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Ok lets bring some male energy in here DeAngelo:)

10 ways to improve your self esteem

1. Do what you love.
Everyone loves to do something, when you indulge yourself in your love you improve the way you feel about yourself. You improve your self esteem.

2. Help others out.
Nothing makes you feel better than when you unselfishly help others.

3. Acknowledge your strengths
There is no one who has no strengths. Everyone is good at something, know what your good at and give yourself a pat on the back. Do things that bring this quality out into the open. Excercise it, make it stronger.

4. Don’t put up with crap.
There is no reason you should tolerate other people being mean to you. Even if they say they are doing it with love. Make sure people know they should be nice to you and if they refuse, walk away from them.

5. Drop your negative friends.
Hang out with people who are positive and support you. It may be fun to bitch and moan but if you hang out with these types of people you will eventually become one of them. You may have noticed that people who bitch and moan are never happy.

6. Do your research
A lof of self help books are a waste of time in the sense that the only person who can change you is you. Reading even this blog post will not change you unless you get emotionally involved with the information. Which is really hard as it’s really dry and boring. Go read biographies of people you respect, people who do positvive things and attain huge success. Learn from the master not the self help guru who is always in debt.

7. Learn to accept compliments.
It’s hard to accept a compliment and not to dismiss it as being ridiculous. Someone has an opinion and it should be respected, even if you do not argree with it. If people think good about you then maybe you should too.

8. Include positivity in your life.

9. Compare yourself against yourself.
If you look at how you were yesterday and how you are today and there is an improvement then that is great. If there is no improvement then you know you need to improve your efforts. Don’t start comparing your self to other people. Saying you are poor compared to D. Trump is just going to make you miserable.

10. Don't put yourself down.
  Seeing yourself in a negative light you are only reinforcing your low self esteem.  Ask yourself, how can I improve my self esteem. The answer will always be, find one positive thing about yourself and that will do it.

Aight lets add some lauren in here ya'll

REAL PEOPLE REAL ANSWERS EDITION 2

A DAY IN THE LIFE

“Living Naturally You”

Real People Real Answers

1. What’s your name?

Timeisha Winfield (aka UrbanGlamGyrl) 

2.  How old are you?

31

3. Where are you from?

Los Angeles

4. What is your occupation?

Contract Analyst for the City by day. Budding entrepreneur by night 

5. How would you describe yourself?

 I’m very easy going and care-free, and I enjoy the simple things in life. I enjoy spending time with my family & friends and I love meeting new people. I also enjoy traveling and learning about different cultures. I’m constantly growing & evolving as a person, but the things that remain the same are my empathy for others and my enjoyment in helping others and giving back.

6. When did you first decide to become natural?

 Hmmm, that’s a hard question but I guess it was this year. Some people say I’ve always been natural because I’ve never had a perm but I’ve been getting my hair pressed & flat ironed since I was 13. Last April I just stopped going to the hair shop because I didn’t want to press my hair anymore. I wanted to give it a break from the heat. I felt like my hair was thinning and breaking off, and I just didn’t want to use any heat for a while. My hair was long, but I just felt like it could be a lot healthier. That turned into 8 months of not pressing or flat ironing. Then in January 2011, I was fed up with my hair, and the straight ends, the two different textures as I had a lot of new growth from my 8 months of heat-free styling and didn’t know how to handle my hair because it was long and my twist outs & braid outs just weren’t working for me anymore, so I started pressing it again and I got bangs cut in the front. I was going back to the hair salon for about 3 months, and then in late March I decided I was tired of going to hair shop, I was tired of pressing, and I still had a lot of broken off pieces and my hair just didn’t seem healthy. So in April of this year, I decided to do my version of a “big chop” and cut about half the length of my hair off (the back of my hair reached down my back to about the bottom of my bra) which got rid of most of straight ends. This was the first time I had ever cut my hair except for trims. It was shocking at first for me and then my mom and sisters were in shock as well when I showed them. But once I did it I felt relieved and I had ben telling myself it’s just hair and it will grow back. Now I am loving the versatility of my hair and I am loving taking the time to take care of my hair.

7.  If there was one word to describe your style what would it be?

Fun!

8. Who are some people that inspire you the most?

My grandmother & my mother of course. And people who live by example and in service to others.

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?

An inspiration, a great friend, a great daughter, a great sister, and one day a great mother!

10. What advice would you give to others who wanted to go natural or live a more natural based lifestyle?

I would say to do your research and figure out what being natural means to you. There is no concrete definition of “being natural”. Also know that every one’s texture is different so try not judge yourself or your hair against any one else. Be patient, and love your hair no matter what you’re curl pattern or texture is. Make sure you look at your self in the mirror every day and tell yourself that you are beautiful. Define your own definition of beauty and don’t worry about what others think of your decision because for me it was a very personal choice. You may get questions or comments that offend you at first, but you have to do what you feel is best for you, your hair, your life, and your health. In the end, people will eventually want to follow in your steps!

11. What’s your favorite quote?

“How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.”

TWISTING METHODS: Part II

Part II of How to do two strand Twists

Ok so now that we have all mastered the art of parting, we can move on to the good stuff…..Making the twists!!! All versions explained in this piece will be without the use of add on hair which will be in part 3 of making two strand twists. In this article I will explain 4 of the most commonly used twisting methods: Cross over two strand twist with out pretwisted sections, two strand twist with twisted ends, the flat twist, and finally rolling.

Basic cross over twisting ( two strand twist)

Start off with any of the parting methods listed in Part 1 of our two strand twisting series. Take one sectioned off part and split the chunk of hair in two. Cross one end of the hair over the other and continue this motion until you reach the end of your hair. Repeat this method throughout the entire head. Results will be puffier twists that are not as secure at the ends ( think about how one might style a young child’s hair with hair bows at the bottom and there you go). You can also make a gorgeous twist out with these basic twists. Simply take the twists down and don’t comb your hair out.

Cross over twisting with pre twisted sections ( Rope twisting)

This method is very similar to the basic cross over method, except this time you take the spilt chunk of hair in your part of choice and pre twist each piece in the chunk completely and separately before finishing in the basic cross over twist to make a tighter look. This sounds more complicated than what it is but it results in a neater and secure form of twisting. Once you’ve practiced for a bit on one or two you can go ahead and finish the rest of your hair and be on your way.



Flat twists ( Type 1 and 2)

Type 1

Now flat twists are started diferently than the former twisting styles , but still follow the basic concpet of the two strand twist. Instead of doing small elaborate box, triangle, or half moon parts, we will simply go to the desired place of the head ( in this example I will explain parting and twisting from the crown across the head),  and part with a rat tail comb horizontally as long as you would like it to be. Repeat another section like this for bout the width that you would like the flat twist. Split the hair in two sections at the very front and cross over twist while picking up small portions of hair as you move along the part you just made. Repeat for the desired sections and your done.

Type 2 (rolling)

Start the part for this twist in the same fashion as you did type one and simply "roll" the hair as tight as possible long the line of the part till you get to the end and secure. See video below for a visual explaination of both twistig methods.

I hope I haven't twisted you to death with this article:) Stay tuned for the final part of this series "Twisting with add on".

By M Kyles of Kyles Natural

Lets add some more funk in here Ms BADU;)