Five simple words took the breath from my chest, snapping me back in my seat with a thunderous boom. “I'm about 3 mins away,” I told my boss at the time, coming to a halt in some redirected traffic off 85N. Apparently, there were two fatalities, according to the radio chatter.

Something told me to turn around and go home, but I ignored it because I needed the money, and I was practically there. Just like that, my world flipped upside down—I was rear-ended by a truck going well over the speed limit, the driver distracted on his phone.

​In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about how today’s communication in the technology age has taken toll on our relationships and how we can improve on our communication with others...  So read on... and Enjoy! 

​There are a number of factors to take into consideration when creating effective relationships in business and in life for you to approach the right client, customer, or even looking for the right person to share your life with, and in today's blog, we’re going to talk about creating connections that will bring you the relationships you want in life, so read on and enjoy!

Here are some of my personal strategies that I use to plan and goal set for the upcoming year. This can be used wherever you are in life to achieve the goals and vision you set for yourself. To download the audio and the pdf for your use, please go to the free resources section where it will be available. Thanks for watching. I hope this gives you some ideas to help you plan and stretchyourself to achieve the visions and goals you have in your life. STRETCH YOURSELF...you'll be glad you did so that you can have more success in your life and be able to savor the benefits that you gain from all your hard work

​STRETCHYOURSELF The Empowerment Podcast is honored to interview Lisa Nichols on the show. We will be talking to her about her new book ABUNDANCE NOW:  How to Amplify Your Life and Achieve Prosperity Today that is the focus of her upcoming events on the 22nd & 29th Oct. Tune in Thursday onhttp://stretchyourself.podbean.com/ 

​If you’re ready to take charge of your life, it’s time to create a vision board.

​In this blog we’ll be talking about vision boards and why that are so important to bring that vision of the life you want to live to your present moment, so read on and enjoy!

​You don’t want to get out of bed. You stare at the ceiling, attempting to muster motivation to do things that you have zero interest in. When you get to work, you stare at the tasks you have to do and you feel totally overwhelmed. After work isn’t much better. You prefer to sprawl on the couch, watching TV, than tackling chores around the house or even spending time with your family. 

While you may wonder why you are lagging so much in life, you need to understand that this is not your fault. You are not lazy, or stupid, or a waste. Instead, you are simply unmotivated. You have given up your own power over your life in order to feel more secure. Something is preventing a fire from growing in your heart and fueling your energy. 

 You should change your attitude and take power back over your life. You possess more power over your mind and your feelings than you think. One of the easiest ways to do this is through meditation designed to awaken your motivation. There are many meditations that can successfully awaken your inner drive. 

Listen to Ron Broussard Founder of STRETCHYOURSELF as he shares how he uses his emotions to accomplish goals. 

If you are not aware of how your mind is projecting these scenarios you will blame other people and even give up on your goals.    Understanding how your mind imagines and perceives scenarios of outcomes is critical to understanding your anger and other emotions. .

If you are aware of what is happening when you are in pursuit of achievement, it will enable you to proactively put measures in place to keep you moving forward.

These videos are created to help make you aware so you can strengthen your mind to be STRONG when things just don't go they way you wanted or planned. 

Comment below how this video has help channel your emotions and share with someone who needs to hear this!

​Listen to Ron Broussard Founder of STRETCHYOURSELF as he shares the REAL reason people give up on their goals. And guess what? It is not what you think it is.

If you are aware of what is happening when you are in pursuit of achievement, it will enable you to proactively put measures in place to keep you moving forward.

Now, there about a million things online telling you how to stay focused and engaged, so look for it. It’s a search worth undergoing.

I’m not going to give you a fool-proof method, or a 5-step method, I’m going make you aware so you can strengthen your mind to be STRONG when everything is coming at you. 

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It’s impossible, right? In order to get more done, you need to invest more time. Working ten hour days will make you more accomplished than a colleague that only works seven. Studying three hours a day will get you better grades than the guy who skims through a few chapters before the test. More work = more results.

I disagree. Working smart beats working hard. In some cases working more can actually damage the amount you get accomplished. In both cases, the degree effort matches outcomes has been overstated.

