Whether you like to make New Year's Resolutions or not, now is as good a time as any to take stock of your marriage, assess how things went this past year for you and your spouse and set marriage goals for the upcoming year. For a better marriage, you should determine what are the strengths in your marriage and what areas need improvements? What actions are you going to … [Read more...]
Step-Up Your Game: 7 Ways to be an Even Better Spouse in 2017
As we begin a new year, we are all, hopefully, looking for ways to improve our lives and ourselves in the coming year. For me, being a better spouse in the new year is a goal I would definitely like to achieve. By improving myself, I am able to improve my marriage and my overall quality of life. I am sure I am not the only one trying to be happier in the new … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Help Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
Every year, like clockwork, I ask myself four very important questions: What did I learn from the last year? What do I want to accomplish next year? How am I going to do it? And, how will I stick to it? In my opinion, it is the last question that is really the most important. Because if you don’t stick to your resolutions, none of the other questions and … [Read more...]
Couples: 5 Surprisingly Simple Steps to Creating a 2016 Digital Vision Board for Your Marriage
Vision boards may seem corny, but they're probably more necessary today than ever before. The age of the Internet and smart phones are cultivating an era of distraction. This is not by accident. The more you're focused on just getting by or surviving your daily routine, the less you're focused on steering the direction of you and your family. Don't get it twisted. Every … [Read more...]
Go Back to Basics & Revamp Your Wardrobe for 2015
Can you smell that? It is the scent of new beginnings, fresh starts, and renewed possibilities, also known as, the New Year. Welcome to 2015! With the turn of the clock, we have all stepped into a brand new year and a clean slate - metaphorically, if not literally - and a new start requires a new look, right?! Coco Chanel once said, “A woman who cuts her hair is about to … [Read more...]
5 Days of Hashtags Busy Professionals Can Use to Connect with Their Family
Mr. and Ms. working professionals, what is the most important thing in your life next to your faith? Most of you would proudly say your children, spouse, or family. And you have a full house of family, food, and joy during the holiday season to prove it. But as you know, the high costs associated with your family being the most important thing in your life sometimes competes … [Read more...]
5 Habits Your Marriage Can Do Without in the New Year
I love the start of a new year. It’s a refreshing opportunity to make changes in my life and explore new and exciting ways of living. And I am not talking about making those lousy New Year’s resolutions that so one keeps. I am talking about leaving bad habits in the past and entering the New Year with an attitude of expectancy—attracting only goodness to your life. Marriage … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Find Spiritual Strength in 2014
It shouldn’t come as surprise to us that the majority of us would have abandoned and even seen failure with resolutions by the end of January. In fact research indicates that 80% of us would have broken our resolves by January 31! Sadly only 5% of us would have continued in our quest to see through the resolution by year end. At the end of day when we prepare our New Year … [Read more...]
5 Reasons I Stopped Making New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again! The Black Friday madness is over, the gift-giving frenzy has calmed down and it’s now time to think about how you’re going to spend the next year of your life. By now, you’ve probably started making your list of resolutions (lose weight, pay off debt, get along with your in-laws, etc.) and are absolutely 200% committed to sticking to them—this … [Read more...]
5 Goals Every Black Family Must Set for the New Year
This past week I have had the honor and privilege of traveling to California with my son and visiting some of the best Universities in the world. I call our father-son time together, the California Dreaming by Plane, Train and Automobile Tour. As proud and excited that I am to be the father of a son who has the academic and extracurricular background to make him a qualified … [Read more...]
5 New Year’s Resolutions to Make Your Marriage Better and Stronger in 2014
Even though the New Year isn't here yet, you can start plotting on what resolutions you're gonna make to make your marriage stronger and better. Check out my top 5 resolutions ya'll should jump on. 1. Get A Show To Watch Together. One of the main complaints Dr. Roz and I hear from couples is that they don't spend a lot of time together. Hell, to be honest most married … [Read more...]
If at First You Don’t Succeed; 25 Ways to Improve Your Marriage in 2014
“You can’t have a maximum marriage with a minimum effort!” That’s a quote from my husband, Lamar, and it’s basically a mantra for this site. If you want the best out of your marriage, then you have to put your best effort in it. If you want things to change in your marriage, then you have to do something different. We hear a lot of people complaining about their marriages. … [Read more...]
Do You Have S.M.A.R.T. Marriage Goals for 2013?
As one year closes and the next begins, resolutions and goals for the new year become the focus. One of the most effective ways to set, and achieve goals is to follow the S.M.A.R.T. goal setting model. Most of us are familiar with it. Our goals should be Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time-bound. My guess is that most of us have set S.M.A.R.T. goals in … [Read more...]
6 Ways I Improved My Life in 2012
When the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2012, I declared it a “New year, New me”. I knew that 2012 had to be different, better, more amazing than 2011. I went through an insurmountable amount of stress and anxiety when I was working for my last corporate job & made a decision to never go back to that. At the time, I had a lot of anger and resentment. I knew I needed to … [Read more...]
Money Monday: How To Make New Year’s Resolutions That Last
It's that time of year again when we vow to live differently in 2012. As January rolls around New Year's resolutions are the hot news item. And while it may seem that setting resolutions is an exercise in futility, clinical psychologist Dr. John Norcross explains that New Year's resolutions may be more helpful than we think. According to longitudinal studies performed by his … [Read more...]