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Getting Smart: Authenticity for Teens & College Students

Hi ladies! Is that little voice in your head JUDGING you over and over. That is so boring. Bump it up a notch and get smart and get EXTRAORDINARY with us! Our first guiding principle of what it means to GET SMART is to BE AUTHENTIC. We are really specific about what this means and [...]

Heartbroken Miracles Lesson 5: WORKOUT!

If I could tell you the single thing that has kept me going since last November it has been living next door to my gym. There is no excuse you can really come up with when you are a 5 minute walk or 60 second drive to the nearest fitness facility. A broken heart releases [...]

What does it mean to GET SMART?

Get Smart was born with the purpose of young women being able to fully actualize themselves and all of their potential. After spending 10 years working day in and day out with thousands of young women I saw what made them come alive, what developed them into the best version of themselves. As an educator [...]

Heartbroken Miracles Lesson 4: DRIVE & WRITE!

This lesson's explanation came to me as I was driving. Therefore I have literally exited route 95 in middle of  Connecticut. I am sitting in a Lowe's parking lot to impart it to whoever might need to hear it. As I drove today I was reminded of the many road trips I took in my [...]

“So..um…I ate this cookie…$%#@!”

Have you ever had one of those days… when you were stressing, running all over the place, “multitasking”… and you just grabbed & ate everything in sight?  OF COURSE you have!  Because you are human!  It’s called life!  I used to have those days all of the time.  But now that I have established a [...]

A Case for the All-Women College Experience

“Our experiences influence the person we become.” What – NO GUYS? When the time came to reveal to my friends that I would be attending a small, private, Catholic women’s university, many of them made fun of me. They were confused as to why I wouldn’t want to experience the “traditional” college experience. My friends [...]

Heartbroken Miracles Lesson 2: CRY!

You did not misread this. The worst thing you can do when your heart has been broken is to pretend otherwise. Think of your heart like a delicate piece of beautifully blown glass. Who goes around pretending something that has been smashed is totally in tact? Healthy denial can help right in the beginning, but [...]

FITspiration… Take 2

"no matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." Last week I shared with you some of my personal forms of fitspiration (I hope you were fitspired!)... & now here are some more! My Friendspiration My friends, hands down, have been the most encouraging & fitspirational people in my life.   [...]

Here’s Keshia ~ Your Personal Branding Specialist!

Hey Beautiful Ladies! Get Smart Mentoring is your one stop shop to getting the advice, information, and boost you need to shine. We're excited to share with you our knowledge and personal stories to help you achieve greatness in all aspects of your life. I'm excited to personally bring you an insiders guide to personal [...]

FITspiration

“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.”  … just one of the many “fitspirational” quotes that keeps me going every day.  If you know me, you know that I love to post motivational and inspirational quotes on Instragram & Facebook on a daily basis.  Doing little things like this [...]