“Candles have always been a mainstay for me – home, on tour in hotel rooms, dressing rooms, green rooms.. you name it. Creating peaceful spaces that also smell good – this is a natural new step for me to expand into the home and wellness marketplace and taking the time spent at home during this pandemic to pivot a bit in my business.”
Read all about it! Black Business News
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday
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The Mail On Sunday
“..no one is as passionate about my career as I am. It’s me, self-expression, something I’ve wanted since I was 5… Nobody knows better than me if you look a certain way you’re going to be fighting to prove you’re smart..You grit your teeth and get on with it
but it’s always there..
just like I always feel the distinction of being a black person. On several occasions as an example sitting on an airplane in first class and they go -let me see your boarding pass like I’m sitting on the wrong seat..”
“..if I’m good to myself, I’ll be good to everyone else..I want to be remembered for what I have to say as Jody Watley the singer – songwriter – not the former dancer with Shalamar.” – Jody Watley
Whenever I look back on interviews for these throwbacks.. it’s good to know that though I continue to evolve .. my essence remains pure and intact. No BS.
Photography 📷 : Mike Owen
Makeup : Paul Starr
Sweater Coat: Azzedine Alaia
Consistent Life Notes—Know Who You Are and No matter what — get on with it with business, job, life .. etc. Wattage ✨
“Jody Watley continues to deliver innovative projects with a groove and style, all her own that fuels the body, soul and mind.” – Eurweb
Listen to an eclectic and diverse range of decades of Jody Watley Music on Spotify, Apple, iTunes, YouTube, Tidal and other digital platforms worldwide including the latest timely release “The Healing” The APX & RedTop Remixes.
Customize and add Jody Watley to your personal playlists!
Wattage!
In case you missed this podcast with Emmy Winner Rushion McDonald, the weekend is a good time to catch up. I enjoy podcasts on my morning walks.
Listening to CJ McCollum speak of how he developed his new Heritage wine brand was very fascinating. You can check out both of us on the podcast chopping it up with Rushion: Listen
Jody Watley – “The Healing” :
“Jody Watley continues to deliver innovative projects with a groove and style, all her own that fuels the body, soul and mind.” – Eurweb
“Listening to this song will uplift you, make you think and lead you to move, jump, jack your body.” – SoulBounce
Available at all digital and streaming outlets. Be Inspired!
Wattage.
Some people will always view you in old lenses and be uncomfortable with your growth and evolution because they have not grown. Life is always changing for us to always go toward new potential, knowledge, self improvement evolution. For me this and has always been essential personally and professionally. That said, there will always be those who don’t believe or live that point of view seeing only an outdated version of you left behind.
You’ll have people discussing you who probably never knew the depth of you – let alone who you’ve grown into.
Undoubtedly the mentality or resistance is because of their own lack of growth and comfort of living in the rear view.
Keep growing and evolving, whether or not others understand, acknowledge or embrace – just keep living to be your new best self as long as there is life – not settling on the you of days gone by.
Wattage!
A bit of motivation and inspiration for you .. yes these are challenging times, pandemic, unemployment.. there’s a contentious election, division, social inequalities, the list is long – but guess what?? We are here and alive – Live YOUR LIFE, no matter what’s going on.
If you are spending a lot of time online complaining about politics and aren’t being paid to do so stop to consider if that energy is helping you do what you need to do to make your life better, change your circumstances. My purpose is always wrapped in reminding you of the possibilities, the up side to keep you encouraged about life not to be down in life and your well being. As a person that is self employed, a total work stoppage of live music would do nothing for me to get online and complain or be discouraged by all of the divisions, attempts at voter suppression and beyond. What I’ve done in put my focus on creating new opportunities for myself in business. If you can’t change the circumstances such as the pandemic – change the way you are thinking or dealing with it.
After we vote and yes I hope Trump is voted out in terms of the national election — there is still life ahead, life is happened NOW — So STOP doing these things;
Embrace YOUR Wattage!
Life can be tricky and people can be shady – not wanting you to succeed, be happy or see you shine. We experience these things in so many ways. I’d have to say as a woman constantly navigating efforts to undermine, devalue and marginalize efforts and achievements can be frustrating and tedious but as I wrote a while ago “The beat don’t stop..”
Cultivate & Protect Your Magic. Carry On.
Wattage!
Jody Watley is a Grammy Awards-Winning pioneer in music & fashion! You can find her name on Billboard’s Hot 100 “Top 60 Female Artists of All Time.” Hear why Jody views going solo as a blessing and how she has recently found her sanctuary in the kitchen! – Rushion McDonald. Listen to her full interview at Money Making Conversations