Faye Thompson's - Cheesecake And Teardrops
Yes, you can work full time and become a published author
Author Faye Thompson used her lunch hours at her day job to write her second novel.
Are you a novelist waiting to exhale? If so, it is time to make your passion a reality. Terry McMillan made it happen and so can you. Continue reading
Jill Scott ~ Light of The Sun drops late fall
As we approach my favorite season, fall, my plan is to ratchet up the to-do list with passion, persistence, favor, and balance. You?
A mere three months left before another year, and the great news is there is still time to make this your best year yet. Continue to plan strategically; make that money call to a potential client or employer; talk up your brand like a rock star; be your authentic self and know that you are talented; and, most importantly, find the time to do you.
Here are my favorite people and products/brands to help capture the best in mind, body, heart, soul and hair for fall 2010.
Mind/Inspiration
Live your passion like today was your last day and create what is essential and missing in the market place:
Dr. Willie Mae Hawkins, needed support as a single mom so she created a movement, SPRING, Inc. SPRING, Inc. provides spiritual encouragement for those who are currently single parents or who will soon become single parents through separation or divorce; those who have been widowed; those who are adopting, are foster parents, or are involved in some other custodial arrangement.
Max L. Siegel, one of the most influential executives in the entertainment and sports industry, was once the highest ranking African American executive in NASCAR. Now he can add producer to his impressive credentials with a 10-part docu-series titled Changing Lanes, which will premiere on the BET network Sept. 1.
Hawkins created SPRING Inc. to provide spiritual encouragement to single parents.
As you know, books can transform your mind and set your ideas on the fast track. My favorites to capture the entrepreneurial spirit, provide spiritual balance and transform one’s mindset as it relates to debt, disaster, divorce, deceit, disease, and depression is Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado. And if your mission is to over-stand, leverage social media, and learn how to monetize your blog, then purchase Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk.
Get ready for Getting to Happy, Terry McMillan’s sequel to Waiting To Exhale, which is set to arrive on Sept. 7.
Body
Don’t believe the hype! There are no potions and magic pills to reverse the aging process. However, you can get the blood pressure, cholesterol, joints, muscles, mind and stress all in check with a four letter word – yoga. Bikram yoga is the most intense and worth a try to achieve serenity.
Spadium, New York: No need to find your passport–you can eat, love, pray and spa in your own backyard. If you live nearby a major city, there is a Korean district close by. For a mere $110 you can have a traditional Korean body scrub, massage, facial, get your hair washed and conditioned, and enjoy a sauna, steam room, and green tea.
Soul
Music can heal thy soul and transform thy inner being. Our favorite brand new mommy, Jill Scott, is in the studio putting the finishing touches on her fifth studio album, Light of the Sun. It’s scheduled to be released late this year.
My Fall Must Have
I love books and can pour over them for days and days and more days.
Books allow me to escape, elevate, transform, love, dream, and ultimately get a good laugh and a loud — A-M-E-N.
With that said, I am counting down the days (September 7) until our Brand New Mommy (its not about being a new mom, it’s about positioning and understanding that as moms we are a brand/product/corporation) Terry McMillan’s Getting To Happy is released, the sequel to Waiting To Exhale.
Can’t wait to see what the ladies are up and how they have gone from exhaling to breathing and meditating. ‘Cause all we want is exceptional health, balance, spirituality, love, family, and career (perhaps, not in that order?).
So looking forward to seeing Terry McMillan at Hue-Man Bookstore (NY) signing on September 10; and, truly can’t wait to read my book as I continue to reinvent.
Maybe, I’ll get some tips from the ladies?
BTW: Met Terry McMillan few years ago in Atlanta in the elevator (during all that Jonathan drama) and I wanted to say “Hello,” however, she looked at me with her I’m not in the mood to speak face — so I didn’t. Maybe, that’s why I like her — she is authentic and allows herself to live in the moment and walk to her beat.
There is that face -- don't even think about it ...
Isn’t that what getting to happy is all about?
