On my blogtalkradio show this past Friday night, we discussed change begins with Y O U! I have one question for you, who is the common denominator in all of your relationships…Y O U. If you want your relationships to get better, you need to get better. How do I get better? First, take your mask off. For the first time in your life, be honest and real with YOU. You will instantly be relieved of the pressure to uphold the “image” of who you have created. My guest, Minister Kimyon, quoted something her mother told her when she was young, I see you better than you see yourself. She put a quote on her Facebook page that says, “Life can be lived more fully if people simply quit pretending to be who they were told to be, and be who they really are…” – Doug Firebaugh

I had to do a funeral service last Friday and I asked a very simple question, How are you living? If you are still receiving things that do not serve you, you must realize some things need to change. What is change? The dictionary defines change as, Change is something that presses us out of our comfort zone. It is comfortable staying just the way you are but that is not reaping the type of results that you want. This type of “blog” hits where it hurts because the reality is you are not where you need to be. One of my mentors has a saying, If I hurt your feelings, it is those feelings that got you in the shape that you are in.

Are you ready to change? Only you can answer that question.

Be #1 at being you – you will win every time – Dr. Sims

Let’s see what the Minister of Motivation has been up too:

I was sharing this list with one of my colleagues, Minister J.L. Godfrey, and he noted that the good thing about all of this is summed in one word – PROGRESS!! That is my word of encouragement for you today. No matter what type of progress, fast or slow, large or small, it is still progress. This one ingredient will help you stay encouraged and will prevent you from getting discouraged!

you have been Motivated!

I just wanted to take time out and say Happy Father’s Day to all of the Father’s. It is a challenge in our society today to find quality men who are doing what they must do for their families. These are the men we want to pause momentarily for and say T
thanks. So many times, these men are not appreciated like they should be. Some may say well they are just doing their jobs. Well, that may be true, but it does not take away from the fact that we want to say thanks!!

If I could offer one piece of advice to men, it would simply be….CONSISTENCY. Whatever you are in your home, your wife and children want to see consistency. Consistency builds trust and respect. Men yearn for respect and the best way to build that is with consistency. Consistently love your wife. Consistently set the example for the children. Consistently walk before God. If you do these things on a regular basis, it will be habit forming!!

So guys, as we open our gifts, let’s thank God for being a consistent man in the lives of our women and children.

you have been Motivated.

you have been Motivated!!!

For starters,

Happenings – there are some amazing things happening in your life right now. For one thing, it is the middle of 2010 and we are moving forward in a positive direction!! We are closer to achieving our goals today than we were in December 31, 2009. You have a lot of awesome things happening to you right now…take a pause and celebrate that!!

Alive – you might say this goes without saying it, but I will say it anyway. YOU ARE ALIVE. I am so excited to be alive right now; in this season. The Lord has spared you and I. We have life, health, and strength. We have the capacity to do what we want to do. Thy sky is the limit!!! Life is good. Even though there may be some things that are challenging you right now, life is still good.

Purpose - you have been fearfully and wonderfully made to serve a purpose. The joy in life is finding out what YOUR purpose is and living it out. It would be unfortunate to get to the end of our days and have not been successful doing what we have been called to do.

Praise Report – you have so much to shout about…you should take a pause right now and just celebrate!! So many times, we plan, plan, plan, and plan without pausing to be appreciative.

Yearning – you have a fire burning in you right now. You are not satisfied with where you, you are content, but you are excited for more. Isn’t it exciting to know that there is more awaiting you. All you need to do is hold out and hold on!!
This is why I say be happy right now!! Remember, if you want to be happy tomorrow, you must be happy today!

you have been Motivated!

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One of the many things that I have been studying lately is the Law of Attraction and the other universal laws (e.g. the Law of Deliberate Creation, etc.). One of the things that I really focus on is being around “like-minded” people. I was listening to one of my colleague’s blogtalk radio shows last October and I heard one of his guest give her testimony. Her name is Khama Anku. She told the story of how she went from writing her book, The Spiritual Physique, to turning her back on her vision and how she started working in a strip club to pay off about $70,000.00 worth of debt. But when she got tired of living a double life, she prayed and got real with God and dedicated her life to the Lord and her vision. She left the strip club with only $500.00 to her name and began coaching her friends free of charge.

She put her faith to the test and 10 years later she is not in debt any more, she has a thriving business, and she is impacting lives. I am in week 9 of her 12 week Spiritual Physique program because I really resonated with her and her message, her zest for life, and her passion to help people. She has started an apprenticeship program for eight (8) people to come out to California and learn from her for a day. She is allowing us to see how she does business so we can benefit from the learning she has gained in the last 10 years. I am one of the 8 people that will be visiting with Khama.

She has also recently launched a new campaign called

Project Consciousness

(click on the link). This is a global campaign to introduce the world to people that have a gift and a passion to make a difference in this world. Guess who is one of these 19 people…..drum roll….ME. Guys I am beyond cloud nine right now.

What is it I want you to glean from this blog? You know I always ask that question.

First, I want you to get a clear vision as to what you want! I decided almost one year ago that I was tired of simply existing. It was time I lived the life I was destined to live. I am suppose to be a lifecoach and a motivational speaker. Khama is a lifecoach and a motivational speaker. I did not know who Khama was last year.

Secondly, once you have decided what you want, go all out for it!! DO THE WORK. Work on being the best you that you can be. God will do what He will do to make sure you are successful. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above what we can ask or think!!

Get moving….your destiny awaits!

you’ve been Motivated!!