2016-12-29 19:01
Your life legacy is a book you never get to read.In my TEDx Talk I describe legacy through the eyes of a respected mentor. My mentor's professional accomplishments were not the source of her… Read More
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For me, life is a journey and in this blog I discuss the tools, beliefs and resources that I have used to make that journey purposeful, peaceful, joyous and prosperous. My journey has been amazing and at times very challenging.
As a professional storyteller, I understand the power of story. To share a story is to offer others an opportunity to not only be a witness to your experience but enable them to examine their own journey.
2015-09-14 10:00
Stories have paid the mortgage for nearly two decades. Sharing stories and songs rooted in the African oral tradition has been my j-o-b since 1996. Now, I have an opportunity to perfor… Read More
2015-09-03 14:48
Evergreen. A media term that describes material that can be used on numerous occasions over a long period. Evergreen program content can air at multiple times on a variety of platforms becau… Read More
2015-08-12 00:18
What if you were the hero in your own story? This is a question I encourage my workshop participants to ponder as they craft personal stories about trauma and recovery. In storytel… Read More
2015-07-16 00:05
Storytelling is often perceived as frivolous entertainment for children. Busting this myth is a joy of mine. The best way I know how to dispel this notion, is to take storytelling into arena… Read More
2014-12-30 21:58
The recent highly publicized homicides by police of unarmed black men Eric Garner in Staten Island and Mike Brown in Ferguson, MO have sparked protests around the globe. The issue of systemi… Read More
2014-12-19 20:46
The nation has taken to the streets to protests the sustained and continuous murdering of Black people by law enforcement. The spark THIS TIME was the killing of unarmed teenager, Mike Brown… Read More
2014-10-27 17:48
Want to be an accomplished artist? Wear these four hats.THE ARTISTTo be an artist you must make art. Sounds like an obtuse statement; but you may be surprised at how many artists do not… Read More
2014-08-22 23:52
Occasionally, I come across a tool that helps me as storyteller or as a business owner or as a human being. Rarely do I find one that helps with all of the above. Until now...Making Yo… Read More
2014-08-21 00:48
"Each of us has within us a gift to give. Your gift is a unique set of talents, skills and abilities, which were given to you by the Creator to respond to a need in the Universe. It is… Read More
2012-05-07 15:58
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always one more time.” ~ Maya Angelou With each hurt and disappointment, I trust a little less. Yet, I know a closed hand do… Read More
2011-06-17 15:45
In the 25 years The Oprah Winfrey show has been on the air, Oprah has interviewed over 30,000 people. Oprah remarked on the last episode of her show, she realized that each one of those peop… Read More
2011-04-20 18:44
Virtually every personality assessment I have ever done, shows that words are important to me. Recently, I read the book The 5 Love Languages. That book revealed to me that my primary love l… Read More
2011-04-13 21:59
"Somewhere between the beginning and the end, that's where I am in my journey."~ Terrence Howard Are we not all in that same place; in the middle of the journey, somewhere between the beginn… Read More
2011-04-13 20:55
You can climb out of the valley stumbling and fumbling forward, with bleeding knuckles, scrapped knees and bruised feet, or you can fly. It really is all a choice. The choice is about what r… Read More
2011-03-22 03:50
Do you know your patterns in relationships? We all have them. We have patterns for everything. It is a very basic human trait. In the book, The Slight Edge, Leo Weidner calls these patterns… Read More
2011-03-17 20:45
“You cannot give away what you don’t have.” Are you familiar with that old adage? I often have to remind myself of this truth. How am I to be generous, patient and kind to… Read More
2011-03-14 20:36
Living a life on purpose is not without its challenges. Without question, doing what you love and making a living at it is very rewarding. However, like all journeys, it has within it, mount… Read More
2011-03-09 16:58
I heard it said that in 15 seconds you can tell how successful a person will be by asking them two questions:What books do you read?What people do you spend the most time with?My replies to… Read More
2011-03-09 16:51
Lately, I have been reminding myself to be generous to myself; not with gifts per se, but rather kind words, patience, time and attention. My generosity has shown on in consistent trips to t… Read More
2011-03-07 01:58
One of the most interesting things about this journey, called life, is the process of creativity. It never ceases to astonish me. There are moments when an idea will come to my mind, whether… Read More
2011-03-03 20:37
“When you make a decision have your mind made up.” A friend quoting his mentor shared this pearl of wisdom. This message in this statement is to hold firm to your conviction and… Read More
2011-02-10 20:48
"I've had so many rainbows in my clouds." ~Maya AngelouMy last post was nearly a year ago. In that post, (and in the many of those immediately preceding it), I wrote a great deal about a val… Read More
2011-02-10 19:54
Do you have your "Elevator Speech" on the ready, to be delivered at any minute? An elevator speech is a short, concise statement of who you are, and what you want. If you have a business, yo… Read More
2011-02-07 22:54
One Saturday afternoon, the television was tuned to a video marathon of R&B tunes from the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Just the backdrop I love, as I put some TLC in my home. As I swept… Read More
2010-04-10 05:18
A dear sister-friend came to my mind the other day. It had been some time since we had talked. Refusing to make excuses about why I should not call in that instant and rejecting the notion… Read More
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