The Male Version of Me #Volume1

    In all the miles we've traveled to get here, we arrived in the same city, a few feet away from one another...in this foreign city with a billion people surrounding us, I've only ever felt connected to you. We share the growing pains and our unwillingness to let go of the past.

    But everything's okay when I talk you, because every word you say reminds me that all this was destined. That 22 years ago and 24 years ago He'd already known we'd meet and how we were one and the same. 

That you would be the male version of me because we're both selfish and naive. I still think about him but you still think about her too. I'm your mirror, your reflection there to remind you all the good and bad that's in you but what I've noticed is your worst than me.

     You look at me and see your dirt that your even too afraid to tell me about. Never giving me the benefit of doubt. Still I want you to know I prayed for you. I couldn't have survived these last few years without you. You've been a constant player on my team, hiding away in my own personal locker room. Something like a teammate. A life coach too, always here motivating me, and above that putting me in my place. 

I've said all this to say that I miss you...immensely. 

How I made my first $1,000.00 in one week in 2015

2015 was a great year for me, I accomplished my goal to step up a second stream of income for myself. 
I wanted to create a form of passive of income, a term I was introduced to in Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad. Passive income is "income received on a regular basis, with little effort required to maintain it."  
My passive income came in the form of releasing my first book, Thriving Tool, a motivation book for young adults. Below I'm going to break down how I made $1,000.00 in the first week of selling my book. 

The product. I worked for a entire year to build a product worthy of consumers. I studied others books(products), and figured out how I could offer something of value you to a specific audience. Keep in mind that I'm talking about how I sold books, but the break down of how I applied things applies to anything you wish to sell.

Capitial. Every month I tackled a new aspect that would eventually bring the book to life; from paying for an editor, the cover, copyright, ISBN and barcode. I knocked out the expenses one by one, and lastly I put a down payment on the copies of Thriving Tool.

*Master P, Rapper, Business Mogul taught me via one of his interviews where he gave out some advice that I took advantage of and it was this that before you can sell a million copies, you have to sell 10, so I focused on selling one copy at a time. 

Selling. Most of my sells came from social media; Instagram, and Facebook...family and friends, and some people who had saw it on my pages, and thought it looked interesting. In the first week I stole the first 100 copies for $10 a piece. With the help of those around me, I focused on selling one at a time, until I stole every last one of them. And then just invested that money to buy more books. 

If I had to leave some valuable information with someone looking to take control of their life, and accomplish something that they always wanted to do. I would say study, study, and study whatever it is you want to do, whether it book music, writing, or boxing. So that you understand the ins and outs of what your trying to do. Next ask for help, we all want a mentor in arm's reach giving you the game to accomplishing tasks but sometimes you have to seek mentors and ask for help from strangers or take in advice for mentors far away, even if its from a TV interview. 
Lastly believe in whatever you do, we all have to start somewhere. 

Stress, Stress, go Away...Don't Come Back

Every time something has gone wrong in my life, I have focused too much of the why of the things. "Why did this happen?" "Why is it happening at this time." But no longer is that me. I had to ASK myself what does that help? And I realized it never helped anything.  

Now when things go "wrong" I've realized that there are only two things that will happen either you'll conquer or be conquered by the circumstances. I had to make up my mind that the only real option was and is to conquer, because being conquered means to give up and give in. And if someone out there is depending on me or you to conquer then there is no such thing as being conquered. 

The best thing to do is to move forward and count your blessings and I know it's easier said then done to count the good things that have happened when everything seems to be falling apart but it's necessary in order to move forward. In order to continue to be blessed in your life you have to learn to appreciate all that you have been through, to get to where you are going. 

@Everlecia - 

"Mama, I wrote a book." -E.T

     After countless hours and many restless nights, I am proud to say that I have finished my self-help manscript, titled 'This Is Not A Book, This Is A Thriving Tool'. Right now, I am in my hometown visiting my family and friends and everyone keeps asks what next? And over and over I keep explaining the exciting yet tedious process of finding editors and printers on my self-publishing journey.

Manscript of 'This Is Not A Book, This Is A Thriving Tool.'

