Thanksgiving is here Christmas is around the corner, which is followed by the New Year. Is your head spinning, heart racing? Are you looking at your vision board and to do list and thinking crap, it’s so much I didn’t finish? Are you considering throwing the towel in for the remainder of the year?
Read MoreIt’s funny that the title of this blog is "Look At The White Space...Be A Student of Your Calendar". Even after I planned my writing session for today, I still found myself doing other things before I started. One of those things was listening to one of my favorite Podcast “The Model Health Show.” Todays' guest was David Meltzer. There were so many nuggets in this episode (#316) I urge you all to listen. One of the many things that popped out was when David talked about the white space on the calendar and the things he lives by.
Read MoreThe other day, I was listening to one of my favorite Podcast “The Model Health Show” by Shawn Stevenson. He had a guest on by the name of Jesse Itzler and they were talking about building your life resume. There were a lot of other great nuggets, but this was one of the things that stood out to me. During the podcast, Jesse made a statement saying that as people we often spend time building our career resumes, but we really don’t spend time building our life resume.
Read MoreFearless living and failing forward, sometimes when I look at these words or statement, I ask myself what does fearless living and failing forward actually means.
Read MoreWe all have heard the saying “It Takes A Village”. This statement means many different things to me. It takes a village, says that there are multiple people involved in assisting in grooming you and watching you during the years of your maturing. The interesting thing about our village is that over the years it changes. As you get older, you get to choose your village. Your village turns into your community. The beautiful thing about your community is that it’s a reflection of you.
Read MoreI started my journey of blogging in January 2016. My last entry for the year was December 2016. I'm laughing on the inside, because I was supposed to take a little break and get started back up no later than July 2017. As I look through my notes the last blog I wrote was actually in August 2017, but I never posted it. Why is the question I ask myself? Although blogging required me to make time for myself and writing, I had grown to like it. However, I wanted to do something a little different.
Read MoreI listened to a great sermon this past weekend. One of the statements that were made was that nostalgia is an illusion. Meaning that some times when we think about what was, we get caught up on the “highlights” of that particular event during a certain time in our life. When we are looking at the past, we only see the “highlight” reel. We forget about the bad stuff and only focus on the good stuff. For instance if you were in a bad relationship and some time has passed and you start thinking about that relationship some how you forget the reason why you left it.
Read MoreIn 2009 I had the opportunity to line produce and act in the film “Hey Diddle Diddle”, which that dealt with a character name Maxwell Sweetwater who had social anxiety disorder. Maxwell was showing signs of social anxiety in relations to his 10-year high school reunion. I remember when I first read the script I thought, "WOW".
Read MoreOften times when we here the words “Know Your Worth” and “Don’t Settle”, we often contribute that statement to relationships. Not settling for less than what you want in a relationship from a guy or girl. Knowing your worth and not devaluing yourself, just to be in a relationship. The truth is, this statement applies to many other scenarios.
Read MoreWhen people ask, if I am close to my family even though I live thousands of miles away and haven’t lived in Chicago since I was 18. A smile crosses my face and that answer is a proud YES. I love family and I love my family all of them including the crazies
Read MoreCatchy title right, I know I thought it would grab your attention. However that is what everyone said when I announced that I was going to Jamaica alone for my birthday. I got a myriad of responses from Why? Why didn’t you tell me? I want to go! Ok Stella, I see you. Get it Stella, go get a Winston, and get your groove back. The truth is I did get my groove back and I feel amazing. Now I know what you’re thinking, she done went to Jamaica and let loose. The truth is, I went to Jamaica and unplugged.
Read MoreI’m not quite sure where I first heard the term “Pivoting”, but I like it. I know on the “Great Girlfriends” pod cast, they use this word “Pivoting” often. When I heard them use it, it was in the context of making changes in a career. They don’t know, but this word added so much freedom in my thinking about career changes or rerouting, it gave me flexibility in my head.
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