Good afternoon everyone! It is my passion in life to share knowledge and helpful information to anyone that desires to receive it. For the month of February, I will give my professional advice that I have found helpful in my personal edification. This advice, when used purposefully, will also help to influence your personal life for the better.

Monday, February 1, 2015: Are You A Complainer?

Positivity is an unstoppable force that can throw your harshest critics off their course and gain you more supporters than you ever thought possible. We may not realize how often we complain and how it ultimately begins to transform our way of speaking and thinking. It's not quite 2PM, and how many times have you already complained today? "I hate I have to go to work", "This traffic light is so long", "This line is moving too slow", "That supervisor is always targeting me for everything," "This, that, and the third is not "perfectly" the way I would have it..." STOP!

The majority of people you know have the same challenges daily. The difference between those who appear to easily overcome them and progress, and those that don't, has much to do with how they receive, process, and react to their obstacles. Once you complain about any situation, you have immediately given it power, because it has negatively impacted your thoughts, your speech, and potentially your actions. My advice today and every day, is, begin now counting how many times you have complained and passed negative energy on to someone else. Try to begin to firstly not verbalize the negative feeling of energy, and then to internally dispel the emotion and the feeling that comes with it. You must determine your best way of getting rid of that energy be it meditation, prayer, counting, etc. The end goal is to recognize negativity before it has an opportunity to control you and impact your next move. As you grow in controlling negative energy, you will automatically begin to increase in positive energy. Not only will this change your demeanor for the better, but it makes you much more appealing to others. You will see the difference. Try it for the month of February and see for yourself. I'd love to hear your experiences! Have a blessed and productive day, and Happy Black History Month.

I recognize ‪#‎MayaAngelou this day of ‪#‎BlackHistoryMonth. Remember her quote, "People may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."