Author: Phylicia

marching to the beat of your own drum is always an option. there is absolutely nothing wrong with you deciding to do your own thing + to live life on your own terms. but! there is another option available for you that you can explore.this option doesn’t require you to to compromise who you are, it doesn’t…… Continue reading quit marching to the beat of your own drum

aht aht! before you take that shortcut, here are three things to consider: 1) is it worth doing in the first place?so you’re doing it in shortcut form, cool. 👐🏾 but why do it in the first place if you feel you aren’t committed to doing it full out + or doing it to the best…… Continue reading is this worth doing in the first place?

we all have been disappointed with ourselves at some time or another. looking back, there are times when we have wished we’d made better choices or had better foresight in certain situations. disappointment serves a meaningful purpose. it provides you with a opportunity to do something different. sometimes it can make us feel bad for ourselves, it can…… Continue reading the truth about your disappointment

success + failure only happens when you will it to happen. it’s all in how you see your life at the moment, fam. learning something new doesn’t mean you’ve failed, it means you’ve successfully opened up to different possibilities.attempting a task a different way because you didn’t get the desired outcome the first time isn’t necessarily failure,…… Continue reading how wildly successful you truly are

you can eat through two dozen pieces of your favorite snacks mindlessly, or you can savor each one of those snacks down to the last morsel. don’t act like that’s not easy to pull off, either.imagine yourself, snacking on something you love to indulge —  popcorn, chocolate chips, candy, sunflower seeds or nuts, chips, miniature cookies, etc.…… Continue reading here’s a dozen hours… make that two!

saying that you’re grateful is one thing. showing that you’re grateful is another. in what ways can you display your gratitude today?yes, saying, “thank you” is fine, yet it may not be as thoughtful as you’d think especially when you’ve been programmed to say it (i.e. displaying manners). what does it mean to be truly…… Continue reading discovering what “thank you” actually means

potential is no more than a projection + a possibility. yes, as promising as it sounds, it’s also usually only actualized by the person who sees something in you: the onlooker of your life.we, the people who hold all the potential, have a hard time seeing the possibilities that are right in front of us.how many times…… Continue reading the potential that others see in you

every day, you are one step closer to death. this is not a morbid read — it’s going somewhere: promise!because of this, it’s important that you live.that also means you have to be cognizant of what’s standing in your way from fully experiencing the moment before you. today, move around obstacles that prevent you from living…… Continue reading it doesn’t deserve an ounce of your energy