In light of the recent events impacting our nation, what advice would you give to people in order to help them navigate the uncertainty? ALSO, SHARE ONE OR TWO RESOURCES YOU RECOMMEND WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
It is vital that you give your mind a daily agenda. Develop the habit of planning your next day. Without an agenda it’s very easy to slip into boredom and despair. We should take this time to work on:
1. Our health; exercise
2. Reading certain books that expand the mind. Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell are two that come to mind.
3. Research online businesses that can be done from anywhere in the world.
4. Strengthen your personal prayer life and meditation
5. Work on your important relationships
What is your personal mission in life?
My personal mission is to use my mistakes and experience as a transparent road map for others to follow. I accomplish this through writing and conversation.
What is one of your biggest challenges?
My greatest challenge in life was being an unwed teen father in the Black Church. I experienced rejection and public disapproval that nearly broke my young soul.
What is one action that helped you overcome this challenge?
I overcame this challenge because of a great father and mother who taught me the power of individuality and breaking free from the need of public approval. Discovering my individuality in Christ and not others, empowered me.
How do you define leadership?
I define leadership as influence that is generated through serving and teaching.
What is your advice for anyone who is ashamed to share there story?
My advice to anyone who is ashamed to share their story is- your history (story) is the infrastructure of your destiny. If you never love yourself enough to accept yourself , the world will always deprive you of fulfillment and you will always shrink from your purpose. Your story is the part of you that the world needs.
R.C. Blakes, Jr. is a husband and father of four. He is a grandfather. RC is an empowerment speaker. Though he is a pastor, preacher and teacher, his approach is conversational. He believes that transformation happens in conversation. HE tackles issues and subjects that are sometimes uncomfortable for man leaders to address and may be even difficult for some people to understand.
RC is the pastor of New Home Family Worship Center of Louisiana and Texas. He is the author of several books, including: Queenology, Imperfectly Holy, Soul=Ties and others. His most popular is entitled The Father Daughter Talk, which is actually more than a book- it is a national movement.
His women’s empowerment conferences (Queenology) are life changing for women who travel from around the nation and abroad. RC has traveled extensively to communicate the principles of: healthy relationships- self- discover- self-love, faith in God- and success in life.
As a result of his relevant and laid-back approach to communication, social media has become a natural and comfortable platform for his message and ministry of empowerment. On a daily basis he is impacting the lives of people around the world through many social platforms.
RC is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and lives between New Orleans and Houston, Texas. He has a passion to help people to understand purpose and to move beyond their pain through understanding. HE’s married to Lisa Blakes. The two of them are partners in purpose as they work to change the world, one honest and transparent conversation at a time.
Compiled by Tanysha W. Carroll Executive Coordinator
