role models
shoes and
size’s impact on
skin care and
stylists, use of, for
tailors, use of, for
trends
weight loss for
Arlington High School, Indianapolis
Arnold, Tichina
Atkins, Essence
Azja (friend)
Baba Sue (cousin)
The Bachelor (TV show)
Balmain brand
Bani (saleswoman)
Banks, Tyra
Barb (friend)
Bar One, Los Angeles
Bassett, Angela
Batman & Robin (movie)
Bebe brand
Bee, Sheila
Bellamy, Bill
Bergdorf Goodman, New York City
Berry, Halle
Best Buddies organization
BET
Awards
Bev (childhood friend)
Beverly Hills 90210 (TV show)
Beverly Hot Springs, Los Angeles
Beyoncé
Big Brother (TV show)
The Biggest Loser (TV show)
Biggie (rapper)
Black-Eyed Peas, Sug’s Crock-Pot
Blakely, Sara
Blanchett, Cate
Blast (movie)
Blige, Mary J.
Boat Trip (movie)
Body Care treatments
Bon Jovi (band)
Bond, Darren
Booty Call (movie)
Born on the Fourth of July (movie)
branding yourself
competition awareness and
via employees/representatives
evolution strategies for
expertise as goal in
and failures, lessons learned from
funding tips for
leading by example while
market research for
negotiations/contracts and
networking’s role in
outside dependence as limitation to
quality as necessity of
social media’s role in
Braxton, Toni
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (movie)
Breeding Tabernacle Church, Indianapolis
Breeze Pens
Broderick, Matthew
Brookstone fans
Brown, Bobby
Brown, Darryl
Brown, Mark
The Bucket List (movie)
Bullock, Sandra
Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmers
BusinessUSA questionnaire
The Butler (movie)
California Pizza Kitchen
Calvin Klein brand
Campbell, Elden
Campbell-Martin, Tisha
Candy Ice jewelry
Carey, Mariah
Carmen Jones (movie)
Carol’s Daughter masks
Carradine, David
Carrie (movie)
Carroll, Diahann
Carter, KimStacy
Celebrity Apprentice (TV show)
Céline brand
Chanel makeup
the Change. See menopause
Cher (musician)
Chestnut, Morris
China Beach (TV show)
Chocolate City (movie)
Chopard jewelry
Christanio, Terry
Christian (godson)
Christian Louboutin brand
civil rights movement
Clearasil
Clinton, Hillary
Cohen, Andy
Coleman, BJ
Colleen (acquaintance)
A Colored Museum (play)
Combs, Sean “P. Diddy” (formerly “Puffy”)
Comic-Con convention
The Constant Gardener (movie)
constructive criticism
contracts/negotiations
Cooper, Bradley
CORE Hydration water
Corinne, Aunt
Cornbread, Sug’s Hot-Water
co-worker relations
Crawford, Joan
Cristal champagne
Crossbreed (movie)
Cruise, Tom
Cruz, Penelope
Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV show)
Curry, Steph
Curtis. See 50 Cent
Dana (cousin)
Dancing with the Stars (TV show)
Dandridge, Dorothy
Daniels, Lee
Darren (assistant)
Darryl (cousin)
David, Larry
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Davis, Viola
Days of Our Lives (TV show)
decluttering
Dee, Ruby
Dermalogica skin-care products
The Devil Wears Prada (movie)
Diana (roommate)
Dick the Bruiser (wrestler)
A Different World (TV show)
Dion, Celine
Dior makeup
Doneya (friend)
Doubt (movie)
Downy fabric softener
“Do You Think About Me?” (song)
Dunaway, Faye
Dunham, Lena
eating habits
eBay
Ebony magazine
Edmonds, Tracey
Eli Lilly Company
Elise, Kimberly
Eminem (rapper)
Emmerich, Roland
Empire (TV show)
employees/representatives of brand
emulation, as branding tool
Entertainment Weekly
Escada brand
ESPN network
Eugene (godchild)
evolution strategy(ies)
considerations for
persistence as
staying open as
exercise
Extra (TV show)
Facebook, branding via
Face Finders modeling competition
failures/mistakes
apologies/taking responsibility for
as learning opportunity
family
distance needs within
as support network
Famous Raymond’s Potato Palace, Huntington Beach
Fast and the Furious (movie)
Fay, Bill
Fay, Jody
Fearless (movie)
Fences (movie)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (movie)
Field, Sally
Fiennes, Ralph
50 Cent (Curtis)
Fleetwood Mac (band)
Fletcher, April
Fletcher, Mrs. (teacher)
floral arrangements
follow-up, importance of
Fox, Alecia “Sugie”
Fox, Chris
Fox, Everlyena
Fox, Marvin
Fox, Michael J.
