Mind of a Diva

If you haven’t heard about her already or about her accomplishments at the 2012 Summer Olympics then you’re crazy not know about Gabby Douglas. After only 6 days of competing in London for the US team Douglas has won two gold medals; one for winning Women’s Individual All-Arounds and the other from Women’s Team. By [...]

Here we are at the beginning of the new year with our resolutions/goals fresh on our minds. Right now our intention is to complete what we have set for ourselves, but as the year progresses we forget or simply dismiss our resolutions. This made me wonder if there is a way to accomplish a resolution [...]

With 2012 quickly approaching my mind has been on resolutions and goals for the New Year. While many may see making resolutions as a waste, I think that it creates a purpose for the year and ultimately something for us to focus on. Instead of spending 2012 wondering what to do, I’m going to start [...]

Staying focused on work and achieving our goal is never easy. Our distractions and excuses have the power to keep us from moving forward. In order to keep us on track we have to find a way to not let our distractions sidetrack us. My distraction is procrastination because it’s so easy to find a [...]

As I get older and gain experience with dating, I start to see how goals within a relationship are important. When a couple has matching goals they learn more about one another and can work together towards those accomplishments. Without goals how would a couple know where they’re going? My old roommate and her husband have [...]

This morning I was reading an article about women that are in their twenties and what stood out is that the writer said that our twenties is the “me years.”  It never classified this period of my life as that, but looking back I can see how it. So are our twenties just about us [...]

I never knew what a ‘frenemy’ was until I somehow developed one of my own. The word refers to someone who is an enemy disguised as a friend, but when you find yourself having one it seems more complicated. Looking at my friendship, I wonder how anyone can have that kind of friendship. In high school my [...]

Facing a transitional period happens throughout life and for those moments we have to be prepared for what’s ahead. Many times that plan will cover several aspects, but how often is the long-term effects considered. Is our focus on how our present actions mold our futures? I’ve been reading a book by woman who became [...]

At some point we all find ourselves in a position where we have become too comfortable in our surroundings. It happens our relationships, lifestyles, and even our jobs until we wake up and see that something has to change. Is there a way to avoid getting too comfortable? The thing that has really been rubbing me the wrong [...]

One of the hardest things about having a dream are the road blocks  that along the way. While some can be resolved there are others that have the ability to stop you dead in your tracks. How does a person continue to move forward when an obstacles tries to stop them? My friend has been preparing for months [...]