Personal Motivation Growth

Surrendering to the way of life isn't always easy. It requires us to make conscious choices, let go of what we can't control, and a lot of patience - at its essence, surrendering challenges us to turn our ego and self-will over to our higher self. By doing so, we're letting go of what doesn't serve us but instead leads us to embrace the truth of uncertainty, connection, and oneness with the world around us.

In many ways, empowering affirmations should be the first you should listen to if you want to change your life with affirmations. Because you can’t manifest anything if you don’t trust in yourself and the universe first. It ’s easy to feel overwhelmed, to feel like we’re not in charge of our own lives. That’s especially the case for us, black women. We’re judged differently, torn apart between the culture of our ancestors and the one we’re trying to fit in. Recognition is harder to get. Respect is harder to get. Opportunities are hard to come by.

Many of us remember where we were in the moments of 9/11, however few of us can say we personally know someone who was impacted by this tragedy. Payton Lynch, the author of Rise from the Ashes: Stories of Trauma, Resilience, and Growth from the Children of 9/11, shares the story of her husband Jon Lynch and other 9/11 surviving children. Their stories are a few of the 3,000 stories (not including the 2,000 adult-age people who lost a parent that day and the countless others who have gone on to lose a parent due to 9/11 illnesses) that need to be told.

Ryan was living out his childhood dream as a college football coach. Everything seemed perfect on the outside, and he and his wife had recently been blessed with two children. But under the surface his secret, lifelong battle with depression and anxiety was intensifying. Something had to change, and he made the hardest choice of his life: He left his beloved and successful career in order to fight for his own life and save his marriage and family.

In The Winning Mindset you will delve into your mind to discover how your mindset is your greatest asset in your success, your relationships, your attitude, and your perspective. This audiobook is not about a shortcut to success, rather it is a guide to unlocking your full potential and becoming your full self to achieve what you have always wanted. The only thing holding you back from getting what you want is you.

This book aims to provide you with a step-by-step guide for personal, professional, and organizational growth. The author highlights how certain relationships enable a non-linear growth trajectory. These relationships, in addition to augmenting what we can accomplish, often shape who we become. These relationships are "curve benders," and this book will show you who and where they are, how to find and engage them, and, equally valuable, how you can become a curve bender to impact the lives and livelihoods of others profoundly.