Working less and accomplishing more isn’t easy. It requires thinking creatively to find more effective ways of doing things. But first, you have to be open to the possibility that your methods aren’t as efficient as they could be. Once you do that you can look for ways to get more accomplished without just increasing your to-do list. So in this blog I'm going to share some of the rules I use to approach my day to day operations, so read on and enjoy!

​Someone once asked me how do you know when your successful if you are constantly working to achieve success. I told him that success leaves clues, and even while you are on course, there are guides to keep you on the path. Did YOU know that success leaves clues? And if you don’t know have to recognize the clues, and get in the “draft” so it won’t be as difficult for you to achieve. So in this blog I’m going to talk about the “draft” power of success, so read on and enjoy!

Remember the old Yellow Pages ads that said, “Let your fingers do the walking?” (Yes, I just aged myself.) The phrase was clever slogan meant to encourage consumers to shop by browsing the yellow phone book page listings for a product or service. In other words, let's allow your customers to do the talking so client and customers do the walking to your website or business to give you the business. So in this blog I'm going to talk about how customers testimonials are very effective to your marketing plan so read on and enjoy!

​Our experience in our journey through life is filled with moments, moments of love, passion, creativity, joy, connection, compassion, and laughter. But understand that learning, evolving and growing starts through life's ups and downs, experiences that round us out and make us better as a person, both mentally and spiritually. The key is not to let life's difficult situations  get the best of you. So in this blog I'm going to give you 5 secrets to help you get through difficult situations, so read on and enjoy!

Which would you rather be in your business: Efficient or Effective? If you're like most people, your gut-level response is BOTH of course! And you can be. But.... have you ever stopped to think which one needs to come first? Steven Covey in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People said:

It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the busy-ness of life, to work harder and harder at efficiently climbing the ladder of success only to discover it's leaning against the wrong wall. It is possible to be busy - very busy - with being very effective"

This is especially true when it comes to marketing. When your busy working on your business most people often make the mistake of "doing something, even if it's wrong", mistaking activity for effectiveness. It's easy to do in the real-time world of social media where everyone is looking for instant gratification in the technology world we live in. They get busy placing adds, buying lead lists, building a web presence, sending out mailers, attending networking events, creating brochures, and so forth. In other words, they get busy doing something and in this blog I'm going to talk about how to be efficient and effective while using both strategic and tactical marketing to your advantage so read on and enjoy!

There is great power in taking ACTION and being CONSISTENT. One of the things I have learned is that you have to expect the unexpected. So many of us have long-term plans, but life happens and we keep taking action toward those plans and being consistent to make those plans into reality. Yes, planning is important. Remember that this day will never come again and your actions and consistency in the remaining hours of this day could move your life in a whole new direction, so in this blog we are going to talk about taking action and being consistent, so read on and enjoy, but most importantly, take notes and apply.

​In the world of marketing, controversy and contrarianism are often used to gain an audience’s attention or generate media exposure. Many people confuse these two methods as being the same thing. Yet, there is a marked difference between being controversial and being contrarian. And in this blog, I'm going to discuss the differences based on the current issue that has created headlines and a firestorm of emotions from people all across the country. So ready on and enjoy!

​Have you ever felt like you were racing around in circles without making much forward progress? I know I have, many times. Just recently I got caught up in thinking about things I perceived I failed in the past and wondering what my actions moving forward would help me in the future. This type of thinking had me thinking I was stuck with no ending in sight more often than I wanted to admit, and eventually, I knew I needed to pause, reflect, and regroup my way of thinking. I needed to free myself! So this blog is about practicing the pause so read on and enjoy!

Have you ever felt relieved and deflated after achieving a huge goal? You ran your first marathon, hit your mark on achieving your fitness goals, sold a business you started, or had a record sales month in your job or business. Once that initial celebratory buzz and emotions are over, you start relaxing, even contemplating what's next.

First, realize this: It's natural to feel this way. After all, you put all your emotions, focus and energy into ensuring your actions were consistently moving you forward toward your goals and probably put other parts of your life on hold. And also, the achievement wasn't as fulfilling as you imagined.

Understand you've sacrificed a lot. You've achieved a large goal, and it's really useful to understand that you may get complacent. The complacency may be because you're relieved that you were able to achieve it.

After reaching a big goal, complacency is almost certain. Here are a couple of tips to help you stay consistent with the most important relationship you keep - with yourself so read on and enjoy!