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Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your results. Those results will turn into habits. Who wants to keep bad habits?? The thoughts and actions we do habitually through time determines our destiny. ALL of the habits we have were created by the actions we choose to take over and over again. Habits can be broken when we begin to take different actions which will form positive habits. This is the way other people see us. People can hear our words. They can also and see our actions and habits that define our character. Listen in to find out more!

Women are always checking out each other’s clothes, handbags, hair, and weight. We even go as far as comparing how attractive and how better-looking our significant others are. We always want to see how we measure up against everyone else! In other words, usually one woman puts herself up and the other puts herself down. There are scientific and emotional reasons why we do that. The time has come to start seeing how that frame of thinking is being counterproductive in our lives. Listen in to find out more!

Experiences teach us what we did right and what we can improve on. They also teach us what we *hope* to do right when the time for a decision arrives on something we know nothing of (like raising kids). When we do something we find we are wrong, we probably won’t do it again. If we do it right, we know what course to take next time. Experiences also help others in their own path in life. Just because you think what you do is not important, it doesn’t mean that someone is not watching you. You have the power to help influence someone. Listen in to find out more.

If we remain in situations (jobs, friendships, activities) that we have (or we should have) already outgrown, would I be sabotaging ourselves? Would we be stunting own growth and potential? Would we remove joy and happiness from ourselves? The answer is a big, fat YES! Sometimes those same situations lead to a lot of judgement and frustration. Sometimes people feel that it is wrong to judge others in any way. While it is true that we should not condemn others or judge them unrighteously, we will need to make judgments of ideas, situations, and people throughout our lives. We should approach any such judgment with care and compassion. As much as we can, we should judge people’s situations rather than judging the people themselves. Whenever possible, we should refrain from making judgments until we have an adequate knowledge of the facts. Listen in to find out more!

A work environment that includes insults, back stabbing and humiliation can eat away at an employee’s morale. What is also a shock is that such a toxic work atmosphere can also lead to deteriorating health. Our bodies and minds react to chronic workplace stress. Many of us spend 40 hours or more a week in our workplace, and we are very fortunate indeed, if our place of employment is a place that we enjoy. A beautiful, happy, and comfortable workplace will attract loyal patrons. Happy, comfortable, productive employees further the success of the business. Listen in to find out more about how work environments may have an effect on you!

Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by something or someone who we believe to be dangerous or threatening. Fear is an important response to physical and emotional danger. Without fear, we couldn’t protect ourselves from legitimate threats. However, we fear sometimes situations that are far from dangerous and thus hold ourselves back for no real reason. Traumas and bad experiences can trigger a fear response within us that is hard to quell. It is through being vulnerable and exposing ourselves to our personal demons is the best way to move past them. Love means so many things to so many people. Love can be an action. When we behave lovingly toward someone, it may mean that we love that person. In turn, when we are treated in love, we act in love. Love can come from you, from friends, from family, from a significant other. Love is what propels you to do your absolute best and for your good and the good of others. Sometimes, love can compel you to do things you had no idea you were capable of doing! Listen in to find out more!

As women, do we ever stop to think how many times we are pressured to change and update and “fix” our look? The media is always telling us how to “get slim quick” and how to make ourselves “perfect.” People criticize others for not being a certain way. We in turn criticize ourselves! Usually it’s based on our appearance. Sometimes we do it publicly! If we don’t value ourselves, how do we expect others to value us? We have so many gifts and talents, but we don’t see that because many of us choose to be influenced by others’ definition of physical perfection. Body shaming is very common. Why? How can we eliminate this bad and destructive behavior?

Many people, especially Americans, are waiting longer to get married. Some put off marriage for career advancement. Other people put off for financial or emotional reasons. There are other people who never want to get married. It doesn’t matter if you are married or not. What matters is if you are happy . . . or not! There are many people who are happy being single. There are people who are happy being married. It all depends on you! Listen in to find out more!

Emotional maturity refers to your ability to understand, and manage, your emotions. Emotional maturity enables you to create the life you desire. A life filled with happiness and fulfilment. You define success in your own terms, not society’s, and you strive to achieve it. Now I, your host, am saying that I am totally mature with no more need for growth. I couldn’t and will never say that. We ALL need to and should want to continue to grow. Certain life events like weddings, funerals, and revisiting the past will let you see where and how you’ve grown and changed. Listen in to find out more!

