So you’re feeling the spirit of the season… you want to spread love and cheer. But be very careful my friends because the spirit you are feeling may not be about compassion or from a genuine place. Now more than ever, with the immediate gratification of social media, people are giving purely for selfish reasons. In the age of the selfie and the creation of personas online, folks will do outlandish acts, and display personal triumphs for “likes” and “comments”. With phones at

As a PLUS Model in an industry that struggles with the acceptance of diverse body types; I was asked in an interview recently why I thought there is a surge in promoting bigger sizes. Prior to this question in this particular interview, I had never given it any real thought. I absolutely LOVE the fact that I am seeing more real sized people in mainstream images. Whether in the fashion industry, entertainment, media or product advertisements, body shape and size diversity has

In today’s world of self-made millionaires, and entrepreneurial pursuing millennials, we may discover that many of our “friends” are leveraging their capital gains through our “friendship”. With the popularity of cult-like network marketing, multi-level business clubs and independent contracting opportunities; often times the individuals we have known for a lifetime or even a short time, turn into high pressure sales people in our lives. As a result our friendly conversations