Vitamin D with Dawn Dai

Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to the stories you’re telling yourself. I need you to dig deep right now. How many stories are you telling yourself day in and day out? How many lies and excuses are there? When does it stop?

The key to happiness is being transparent with self. Note that I didn’t say with others, I implore you to be transparent with you. It’s time for you to take the song of despair, abandonment, “not good enough,” failure, ugly and so much more off repeat or in some cases, throw the damn thing out the window! Those days are long gone. It’s time for you to be 100 with yourself!

Despite what you may think, you are enough. You are amazing, You are love and are loved. You are whole. You are complete. That is what and who you are. See if you weren’t, you wouldn’t be right here receiving this. You wouldn’t have the capability and/or mindset to grasp what I’m telling you. Just like Dej Loaf sings in the hit song “Be Real,” when it comes to dealing with all matters concerning you always tell yourself “let’s just be honest, let’s just be real” and know you are nothing short of a masterpiece.

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks, Until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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On this episode of the Vitamin D with Dawn Dai Dawn is joined by Media Personality and Broadcaster Deja Vu, Dawn kicks off Women's History Month with a heartfelt conversation with one of her mentors. They discuss learning when to let it go, knowing when it's business and when it's personal, and how to maintain balance in pursuit of your dreams.

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to finding direction in your life. When was the last time you made an active decision as to the direction you want to go in with your life? Now I’m not talking a direction because a parent advised you to do so, or a significant other, friend, co-worker or even job for that matter. I mean truly made a decision based on your needs and wants in life. Where you took a leap of faith, because your heart was the only vision that you had.

Give yourself permission to LIVE your life. Follow your desires, your hopes and your dreams. Stop holding back. Stop coming up short of your destined potential. Get present and allow yourself to live. How long are you going to keep basing the next step on the opinions and views of someone else? What about you? Listen to that voice speaking to you!

In the hit single, “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit, it is imperative for you to give yourself a chance in life. Say to yourself, “if you gave me a chance I would take it. It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it.” Did you hear yourself? How amazing is that? Regardless if you know the end result, are willing to take a chance on yourself? If so, that’s where the true beauty and exceedingly abundant things start to occur in your life! You’re taking a bet on yourself. You just said to yourself, "I love you and you are worth it." Now walk in the direction of where you’d “Rather Be!”

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks and until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to failure. Yes, I said failure. Often times we view failure as an unsuccessful means to an end, when actually it’s the exact opposite. With failure, you gain first hand experience on how NOT to do something. In life we’re taught to be winners, but let it be no coincidence that you learn more from your losses. It then becomes your due diligence to find the correct way to do something. Will it become tiresome to keep trying? Absolutely! However, passion and desire never blends with lackadaisical.

So the question is, how bad do you want it? How bad to want your relationship to work? To lose that extra 15lbs? To run the New York City marathon you dreamed of as a teenager? If you answered real bad…then “failure” is not an option. Just take a look at some of the most successful people of today, most of them will tell you they failed numerous times before they got to where they are. Like Michael Jordan for example, did you know that he “failed” to make his high school basketball team? Did that stop him from being one the greatest basketball players in NBA history’? Absolutely not! If the illusion of failure comes your way, take note from Aaliyah…” If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again”…then TRY AGAIN!

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks and until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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All you need is faith the size of mustard seed. Your faith will get you through.

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to your worth. How much are you worth? How much do you value yourself? Better yet, do even know yourself? Have you taken the time to get to know who you really are?

Take some time to get to know who you are. What do you like? What don’t you like? What kind of people do you find yourself surrounded by? What kinds of situations do you find yourself in? Figure out what makes you, you!

It’s time to get off the clearance rack and get behind the glass where the valuables are! Get comfortable with saying no. Allow your no, to elevate your yes. I don’t care if it’s your partner, parents, BFF or a million dollar deal that’s wrapped in a pretty red bow. If it doesn’t serve you, run for the hills! Just Drake stated, “Know yourself, know, your worth” and watch how your life can go from “0 to 100, real quick, real quick!”

