You can find the confidence and power to manifest what you desire out of life by drawing strength from our ancestors.

I empower you to spend some time this month choosing one word to guide your year. This word will serve as a reminder of what your focus is for the months ahead.

Reflecting on these past 10 years has made me gather some profound moments of truth. 

Walk away from what doesn’t serve you — be that a job, person, or toxic environment. Forget walking, run, run fast. No more are the days where we sit back and let our circumstances drain every ounce of our spirit.

We’d all like to think we are open-minded, but how many of us can say that we consciously make an effort to embrace those who are most different from us?

"No new friends" has been the mantra of our social lives since 2013, but I feel we don’t spend enough time thinking critically about what we hope to get out of the friendships that we currently have.

The reality is that there will always be a new mountain to climb over, so take some time to ensure that on your way to the top your spirit is in tack and your heart is in the right place.

Today is my 22nd birthday. THANK YOU, GOD for allowing me to reach this point of my life in good health, backed by the support of people who root for me tirelessly, and on my way to claim everything that already has my name on it!

My choice to take (a) gap year(s) has come with some judgment and disappointment. How people feel about what I do next is not what has bothered me. What I find daunting is how the gap year stigma is still perpetuated, without any thought given to its basis.

We’re constantly searching for acceptance, validation, affirmation, and permission from others...and for what? I think about this often and still have a hard time understanding why we care about fitting in to spaces we were never designed to?