(New Video Post) 4 Curly Hair Types 1 Product – @JaneCarter Solution Product Review

February 17, 2017 by

Hey guys!

You asked for more beauty and I’m listening! I’m excited to say, I’m going to add more beauty tips, hauls and reviews to my youtube channel this year along side #SelfLoveSaturday and my scripted series’ and short films! Woop!

Today I want to talk to you about Jane Carter Solution, a natural hair care line of truly fantastic products. I was introduced to Jane Carter products last year through a friend and because I’m a bit of a product junkie I tried it asap lol. In my video today I wanted to show a variety of curl types and the different ways that we were able to style our hair using Jane Carter Solution. Overall everyone in this video felt like Jane Carter Products were great for leaving you with soft bouncy hair, the leave-in wasn’t sticky and again, it smelled great! Check out the video below.

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(New Video Post) #BlackActress Special Edition “Izzy’s Date”

February 15, 2017 by

Happy Valentine’s Day lovers!

Today I want to give you a treat and share “Izzy’s Date” one of my favorite scenes from Season 2 of Black Actress, I love both of these actors so much and they embodied everything about A really good bad date lol. Hope you’re all having chocolates and wine and good times whether your single or with your bae. Enjoy! xo

 

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(New Video Post) Your Environment Could Be Self Sabotage #SelfLoveSaturday

February 11, 2017 by

Happy Self Love Saturday!

A few weeks ago I had a really interesting thing happen to me, I was in the midst of self sabotaging by staying in an environment that I’ve been in before and I know its not good for me. And to top it off I was literally repeating the same mistake that I’ve done already! Then God gave me a way out, but the “out” came masked as a “negative” but in reality it was a “positive”. It was the KICK that I needed, it was the moment of truth to look around at myself and see what I was doing – AGAIN! So I took the boat that God had sent me and I got out of there as fast as I could lol.

It was a reminder to check myself and if I want to stop self sabotaging that means everything has to be questioned and looked at with a fine tooth comb, especially my environment. If it doesn’t calm me, inspire me, and enhance me than I do not need to be there! Check out my quick video below inspired by a negative environment.

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(New Post) “Teaching Acting to Dem Babies” 6 Week Kids and Teens Course in LA @DustinFelder Acting Studio

February 7, 2017 by

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Hey guys!

I don’t always share this side of me but I decided to do a post on one of my new LA adventures! I have always had a passion for teaching the arts to kids, specifically acting and vocal performance. I love love LOVE working with kids as young as 3 and as old 12 and even teenagers who are looking to learn a little bit of business while touching up their skills. I’ve been in the entertainment business since I was 2 years old and I truly enjoyed my upbringing as a child actor and now as an adult I feel obligated to share what I know with other child actors and eager moms who want to support their children.

This Sunday I’m beginning a 6 week course at Dustin Felder Acting Studio in Hollywood where I’ll be teaching 3-5 year olds and the teen course. With the little ones I’ll be introducing them to improv games (my favorite) and how to use their imaginations in the best way for auditions and with the teens it will be a character development and scene study intensive. With one week dedicated to overall brand development through the use of social media. I’m really excited for this Sunday so if you’re a mom, an aunt, uncle or dad and have some kiddies in LA that are little superstars in the making register them at info@dustinfelder.com xo

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(New Video Post) How To Have Movement In Your Life #SelfLove

February 5, 2017 by

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Hey guys!

I joined a weekly bible study group last week. It’s my first time doing something like this but I’m so glad I’ve done it! It feels really good to get a positive Word mid week and be in a calm space with like minded people, thank you to my friend Randy for putting Konnect LA together.

Last week the message that we focused on was Movement and how Movement comes into your life, what creates movement, what may force you to move in life and so on. It was an inspiring conversation and right in line with my thoughts, goals and plans for my year. This week my video is inspired by that conversation and I’m highlighting the moments that stood out to me the most. Check out the video below.

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(New Video Post) Why Do You Doubt Yourself? #SelfloveSaturday

January 28, 2017 by

Hey guys,

Happy Self Love Saturday! I had a big “ah-ha” moment the other day while I was on a shoot and it has inspired todays video. I was doing what I love – working on set, talking to interesting people and being an artist and out of nowhere crept in a little moment of self doubt. I don’t know why, I don’t know how but this little nasty voice started telling me I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t funny enough, they aren’t impressed with me and blah blah blah! I just laughed, honestly, I was shocked. 1. That I was finally in a place of consciousness that I could hear this voice 2. That I understood what was happening and aware enough to stop it. And I did. I took a moment of pause and then in silence I spent the next few minutes in gratitude, going over everything good that was happening around me instead of worrying and thinking about anything bad. It helped, the little doubt voice stopped and my smile came back, and my confidence returned.

