What Is My Passion Thursdays: Meet Chanelle Yarber

Chanelle is the managing consultant behind BrightGirl Media. She has been an entrepreneur and communicator for as long as she can remember. She loves media and communications as well as helping others succeed. She has produced video and managed media for numerous brands during her career, including Samsung Mobile USA, NEC Casio, T.D. Jakes Ministries, Jet/Ebony Publications and Frito Lay.  She currently lives in Dallas, Texas. 

Here is Chanelle, in her own words, sharing her passion in finding her purposeful career and how you can too.

My passion and purposeful career is a digital media manager. I have considered and pursued a NUMBER of career choices! I've been in sports sales and marketing, mortgage broker and real estate investor and even a flight attendant! None of those jobs felt purposeful or gave me the energy to get up and make a LIFE, not just a living. I was once told that once you've found the thing you would do for free you've found your passion. I would create digital media (video, photo and written content) even if I wasn't paid for it. 

I have made many sacrifices in pursuing my career. I have let go of jobs in order to get to my passion. I have moved across country, and even sacrificed parts of my personal and social life to take on projects and focus on building my career.

I would advise others to just do it. Thinking about it, mulling over it, and asking others about it will keep you stagnant and likely will incite fear if you wait too long to step out. You only have one life to live and life is too short to spend it unhappy or unfulfilled. We each have gifts, talents and passions that need expression. Don't hold them back or put them off for what the world calls "financial security." With consistency the money will come. 

I can be found on Facebook (facebook.com/brightgirlmedia), Twitter (@brightgirlmedia), Instagram (brightgirlmedia), Google+ (BrightGirl Media) or via my website www.brightgirlmedia.com. 

What Is My Passion Thursdays: Sojourner's Healthy Lifestyle and Green Juice

For those of you who have been following our What Is My Passion Thursdays blog for the month of October, you would have been previously introduced to Sojourner and her son Ohm.  Sojourner's passion and purposeful career includes a love for travel, blogging, teaching, volunteering, and bringing her son along for the adventures.   It is also worth mentioning that Sojourner is an entrepreneur.  She is producer of a line of Reiki infused body care products (body butters and fragrance oils) called Touch of Ohm.  

This woman has it going on.  What or whom makes it possible for her to develop and maintain her passions? For one, she has God in her life (she's a Preacher's Kid aka "PK" too).  Secondly, she has a healthy lifestyle in body, mind, and spirit, including the practices of Yoga.  And thirdly, it's in her juice, her green juice to be precise.

When we met Sojourner and her son during Labor Day weekend, Sojourner had a green drink in her hand.  So what was in Sojourner's green drink?*  

Photo Credit:  healthycosmos.com

Kale- Green leafy vegetable.  Excellent source of Calcium and Vitamins A, C & K.  Bonus:  it's often linked to cancer protection and lowered cholesterol. 

Cucumber- Made up of 95% water, this vegetable rehydrates the body and aids in its elimination of toxins.  It's also an excellent source of B Vitamins and Vitamin C.  Bonus: placed on the eyes, it reduces swelling with it's anti-flammatory properties. 

Apple- An apple a day keeps the Dr away!! This benefit is highly taunted but extremely true.  Often linked to reducing risk of heart disease, cancer, hypertension, and diabetes.  Bonus: eat an apple before exercise and it increases your endurance.

Ginger- As an herb, it's used as a spice.  But it does so much more including treatment of nausea (and other stomach upsets) and menstrual cramps.  Bonus:  as ginger juice, apply to skin to treat burns and as a drink, aids in naturally reducing a fever and the subsequent "common cold".

*Information retrieved from several websites, including Eating Well and Medical News Today.

Rhonda and I also juice fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, in addition to taking daily supplements.  It keeps our mind and body regulated, and along with exercise and meditation/prayers, it empowers us to be our best as we align ourselves in our Passionate and Purposeful Careers.

So, how do you, our dear readers, maintain a healthy lifestyle? And how does it aid you in finding and/or maintaining your Passionate and Purposeful Career?

Rhonda W. & Sharee W.