratitudes on social media and invite others to join me.
3. Write it down.  Every morning, I write down at least 3 things I am grateful for.  Yesterday, I wrote down 20 :).

Do any of these practices resonate with you?  Pick one and start there!  

If you need a gratitude partner, post your’s on my gratitude videos, email me, or send me a snap!

What are 3 things you are grateful for in 2016?  Shared below are some of my favorite gratitudes of the day from this year.  Enjoy!

Want to take a deeper dive?  As always, there is a podcast that goes along with this.  Check it out below.

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Music Playlist: Favorite 9 Songs From the Past 7.5 Days

Here's my favorite 9 songs from the past 7.5 days.  

Posted every Thursday!

In no particular order:

1. Rise Up (MSTR ROGERS Remix) by Andra Day
2. Baptized in Fire by Kid Cudi feat Travis Scott
3. Vowels by Capital Cities
4. Blended Family (What You Do For Love) by Alicia Keys FEAT A$AP Rocky
5. Trouble by The New Respects
6. Just Hold On by Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson
7. Star Dust by Twin Shadow & Zeds Dead
8. C’est La Vie by Tinashe
9. Creeping by OBONGJAYAR

I wanted these on the list, but they are only available on iTunes or Tidal:

1. Immortale J. Cole
2. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever by ZAYN &. Taylor Swift

Once these are available via streaming, I’ll add them again :).

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Momentum, Accuracy, and Power! (Inspired by a Soccer Coach's Wisdom)

I love running in parks!  Not only am I inspired by nature but also by the people around me.  For instance, the other day I heard a soccer coach tell his team:

“Momentum is Power.”

He was teaching them about soccer but I immediately began to apply it to leadership.  Before I could finish my thought, I heard him clarify:

“Accuracy is greater than power.”

By this point, I was thinking, “Wow! Middle school soccer coaches are the best!” Throughout the rest of my run, I kept turning these two points over in my mind.  By the end, I had developed three takeaways.

This week's 'Year of Expression' breaks down how Momentum, Accuracy, and Power apply to our Leadership!

Here's the three Take-a-ways:

1. Momentum is the action we take towards a goal, vision, or dreams.
2. When we are stuck, momentum is what gives us our power.
3. Intentions and strategy are the ‘accuracy’ that creates focus rather than just powering through.

For a deeper dive, listen to this week's podcast!  It covers the same subject but goes more in depth.

Listen to "Momentum, Accuracy, and Power (Inspired by a Soccer Coach's Wisdom)" on Spreaker.

You can also listen on iTunes.

You Deserve Love Without Requisite!

You are worthy of love without requisite!  We don’t have to prove ourselves or win people over to be loved.  We are worthy just as we are.

My journey to this truth started with Brene Brown and all her awesomeness.  I believed I had to prove myself before I deserved love.  Or that first, I had to accomplish _________ or succeed at _________ .  I notice that when I’m feeling anxious or insecure, this belief is right there under the surface of it all.

The truth is, we are all worthy of love just as we are!  Do you ever find yourself running through this same line of questioning?  Have you ever felt you had to prove yourself first?  

Here are 3 practices that have really helped me:

1. Positive self-talk in-front of the mirror!
2. I am statements.
3. Daily Gratitudes.

Do you ever find yourself running through this same line of questioning?  Have you ever felt you had to prove yourself first?  Have you ever felt you had to first do _______ and then you’d be worthy?

This week's 'Year of Expression' explores these questions and the solutions I use.  If you’d like to take a deeper dive, listen to this week’s podcast as well.  

Listen to "We are worthy of love without requisite!" on Spreaker.

You can also listen to it on iTunes.

Music Playlist: Favorite Songs From the Last 7.5 Days

Here's my favorite songs from the last 7.5 days.  Which do one you like best?

In no particular order:

1. Starboy by The Weeknd and Daft Punk
2. Black Barbies by Nicki Minaj (play on Black Beatles)
3. Daddy Lessons By Beyonce Feat Dixie Chicks (via Tidal)
4. Garden by Emeli Sandre, Jay Electronica and Aine Zone
5. Rockabye by Clean Bandit feat Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
6. CRZY by Kehlani feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
7. Thick of It by Mary J. Blige
8. Timmy Turner (Remix) by Desiigner feat. Kayne West
9. Everybody Dies by J. Cole

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