Have you ever thought about what matters most in your life? The life-giving things that will add value and impact to your life and the lives of those around you? It’s easy to forget these things and succumb to idle living at times.

Every now and then, I find myself wishing that life could just "go back to normal.” You know, life pre-pandemic? Where we could hug friends and family without consideration for social distance, shop and travel mask-free, and everyday life and work just seemed a little less heavy.

Resilience is a skill that we will all have an opportunity to develop at some point in time. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), resilience is defined as “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress.”

Have you ever started the week with good intentions to tackle everything on your to-do list to only get to the end of the week with little to nothing to show?

Life is a huge play, and we all have roles we have to perform. According to Matt Perman, author of What’s Best Next, a role is defined as an area of responsibility.

I’ll never forget the summer of 2015 when God revealed to me my purpose. It was right after I graduated from Howard University, I moved to North Carolina to begin my Master’s program at UNC at Greensboro.

A new calendar year tends to spark a sense of passion and urgency in you. With intense passion, you fire up your notes app, grab your planner, and start mapping out your takeover plan for the year, convincing yourself that this year of all years will finally be different.

Almost every week in college, my best friend would ask me to help her create her weekly routine and schedule. Why? Because routines matter.

We’re more than halfway finished with the year. Where do you stand with your goals? Maybe this year hasn’t gone as planned so far and you feel like you’ve failed at every single one of your goals.