Body Soiree

“Today, spend a little time cultivating relationships offline. Never forget that everybody isn't on social media.”  ―  Germany Kent I become a little bit fascinated by stories of people arguing with folks online. Yet, some of these people don't argue with people offline, not a peep! I ask the same question everytime someone tells me of a "battle" online, "Do you know this person in real life?" "No." is always the answer. So my question is, why are you wasting your time? Do you even have these types of conversations with people in your family? When you pay attention you realize that people become something else online. This Clark Kent to Superman transformation is mind-boggling, or people will go in reverse. To the low down, disgusting, hate spewing, narcissistic,, mean-spirited pieces of trash that you only thought you knew. The internet affords people this, this dual personality, this keyboard "warrior" mentality. When I see this and I...

"Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business."  Steven Pinker Some years ago one of my more wealthy clients said to me that racism in business is not sustainable. That after a while, and it might take a while, like a piece of fruit, the rot from the inside starts to show. We see it all around us. Huge corporations that have been around for some time now, are being derailed, failing, lawsuits abound. Why? Because they forgot the first rule of business: Y our personal feelings are your feelings. But if someone is making money for you or can make money for you...Hire them and keep them. This is why I ask the question: Are you dumb? We live in an age where nothing is secret. Everyone is on Social Media spewing their hatred(s), outrage, naked pictures, etc. on various sites. As a money making business owner, why would you think it was copacetic to hinder someone in your business from progressing, make lewd/racial comments or be violent against someone be...

"Entrepreneurship is the act of creating a business or businesses while building and scaling it to generate a profit. However, as a basic entrepreneurship definition, it’s a bit limiting. The more modern entrepreneurship definition is also about transforming the world by solving big problems. Like initiating  social change , creating an innovative product or presenting a new life-changing solution. It can even help lower unemployment rates through job creation to help reduce poverty. Entrepreneurship is what people do to take their career and dreams into their hands and lead it in the direction of their own choice. It’s about building a  life on your own terms . No bosses. No restricting schedules. And no one holding you back. Entrepreneurs are able to take the first step into making the world a better place, for everyone in it." Oberlo.com I agree with everything this mini-article said which is why I shared it. Being an Entrepreneur is very rewarding. If you open ...

As of today, I have decided that I dislike technology! Though I am using a laptop as I write this(which kind of makes me hypocritical)we will forget this and move on. Not only do I dislike technology, but I dislike the people that sell it, install it or fix it for that matter. What set me off? The phone store. You need to know this about me: I love the Flip phone. Stop laughing! I would have never gotten rid of my Flip phone if my children hadn't conspired against me! Okay, and the fact that I really couldn't see the pictures(yes! my phone received pictures!)that people were sending me. But anyway, I went to the store with a heavy heart(and my Eldest Daughter who was sent by the Kid-stapo to make sure I went through with it)to find a new and updated phone. The Millennial that was assigned to me did what any salesperson would have done, try and get me to buy the most expensive phone there. He didn't know who he was dealing with. I can squeeze two cents from a penny! Plus, hi...

In the present environment with all of the sexual harassment and sexual assault cases flying about, I decided to write this. Some people would say that sexual harassment is the same for all. It isn't! But after reading or listening to some of these stories; the one thing most of us do have in common is the silence after we have been harassed/assaulted. I remember being hemmed up in a stairwell, fighting this "man" who was bound and determined to rip my pants off. A co-worker he was married with children. We both worked third shift. I was on break and decided to take the stairs that led downstairs to the vending machines. He followed. Anyone who has ever had to fight to not be assaulted knows the terror and adrenaline that is running through your body when this happens. Fight or flight has totally kicked in, and you are incredulous that it is happening to you. Since that long ago time I have been accosted either verbally or physically again and again. I use to ask myself ...

"Show me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are" Anonymous I am a believer in the Law Of Attraction. I believe that you can, knowingly or unknowingly, attract people or situations into your life. I also believe that old adage: Birds of a feather flock together. So often we ignore this. We don't want to rock the boat and stop hanging with people that we know it isn't in our best interest to kick it with. We don't want to exit from a situation that is toxic because everything else is going so great! We will create excuses or just pass the buck all the way around just so we won't have to confront and be emotionally mature. Are you here? Do you find yourself doing this? Creating excuses for people and their bad behavior(s)?Hanging out with people that you do love, and there isn't anything wrong with loving them, but not really having a good time when you are with them? Wasting time and energy on situations that you know nothing fruitful can gr...

I am a prideful person. I have never denied it and I have learned, through trial and error, to ask for help. To write about it is even harder! But I had a one-woman intervention and this is part of my "therapy." As some of you know, at least the ones that follow my blogs, this past Summer was an eye-opener. My health was out of control and the pain my body was, sometimes still is in, was something I couldn't control...or so I thought. To be a Fitness Professional, to be a Woman that is used to being able to move and lift at will, my body IS my business. How does this happen? And how do I stop this? I am not going to go into the lurid details of all of my symptoms. This isn't a blog for me to gripe. This is all about me trying to help someone, anyone who might be in pain right now. Steps to help all of us lessen our pain. Here is my disclaimer: This is not a cure for getting rid of the swelling. What I do for myself, might NOT help you. Any autoimmune disorder needs to...