"If serving is below you, leadership is beyond you".

In this enduring with Pastor Orim Meikle, he shares his thoughts, and life experiences on how serving others allow for one's greatness and purpose to emerge. Topics covered: 

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place no one else can take"

Behind any successful person, you'll find strong women. Women are the backbone of societies and to life itself. Women create life. Women shape people on a fundamentally emotional and developmental level, unmatched by men. Even our personification of nature is called 'mother earth' due to the life-giving and nurturing aspects of our planet. Without women, existence would cease. 

In this special episode, Shawtelle Davenport, a mother of a 19-month old, fighting the Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) heart condition, authentically shares her heart-warming story. The life lessons learned through her difficult pregnancy turned trying first years of her baby Jax's life. How throughout it all, she is not only surviving but thriving, personally and professionally. And, how she and her family are paying it forward by fundraising and giving back to the Ronald McDonald House through the 'Jax Pays It Forward' fundraiser and #runningforjax marathons - see details below.

So what can the everyday person take from her story? Shawtelle makes genuine connections to her hard-learned lessons she's applied to their lives, enabling her family to thrive throughout adversity - just as her 19-month old baby girl, that the everyday person should implement.

Filling up your cup before others Making hard decisions fast Redefining what happiness means  Unspoken truths of motherhood Defining your circles What devils are in the details

Are all but a glimpse of the words of wisdom this strong mother shares.

For more, check out and support the 'Jax Pays It Forward' fundraiser. 

When you're jogging next, catch a glimpse of your run and share it on social media using #runningforjax

You can also reach Shawtelle Davenport at: shawtelle@gmail.com

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything"

Everyone listens to music, from a baby still in the womb, to someone who's deaf, to indigenous tribes still untouched by civilization. Music is one of the only universal languages that evokes emotion, no matter if you understand its language of origin or not. Such a powerful, it has been credited with extreme feats such as toppling governments, freeing slaves, and stopped wars. In the everyday life, you can't scroll through a social media feed, walk through a store, or even travel through the subway without it reaching you. So profound in its nature that corporations and individuals have found ways to monetize the access to, usage, and experience of music. Yet, the everyday individual doesn't seem to realize the simplistic yet complex qualities of music they can tap into to, in order to help them live, learn, and love.

Singer/Songwriter Liliana Wilde shares what traits and skillsets musicians have that the everyday individual should utilize to win more in life.