     I must say that nothing throughout this process has been easy but it is rewarding seeing the fruits of my efforts. This book gives me hope that I am on the right track to share some of my brilliance with the world. It's my baby that I have nurtured over the months and watched grow into something that is bigger than me. Now, It's time to share it with the world. 

    Soon I will happily release a sneak peak of my book cover in the coming weeks. Along with my online fund raiser that will help bring the physical product of my book to life.  So blog viewers stay tune, and know that if I can follow my dreams <3 so can you. 

Money Wasted Last Year

                            How I started savings for the first time in my life.  

    Last year I wasted a lot of money. This new year I was determined not to do the same. I got introduced to a financially advisor last year in my sociology class and i kept in contact with Ms.Jen(name change) for awhile before we lost touch. But some of the things that she taught me stick with me to this day, earlier this year I started back up  some of her tools. The most helpful for me was the idea of recording ALL of my expenses.

    When I started back up I was able to see what I wasting my money on; a lot of clothes, candy bars, and just a lot of the things i could do without if i wanted better spending habits. 

Now unconsciously I always think about every purchase. It’s like this, I’ll see a dress in Angl that i want but then i’ll say that I can put that money into my savings account instead and watch it grow. So it turns into a no on the skirt. 

                                                Where my money goes?

    EVERY single source of income that I receive goes into the six categories below.  It’s something I learned at a seminar by Peak Potentials called Millionaire Mind Intensive. Where I learned that before you can have the right to want anymore money in your life you have to learn to manage whatever you have now to the last cent. It’s why there are millionaires living pack check to paycheck. Everyone no matter who you are have to learn how to manage their money well. 

Example: My imaginary $100 bill.

10 % Play Account = $10

Play Account, once a month everything in this account is to be spent on something nice for yourself. 

10% Education Account  =$10

On things that are seen as educational in your eyes. For me this is books, a kindle, or anything that helps me better myself through knowledge. 

10% Give Account =$10

Give account, is where you give it all away to someone/thing other than yourself, and if you think about it, the give money is giving away through holidays and birthdays gifts throughout the year anyway.

50 % Necessities Account =$50

Essential expenses that you can't function without, if you feel like you barely have enough already for this account its time to reevaluate where all your money is going by recording all of your expenses. Maybe cut back on some of those McDonalds trip, and eat at home more if thats one of your problems. Find your spending weakness. 

10% Long term savings Account =$10

This account is for unexpected expenses, or saving up for a big item, or even vacation.

10%Financial Freedom Account =$10

This account is the account that you don't ever take anything out. And my suggestion when it gets up put it a interest bearing account. Talk to someone at your local bank about it. 

    *I am no financial advisor, I am only sharing some tools that i have learned and applied to my own life that have worked for me. I’m not saying that the system will work for you, but it is worth the try if you want to make chances in your own personal finances. Even if finding another system to try other than the one above, because if you change NOTHING, NOTHING will change. 

CEO Styling: Pencil Skirts are NEVER going out of style!

Crop Top- F21

Plaid Skirt- ASOS

Heels- F21

Trend ALERT: Pencil skirts! You can wear them to meetings, parties, and the club.  It's an essential to have in your closet. 

"Dont Just Dress. Dess Well."

-Mauricio M. Moore

IG & Twitter: @Everlecia -

Photo credit: Dave Thompson (IG: @hellomynamesdave)

CEO: Writing my first book Part 1 "Book Cover"

I wish we got to see more of the grunt work that it took for our greatest idols to get to the top. I think it would make a lot of us, who are on the path of greatest a little less anxious. The media exploits so many of our idols as overnight successes, it causes many of us to think that we too could be the next overnight success. As if it's easy to move to Hollywood and move up the ladders of success. 

I wish the cameras would start rolling before the notoriety.  So we could see some of the nights of restless working, and breakthrough tears that we hear so of our most successful idols talk about. 

It's why I am choosing to share my journey. Maybe someone will be inspired by my growth, on my journey to becoming a published author. 

Brainstorming for my book cover. I'm such a visional person, I always make cut outs so I can see things together before it actually comes to life.