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“Be the person who illuminates.” - Susan RoAne

“How’s God not going to root for the guy that wants to lead people to Him and help hurting people.” – Michael Towers

“Beta readers and editors are worth their weight in gold.” – Helen Starbuck

“I like to evoke empathy in kids.” – Aruna Lepore

“When you go for your dream, we’re not just doing it for ourselves. We’re doing it to show other people it’s possible.” - Barry Nicolaou

Listen to your heart.

“If you’re too underconfident to collaborate, you are impairing your success.” – Fred Joyal

Allow yourself to say no to things.

“You have a choice at how you look at any given day.” – Phil Barth

“You can’t put a black and white roadmap on grief.” – Emily Johnson

“The things that you go through that are really hard are where you grow the most.” – Janelle Anderson

“The bigger celebrity you become, the better results everybody gets.” – Clint Arthur

“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...

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

“The wrong way to grieve is to not even do it.” – Hans Kullberg

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

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

“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

“Listen to the call of your authentic self.” - Myriam Ben Salem

“Sometimes we fall apart but the cool thing is even if we do have a momentary fall apart, we can put ourselves back together.” – Linda Bjork

“Sometimes you go down a road as a comedian and you end up disturbing yourself.” – Chris Voss

“Don’t be scared of your stories” – Brianne Davis

Always find a new medium for your message.