Who is your favorite personal brand? What is it that stands out most about that person? What is the most important lesson you can glean from their career? How might you apply that lesson in your own career? A personal brand is the unique combination of skills and experiences that make you who you are. It is how you present yourself to the world. Effective personal branding will differentiate you from the competition and allow you to build trust with prospective clients and employers. Start crafting your own personal brand.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Your thoughts create the landscape in which you experience life. Make that landscape empowering in a positive and fulfilling way. Even if something is very small, you can make it enormous in your life by choosing to intensely focus your thoughts upon it. Let you thoughts center around all that you love, respect, admire and treasure. Give positive power to each of your moments by giving positive focuses to your thoughts. By Ralph Marston

Let is full of unforeseen circumstances. Everything that we encounter it's a meaning behind it. The most important thing is not holding on to things that are wearing you down. Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing the monkey bars. You have to let go at some point to move forward. I want to encourage you to use life as a lesson, not as a curse. Be careful as to what you allow to occupy your mind. Is it building you up or tearing you down. Let it go!

As we continue to live a fast-paced life, our schedules are being bombarded by so. When you are busy just doing, you do not have time to listen. But imagine how energized and truly productive you’d be if you spent more time on the things that give fulfillment. Psalm 46:10 reminds us to “Be still and know that I am God.” This call to stop, to rest, and be still, to focus. Guess speaker Sharkica Harris will speak about her struggle from doing too much. What consequences did she encounter?

Ephesians 5:15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise. Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. You don't have to be a slave to your urges. Patiently waiting will give you a better outlook on things.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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Proverbs 18:13-15 Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish. Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are often open for knowledge. People will draw closer to you only to figure you out. It's all about their motives. Someone once said, when a person shows you their true colors, don't take it lightly. You must be eager to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Remember, this may cost you being different. That's a good thing. Always keep your heart pure towards anything you do.

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. At least once in your life, you are going to fail at something. What are you going to do about it? Fail forward or give up? We know that giving up should never be an option because you will always stop and never succeed. People will judge you due to your determination, That's fine. I encourage you to steer clear of those types of individuals. When you have people that are always talking, they typically don't have much going on, low self-esteem, or miserable. No matter what, keep going.

Sometimes you need to look back to look forward to a better future. The truth about life is that you can't change what’s happened. Your focus needs to be on enjoying the present moment and doing the best you can to achieve what you want. Just think of a conversation that you had with someone that didn't go as well as you would have wanted it to go. How did it make you feel when you couldn't mend things with that person? It's time to heal and press forward.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you. Psalms 118:24 let us rejoice and be happy in it. Gratitude is affirming the goodness in one’s life and recognizing that its source lies outside the self.” People experience more positive emotions, deal with adversity, & build stronger.