Volume 1 Issue 3 April 2017
BE YOU No one can do it better
ONE QUARTER IN How are you progressing on your 2017 goals?
FRESH STARTS It's never too late to start over
from the editor Can be I honest with you for a moment... I mean, truly
The world is beautiful because of its diversity. Can
honest? I am sick and tired of seeing folks
you imagine how boring travel would be if every
advertising their new books, latest coaching services,
neighborhood looked the same? Can you imagine if
and webinars that look like every other new book,
everyone's talents and abilities were just alike? We'd
coaching service, and webinar that's currently
have no innovative thought and nothing to
flooding social media right now.
encourage us to greatness. What a boring place this would be!
I'll be darned if everybody's brand board must look the exact same. The same poses, the same fonts, the
Life (and business) should be the same way for us.
same color schemes, the same EVERYTHING is tired.
We should shine in the ways were are meant to
Whew, I'm glad I got that off of my chest.
shine. I can't sing ( I wish I could!), but I can't. That's okay because I've got a bestie who can (Hey Kami!!!).
Listen, we weren't all created to do the exact same
I wish I was funnier (on a good day, I can be), but I'm
things in the exact same ways. Everybody shouldn't
glad to have friends who keep me rolling (What's up,
write a book and everybody can't teach a class.
Ms. Glo?). Their shine is different from mine, but it
Folks that have been married less than a year
doesn't mean that mine is less than theirs. It's just
shouldn't be doing marital classes and people
different.
without degrees, shouldn't be telling you how to get one. Know what I mean?
I really don't have a good ending to this rant other than to suggest that you find ways to celebrate your
Now, let me ease up a bit. I'm far from perfect and I'm
own unique gifts and talents. We can all shine in our
not suggesting that one has to be in order to be of
own ways. And if someone has a problem with that,
service to others. What I'm saying, however, is that
you can run and #tellemtiptoldyou.
while we SHOULD note current trends and what's hot, we should never be a victim to the boxes that this kind of mindset can create.
Always true,
Dr. Tip
Pushing the Reset Tool Kit One of the instagrams that I follow to motivate my weight release journey is @fitmomwithtwoboys. In full disclosure, I must admit that this is my sister's IG. That aside, I've watched her dedication and commitment to working out and eating cleaner result in a remarkable transformation. I've added her IG to my browser "tool kit" bookmark so that I can stay motivated. What websites and/or users do you follow to help motivate you?
“The death of a dream can in fact serve as the vehicle that endows it with new form, with reinvigorated substance, a fresh flow of ideas, and splendidly revitalized color. In short, the power of a certain kind of dream is such that death need not indicate finality at all but rather signify a metaphysical and metaphorical leap forward.� -Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
We're a quarter of our way through 2017. It's still not too late for you to make tremendous change. Just keep pushing!