Fox, Myles Ryan
Fox, Sandy
Fox, Thelma
Fox, Vivica
acting, shift from modeling to, by
on appearance/style
on being the boss
on Beverly Hills 90210
in Born on the Fourth of July
on branding yourself
California relocations by
childhood of
on China Beach
in Chocolate City
clothing line by
in Crossbreed
on Curb Your Enthusiasm
on Dancing with the Stars
on Days of Our Lives
on evolution and persistence
on exercise
favorite items of
Fifty Cent’s relationship with
on food consumption
on Generations
in Generations of the Dead in the Abyss of Coney Island Madness
on goal setting/reaching
on “haters”/false friendships
on humility
in Kill Bill
on letting go of things
on marriage
on menopause
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sp; on Mr. Box Office
modeling as focus of
music playlists by
New York City relocation by
on Out All Night
performances, others, favored by
performances, own, favored by
on personal enjoyment
on risk taking
on romantic relationships
in The Salon
in Sharknado 2
on skin care
in Soul Food
on success attainment
on success maintenance
on support networks
on trade-offs/costs of success
on turning down jobs
in Two Can Play That Game
on Vivica’s Black Magic
in Whatever She Wants
in Why Do Fools Fall in Love
wig company of
as Woman of the Year (Sheen)
on working hard
on The Young and the Restless
Fox, William
Foxx, Jamie
Foxy Brown (movie)
Foxy Brown Productions
Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Noir
Freeman, Morgan
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV show)
friendships. See also networking; romantic relationship(s)
cultural/philanthropic giving and
falseness in
missteps, handling of, in
non-reciprocal
as support networks
workplace
funding, for brand
Fuqua, Antoine
Gaga, Lady
Generations (TV show)
Generations of the Dead in the Abyss of Coney Island Madness (play)
Georgia (childhood friend)
Gere, Richard
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (album)
Gibbons, Leeza
Gigi (teenage friend)
Giuseppe Zanotti brand
goal setting/reaching
assets, determination of, in
envisioning’s role in
goals, determination of, in
strengths, determination of, in
taking action’s role in
Goldblum, Jeff
Golden West College, Huntington Beach
Gooding, Cuba, Jr.
Good Morning America (TV show)
Goodwill Industries
Gossett, Louis, Jr.
Grant, Cary
Gray, F. Gary
Grier, Pam
Griffin, Eddie
Gucci brand
Guidry, Gary
G-Unit (rap group)
Guns N’ Roses (band)
Guy, Jasmine
Hammond, Brandon
hand-outs
Hannah, Daryl
hard work
branding and
Harry Winston jewelry
haters
in false friendships
in non-reciprocal relationships
own behavior and
strangers as
in workplace
Hathaway, Anne
Hayes, Helen
Haylock, Daryon
Heart (band)
Hemsworth, Liam
Henson, Taraji P.
Hepburn, Audrey
Hepburn, Katharine
Hirsch, Judd
holidays
eating habits at
The Hollywood Reporter magazine
homophobia
Horne, Lena
hot flashes
Houston, Whitney
Howard, Ron
Howard, Terrence
humility
hydration
Iacocca, Lee
Iman (actress)
Iman (godchild)
Indeed.com
Independence Day (movie)
Independence Day: Resurgence (movie)
Indiana Pacers
Indianapolis Colts
Instagram
branding via
investors, brand
Jackie Brown (movie)
Jackson, Greg “White Chocolate”
Jackson, Michael
Jackson, Samuel L.
