Doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good.

I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream and accomplish some of your goals, but I would never want to do a show where I am preaching to anyone because I do not like being preached at. I want to learn right along with my audience and every show will be a collaborative effort. I am so thankful to Debra Lee and everyone at the BET Network for providing me with this unique opportunity and platform.

If there's a certain song that I want to reach a certain person or certain type of person, that's when I play it for people.

Whenever I get to talk to young girls like me I always say, 'The only difference between you and I is that I know that I'm special and you just don't know that you are yet.'

As a kid growing up, the most simple things would make me so, so excited. I remember the first time my dad got a let-out couch; you could sleep in it like a bed and my sister and I just thought that was so magical.

Learn to love yourself and all that other stuff will not matter

If you focus more on the inside, you'll feel just as great about the outside. I feel attractive when I'm doing good and helping people.