CHOICES Magazine

As a child, you likely spent more time talking about your life dreams than you do now. And that’s probably because someone in your life told you that dreams aren’t an important part of life and they don’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

Everyone in the world has dreams of some sort, but very few turn these dreams into successes. This isn’t because it’s impossible to make your dreams a reality, but rather, they simply just don’t know how to use their dreams for their benefit.

Most of us have that one person we can always count on. You call him or her when you’re nervous about a job interview, frustrated with a family member, or even grieving the loss of a loved one. They always seem to know the right thing to say to make you feel a little better about the situation, a little more confident in yourself, and a little less lost in your sadness.

Who told you life was going to be easy? There are lots of troubles, irritations, and pains in life. Things happen. Things go wrong. People don’t always do what we want them to. Don’t depend on other people for your happiness.

Have you ever tried to take out a bamboo grove? It’s just about impossible. Bamboo is the epitome of resilience – cut them down in one spot, and they show up in another. It reminds me of the human spirit. It can be resilient and thrive even when conditions seem to be against it.

Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ (emotional quotient) refers to one’s ability to understand, utilize, and manage one’s own emotions in healthy and positive ways as a means of effective communication, empathizing with others, alleviating stress, conquering challenges, and defusing conflict.

It’s Spring 2021, a new season ---a new year—a new decade! I LOVE a fresh start, be it a new day or a new week; and spring of a new year is the ultimate fresh start! As a fitness and nutrition coach, it’s really important to help my clients understand that NOW is always a good time to start new. Nothing is permanent, we can change anything about our lives. How empowering is that?

We all face seasons of life filled with uncertainty. It’s a feeling of being unsure or having doubt regarding a specific situation or set of circumstances. It is important to find ways to manage uncertainty and a great way to go about that process is by making a conscious choice to stay in the present.

How you act and what you choose to do in every situation has an immense influence on your overall happiness, well-being, and success in life. And when it comes to changing your life, the most effective way to do that is to focus on developing or eliminating habits that may be influencing your well-being.

Mentors can be an incredible means of investing in yourself. Mentors are typically experts in their sphere of influence, but, at the very least, they are people more knowledgeable and experienced than you in a particular area.

What are your life intentions? Your goals? What motivates you toward achieving these ideas? Life presents steppingstones. Each of these sturdy pathways guide us toward realizing our life’s path.

Temma Keatan Hammond A WOMAN OF ENDLESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY JUDI MOREO What would it be like to be born in Hollywood to [...]