Life Coaching

The Venice, Florida Book Festival was my first event Promoting our book, “Bloom Where You Are.’ It started great by meeting several individuals and authors from around the world. I was thoroughly enjoying myself until… The dreaded wind started to pick up! As papers started to flutter in the wind, I could see other authors’ […]

Who are you influencing in your classroom of life or sphere of influence?  Webster’s definition of influence is the power or capacity of an effect in indirect or untangled ways; sway or the act or power of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command. Is your sphere of influence

Have you ever felt discouraged or overwhelmed in a particular season or time in your life? I have … It’s not fun. Flashing back to August of 2021, I was going through a difficult time adjusting to moving back to Upstate N.Y. to assist my 86-year-old mother, Celia who was struggling with how to cope with vascular

Over the past several weeks in and out of the classroom setting, I’ve listened to students’ and adults’ issues concerning how they were and or are victims of their circumstances in life.  Are you struggling with this negative mindset as well? I fall into this ‘mindset trap’ as well now and then but I always

Over the past two months, I’ve counseled several students on how they could cope with the trauma in their lives and conferred with their parents concerning the strategies I modeled for them.  Some of the strategies I implemented with my students: They slowly will blow bubbles with their eyes closed and I tell them a

My nephew, Lucas who I call ‘Lucasluv’ (i.e.,  my password to my online computer portal in college for 5 years so it would remind me to pray for him) was born with FEVR. How many of you reading this blog have heard of FEVR before today? What in the world is FEVR?  Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR,

As a seasoned educator… I’ve had the honor of integrating my 30 years of experience as a classroom teacher, and dean with thousands of students,teachers, parents and or guardians whose lives were positively impacted by our interactions in/out of classroom settings.  As a Life Design Coach, I’m having fun challenging my clients to learn, dream, and achieve beyond

Each year on M.L.K. weekend, I reflect on how Martin Luther King positively impacted our world for peace and how I can become more impactful in my classroom of life as well!’  Here are 7 facts ‘little-known facts’ concerning the life and legacy of M.L.K. Jr.  ‘I have a dream’ speech was improvised. His birth name

Christmas Past: Reflecting on the Christmas season growing up with four older brothers, two parents who wanted ‘our chores’ done yesterday 😂 , used our manners wherever we ventured off to (i.e. friend’s houses, special events, or over various cousin’s houses) as well as help out with Christmas 🎄 Eve preparation for at least 100-120

Reflecting on Christmas growing up with four older brothers, two parents who wanted ‘our chores’ done yesterday 😂 , used our manners wherever we ventured off to (i.e. friend’s houses, special events, or over various cousin’s houses) as well as help out with Christmas 🎄 Eve preparation for at least 100-120 individuals coming/going throughout each