Here's my interview on Travel Expert, @Mark Murphy's YouTube Channel.

It's amazing that this song is still #1 on my Living Strong Radio Youtube Channel! It's been added to inspirational and encouraging spiritual playlists! Very cool. https://youtu.be/wtJhTuFQcJU?si=3Yuz7issM4O0vn8O

Sunday Living Strong Reflection Where Do You Come From? This morning, while listening to a keynote from Oxford, something settled into me that I couldn’t ignore. The speaker was talking about meritocracy. The idea that advancement comes from merit — ability, effort, achievement. Work hard. Develop talent. Earn your place. Many of us in this community believe that deeply. We practice it. We build around it. But here’s what shifted the frame for me this morning. Meritocracy is not simply effort and talent. It is effort. It is talent. And it is investment. That third word matters. Because massive investment produces massive development. Training matters. Coaching matters. Environment matters. Time and exposure matter. And not everyone starts with the same investment. That’s where this becomes personal. I know where I come from. I come from what systems quietly categorize as “the others.” Single mother. Five kids. Second eldest. No financial cushion. No early structured investment. What I had was responsibility. What I had was pressure. What I had was the necessity to grow up quickly. I had to generate effort internally. And when you begin without resources, effort becomes your currency. Discipline becomes your infrastructure. Resilience becomes your advantage. Over time, people noticed the work. When I started Keep The Faith, Inc., individuals invested in me. When I produced Red, Hot, Latin Night, again investors stepped forward. When I opened my martial arts school, again people backed me. Not because outcomes were guaranteed. Because they had observed consistency. They saw follow-through. They saw the ability to make things happen regardless of obstacles. They were investing in demonstrated capacity. Now here’s the part that matters for this community. My first two ventures did not reach the intended outcome. They did not scale the way I envisioned. But they built me. They refined my structure. They strengthened my emotional steadiness.

Today I had the privilege of sitting down for a live conversation with @Amy Bennett, a young performing artist joining me from London. This wasn’t about credits, résumés, or achievements. It was about the human journey behind the art. What it means to keep showing up. What it means to stay grounded when doubt visits. What it means to grow, not just as an artist, but as a person. There’s a quiet strength in Amy’s presence. The kind of strength that doesn’t rush, doesn’t perform for approval, and doesn’t pretend to have it all figured out. Just honesty, practice, and the courage to keep becoming. If you’re a creative, a young artist, or someone walking their own path of becoming, I invite you to watch and listen with an open heart. This is Living Strong. Not loud. Not rushed. Just real. 👇 Watch the spotlight conversation below

Hello Community, hope everyone's staying warm and enjoying the week so far. It has been cold out in our office garage.... but this is my workout area for the next few weeks. Z