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📚The Stay Joyful Method: Using Joy as a Tool to Rise, Lead, & Redefine Success

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08/27/2026

I love a cute lil bookstore…even if they’re not caring my book I love them because they’re a window into someone’s world of inspiration, imagination, and pure artistry.

I’m grateful to have the ability to read and enjoy the company of books.

The Drama Book Shop in NYC carries dramatic books…think Broadway meets the bookshop.

Thank you Kiana N’Cole Douglas for snapping these pics of me having a time in the store💛🙌🏾

08/26/2026

Thursday I attended my first FABRIK NYC event which was hosted by for the firsts !!!

For The Firsts was a truly unique event as Colin has one major rule for the event…don’t talk about work!

I loveeee this for 2 reasons:
1️⃣It’s what I’ve been working on lately because becoming a full time entrepreneur and author means people want to talk to me about my book a lot…yet I find myself missing conversations about other topics that bring me joy.

2️⃣ I’ve always used the question, “what brings your joy” as a networking conversation starter. Why?!? Because honestly I haven’t really cared much about what people do…I’ve always been interested in what brings them joy because that’s their driving, motivatiaonl force…and that’s what I’m interested in knowing about someone.

Colin’s interview with Brett Dashevsky inspired me to keep dreaming big and grinding out my dream sized goals💛🙌🏾.

At the event I got to meet so many incredible humans and we’ve kept the convo going offline too!!!

I have to give another shoutout to the Fabrik team!!! From NYC to Chicago and back again…they ensure members are taken care of, events run soothingly, and guests feel at home. When you attend an event where there’s not a single complaint you know there’s an incredible group of people in the background making sure it runs so well that the guests can be fully present with each other. That’s Fabrik. That’s a community I’m proud to be part of💚.

08/25/2026

Yesterday I signed copies of “The Stay Joyful Method” at here in NYC.

I left feeling a glow of gratitude and joy!

💛 thank you Emily for organizing and Sam for beautifully executing the occasion.
💛 thank you and Jonathan for capturing the moment {and making me feel so special}.
💛 thank you and for buying your signed first edition of “The Stay Joyful Method”…I’m beyond excited to hear your thoughts after reading it.

If you’re in New York City and would like a signed copy of my book…you know where to go… on 5th and 45th…right in the middle of everything!

08/20/2026

That one time in Martha’s Vineyard…

It was all about the people.
It was all about the food.
It was all about the traditions.
And let’s be honest…I made it all about my joy💛.
The break I needed and now I’m back to the grind🤪😳🙏🏾

And this wasn’t even the half of it…but it’s what I remembered to photograph between bites of yummy food, laughter, and true connection 🤷🏾‍♀️

08/19/2026

I’m a multi-faceted person…and I bet you are too!

How do you amplify your joy in the four key areas of life {personal, professional, health, & financial}?

There’s a lot of compartmentalizing that can happen in life which is why I love this challenge because it forces us to look at our lives from a 369 vantage point.

The truth is…even if you create silos each part of your life affects the other. So why not move in alignment?

Here’s me…from board rooms to book signings…from journaling each morning to spending time with my chosen sisters to investing in my health…it’s all me!

Do any of these resonate with you?

08/12/2026

Thank you so much to the entire team at Foxtail Coffee (Riverview South) for hosting Coffee, Conversations, and Joy with me last night!

It was wonderful to meet new friends and connect with old friends about joy based living.

08/11/2026

Thank you Amber Freeman for a fabulous interview about joy based living on BLOOM TV on NBC News Channel 8 Tampa today🎤💛📚

Excited for it to air 📺

Loved being in the green room with Erika Reyes and

08/11/2026

I moved from Oklahoma City to Chicago with no job and no network.

Not recklessly. Intentionally.

I knew the type of work I wanted to do. I knew the type of organization I wanted to do it at. And I knew that spending my money, my time, and my energy in alignment with what brought me joy was the only way to build something worth having.

Twelve years later — three Fortune 500 companies, a book, and a methodology that's helped hundreds do the same thing — I can tell you:

Joy was never a detour from the strategy.

It was the strategy.

That's what I teach in Vision and Goals — the first workshop in The Stay Joyful Method series of training.

Because organizations that help their people set goals from a place of joy don't just meet targets. They build teams that stay, that grow, and that do their best work.

Q3 and Q4 spots are open. Let's talk.

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08/10/2026

Happy Book Lovers Day!!!  A little throw back to my book baby…”The Stay Joyful Method”

Today I took a trip down memory lane and saw…

…the first time I received a printed copy of my manuscript
…the first time I saw typesetting of my book (the interior layout)
….the first time a friend saw a printed hard copy version of my book (YAY Melanie!!!)
….the first time my book got an ice cream sundae from Pizzeria Portinfio (Z-money that was a fun day!)
…the first time my book saw the airport (tehehe)
…the first time my book was in a photoshoot
…the first time I had a book signing
…the places (restaurants of course) where I wrote my book

What do all of these moments have in common?

JOY…no but besides that…it’s love and hard work…and not just from me, from my community.

Marshal’s Landing, Pizzeria Portifino, Wishbone, True Food Kitchen, Starbucks, Pure Green, and Potbelly keeping me nourished during writer sprints.

Friends showing up celebrating each little milestone making it feel HUGE.

My publisher on late night calls telling me something she’d likely already told me but my memory was gone by then.

My editor coaching me through the sea of words when my eyes felt to blurry to continue.

My PR team surrounding me with wisdom and care to ensure visibility and impact.

My photographer patiently letting me change dates too many times to count.

You all poured joy, love, and work into me…a reminder that GOAL CRUSHING IS A TEAM SPORT.

The last year and half has been a blur…much like this high speed video mashup of random yet meaningful moments along my journey in joy.

Thanks and love you!

08/08/2026

Here's what actually happens when I walk into a team offsite.

I don't just inspire people. I take them back to the moment they decided this work mattered.

And then I give them a framework for doing it together...with intention, with alignment, and with 𝙟𝙤𝙮.

This is Purpose Driven Leadership in practice.

As heard on NPR's Well Woman Show.

Planning a fall offsite? Let's talk about what The Stay Joyful Method can do for your team.

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