Category: love

I’m Conceited, I Gotta Reason: Pep Talking Yourself

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You’re week is almost over but your goals shouldn’t be. We all have career goals ,or at least we should, that act as indicators that we’re headed in the right direction. No matter what your goals professional or personal you should always pep talk yourself. Yes, I said pep talk!!!

Before me and my girls go out for a night on the town we pop in our “Feeling Our self Music”. It usually consists of Beyonce, Juke Music and anything that says we’re fly young women. There are plenty of songs to hit the club but not too many for going to work. So for this you need to create your own mental theme music.

Everyday, situation and occasion has it’s own theme. Choose accordingly.

According to Successconsciousness.com affirmations have to be repeated with attention, conviction, interest and desire.


Here’s a few affirmations to help you stay pumped with purpose!

I‘m fully prepared to handle any obstacle that comes my way


I’m not perfect at everything but I’m amazing at (insert what you’re good at). 


No one has more control of me than I have over myself


I’m too Fly to Fail 


I’ve come to far to give up now

So you get the point. You must speak to yourself with confidence and respect if you expect others to have confidence in you and respect for you. Practice pep talking yourself multiple times a day before you know it you’ll be an affirmation Guru.

What’s your affirmation for today?

-Chanel



Mrs. Chanel “Inspiration Educator” Hemphill is an innovative marketing professional with a passion for social service that has worked with various small business owners and not for profits to implement creative marketing practices and branding. She’s assisted Chicago based H.A.S. Magazine, Celebrity stylist Tranesha Ballard of Vintagemars.com, Bridgette’s Boutique, Campaign Coordinator Veronica Hilbring of eMedia and What’s Funny Live Comedy.

Lost in Love – How can we save our youth from being dumb in love?

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Why are young people putting more time into finding and maintaining relationships than pursuing personal goals? It wasn’t too long ago that I was the young lady deeply in love with a man that was so vividly not for me. All the signs we’re slapping me in my face, PHYSICALLY. So, why did I stay? I stayed because the relationship with my parents was pretty much nonexistent. My mother was an amazing woman but she wasn’t open to girl talk. My father just wasn’t invested. Ok so that leaves a young girl in the inner city trying to figure who she is, what she likes and where her life is going.

I’ve always been a church girl which if preachers new the things I was doing then, they would have locked the doors. I wasn’t a bad girl; I had bit of an attitude, hated for anyone to tell me anything and hated to be accused of wrong doing. That’s typical teenage behavior.  I started having sex pretty early. I wasn’t looking for love but when it got me, I was way too invested for a 15 year old. Not having anyone to talk to probably didn’t help.

Let’s skip the gritty details. Self evaluation is a great tool. Because I didn’t know my worth, I let some lost young man tell me what I was worth. I let him put a price on my body. I sold myself for way below market value. I don’t completely blame him for his jacked up ways. He didn’t have anyone to tell him how valuable he was either. So you have 2 kids that have no idea what love is controlling each other pretending to be in love. This is happening everyday to our young kids. Lost kids are falling in love with other lost kid, which eventually morphs into a tornado of destruction that often leads to reproduction of the storm. Lost kids, have lost babies and continue the cycle until someone is brave enough to say “I’m better than this, this cycle stops now.”

How did I get out? I had to get away from him –  I decided that school was my best option. I’ve always loved reading books, so college just seemed like a natural transition. I applied to 2 schools. I got in and I was ghost. Letting a dude that had no life aspirations keep me stuck wasn’t an option. Besides that my mother wasn’t having a fast tail girl lying around her house. She made it clear way before graduation I needed to do something with my life. I know this situation sounds familiar to a lot of young ladies. Some still stayed at home trying to hold on to the love of a man that would lead to their demise.

I’m fortunate that I had someone to push me. My mother’s love was tough love; regardless it pushed me in the right direction. My mother had made the same mistakes she saw me making but she decided enough was enough. Although she wasn’t up for the girl talk, she was always up for talk about prosperity. I desperately wanted a better life and she pushed me towards it.

What I did miss is someone telling me why I should focus on my school work and future. Everyone says how important college is but not many people take the time to break down why the college experience is important. College changed my life for the better. We have to push our youth and explain why they need to succeed. We need to let then know that love isn’t going anywhere. 

Having someone to confide in is very important but listening is even more important. People give out million dollar advice everyday but on a small percentage listen and an even smaller percentage pursue the advice. Don’t despise wise words. Those words can alter your path forever, just as sleeping with the wrong individual can tie you to that person forever.

I share my experience with you with the hope that you can learn from my mistakes and realize if you’re jacked up now you don’t have to stay that way. We all have choices. Even if it’s only one small voice that’s telling you that you’re special, hold on to that voice until it becomes the loudest voice in your life.

Love yourself first,

Sincerely,
The Inspiration Educator 

Kevin Liles – 10 Rules to Get You from Intern 2 President

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 Kevin Liles ascent from unpaid intern to president, author, philanthropist, motivational speaker and consultant to many entertainment and political boards began in 1991 when he became an unpaid intern for Def Jam in the Mid-Atlantic region. By 1993, he had become the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Manager and by 1998, after only seven years, Liles accepted the position of President of the Def Jam Music Group. During his tenure as President, Def Jam revenues doubled to $400 million. In addition to presiding over the label’s artist roster and day-to-day business at Def Jam, Liles oversaw the diversification of the Def Jam brand, including establishing Def Jam South, Def Soul, Def Soul Classics, Roc-A-Fella and Murder Inc. He also led the brand-extension efforts and cross marketing deals that linked Def Jam’s name to movies, television, DVDs, clothing, financial services, mobile content and video games.
Rule One: Find Your Will

You will need that passion to drive you to make it happen against seemingly impossible odds.
Rule Two: Do You
Once you have found your will you have to package it and present it to the world.
Rule Three: Walk This Way
Getting educated is the way to make it happen. Whether you study in college or the school of life, knowledge and experience will give you the tools you need for success.

Rule Four: Create A Blueprint

You’ll need a road map to success. Create a vision to help you see where it all fits. Focusing on the big picture will help you edit out the things that distract you from success.

Rule Five: Play Your Position

Don’t act like you are too full of it. Have the humility and respect to do your job to the best of your ability, whether it’s digging ditches or answering the phone. That’s how all great leaders get started.

Rule Six: The Come Up

Learning to love the hard times can make you stronger, wiser and more willing to take risks.

Rule Seven: Get Connected

Build relationships that last forever because success in business depends on positive human interaction.

Rule Eight: Step Outside Your Box (M.I.X.)

It will help you blow up your ideas to a global level. You have to be open to people from all walks of life because business is the only true melting pot.

Rule Nine: Don’t Let Cash Rule

Greed can trip you up. Money matters, but it’s only a means to more options, freedom and security for the future.

Rule Ten: Flex Purpose, Not Power

It’s never too soon in your career to pick up a few management skills and learn how to lead.

More on Kevin Liles
http://www.kevinliles.com/
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If in your heart you know that your ambition is valid and you have what it takes to achieve your goals don’t back down from progress. We all have a mission in this life but it’s up to you and only you to see it threw.

Keep Progressing

-Chanel Hemphill “The Inspiration Educator”
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