My 2020 Word

I’ve seen several posts on Instagram or Twitter asking, “what is your one word for 2020?” I believe this has now taken place of your once dedicated resolutions. People aren’t setting resolutions, they are putting one word into the universe and moving towards living by that word. I decided to try that this year; instead…

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2020 Book Predictions

Typically, I give myself this lofty goal of reading however many books I can in one year. Well, in recent years; between blogging, writing my own books, scrolling aimlessly through social media and having a toxic job, 2019 wasn’t the best year for finishing ANY book I started. Trash, I know. But I will be…

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How to Get Prepared for the New Year!

2020 is fastly approaching (t-minus 4 days exactly). This mean resolutions will fly, parties will be planned, and most people will be deciding when and where they will be when the clock strikes midnight. Most of us will be plotting our next big success in 2020, and if we are properly prepared, nothing will stand…

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It’s Not about a Number, It’s about your Happiness

Two years ago, I was in a bad place. I didn’t like the way I looked, I was miserable and I felt like whenever I tried to eat better or stay in the gym I’d give up and get frustrated. I had always enjoyed going to the gym, but it had just felt useless and…

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2019 Reflections

When I first thought of this post, I wanted to discuss all the things that I did not accomplish, that I have been kicking myself for so far this month.  Instead of harping on what I did not accomplish, I took the time to remind myself of the things I did accomplish this year.  These things…

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Why You Can’t Fit into Everyone’s Expectations

As I get older, I try to adapt the mindset that 1) I am not perfect, and 2) I cannot allow people to make me feel like I have to be Superwoman for everyone. I am a people pleaser. I always have been; and fear that I always will be. I definitely know this about…

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Atonement and Apologies: Why they MUST Go Hand in Hand

When I was younger; I didn’t understand the concept of being accountable for wrong actions. I was told that I needed to apologize, but it wasn’t until I was older that I learned the importance of a behavior change that actually accommodates the apology. When dealing in the spaces of consequences and mistakes, apologies are…

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How to Help Your Favorite Self-Published Author

Publishing a book is hard, tireless yet rewarding work. What’s even harder, more tireless but sometime less rewarding? Self-publishing. If you’re a self-publisher, it often times means that you are a one-man/woman show. You do your own marketing, advertising, networking, publishing, etc. so you are primarily depending on your ability to market yourself and your…

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…But Why NOT Me?

Don’t be alarmed, but writers are probably the most modest, and criticizing group of people I know. Even me, 4-time published author, will sit here and criticize myself like I am the same second grade poet that would write these random pieces that meant everything but would be self-conscious that someone hates it; and that…

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#GivingTuesday

In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, what better way to support someone than to donate to their passion, their dream, their life’s work? Not many know; but, I have my own publishing company that I have now published 3 of my 4 novels under. My dream is to one day be big enough to have…

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