When my part-time dog “Fella” (yes, part-time, that’s another story) wants to play, he lays his toy down at my feet and stares at me. When I don’t respond he picks it up a few times and drops it back at my feet. When that doesn’t work, he places the toy in my lap, backs
Recently I was asked to impart some advice to a high school graduate to help her be successful in college. As I was thinking about my tips to success, I realized that these tips aren’t just to navigate college, but these are the same steps I take to help me navigate life. As we enter
Losing her mom at a young age spurred Janiah Wells into ensuring that she was going to be the best mom she can be. Janiah who works as a Select Sales Executive at Lawley Insurance, believes that her children Keiara, 10, and JaKai, 6, are a blessing and in many ways have saved her. Her
Kendell Lowry was working for another company that recruited him to help expand their operations in the Buffalo market, and he did quite well the first year. While having huge success building someone else's future, the pandemic brought that to an abrupt stop and that company was impacted. He had to lay off workers and
A friend of mine gave me a plant last year as a thank you for lending support during her transition. I vowed to really care for this plant and not let it die. For the past 12 months I’ve watered it, clipped its dead leaves, and moved it out of the window when the winter
“A goal without a timeline is just a dream.” Robert Herjavec If you are anything like me, setting goals is a lifesaver. I always have a million things I want to accomplish, so I need something to help keep me focused and on track. With everything we juggle it is easy to forget some of
My brother and sister-in-love was over visiting for a small celebration for my sister’s birthday. When they were leaving, my brother came back through the door and said, “You have raccoons living on this street, I just saw a huge one go into the drain.” Of course the second time walking to the car, they
Leah Angel Daniel is an educator, writer, visionary, bestselling author, inspirational speaker and mentor. She never imagined the endless possibilities that would be in store for her life. As a former foster care youth, Leah discovered at an early age that education would be the key to her success to overcome the daunting statistics that
I was at the hair salon recently sitting under the dryer. Now I hate sitting under the dryer, especially when the handheld can dry my hair 5xs faster. Why not use that one only, right? Well she does, but still puts me under the dryer for about 5 additional minutes to make sure my
Jennifer walks with confidence as she owns the room with her charismatic and contagious personality. She connects with a diverse population of women in areas of fashion, beauty and a healthy body image. With an immense amount of thirst around fashion, beauty and living boldly; Jennifer uses her voice to inspire and motivate women to
