Recently I read that most people hate the sound of their own voice. Many are shocked to learn what their actual voice — the voice the rest of us hears — really sounds like. This happens because speaking cause vibrations to bounce around in the skull altering the way the...
My husband and I established very early on that we were going to raise our children to be as independent as possible, mainly out of necessity — he worked nights and I worked crazy hours at the time, they really needed to know how to do things for themselves because...
I suck at New Years Resolutions, so this year I didn’t make any, However, I do have goals I wish to achieve in 2017. So I decided back in January that in February I was going to really make a conscious effort to achieving my 2017 goals. As...
Almost 10 days ago, President Obama issued a challenge to all Americans, saying, “If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing.” But, how do one become an activist? If something needs fixing, then lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed by your...
On this day that we commemorate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and all he stood for. He gave his life combating racial equality for African-Americans and civil right violations of all people. Like so many other civil right leaders, Dr. King saw the potential in us (Black people)...
I promised myself that in 2017, I was going to be transparent in sharing myself here on Journey to my Greatness. I’m in full disclosure mode and here is my secret, I am not the best anything. I’m a horrible wife, bad mother and terrible woman. There I...
So this morning while trying to curate content, I came across this Ted Talk featuring Tim Urban. Urban, like myself, is a master procrastinator, one who can’t shake the habit of waiting to the very last possible moment to get things done. In his candid and insightful talk, Urban...
While overall 2016 was a good year, there were moments where I needed encouragement. Sometimes the best encouragement comes from within one’s own self. In times of conflict, depression, indecisiveness, I needed to pull myself up by the bootstraps, I said this little mantra to myself. I hope you can...
Once I really begin taking a hard look at myself, I had to open myself up to criticism of those around me, which is something that is a little difficult for me because I tend to get defensive if I feel attacked. But in 2016, because I really allowed myself...
Early this year I read somewhere that replacing “but” for “and”, will drastically change how you are perceived and how you perceive situations. So I consciously put the idea into practice. For instance instead of saying, “I really need to write this blog post, but I don’t want to; I...