But I couldn’t help but ask one question, WHY? Why did I have this little Doubt voice living in my head? Where did it come from? Did something happen to me as kid? Why did I tell myself this tragic story about who I am in times when I needed to be my best? But most importantly HOW Do I unlearn this terrible habit? I haven’t figured that out yet, but I’m going to try as much as I can until something sticks. Check out the video below inspired by “Little Miss Doubt”.




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(New Video Post) Happy Birthday MLK Presented by @TheRoot

January 15, 2017 by

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday and tomorrow is MLK Day in the US and to show my appreciation for all of his amazing work for equality and the civil rights I did a video with The Root. Check it out below and share it via your social media to show your appreciation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

And PS the let’s make this day something special and also Stand With John Lewis who worked along side Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Trump recently attacked him on twitter which is childish, disgusting and disappointing.




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(New Video Post) Who is In Your Circle of Influence #SelfLoveSaturday

January 7, 2017 by




“Love in your mind produces love in your life. This is the meaning of heaven.
Fear in your mind produces fear in your life. This is the meaning of hell.”

I’m re-reading “A Return to Love” By Marianne Williamson. It is such a beautiful and eye opening book and probably the best thing I’ve done for myself this month. I’ve hit the chapter on “Relationships” and Marianne simply puts it that all of the relationships in our lives are for the purpose of teaching. We are to teach the people in our life something and they are to teach us something and all of it is strategically put together by God. Reading this gave me a big “a-ha” because I’ve been analyzing my friends a lot in the last little while and why we’re in each other’s lives, but Marianne Williamson reminded me it’s about teaching. I often forget how important the teaching process is, and both positive and not so positive experiences can teach us something that will change our lives and perspective forever. This is a necessary part of growth. Check out my video below, inspired by “A Return To Love” and the below quote for a little more #selflovesaturday inspiration.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.




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(New Post) 5 Books To Read For A Positive 2017

January 4, 2017 by

I’ve seen a lot of people online say one of their resolutions this year is to read more books, some even being as ambitious as 4 books a month! I like to take my time and read before I go to bed so 1 or 2 books a month is more realistic for me. But whatever your 2017 goals are, reading more should definitely be apart of them. Within the first 2 months of any new year I usually like to be in a place of faith, happiness and learning and these 5 books below are some of my favorite books to put my head in a positive space.

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1.A Return To Love By Marianne Williamson

Why You Should Read It: I am currently reading this book for the 2nd time and I’m falling back in love with it all over again. The themes are so beautiful and its the perfect book for someone like myself who is strengthening their relationship with God while learning about self love.

What’s It About: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles is the first book by author Marianne Williamson and is to date the biggest selling book of interpretation of the spiritual thought system found in the book A Course In Miracles.

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2.The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom By Don Miguel Ruiz

Why You Should Read It: The subtitle is pretty self explanatory for this book and it truly is a guide to personal freedom. If you’re an entrepreneur than I definitely think this book should be a staple in your life. After reading this book I felt more confident in my business life because I was able to apply the principals to every part of my work life.

What’s It About: Don Miguel Ruiz gives four principles to practice in order to create love and happiness in your life. Be Impeccable with your Word, Don’t Take Anything Personally, Don’t Make Assumptions,  Always Do Your Best. Adopting and committing to these agreements is simple. Actually living and keeping these Four Agreements can  be one of the hardest things  you will ever do. It can also be one of the most life changing things you will ever do.

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3.How to Stop Worrying Less and Start Living By Dale Carnegie

Why You Should Read It: If you’re a “worry wart”, if you’re going through a stressful time and need a little bit of reassurance than this is the book for you. I read this at a time when I couldn’t get control of my anxiety and I was barely sleeping because I was up with so many worried thoughts and this book helped to put a lot of my worry into a positive and realistic perspective. The lessons in this book sticks with you and you’ll find yourself applying Dale’s methods to your everyday life.

What’s It About: Dale Carnegie teaches his readers to eliminate fifty percent of business worries immediately. Reduce Financial worries, avoid fatigue, add one hour a day to your waking life and find yourself and be yourself.

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4. The Artist’s Way By Julia Cameron

Why You Should Read It: This is a 12 week course on returning to your creative self. One of my best friends told me this year her goal is to do something creative with her life and I suggested this book to her because it gives a perfect step by step guide to release your inner artist child.

