High Functioning Habits| Motivation| Inspiration With Facilitator Shelley Shearer

As a teenager, Michael was fortunate to receive guidance from positive adult role models who helped him overcome adversities and set high expectations for his future. Grateful for the role these mentors played in his own development, Michael decided to dedicate his professional life to helping people navigate the difficulties of life and launch their future into motion. For more than 25 years, he has been helping teens and adults to use what they have gone through as a catalyst for success rather than an obstacle for failure. Michael received the 2010 USA Network’s Characters Unite Award for exceptional commitment to combating prejudice and discrimination while increasing tolerance and acceptance within the community. He is also the recipient of the 2014 100 Men of Color Award for leadership in education, government, mentorship, entrepreneurial success and community service. In 2008, Michael founded Youth Voices Center, Inc. a non-profit with the mission of helping young people to become active, product

How often do we look at something in our way and assume it's the ONLY Way? Way too often. Today I talk about stepping back and looking for another way.

Experiencing life and learning the lessons when pain or uncomfortable situations arise. There is Grace and Forgiveness for ourselves and others with this mindset.

Last year I decided to go alcohol free for 60 days for January and February 2021 to see if I could do it....and how I would feel. I share my experience so far and raise a few questions you might want to consider in your life.

If we only see the world as we are....then the only thing we can change is ourselves.

In today's world it seems to get harder and harder to see the light of the world when all we are in bombarded everyday with fear and darkness. But there is light... a lot of it actually. Maybe that is why the darkness has 'turned up' the volume, as more and more light is finding light!

Happy New everyone. Let's share some thoughts on how this year can look. I also share some of the experience of my Dad passing in November. Here's to a 2021 of learning and growing!

Would you like to pull things into the now and see them without the pain you may have associated with them in the past? It it possible. There are things that simply need to change in your thinking first. Then you can change the emotions that follow the thoughts.

When we swing so far left or right, we ultimately lose sight of our humanity and rational thinking. I experienced this and then had to come to terms with the attack and how I contributed to it.

Sometimes the waiting part of change is necessary. Your desire for change is the beginning of change....trust that you are moving forward.

We all have Blind Spots in our life. The trick is to find them so they aren't preventing you from being the best version of you!

Think there's no such thing as a free lunch? Well apparently we never told the pigs.

How we view the world and our own predisposition creates a filter for everything we see and believe. It's important to recognize this and always question....what else could there be?

Contrary to some opinions, Thoughts do not follow emotions. You have an emotional response to a thought you are having. Therefore it makes sense, to change your thoughts if you want a different emotional response. Yes, this is possible.

Whatever you do in life......if you aren't consistent you won't get the results you are looking for. This applies, not only to habits....but to thoughts as well.

When you open your mind and think for yourself....you'll probably find a lot less thinks to fight with other people about. You can have a different opinion and still be kind if you are looking behind the scenes for what is really going on. In that person's life, in the world and in yourself.

My final installment although don't worry...I'll take you along as things progress.

Get ready for lots of details and some out of the box thinking! It's been quite the Journey this past month.

In the Words of Tony Robbins, The purpose of pain is to move us into ACTION, it is not to make us suffer. This has been a tough reminder this summer....but I'm going to walk you all thru what it was like in the hopes that you too can move yourself into action.

Body image and body love are really missing in today's Society. But this is the body you were given or have chosen if you believe that. It's where your spirit and soul live....shouldn't you be grateful and listen to it?