A sibling relationship is likely to be the longest lasting relationship of our lives. The impact they have on our young and adult lives is enormous. Siblings shape our history and our character, to a far greater extent than we care to acknowledge. Parents are almost expected to show genuine love to a person. A person can expect unconditional love only from his mother and father. In most civilized societies, parents take a great care in upbringing their children. They are the ones who help the child over come his negative attributes and insufficiency. Family has its blessings and family can experience times that are not as good. Listen in to find out more!

It’s safe to assume that . . . toddlers are now being judged as ugly by some people. The worst part is that they’re doing it on social media. Why? Because looks matter to many in our society. Looks matter a lot in many situations. If you look good, you feel good. Every person wants to look his best. Physical appearance does affect your overall personality. Those who are fortunate to be born beautiful or handsome have an edge over others in their public dealings. However, that does not give anybody the green light to judge the next person. Whether the person is a 4-year old who has celebrity parents or someone who chooses not to wear makeup or someone who doesn’t do what anybody thinks is ideal, we have no moral or ethical right to judge others. Listen in to find out more!

There is true love and true beauty in you and the life you live. Sometimes it may not seem like it, but rest assured that the sun is always behind the clouds whether you know it or not! Life is inspired by God and then given to us. Be who you really are. Be your natural self. Once you find love for yourself, you will never be replaced by anyone. Listen in to find out more!

We have all worked with various types of leaders with various types of leadership gifts. Every once and awhile, we work with a leader whom we would follow anywhere. Those are the type of people you can follow anywhere. However, there are some who say they are leaders, but are only in what they are doing to serve themselves. They appear to be in positions of influence for power, money, or fame. Is this the type of person you would even associate with? Listen in to find out more!

What we are today is the result of what we have been thinking and the way we have lived in the past. Those who act wisely today will have wisdom in the future to make wise decisions. This is true in all areas of life: love, finances, health, and the list goes on. What have you sown in the past that is showing up now? What will you sow today that will show up tomorrow? Listen in to find out more!

Communication is a means between people. Good communication has contributed to the unprecedented quality of life many of us enjoy. Poor communication contributes to deprivation, social exclusion and much of the misery of modern life. It is that important. Communication can go wrong anywhere – like in a seminar. When there is miscommunication, judgement and misunderstanding also arise. Listen in to find out more!

We never know what can happen. Doesn’t mean we don’t work hard to protect ourselves and our loves. It doesn’t mean we don’t exhaust our energies and resources to save ourselves. It definitely means that we have one life to live. Take a chance. Find your truth. Make your moments count. Listen in to find out more.

Well . . . I took a two week hiatus. I was intimidated and scared and then my body reflected it! Not to worry! I’m back! I’m grateful for being me – the person that God made me to be. My vision is to help others be their true selves? How am I going to do it if I wasn’t feeling it for myself! That’s okay! That is what a journey is all about. Finding who you are and why. So that is why I’m back! Listen in to find out more!

Researchers believe that we can attract a mate by the way we smell. Smell is associated with emotions, memories, and interactions. Smell is also associated with pheromones that most other species attract mates with. If we give off pheromones when we sweat, it is easy to believe that we can attract a partner. How can that be so easy? Listen in to find out more!

Rejections are the most common emotional wound we sustain in daily life. Our risk of rejection used to be limited by the size of our immediate social circle or dating pools. We are still vulnerable to serious and more devastating rejections as well. When we get fired from our jobs, snubbed by our friends, or ostracized by our families and communities for our lifestyle choices, the pain we feel can be absolutely paralyzing. Whatever the reason for the rejection, one thing remains constant — it always hurts, and it usually hurts more than we expect it to. Sometimes there are lessons to be learned. Sometimes we just heal. Listen in to find out more.

Going to the Podcast Movement 2016 Chicago convention has brought a ton of learning! Networking and meeting a lot of people along the way is definitely and enjoyment. At one point, it was a fear! What also was learned is how this podcast get help you, beloved listener, to grow! Listen more to find out!