What’s It About: A self help book written to help people with artistic creative recovery which teaches techniques and exercises to assist people in gaining self-confidence in harnessing their creative talents and skills.  Correlation and emphasis is used by the author to show a connection between artistic creativity and a spiritual connection with God.

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5. What I Know For Sure By Oprah Winfrey

Why You Should Read It: We all want to know or be like Oprah in some way right? This book is like having conversation with Oprah on some of her life experiences and what she learned from them. It’s a quick and easy read that left me feeling bright and appreciative of role models like Oprah.

What’s It About: Thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure. Organized by theme—joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power—these essays offer a rare, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world’s most extraordinary women—while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves.

What books are you reading this month? Comment below I love a getting a good book suggestion.

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(New Post) 5 Ways To Have The Most Productive Year Ever

January 1, 2017 by




Happy New Year!!

Its the first day of the year and all of the plans, the resolutions and all of the other wishes are starting today! Like many others I am very excited for a fresh start and a new chance to apply the lessons I learned from 2016 into this year and form better habits to allow me to dream bigger and reach for more. I’ve been very fortunate to naturally be a self motivated person but I realize not everyone is like this and we all could use a pick me up every now and then, myself included to set us up in the most productive way. So to kick off my 2017 I made a list of my top 5 tips that I’ve used for staying motivated and having a productive year. Read below and let me know what are you doing to ensure that 2017 is your most productive year ever?


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1.Get Motivated and Break Your Bad Habits

It takes 21 days to make or break a habit and a lot of people say it’s easiest for their mentality to start a new challenge on the 1st of the month. Take advantage of this day and mark it on your calendar as the start of your challenge and then mark off your completion day. Start with identifying the habit that you want to break ie. smoking, cursing, sugar, negative thoughts or the habit that you want to gain like reading daily, meditation, positive thoughts, daily exercise. Now take the baby steps to motivate yourself daily by starting everyday with a list of the tasks for the day and highlight the challenge on your list. Highlighting it is making it a priority for your day. I’m currently doing the 21 day detox again and on my daily task list I have the detox highlighted with a note to do a food journal through my day. Making the food journal one of my priorities helps keep me on task for my goal and learn healthy eating habits.

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2.Meditation and Daily Affirmations

“I am _____” Look at yourself in the mirror and say 10 positive things about yourself and your life daily. This practice is proven to act as a confidence booster and personal motivator. Putting positive intention on your life aligns your thoughts with your daily work. Using daily affirmations and adding in meditation are the perfect way to keep you zen all year. I love meditation because I think it’s like having a very relaxing conversation with God. No words, just deep breathing and clearing your mind of stress, worry and daily distractions. The practice of meditation can be difficult to start, but if you focus on short periods of time, 5-10 minutes to begin it makes it a lot easier to build your practice up. Find a quiet space, close your eyes, relax your body (I prefer to be sitting, that way I don’t fall asleep lol) and focus solely on your breathing. I’ve also added in using meditation music to help keep my mind focused and the music is a big help in making me relaxed.

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3.Get Creative

Get a notebook and write down 5 creative ideas that you’d like to do this year. Coming up with creative ideas is a great thing to aim for and look forward to in your year and can be equally as motivating and exciting as booking a vacation! So have some fun, dare and dream and ask yourself “what do you want to do?”

4.Plan Ahead

It’s time to make your plan for the next few months. Get a big white board, or a note book, or just a plain piece of paper, anything that you can keep in front of you daily. Take those creative ideas that you wrote down in the step above, and now it’s time to realistically write down a plan for them with a deadline for starting and completing. Plan out for the next 4 months, take the time to daydream about what your ideal work load looks like? Are you working like crazy from now till March because in April you’re taking a spring break? Or is the last Saturday of every month the deadline for a new chapter in the book your writing? All that matters is you write the plan down in a simple way and you have it somewhere in your room or home that allows you to see it everyday. Seeing it daily will act as a reminder and is the most helpful way for you to actually complete your goals.   

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5. An Accountability Partner

My mom always says “one hand washes the other” so ask for help from the people around you. We can’t do everything by ourself, and our friends shouldn’t just be in our life to look cute, so don’t be afraid or too prideful to ask them for help with your ideas and to hold you accountable. Ask a friend to remind you about your deadlines or even be a nag about completion dates. Send them a screen shot of your calendar and in the nicest way possible ask them to remind you about the important things and do the same for them.

I hope these tips will help, wishing you guys nothing but productivity and success in 2017!




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