You Don’t Have to Find Out You’re Dying to Start Living

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“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Look around and you will see how many people spend more time “getting ready” to live than they do [...]

Monday Affirmation: I Am Committed to Making My Dreams Come True

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Affirmations are powerful, positive statements that can help you manifest your ideal life. This week’s affirmation can be downloaded and printed below. I am committed to making my dreams come true. My dreams are a priority in my life. I know where I am headed and I have what it takes to get there. I [...]

Is It Time for You to Move? (My Hawaii Announcement)

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“It’s time for you to move, realizing that the thing you are seeking is also seeking you.” – Iyanla Vanzant Ever since I got rid of my apartment back in 2011, you could say I’ve been a bit of a nomad, wandering from place to place, home to home. From DC to northern Virginia to [...]

8 Powerful Quotes That Encourage You to Let Go and Start Over

8 Powerful Quotes That Encourage You to Let Go and Start Over

Given the challenges we all face in pursuing our goals and dreams, it’s common to find ourselves in need of motivation to keep moving forward. But there are also those times when you come to an even more difficult point in your journey, when what you really need is an affirmation to let go of [...]

Join the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge: May 2013 Edition

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This is the announcement post for the May 2013 edition of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. Purchase your copy of the program here to get started. For May 2013, I am putting out the invitation – a challenge, if you will – for those who want to benefit from my month-long personal [...]

Intentional Happiness: Focus on Doing More of What Brings You Joy

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Time is definitely flying by for me in Thailand – I’ve already been here three weeks! If I had to choose one word for my experience so far, it would be EXPANSIVE. My mind is being stretched in such good ways from living in community with so many entrepreneurs who are running cool businesses, creating [...]

Travel Diary: My Crazy Full Moon Party Experience in Thailand (VIDEO)

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I first heard about the Full Moon Party from Nomadic Matt’s travel blog when I was planning for my trip to Thailand. I’d already had it on my list of things I wanted to do, so when one of the guys here at Project Getaway suggested we go to the party as a group, I [...]

The Happy Black Woman Gospel Playlist: 10 Songs to Motivate You to Keep Moving Forward

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Lately, I’ve been adding a few songs to my Happy Black Woman Playlist to motivate me in the mornings, especially if I have a heavy personal issue weighing on my mind when I wake up. I’ve loved gospel music since I was a teenager – maybe even before that when I used to happily sing [...]

Travel Diary: One Week in Koh Tao, Thailand

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I’ve been in Koh Tao, Thailand for about a week now, having a great time with a group of about 20 entrepreneurs through Project Getaway. There’s been a lot going on as we explore the island and get settled into our own individual projects we came here to work on. Here’s some photos of where [...]

How to Bounce Back From a Painful Breakup (and Become Happier in the Process)

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This is a guest post by LaDonna Green, a communication and relationship coach. Please welcome LaDonna to the HBW Community! I’ve always been that person everyone bounces ideas off of. The advisor, the editor and often the shoulder to cry on. At times, my shoulders have been drenched from the tears of the burdens of others. [...]