T​he New Year. Some people are making resolutions for the new year but are they making it with a PLAN??? 2017 is going to be my year & beyond but it has taken me 5 years in the making. 5 years ago I made a list of what I wanted & what I wanted to be doing by the time I turn 50. In 2 years my list will be complete. I'll be 50. My list is short but your list will be yours short or long. Just make it & work on making it complete. It will also be a growing new chapter in life once that list is complete you will discover more of who you are & want in the new phase of life. So when I turn 50 there will me new things & a new chapter to write. I am going to share my list with you from 5 years ago. People you will be surprised because it is so simple but hard at the same time. 1. PEACE. I had to drop a lot of family baggage from my past to get this and my own baggage. I've found it. No one or thing or self will interrupt it. 2. LOVE OF SELF. Over the years I've done my best to keep this outward shell looking right but the inside has been in battle. When you've been beaten by life by others and in your head it becomes hard to love self. It was hard but this whole year 2016 I picked me. 3. FINANCIAL FREEDOM. Here I was thinking I had to have a lot of zeros to have financial freedom. All I had to do was to simplify my life & use what I already have. I'm not in debt so that frees me to fund my dream life. I am working on that extra to be my totally free for my vision 4. GET MORE SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED TO MY CREATOR. I started off with the Bible & Church but I've found one on one works best for me. I wake up talking to Him, I talk to Him throughout the day, & before I close my eyes. He's my bonus to keeping my Peace. 5. MY VISION OF SELF. When I looked in the mirror I didn't want to see what my family, friends, the world sees or feel who they think I am. I wanted to see me who I've envisioned who I am and who's I am. When I look in the mirror this is what is say to myself every day who I am. What is my Identity? Discovering my Uniqueness....I'm a First Class Original made by God. That's who I am 6. MY LIFE BEFORE DEATH. I was thinking that I wanted to be known as a writer. I wanted my books to be in the library, bookstores, online. Then I thought that will be a bonus when I buckle down but with this new technology my voice will be heard. Podcast, YouTube, Facebook, Skype etc... 7. LIVING WITH SUNSHINE ON MY FACE YEAR AROUND. I decided that I wanted to live somewhere outside of Hawaii where I can be a beach bum all year round. I want to work & play on the beach. All I need is my laptop & phone. Vision, Plan, Work, Action. To make this happen Nikki had to do everything on purpose. So I started reading the right books, looking & listening to the right YouTube videos, listening to the right music, following the right people. My mentor is Jim Rohn he's not here but his work is. Along with Les Brown, Brendon Burchard. My heroes are Tyler Perry, Lisa Nichols, Oprah. My guide & spiritual leader The Creator and my earth spiritual guide to keep me on track Iyanla Vanzant.
People in 2017 & beyond be who you are created to be and don't let no one including self or life stop that. Vision, Plan, Work, Action

This morning I had to take a step back from the mirror because what I saw scared me.  I didn't see that sparkle in my eyes. Have I lost the faith in myself and who I am?  I didn't see my greatness.  I know this happens to all of us. We get beat up by the world, family, friends & self almost everyday.  Time to evaluate and make changes.

I took a step back becasue I could feel emotions taking over so, I had to snap back into reality. I AM STILL GREAT it's just a bad day.  Time to turn around I'm thinking, everyday is a good day because I am ALIVE.  I still have dreams and goals that has to be achived. Don't get caught up in the human emotions and lose your way. Evaluate yourself & get back up. Sometimes you will have only you to pick you up so, don't let yourself down.

Hello I am sorry it has been a minute but I haven't been inspired to write. My mind has been busy trying to figure out the difference between my Talents & my Gift.  On this road to discovery & still discovering I have many talents but which one is my true gift?

There is so many things that is unique about me, that I just can't put my finger on the one thing.  So my mind tells me that I have many Gifts all I have to do is to develop each one of them. Who says that we have only one Gift?

So, here's the plan. I have to narrow my gifts down to a few to make sure they are gifts not talents. Then the next step is to work on developing each one to semi perfection. We all know we are not perfect. Time to turn up tunnel vision.

The process of elimination.  You have to know that talent is a skill something that comes natural to you. Gift is something within you that comes out of you freely.  You give you.  So here's the thing you have to think of what is it that you do naturally, flows freely not a skill but organic.  In this process you have to close out every noise, write & think.  I thought it would be hard but I made a list and to narrow it down I went with my gut.  Each one I looked at how it made me feel. Did my eyes light up? Did my heart feel warm? Was I in that AHHH moment? That's the Gift.

Your Gift is the thing that you feel so relaxed in. There is no stress & things are easy flowing. Find a way to develop that gift and you will live a freeing life.  No matter what it is. If you feel the joy it brings you & others your gift will take care of you.