Change Change Change...

Election day is right around the corner, and one way or another the country is about to take a turn. I cannot tell you all how important it is to get out and vote. I am not trying to tell you who to vote for, but if you do or don't like the way things are then make your voice heard. Me personally I cannot take another day under this Bush administration!!! Yes, I am voting for Obama, and I can hardly wait to enter my vote. I just may go to Grant Park in Chicago on election day, because I am really looking for some sense of relief. The political process is very important, and we all need to participate in it. How can we ever say we are tired of this or that, but yet we are doing nothing to change it? Our vote makes all the difference! I appeal to any and everyone that are reading my blogs to get out and vote. This is going to be a historical election day, and you will be able to say that you was apart of it. That will be one day that you will remember for the rest of your life! You will be apart of that history, and you can say I helped to make that happen. I really would like to encourage our youth to get out and vote, because they need to see the difference that they can make. I believe that will encourage them to participate in other things. They only need to see what can be done when they come together as a collective. Then we will see positive programs, positive attitudes, and youngsters with plenty of hope. This election is important for so many reasons. We have a chance to do for our youth, elders, and every other category. Now is the time to stand up and be heard! I know some of you may not want to see too much about an election, because you can turn to the news to see and hear all this, right? Wrong! The news is not going to give it to you like I am. I am your average Joe trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents, and a lot of broadcasters do not know a thing about that! You are getting a real live view from the hood in the hood from a an ex hood. Yeah, I had to add that last part, because it just made it sound better. hahaha On a serious note, I told you all that on my blogs and website that we will be seeing things through the average men/women/children eyes, and I invited you all to come aboard to share your thoughts. We really do want to hear from you. All comments are visible to the public, and you need not leave a name if you prefer not to. We keep hollering about CHANGE, well I am giving you a chance to make a difference right here right now! Obama do not have any overnight solutions to all our problems! We have to get involved to help make these much needed and necessary CHANGES! We have to take control and responsibility for ourselves and our actions. No longer can we allow a few to make decisions that effects millions! The people have the right to decide if something is right or wrong for them. No one should be telling us how to raise our children, especially if they do not help us raise our children or know them! We need to get on the ball, and learn all over again what it means to be head of our households. The teachings begins in the household, and from there we can pour it out into the communities. Obama cannot do for you what you refuse to do for yourself. I do admit that he has some very good ideas, but work must go behind the ideas to make it a reality. Are you willing to put in the work? Let's get started by doing our duty and voting! Let's make it happen...until next time...

Weather The Storm

In life we all are going to go through some type of unpleasant changes. It is how you deal with it, and go through those changes that matter. Sure we will get some cloudy and rainy days, but as we all know you cannot make it through a rain storm without getting a little wet. How do we deal with that wetness from the storm? Do we continuously cry about the fact that we got wet, or do we learn from it and prepare not to get so wet the next time a storm hits? I know these are some tough economic times for many of us, and we are making some tough decisions due to these crisis. A lot of home owners have lost their houses and the equity that they put into them, and many of us have lost money on our 401k's. We can only learn from this experience and grow. I still have not secured my 401k, but I am looking into all my options. I am saying all this to say that I will not allow this to break me down. I do not have a dime to lose, and at this present time I have to decide which bills I am going to pay, and which ones I will be late on this month. I do not worry about that which I have no control over, but I do all within my power to rectify the situation. I do extra work on my days off if I can get it, but that still don't quite get it at times. I know there are many that are worst off than me, and I do not take any relilef in that fact. However, I do thank God, and I pray for those that are less fortuanate then me. I still find away to give back, and this here blog is just one of my ways. Let's not panick due to the economy, because we do have the resilience to bounce back from this crisis. The country pulled together during 911, well this is another time that we need to pull together as a nation and community. Am I my brothers keeper? A keeper will not allow his brother and children to go hungry, or without help. I am not saying to turn over all your goods, but I am saying each one reach one (pay it forward). God blessed you with what you have, so why not bless someone else? I want everyone out there that are reading my blogs to know that you are not alone! No matter what it is that you are experiencing there are others going through, and those that have been through. That is the purpose of my sites...they are to help people that are going through something. This is a toolbox that you can come to when you are in need of some advice, or you just want to hear someone elses success story. You can also tell your story so that others can learn from it, or assist you. This is a channel about discovering the champion in you. In the near future I am going to post videos on various subjects allowing you to see and hear from others that have overcome things in their lives. I also am about to start telephone conferences that will have a variety of professionals including myself on various issues. That is why I ask that you all complete the survey, and tell me what it is that you would like to hear about or see material about. This site is not about me, but it is about us. We all can learn from one another. The only way you can keep knowledge is to pass it on..."pay it forward". Knowledge is worthless if you keep it to yourself...it really cannot be considered knowledge if no ones knows about it, so let us apply the wisdom to use the knowledge that God has given to us. When God annoits you with a gift the annoiting is not for you but for others. God has not brought you this far just to drop you by the way side. You just have to have faith that all will be well. You know for every dark and cloudy night there is a bright sunny day. Whatever storm you may be encountering right now will pass over. Until next time...

Kicking It With Dee: Socialization and Associations

Kicking It With Dee: Socialization and Associations

Success IsYours!!!

What is success? Are you successful? How do you measure success? Do you allow others to decide if you are successful or not? Most of us measure success by things, and how other people view us. Your success should be measured by only you. Take back the power you have given to things and other people. If you allow others to dictate what you can feel good about then they will be the ones that define who you are in life.

Paying It Forward

My blogs will consist of helpful information to help obtain success, and I will also be giving you tips on deals that I know are helpful. My site is not by any means a silver bullet to anyone's problems, but maybe it will help to scratch the surface to get you thinking/heading in the right direction. It is my hope that my site/blogs will start a revolution that will "pay it forward", and little by little we will change the world and make it a better place. I thank you for visiting my site, and ask that you continue to visit it, because there will always be some useful information and tips for you to view. Please come back, and remember the only way we can keep it is to use it (Pay It Forward).