Day: May 17, 2021

Time and time again, widely accomplished personalities and established authorities have proven that one’s humble beginnings do not dictate the trajectory of their future. Regardless of their background, so long as an aspirant perseveres and clings to the vision they want to translate into reality, it is feasible to materialize their dreams. Rayvon Cystrunk, better known as Uno Paper Boi, rises as one of today’s most promising artists. He brings to the table not only an impressive discography that allows him to stand out among a plethora of other talented musicians but also an inspirational story that will resonate with countless hopefuls all over the world.

Born in Riverside, California, Uno Paper Boi is intimately aware of the harsh realities of life. He grew up on the east side of the city, where a lot of impoverished and underprivileged individuals and families had to struggle and strive to survive. While a person’s beginning could quite easily box them in, influencing the magnitude of their aspirations and discouraging them from aiming high, the rising star remained steadfast and faithful to what he wanted to achieve. After breaking down numerous barriers, he currently serves as an icon to other dreamers, setting an example for them to follow and solidifying the fact that growth can happen even in barren lands. 

Armed with a deep-seated love for music, this passion-fueled figure has long been attuned to rhythms and beats. At the age of fourteen, Uno Paper Boi moved to Atlanta and discovered a natural talent for writing lyrics. In the years since then, he has been carving a path toward the forefront of the highly competitive music industry. 

On track to establishing his name as a must-watch force in the music scene, Uno Paper Boi takes pride in his arsenal of skills and all-out approach toward anything he involves himself in. Known for going the extra mile in every creative endeavor, he is fueled by the goal of giving back to the same community from which he emerged. Not only is this future powerhouse an on-the-rise musician, but he is also a versatile actor who can bring any character to life. 

Since delving into the world of entertainment, Uno Paper Boi has managed to build a connection with people from all walks of life. He has stood as a beacon of hope from the get-go, especially to the youth hailing from poor communities. Throughout his career, the well-respected figure capitalized on his platform and will continue to bank on his considerable reach to send across the message that dreams are not exclusive to the wealthy. 

Given his passion for music, distinctive artistry, and incredible discography, Uno Paper Boi is expected to reach greater heights in the future. With no plans to slow down any time soon, the rapper aims to take center stage through his future projects and creative engagements. As he cements his name even more solidly within the music scene, he also vows to inspire young people and make a difference in his community. 

Learn more about Uno Paper Boi by visiting his YouTube channel and Instagram page.

Fresh sounds have arrived in New Jersey with the arrival and dominance of NGB LOS, who started making waves two years ago. With his heavily touted projects titled “Lost Soul” and “Lost Soul 2,” which features other members of the NGB crew, NGB LOS is an artist worth watching out for. Even though he’s still trying to gain a firm footing in the music industry, LOS has proven his musical ingenuity with how he makes music. He’s characterized by the new sound he brings to the industry and the emotions bared in his lyrics.

NGB LOS is so passionate about his music that he talks a lot about struggles in his career and his goal of becoming a successful artist. The pain and emotions are evident in his lyrics, and his audience can relate to them as they convey pain and emotions. His target audience includes real hip-hop fans and lovers of quality music who understand what it means to go through challenges, struggles, and pain.

As a new artist, NGB LOS’s hunger and drive are second to none, and his background story mostly fuels that drive. Success is the ultimate for him, and he believes strongly that putting in the work is the only means to that end. His ability to put together a powerful and impactful song promptly makes him a top choice for many music fans in New Jersey. Currently, his fan base is snowballing, and it is exactly how NGB LOS pictured his career growth. He also prides himself on his ability to create music straight from his head without writing it first. “Freestyling is one of my favorite things to do. It puts you in control and the rush you get when you see the number of people waiting to see what you come up with next. I enjoy it, and that’s the process of most of my songs,” he says.

NGB LOS’s motivation comes from all around him, especially the music crew he belongs to. NGB is home to many talented artists and individuals who all crave success badly. This alone pushes LOS to keep working harder now that he’s in the spotlight. “If one person from the crew wins, then we all win. I want to take full advantage of the opportunity I have now, blow up with my music and help other people in the crew grow.

LOS’s five-year goal is to break into the list of A-list musicians in the United States. He wants to be in conversations about the hottest artists while getting award nominations and winning his categories. Considering where he came from, NGB LOS is at a point where he believes he has grown tremendously. He’s living his dreams and hopes that the next few years will be good enough to inspire upcoming artists to stick to their dreams and never give up. His two projects, “Lost Soul” and “Lost Soul 2,” are streaming at the moment on all digital streaming platforms.

Learn more about NGB LOS on his official Instagram.

