If you have been speaking for a while, you have likely experienced someone in the audience who constantly interrupts, challenges your authority, or is just down right disrespectful when you are trying to speak. We call these lovely people "bullies" or "hecklers."

If you haven't yet experienced...

"If I asked you, 'Do you have fear?' your first instinct may be to say 'no.' However, if we look at some of your day to day activities, we may see behaviors that are symptomatic of underlying fears.

In order to achieve God’s plans for our lives, we have to acknowledge we have fear,...

Today, I want to talk about this often-used phrase “I’m fine.”

We’ve all heard it and we have likely responded this way when people ask us how we’re doing. It just comes right out. We don’t give it much thought because it’s the right thing to say....

I have personally never had an issue saying “no.” However, saying no is a true challenge for some people as they do not want to disappoint or let others down. For both sanity and career, it is a skill set we must embrace. Read the article below from the May 2017 issue of Essence...

 In last week’s blog post, I highlighted my editor’s personal story of conquering fear. I asked you all to send me your stories, as well because sharing your stories helps others to conquer their fears. Immediately after my post, Sheri emailed me her personal story and gave me...

“Who’s that sexy thing standing over there?

That’s me, standing in the mirror.

What’s that icy thing hangin’ round my neck?

That’s gold. Show me some respect.

I thank God everyday that I woke up feeling this way

and I can’t help loving myself and I...