Thank you to Mrs. Golden, Principal and Mrs. Redford, Asst. Principal of Heskett Middle School for inviting me to share with over 600 7th & 8th grade students to help them 'Build their Brand and Set College & Career Goals'. I continued the day with speaking to teachers on 'Achieving [...]
Believe it or not, Spring is just around the corner. Trust me students are showing signs of cabin fever and the need to get outdoors for a break from classwork. As parents, we may need to regroup and refocus after Spring break and require some extra reinforcements to [...]
Happy New Year! It has truly been a blessed 2017 for me and my family. I want to say thank you to all that have supported my book and speaking ventures. My 2017 testimony is "no matter how much you plan; God has a better plan already destined for you...one [...]
I am so excited to be the facilitator for the PACT-Parent University. The first session was held on October 30th with over 100 participants in attendance. (Parents, guardians, community members, teachers, and principals) The theme for the five workshop series is ‘Coaching Your Child to Academic Success’ which is the [...]
Our BG Falcon Lands for a Visit! Parents, sometimes its hard to know whether or not the college of choice will be a great fit for your son or daughter. Last week we celebrated Labor Day with a three day weekend which allowed our new BG Falcon (Malik) to come [...]
This week, I took a stab at entering the social media world via YouTube. Everyone says that YouTube is an awesome way to share content and personally connect with people all over the world...how amazing is that! So, here we go world...I'm excited to share my journey with you as [...]
Parents often ask me what we did to stay consistent with our children's learning. There is no magic or secret formula...we just created a routine and provided structure that was consistent every day, each week, monthly, and all year. Our children knew the expectations during the school week and had [...]
Geez! It's back to school time and we are about to embark on life as empty nesters (whatever that means). Last Saturday, our daughter returned to college for her senior year of college at North Carolina A&T State University. She was so excited to head back that she could have [...]
On Saturday, August 12th, I facilitated four workshops and shared my book "Coaching Your Child to Academic Success" with hundreds of parents and students in Cleveland, Ohio, who attended the Mayor's Youth Summit & CMSD's Back to School Fair. It was an awesome event and I am still energized from [...]
What do you say to encourage, motivate, and inspire a group of young girls that education is worth their time, effort, and focus? This was my task this weekend at the Strength-Grit-Courage & Wisdom Girls Summit sponsored by Role Model Magazine. There were approximately 50 girls ages 9-15 that came [...]