People love the idea of a positive change! Be it a confident move of explaining that eureka moment at work or celebrating small improvements during irksome phases, small differences change the way you outgrow big challenges. And not to sound too poetic, but clearing the stumbling blocks in your mind and soul is synonymous with living the ultimate life!

So, with so many people talking about transformational experiences and life coaching, I sat for an interview with the dynamic duo and life coaches, Jake and Whitney. Known for some powerful choices, the couple picks their inspirations from the past to navigate clients towards better living.

Whitney has successfully lost 40 pounds, has bid goodbyes to excessive drinking, and has outgrown the challenges of being a stepmom. Jake is a teacher with 20 years of experience as a master educator and certified in 2 states. The duo has been helping clients to recognize what has been cocooned inside them for a long time. Well, there is a lot more to know about these two! So, here we are, unfurling some profound insights about their world of coaching. Feeling stuck in the grey area? Whitney and Jake know how to get things done right!

Q1) Looks like you have knitted your inspirations from past experiences. Please take us through some of your inspirations that encouraged you to become a life coach.

 Our introduction to the world of life coaching was Brooke Castillo. Whitney had been listening to her podcast before we met, and I started listening as we began dating. I ended up using her podcast The Life Coach School Podcast as a means to propose to Whitney, and it seems like our three lives have been intertwined ever since.

 Whit and I were getting coaching from Brooke to grow our fitness business, and as she started to know us better, she kept saying, “When are you two going to open a coaching business and start changing lives full time?” We laughed at first, but then we started to really consider it. Then we did it!

As I’ve learned more about this life coaching world, I am really grateful that Brooke was our entry point. There are a lot of different coaching styles and philosophies out there, but the training we received from Brooke has us positioned in a place that makes me feel confident we deliver a top-end product!

Q2) We have seen some reluctance in people to approach a life coach. So what do you think is an answer for such situations?

In our experience, this reluctance has three sources.

1. “I think life coaches are for people who don’t know how to do life.” The truth is that a life coach is similar to an athletic coach. They are on the sideline so they can see adjustments that are difficult to see from “the field” When a client comes to us with a struggle, we are trained to hold space for them—meaning we can talk about the ins and outs of their situation without getting wrapped up in the stories and the familiar patterns that have lead them here. A life coach offers perspective and a fresh set of eyes.

Having a life coach means you’re bad at life about as much as having a basketball coach means LeBron James is bad at basketball.

       2.  “I think I can just do it on my own.” We think you can too! It’s just faster and more efficient with a coach. And double that with two coaches. A life coach meets you on the path you’re already on and helps you navigate it faster. A coach is to go from good to great rather than broken to healthy.

       3. “I don’t trust just anyone to mess with my belief structure.” This is a really important one and the reason that Jake and I are so vulnerable about our Christian faith in our marketing. We want you to know who we are and what we believe, so you can love your choice, have an open hand with your view of the world, and be willing to try on unfamiliar perspectives.

Q3) What kind of strategies do you find most effective in your sessions?

Whit asks powerful questions that expose default thinking and limiting beliefs while Jake quietly observes and tracks your thinking until your patterns, stories, and limiting beliefs emerge. The greatest value we can offer is to not believe the same stuff that the client believes. If we agree with your excuses, then all three of us are stuck! We offer distance and awareness to allow you to evaluate your assumptions about your limitations and make the shift in your thinking that will move the needle. We’ve found this to be orders of magnitude more effective than simply offering advice about new actions to take.

Q4) So as Jake and Whitney are life coaches that transform lives together as a team, are there times when your approaches repel? How do you manage to harmonize them?

We have enough “behind the curtain” communication that we don’t “repel,” but we do have different perspectives often! We have learned that the effort we put into our own artistry and mastery of this unique characteristic of our coaching style can make it an unbelievable value to the client’s experience. Our main adjustment in harmonizing is to assign roles. Whitney is the head coach and Jake is the assistant coach—we have meetings, get feedback from clients, and even watch videos, like athletes, to refine our roles and make sure we know how we can enhance what the other is bringing to the table.

Q5) What is one piece of advice you would give to someone who is just starting out and aspires to become a life coach?

Get a coach! We both have coaches, and we always will. A coach is not ahead of you, or better than you, or someone with all the answers. A coach is someone who is watching from the sideline so they see things that you don’t see. We like to say that we always want to have “eyes on our brain.” If someone aspires to be a coach, they’ll want to make sure they are clear on the value of having a coach. In my experience, the best way to gain that clarity is to experience it.

It can be challenging to raise a child in some of the roughest areas of a neighborhood, but raising four children is more than exhausting for single parents. East Atlanta Montana is a rising artist from Atlanta, Georgia, who grew up under the guidance of his mother, a single mom who worked hard to ensure that he and his siblings would be raised right. Although the artist encountered some problems, he has been making the most of his second chance in life by building a career in the music industry.

