Love is not all that is required in a relationship. It needs understanding, openness, kidness, patience, long-suffering

Many self-employed people provide services that are nonessential. So whether you get your hair done less or your hair cut less, or your nails done less, as a writer and a speaker I was very clear that corporations weren't being as open and as generous and I wasn't getting the kind of work that I usually got.

There are no guarantees in life, but it is a sure thing that you will get back what you give. If you give 100 percent of your attention, energy, and time to a thing, you will get exactly that back. Make sure you give all that you have to make sure you will get all that you need.

We gotta be willing to seek direction ... we've gotta be willing to look within.

You cannot get to where you are going until you have learned all there is to learn about where you are.

You will stumble at time, forget what you want, fall headfirst into your old habits and beliefs. Fear not! Always remember to be patient and loving with yourself and others because that is what God does all the time.

One of the ways that people avoid taking responsibility for their role in their own pain is what I call the BPs - blame and projection.