Empowered Living: 5 Mistakes Companies Make With Interns

student interns

It’s that time of year again. The crisp spring air gives way to longer, warmer nights. The kids are preparing for summer break and college students are returning home looking for opportunities. If you are a business owner, no doubt your phone has already begun to ring with eager workers on the other end of [...]

Empowered Living: Seeing Your Fears, Faults, and Failures Can Help You Get Out Of Your Own Way

pretty-woman-looking-into-mirror

Life can feel at times like an obstacle course. We are ducking and dodging issues surrounding our personal life, business relationships and even our families. If we are not careful, we can trip and sustain some serious injuries. But much like anything else, a few passes and some experiences make all the difference in the [...]

Empowered Living: 3 Ways To Know You’re Not Going Natural

NATURAL HAIR

We are living in a time where it has become more and more fashionable and acceptable to go natural.  Many people, including myself, have abandoned the world of relaxers or have released their addiction to the “straight dope” as the naturalist call it.  Everyone is going natural and becoming more organic conscience. If we can [...]

Empowered Living: Escaping Energy Draining Zombies

running-from-zombies

Anyone who knows me knows I love a scary movie. In fact, it irritates my husband to no end to sit next to me in a movie theater when we see a horror flick. What can I say? I think the adrenaline rush when the creature jumps out of the abyss is the best! As [...]

Empowered Living: How To Break From The ‘Chain Of Fools’

Cutting the chain

In 1967 R&B legend and royalty, Aretha Franklin sang the words “Five long years I thought you were my man. But I found out I’m just a link in your chain. You got me where you want me I ain’t nothing but your fool.” on her epic single “Chain of Fools”. Written by song writer [...]

Learn To Treasure The Journey Of Life

journey of life

  It’s a fact that your life may not be what you had envisioned or hoped for, however, it’s time to make a concrete decision that you’re going to treasure the journey.  Along our journey we will are confronted with many situations, some are filled with joy, and some with heartache. How we react to [...]

How To Take Ownership of Your Emotions

emotion control

There’s no question that one of the keys to a happy, fulfilled, and contented life is to make the decision, once and for all, to stop blaming others and circumstances for how we feel.  Our emotions belong to us.  Our happiness, depression, joy, sorrow, anger and any other that come to mind, are ours.  Like [...]