We're getting down to the wire and 2021 will arrive in a NY minute. You're probably thinking "Yes LaKitia I can NOT wait". Well I'm here to let you know now is the time to start prepping for the New Year. It's not the best move to just wait and think everything is going to go peachy keen in 2021. We're talking a proactive approach and here are a few tips I'm doing. Feel free to take any or all of them and make them your own.

Today we're taking a moment to break from talking about the pandemic and recession to discuss another crisis. The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the Black community. I recently was made aware of this crisis a few months ago. Since I'm not a mother yet this particular crisis was not in my purview of issues that relate to me but that has now changed. I want to change it for you as well.

Even if you've had successful births and wonderful child birthing experiences this conversation still includes you. I'm challenging us today to look outside ourselves and our situations in order to acquire education on other issues in this world that can lead us to and keep us in alignment with purpose. Our conversation today is with Omari Maynard a wonderful brother and devoted black father.

Due to the length of this conversation and the importance of his story, our dialogue is broken into two parts. Today is part one and I encourage you to come back next week for part two. Also, please join the conversation by clicking the community button in the show notes or below.

For today’s moment of truth we’re taking time to break down what the process for operating in your purpose can actually look like. You might be surprised to find out it’s not all about just this one thing. Find out what that one thing is and understand how to recognize when you’re going the process.

As I write these words over 7M are infected with the Covid and over 210K people have died. We're living in a pandemic and we're all traumatized. Make no mistake about it this pandemic has and is affecting you, your decisions, and your character. Despite what this president is saying Covid is taking over our lives and in order to triumph we need to heal.

For today's conversation we're having the discussion on how to mentally heal from the pandemic with licensed professional counselor and ordained minister Ms. Frances Germany. I definitely want you to join the conversation because talking it out is apart of the healing process. Also don't forget to click the community button so we can stay in contact beyond the podcast.

Today’s moment of truth is pretty important to have based on what we’re experiencing right now in this economy. So many people feel alone, deserted, hopeless, and ignored. To top it off, life is not slowing down at all so struggles are still on the rise. While in a dark place it’s really easy to focus on what you don’t have and what’s not happening. This is tthe time to do the complete opposite. We’re talking about what that looks like today.

To make positive changes and grow as individuals it's important to reflect on our past and learn lessons about who we were and who we are striving to be. We all start somewhere and surrounding yourself with positive and encouraging people is an important step on our journey of self improvement.

On part 2 of this episode LaKitia brings on her best friends to take a deep dive into her journey of self improvement and becoming the focused and driven woman she is today. We start from the first time she met her friends and their stories about how they met and their first impressions of her all the way to present day and how their friendships have grown through the years. Developing and maintaining positive friendships is a crucial step in our journey to self improvement and operating in your purpose.

To make positive changes and grow as individuals it's important to reflect on our past and learn lessons about who we were and who we are striving to be. We all start somewhere and surrounding yourself with positive and encouraging people is an important step on our journey of self improvement.

On this episode LaKitia brings on her best friends to take a deep dive into her journey of self improvement and becoming the focused and driven woman she is today. We start from the first time she met her friends and their stories about how they met and their first impressions of her all the way to present day and how their friendships have grown through the years. Developing and maintaining positive friendships is a crucial step in our journey to self improvement and operating in your purpose.

Today we're having a conversation about realignment. Between the pandemic, the upcoming election, and Breonna Taylor's murders still being free, we still have to get our mind right. We still have to do our part by operating in purpose and it's hard to do when your mindset is out of whack. With that being said, Lisa Song Sutton and I are going to share our methods for recalibrating to get back in alignment with purpose. It's necessary and needed and the time is NOW to do it.

For this week’s conversation we’re going there talking about how to chase purpose, navigating identity politics, building a community, and entrepreneurship while living during a pandemic with the fight for social justice in the background. Avoiding the hard conversations is only going to stifle our growth. Honestly, this conversation is stepping outside of my comfort zone because I’m having it in a very public way.

These topics I talk about within my inner circles but it’s time to voice my opinion to the masses. It’s impossible to hold myself as your self awareness coach if I’m not willing to talk about managing the external issues that can affect my internal beliefs and throw me off my purpose journey.

More importantly, I’m doing a disservice to you because this is a platform, our platform, to allow our voices to be heard. I really enjoyed my conversation with Lisa Song Sutton and I know you're definitely going to walk away with actionable steps to do right NOW!

Today I want to give you some motivation to make the necessary sacrifices for setting yourself up nicely for your next season. Sacrifice is something we're unable to avoid, like fear, in order to live the life we desire and deserve. Please understand there's a differene between sacrifice and depreviation. I'm not saying you have to deprive yourself of anything. When you sacrifice it's normally for a short period of time to propel you forward. Please find encouragement in Karee's experience with making necessary sacrifices to live, lead, and work in her purpose.