One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Comments About Oprah's USC Commencement Speech

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“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” -Oprah Winfrey
The only thing I love more than graduations is a really good commencement speech. And no one gives a speech better than Oprah Winfrey. I learned that Oprah recently gave a commencement speech. And I listened to it.


Some people (like my husband) throw shade at Oprah. They judge her for being on the cover of every magazine. They think she’s a know it all. They think that she should be the change she wants to see in the world by finally losing the excess weight. These folks are what we call haters.

Then there are people like me, those of us who believe that Oprah is AMAZING. We admire the fact that she is truly self-made. Think that she is bad ass, a boss, and bodacious because she is a billionaire and unlike the majority of the other billionaires, she didn’t inherit a dime. She is where she is because of her own blood, sweat and tears and because she was able to tap in to her authenticity and created a brand. (Typing that made me even a bigger fan!)

Oprah's Life Lessons Are Profoundly Practical


When Oprah speaks, I listen. I don’t listen because I want her to rule my life. I listen because she  always teaches me something. And she causes me to pause, reflect and to be still so that I can hear my own authentic voice. My goal is to teach my children to do the same so that they are able to forge their own authentic path full of experiences, knowledge, and empathy. I also pray that along the journey they figure out to cultivate their own voice, love themselves completely, and respect the humanity in others.  If I am able to do that, I have succeeded!

Below is a link to a commencement speech Oprah gave recently that might influence the way you raise your kids too. Enjoy!  

Twelve Success Tips From Oprah Winfrey

  1. Eat a good breakfast (“It really pays off”)
  2. Pay your bills on time
  3. Make your bed
  4. Be nice to kids.
  5. Be nice to elders.
  6. If you find yourself fighting with someone you love, find yourself back to them because time is short even on our longest days. 
  7. Invest in a quality mattress
  8. Don’t “cheap out on your shoes.
  9. Oh, and “vote, vote, vote.
  10. Your job is not who you are. It's just what you're doing on the way to who you will become.
  11. Be so fantastic at what you do that your talent cannot be denied.
  12. Stop comparing yourself to other people.


'Be the Truth': Watch Oprah's Inspirational USC Commencement Speech


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