East Atlanta Montana is the oldest of four children who grew up in an area known as Zone 6, which earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous places in the city. Upon realizing how the site could affect her children, Montana’s mother decided to take them out and move to a better area, hoping they could avoid falling into the wrong crowd. Despite her attempts, Montana would find himself struggling to stay out of trouble. Throughout his teenage years, the would-be artist got himself involved in gangs and got into fights at school. He would go in and out of detention centers and eventually found himself on house arrest.

During that time, Montana would use his laptop to record music, using his hobby as an outlet to escape his problems. Although it helped him cope, Montana would fall back into delinquency. Eventually, he was forced to participate in a military program. For six months, Montana endured the training and came back with the determination to turn his life around. He started his journey by forming a musical group called Gwalla Boyz.

In a short time, the group started to pick up traction throughout Atlanta. Labels reached out to them and offered management, but due to the number of members in the group, they could not come to an agreement. The Gwalla Boyz split up instead. However, East Atlanta Montana was determined to build a career in the music industry. His brother Mario, who happened to be a CEO and manager, joined him to throw parties in the area and grow his brand. Throughout their endeavors, the brothers made connections with artists, propelling them into the music industry.

Among their connections is Coca Vango, a musical artist and good friend of Montanas. Collaborating with Lil Quill, they released a track called “She Poppin’.” The song generated a lot of buzz for the rising artist, and he pursued another project with ArmaunDidIt, a high school friend and producer. Bringing Coca Vango once more, Montana recorded a track titled “7,” dedicating it to his grandmother, who had a habit with 777 as her lucky number. 

For over ten years, East Atlanta Montana has dedicated himself to his music. Since turning his life around, the rising artist has gone from sleeping in his car and crashing on his friends’ couch to becoming a household name and getting booked for paid shows with artists from different states and countries. Montana is now determined to continue his career to create his own record label, where he can mentor artists, producers, engineers and cameramen to help his community. Additionally, the artist foresees running a family business that he hopes to name after his grandmother.

Get more updates on East Atlanta Montana’s latest tracks by following him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

The most beautiful and most meaningful legacies are often left by individuals who used their talents to make a difference and by visionaries whose goals are grounded in creating an impact. As a matter of fact, those who strive to make the world a better place have become credible sources of insight and inspiration. Such is the case with Vera Worthy, a published author whose purpose-driven career is geared towards empowering women and giving voice to the unheard. 

Born on July 13, 1972, in Waco, Texas, Vera Worthy is recognized for being a dedicated writer and a well-reputed speaker. In her career as a motivational and inspirational figure, this luminary has touched souls and transformed lives in the most remarkable way possible. Through her craft, she encourages others to step into their light, embrace their strength, and reclaim their power. 

Widely acknowledged for her creative flair and visionary prowess, Vera Worthy has always been passionate about writing heartfelt pieces that aim to inspire action, spark joy, and promote growth. More than her skills and abilities, she is also hailed for embodying a kind soul and a compassionate heart. Because of these deep-rooted traits, she was able to blossom into the amazing speaker she is today. 

“The person I was named after was an amazing woman in every way possible. She was a lovely lady who is no longer with me now,” Vera Worthy explained. “However, I know that having this name will make me become the woman I was meant to be. And that woman embodies greatness in every way,” the author added. 

Since the release of her book, “Ambition on Fleek,” Vera Worthy has established a reputable standing among women who wish to make their marks on the world. As one of the foremost advocates of being confident and strong, she puts into words what she thinks being an empowered woman is all about. 

Vera Worthy’s “Ambition on Fleek” is an autobiography that speaks volumes about the author’s visions, goals, and dreams. At its core, the book is geared towards motivating women and young girls from all walks of life. With her written work, the author helps readers overcome obstacles and allows these females to become the best versions of themselves. 

In “Ambition on Fleek,” Very Worthy also talks about self-esteem and how important it is for women to unleash their inner greatness. Being someone who has been through her fair share of hardships and struggles, she understands how difficult it is to pursue a dream during trying times. For this reason, she made sure that her book is filled with inspirational messages and positive vibes. 

Besides “Ambition on Fleek,” Very Worthy is also known for her recently released book, “Chocolate,” which is another lighthearted autobiography written in the voice of a beloved pet dog with decidedly human personality traits. Sure enough, the author has a knack for tugging at the heartstrings of readers. 

With no plans of slowing down anytime soon, Very Worthy continues to take significant strides in empowering women and encouraging aspirants and dreamers from across the globe. As a facilitator of success and an enabler of growth, this multifaceted figure goes the extra mile to fulfill her purpose. 

Learn more about Very Worthy by following her on Instagram.