Category Archives: Empowerment

Storytelling Is Your Superpower

Do You Know How Powerful You Are? Do You Know How Powerful You Are? Did you know that you have a superpower that gives you the ability to create and destroy worlds? Yes. You! You are superhero (or a supervillain) waiting to emerge. But you may not know it yet. And that’s why I’m here—toContinueContinue reading “Storytelling Is Your Superpower”

Who Wants to Work For a World That’s Not Working With Us?

“I hate school,” says my 7-year-old almost every single day. “Oh really?” I ask with curiosity. “What do you hate about it? Tell me more,” I encourage even as I am continuing to make her food for lunch and pack her things to send her to the very place that she has just told meContinueContinue reading “Who Wants to Work For a World That’s Not Working With Us?”

Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other

Black, White, or Other? “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” Being Black and growing up in the South—between Virginia and Mississippi—with a name like Pedro Senhorinha Ramos Montero Silva brought in many unwelcomed experiences in my life. One of which was the otheringContinueContinue reading “Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other”

Welcome to the Live Your IDEALS Substack

Have you ever been able to feel the future? I have, from time to time. And this is one of those times. In the future I am feeling, my life is filled with people like you—someone who is open to possibilities. You are still curious. You are creative. You are present with your emotions. YouContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Live Your IDEALS Substack”

Finding Strength In Your Weaknesses

“What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” (WDKYOMYS) Imagine being told at just under 4 years old that you were the “man of the house” when you had no idea what those words even meant. Well that is a part of my story. Not even four years old and according to the rules ofContinueContinue reading “Finding Strength In Your Weaknesses”