James (assistant)
James, LeBron
Jao Refresher hand sanitizer
Jazsmin (friend)
Jet magazine
Jim Crow era
Jimmy Choo brand
Johnson, Beverly
Johnson, Je’Caryous
Johnson, Jeffrey
Johnson, Magic
Jo Malone candles/fragrance
Jones, Jill
Jones, Tamala
Jordan, Michael
Journey (band)
Joyce, Ella
Kardashian, Kim
Katherine, Aunt
Kelly, Grace
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay
Kenny G. (musician)
Kiehl’s rosewater toner
Kill Bill (movie)
King, Regina
Kosovich, Nick
Kovic, Ron
Kurtzman, Wendy
LaBelle, Patti
L.A. Pasta and Pizza, Beverly Center, Los Angeles
La Perla lingerie
Latifah, Queen
Lauer, Matt
Lawrence, Jennifer
Lee (former boss)
Legette, Sheila
lemon, water with
Lenny newsletter
Lewis, Carl
LGBT community
Lil’ Kim (musician)
Lisa (teenage friend)
listening skills
Liu, Lucy
Living Single (TV show)
Lola (godchild)
Long, Nia
Lopez, Jennifer “J. Lo”
Lopez, Mario
Loren, Sophia
Louis Vuitton brand
Love (godchild)
MacLaine, Shirley
MAC makeup
Madame King’s Hair Fashions, Chicago
Madame Tussauds, New York City
Madonna (musician)
Magic Mike (movie)
Mahogany (movie)
Mandela, Nelson
Manning, Peyton
market research
Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Marquise (50 Cent’s son)
marriage
independent bank accounts in
prenuptial agreements before
reciprocity in
Mary (friend)
MasterChef (TV show)
Maxine, Miss (coach)
Max, Lisa
Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara
McClendon, Arthor
McGrath, Mark
McQueen, Alexander
Meadows, Tim
meeting potential partners, tips for
Melanie (teenage friend)
menopause (the Change)
hot flashes during
sex drive during
mentors
fashion
work
Merriam Theater, Philadelphia
Michael, George
Michael Kors brand
microdermabrasion
Mills, Cassandra
Minaj, Nicki
Mirren, Helen
mistakes, handling of
Mr. Box Office (TV show)
Mommie Dearest (movie)
Mo’Nique (actress)
Monster (movie)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Moore, Kenya
Moore, Shemar
motherhood
MTV Awards
music playlists
Natalie (childhood friend)
negotiations/contracts
nerves, taming of
networking. See also support network(s)
brand building via
with competitors
false behaviors and
following up post-
listening as part of
philanthropic giving and
shyness as challenge to
spending wisely w
hile
in workplace
New Works Festival, Los Angeles
New York magazine
Nicholson, Jack
Noxema cleansing cloths
Nyong’o, Lupita
Obama, Barack
Obama, Michelle
An Officer and a Gentleman (movie)
Off the Wall (album)
O’Neal, Shaq
The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV)
Out All Night (TV show)
Owens, Howard
Owens, Terrell
OWN network
oxygen facials
Paltrow, Gwyneth
paparazzi
Park Plaza, Los Angeles
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special
Peete, Holly Robinson
Perez, Rosie
Perry, Katy
personal enjoyment
hosting guests as
travel as
Petra (stylist)
P.F. Chang’s (restaurant chain)
Pink (singer)
Pinkett, Jada
Power (TV show)
Precious (movie)
prenuptial agreements
Prime 112 restaurant, Miami
Prince (musician)
Propagate Content
Public Theater, New York City
Pulliam, Keisha Knight
Pullman, Bill
Purple Rain (movie)
The Pursuit of Happyness (movie)
quality, brand
Queen (band)
Quinny (godchild)
Rahm, Randi
Ray (movie)
real estate
Real Housewives of Atlanta (TV show)
reality TV
Real Real consignment
Reebok sneakers
Reesie (childhood friend)
Reid, Tara
Reiner, Rob
“Remember the Time” (song/video)
René Caovilla brand
Richardson, Lee Kenneth
Richardson, Lita
Roberts, Julia
Roberts, Robin
Robinson, Wendy Raquel
Rochon, Lela
role models, fashion
romantic relationship(s)
with “bad boys”
v. being alone
and cycles of attraction, examination of
with 50 Cent
in high school
letting go of
marriage and
and meeting partners, environments for
parenting and
reciprocity in
Rose, Tomi
Ross, Diana
Roundtree, Richard
Run DMC (band)
Sade (musician)
St. John Knits
St. John, Kristoff
The Salon (movie)
Scarface (movie)
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Scooby-Doo (cartoon)
Set It Off (movie)
sex drive
Shaft (movie)
Shakur, Tupac
Shamrock Social Club, Los Angeles
Sharday (niece)
Sharknado 2 (movie)
Sharon (childhood friend)
Sheen magazine
Sheila (childhood friend)
Shields, Derwin
Shields, Erwin
Shu Uemura Depsea Water Rose Mist
shyness
Sidibe, Gabourey
Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
Singleton, John
Sisley Phyto-Lip Star
skin care
favorite items for
hydration’s tie to
menopause and
Slagle, Brandon
Small Business Administration, US
Smith, Emmitt
Smith, Jaden
Smith, Will
Smith, Willow
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