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks and until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to loving life. Do you love the life that you are living and living the life that you love? If not, why? What are you waiting on? Why aren’t you proud of yourself and who you’ve become? How long are you going to stand behind your pride and shame? When are you going to give yourself permission to be great? To be loved? To be wanted? To be authentically you?

Life is meant to be beautiful. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be perfect. In fact, it’s the very opposite of that. However, with patience and clarity you begin to understand that in life everything is happening for your greater good. For example, being initially rejected by Howard University taught me that I have to fight for what I want and when I do, I can achieve anything I set my mind to. The death of my mother taught me that the greatest form of love is letting go and that I can handle any hardship that comes my way. Moving to LA with only $1000 in my pocket taught me that you have to jump for your dreams and take a chance on life.

I want you to love your life, the good and the bad. Understand how beautiful it is and how beautiful it makes you. Take heed to every roadblock that comes your way and jot down the lessons. Take your guard down and be present to all of what life has to offer you. Just like Natalie Taylor belts in her song, “Love Life,” give yourself permission to “love life…it’s beautiful, you’re beautiful.” Choose to love life and “feel alive every time. Just be free, there's a strength deep inside that lets you be just how beautiful you are.” There is beauty in everything; you just have to have the courage to see it.

Love. Live. Life.

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks and until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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On today's episode of Vitamin D With Dawn Dai Dawn digs back into the mail bag to answer a few new advice letters. Dawn answers questions covering topics like how to value yourself and know your worth, and giving yourself grace in not meeting your conception of yourself. By keeping it real with yourself you're able to see clearly what you need to do to cultivate your best asset, you.

If you need advice on passion, purpose, career, love and whatever else, go ahead and submit your Vitamin D advice letter to [email protected].

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to showing up and showing out! Have you grasped how amazing you truly are? How much you are a gift to the world? How valuable your very existence is? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there is absolutely no reason why you should not be living the life of your dreams. Your life is your stage. Are you ready to give the world a show?

Stop second-guessing your purpose, your gift. Focus on what makes you happy, what makes you¬¬¬¬¬¬ feel alive, on what gives you that outer body experience. In doing that alone, you will tap into your purpose and exercise your gift. Your destiny is waiting on you. You’ve been preparing for this moment ever since you entered this world. Perhaps this entire time you’ve been searching for it, but you failed to realize that it’s been right inside waiting for you to tap into it.

It’s time for you to let it out and let it show. Tap into your passion. Do what you love to do. Live your life unapologetically. Not for others, for you! Why? Because you deserve it. Take note from Jussie Smollet and remember “you’re so beautiful, give the world a show!”

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks. Until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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Today’s dose of “Vitamin D” is dedicated to being unwritten. Depression shows up easily when you’re living in the past singing your “shoulda, coulda, woulda blues.” Just as easy as being trapped in a whirlwind of anxiety because you’re so concerned with your future. However, it’s only when we choose to live and to be fully present that we experience peace. So what’s your deal?

Are you so consumed with what happened to you in that past and what you’ve done, that it haunts you? Are you the busy planner trying to map out all of your next steps that you can’t sleep at night? Just stop! It’s time for you to free yourself and release all of those inhibitions you have on your life. Nastasha Bedingfield said it best in her hit single, “Unwritten,” that in order to find peace you must “drench yourself in words unspoken. Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.”

There’s no better feeling than living your life on your terms, right now! It may mean that you “break traditions. Sometimes [your] tries are outside the lines. We've been conditioned to NOT make mistakes, but [you] can't live that way!”

Be the story no one ever told before. Be Unwritten

That’s it for your dose of “Vitamin D” be sure to follow me on all social media @DawnDaiSpeaks. Until next time, always remember, “You are your greatest asset!”

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