Encouragement is the act of giving someone support confidence or hope. We freely give this support confidence and hope to others on a daily basis. Rarely are we without an encouraging word or gesture to gift to others. However we are often neglect providing this same support hope and confidence to ourselves. Most often we give the total opposite support to ourselves. We say things to and about ourselves that we would never say to anyone else. Well today Loretta wants that to change! Starting today, let’s put the oxygen mask on our face first, then we can help others do the same. There is a sense of boldness that comes to us when we Encourage ourselves. Today and beyond let’s be Bold and watch our life change!

In this episode Loretta shares why she believes Love is the key to making this world a much better place. Loretta reads one of her favorite chapters in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. The "Love Chapter". We believe that if we all learned the character of agape/love, and apply it every day in everyone of our relationships not only will love make the receiver feel loved respected and appreciated; this kind of love will be beneficial to the giver simultaneously. Loretta knows this will take time and practice for us to get this right, and when we do, not only will our relationships improve and become healthier, but it will have a domino effect on the world! So join us and love with the 1 Corinthians 13 love! It really will overcome hate and make this world a better place for everyone! Enjoy the episode and please share with your family and friends!

Soon we will celebrate Christmas! And then we will celebrate a New Month a New Year and a New Decade! All of this comes with making new decisions and choices! Sometimes all the new can confuse us! We want to hold on to the past. We want our comfort zones. At the same time we know that if we desire growth and to live at our highest level of expression we have to move forward. Loretta shares insight on how to balance leaving the old and embracing the New by celebrating and acknowledging the past and the new simultaneously. We hope you are inspired by today’s message.

In this podcast Loretta reminds us to look up. We are so accustomed to looking ahead both figuratively and literally that we forget to look UP. We miss so much beauty when we only look to the left and to the right. We waste so much tome looking back at things that we wish were different that we forget to look in the direction of the amazing light from the sun and the moon! We can’t see the awesomeness of a mountaintop if we never look UP! I hope this podcast inspires you to look up more often!

Some of us are starters and some of are finishers. I strive to be a starter and a finisher. Loretta shares how the death of a loved one is this most devastating pain we will experience in life. And the experience is definitely a justifiable reason to not want to finish a goal or plan that we started. However, if we decide to finish a goal or plan in their honor that can easily motivate us to finish what we start because our loved ones would want us to. God always finishes what He starts. He is a promise keeper.

In this episode, Loretta reads a writing from an anonymous writer descriping the 12 Days of Christmas from a very different perspective! For example the partridge in a pear tree is Jesus on the cross! It is brilliantly written. We hope you will enjoy this as much as we did.

Loretta shares encouraging words to help you when you feel overwhelmed. Remember a time when you thought you would not make it and yet here you are. There is goodness and greatness in your DNA. And it is okay not to feel okay sometimes. Just seek answers and allow others to help you.

Loretta shares insight on how the power of agreement is ever present. This amazing tool does not have an on and off switch. So it is super imperative now more than ever to be mindful of the words you speak. Agreement happens everytime we are in conversation. It can be a blessing or not. The beauty is, we have the power to change how and what we agree on and with; by choosing our conversation partners and subjects. Remember the power of life and death is in the tongue.

There is a huge difference between being optimistic and having faith. Being optimistic is having positive thoughts and speaking positive words. Having faith is believing and behaving everyday like God word is the truth. Faith is action. Optimism is more in the lines of justhoping something is so. Faith believes it is so and aligns deeds with that belief. In the book of James 2:14-46 it is made very clear to the reader that you must include action with your belief system to see the change you desire. We will talk more about faith in the coming weeks. Unwaivering faith is powerful. And we can all access this power. Keep listening and applying the Strategies for professional and personal growth!