Self-Improvement Episodes

“Acquiring knowledge is your right.” - Shonda Buchanan Today’s featured author is educator, culturalist, award-winning poet, literary activist, and world traveler, Shonda Buchanan. Shonda and I have a fun-filled chat about her memoir, “Black Indian”, being a critical thinker, and tons more!! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Shonda to become a professor. How she never has writer’s block. The importance of telling our stories How learning about her family's past impacted her Why do yo...

“Become the one to attract the one.” - Dr. Holly Battey

When it comes to decisions, start with your heart but a couple of seconds later use your brain.

“Your view of your parents changes as soon as you have to go through the motions of life the way they did.” - Névine Zariffa

“If I can share stories, certainly I can create stories.” – Freddy Cruz

“Lead and care are replacing command and control.” – Thomas Gelmi

Reading opens up for doors than you think and has so many benefits.

“God can use evil in our lives to bring good.” – Marnie Swedberg

“Good communication almost solves absolutely everything.” – Belinda Ellsworth

“We’re not thinking people who feel. We’re feeling people who think.” – Steven Campbell

“It takes work, but it works.” - Dr. Nancy Stella

“The greatness we see in others is really just the greatness we have in ourselves.” – Kelly Trach

“When we’re in a time of compression and struggle, that’s a time when God opens His heart and ideas to us so that we can more deeply connect with God.” – Julie Renee Doering

“Everyone has a creative spark inside of them.” - Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin

“We need solutions. We don’t need kinda sortas.” – Adam C. Hall

“Legitimate journalism still exists.” – Tyler Hendon

“There are so many different possibilities a book can create when you become a published author. Especially a bestselling author.” - Vikrant Shaurya

“The people who carry happy money are generally nice, generous, happy people.” – Ken Honda

You are smarter than you think you are and asking questions is the best way to learn.

“Every day has meaning.” – Darci Steiner

“Listen deeply and listen to connect because most of your success or failure depends on the quality of your relationships.” – Frank Zaccari

Be compassionate to others and have a well of grace for ourselves.

“We’re here to collaborate and complement, not compete.” – Genesis Amaris Kemp

“The dream does not include 4 hours of television per day.” - Hayk Tadevosyan