This concept is still crazy to me yet makes so much sense. The principles from “the richest man in Babylon” still reign true today. Please allow me to be straightforward before I begin. I read this book years ago, but I am just now applying the principles. It takes a conscious effort to undo bad […]

My dad taught me how to play basketball at a young age. He started me out with this  game called “ around the world”. The object of this game was to be able to shoot the basketball from anywhere on the basketball court. You start out on the outside of the cylinder of the rim. […]

can’t begin to express to you the importance of surrounding yourself with solid people. Solomon said, “Surround yourself, my wise counsel.” Negative energy is such a poison. Have you ever truly watched a creator create? There are times I walk in on my barber when he is not talking, and I watch him when he […]

One of my friends, Emmanuel “Da’ Truth” Lambert, who has been a rapper for a while now, said a line that I love dearly, “Now is time for application like the iPhone.” When he spoke these lines, he was referring to principles in the Christian faith. He was telling us to be doers of what […]

I love Facebook memories for this one reason. It shows me pictures from 2012. It’s when I first started the brand and some of the things that I was doing. It made me remember things that I totally forgot about. When you make a certain amount of money, and the business is doing well. It’s […]

I am an advocate for self-education. I was never that guy who was made for traditional school. However, I do think that school has its place. Teaching in institutions–apart from specifics like counseling, or being a doctor or a dentist–is pretty broad. I think the social aspect and showing up on time is very important, […]

Their was a cook out on the south side of Chicago. It was an amazing get together. Good food, good music and laughter. The men was gathered on one side and the women on the other side of the yard. There was a guy name Gerald who started to speak about being married and never […]

It was this guy who was a street performer. He had dreams to do big things in life. He submitted his artistry to God and trusted him to provide. The more he showed up the more people came out to see him. His talent was something to be admired. As his popularity grew, his influence […]

No one owes you anything. The mindset that someone owes you something stops you from executing at a level in which you are capable of. Our mindset should be that we have 24 hours in a day just like everyone else.  I believe it all starts with goalsetting. We also must ask ourselves, why? Why […]

It’s been over 10 years as an entrepreneur, and I hesitated to write this blog. The reason being is because I have so many goals that I have yet to accomplish. God has put so much in me that it gets overwhelming at times, and I am learning how to move with God and distinguish […]