There is a beauty in silence that many of us have forgotten.

Today in YouDay! Coach LaMonte explains how our futures are made within us and that we were created to overcome. So trust your future self and don’t let you down.

Coach LaMonte shares how his mourning about his father passing away and the lesson he learned from his father’s life.

Coach LaMonte tells us a story about two neighbors and how they overcome the anger they have for each other.

Today Coach Lamonte tells us why it’s important to focus on how you start your goals, not on how you end them.

Today in YouDay! Coach LaMonte teaches us the importance of finding our strength within our souls.

In today’s YouDay, Coach LaMonte explains how we are the producers of our own life.

Today, Coach LaMonte helps us understand that when things get tough, giving up is not the answer.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte tells us a story about a couple that lives in the mountains and the importance of always looking forward.

Coach LaMonte gives us the confidence to be ourselves regardless of the situation we find ourselves in.

Coach LaMonte tells us a story about college students learning how to be accountable for their actions.

In today’s YouDay, Coach LaMonte shines a light on how you can start living again.

BItterness is something a lot of us struggle with. Today in YouDay! Coach LaMonte talks about the importance of forgiveness.

Today, Coach LaMonte helps us understand how we can be real with our children and focus on how to stay positive during tough times.

If we realize it or not, teachers impact our lives. Today in YouDay! Coach Lamonte tells us about one of his teachers and how she impacted his life after high school.

From books to nursery rhymes, an old owl is considered a symbol of wisdom. In today’s YouDay, Coach LaMonte shares what we can learn from them.

Today on YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares how fatherhood isn’t about being perfect but it’s about being the best dad for your kids.

If life was a coin, you could only spend once, how has your spending gone? Have you invested your coin or wasted it? Too much of our lives are spent waiting for the right moments to knock on our door. And even when those right moments show up we question if they are true for us. Can you identify? The coin is about beginning life and spending your resources on what empowers you and makes you shine.

There was an island where all the emotions lived.

A little wave was bobbing along in the ocean. He was enjoying the wind and the fresh air as it traveled until he noticed that all the other waves in front of him were crashing against the shore. “Oh My God, this is terrible,” the wave thought. “Look what is happening to all the other waves, and I’ll have the same fate!” As fear set in, and in a state of panic, another wave came across and asked the little wave, “Why are you distressed?”The little wave said, “We are all going to crash against the shore and face our end! All of us waves are going to be nothing! Isn’t it terrible?”The second wave answered with a smile, “No, you don’t understand. You’re not just a wave. You are a part of the ocean.”

I remember when I was in high school I would always say I wanted five kids: four girls and one boy. I lived in a household of a single parent. There were times my mother played the role of mom and dad. As sad as it was I had never seen a successful African American family. So for me, Thursday nights at 8 p.m. was my time to see Black families united. As I would watch “The Cosby Show,” I saw what I wanted to become. I saw a Black family, happy and united, and the picture was set for me. I wanted to be like the Huxtables.

In the beginning, there was one word that was released into the atmosphere. The word was “let.” It is a powerful word with a powerful dual meaning. The word means to grant permission to something and it also means to hinder something from happening. It means that you can grant something permission to happen and hinder anything that would prevent it from happening.

There is a story of a king who was so miserable and unhappy that he called together all of his closest advisers to find a remedy to fix his problem. His problem was he wanted to find happiness but was unable to find it in the material things he owned. He had wealth, but no happiness. He owned land, but no happiness. He had love ones, yet he found no love for himself. They tried all sorts of methods to rouse the king out of his deep dark despair-but to no avail. Finally one of the advisors suggested that they search the kingdom for the happiest man -the thought was if the king could put on the man’s coat, the happiness would rub off on him and he would be happy too.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shows us how to renew our minds by recognizing our most dominant thoughts.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte talks about dealing with inconsistent people in your life.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares a story from Thomas Edison’s childhood that can be useful for your future.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares a story of a dog, a museum and how your reflection can sometimes trip you up.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte explains that the story you believe is the story you live.

In today’s YouDay, Coach LaMonte shows us how a little leaven in our lives can do very big things.

Coach LaMonte enlightens us on how we can break away from trapped feelings.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte explains how we can escape the thoughts that trap us.

Coach LaMonte gives us a life lesson through a children’s fable.

Coach LaMonte shares how vision and faith go hand-in-hand when bringing excellence into your life.

We’re all guilty of being our own saboteurs. Coach LaMonte says it’s time to stop harboring them.

Coach LaMonte explains the importance of finding healing from past hurts.

Coach LaMonte shares a powerful parable on how we can guide others with our inner light.

Coach LaMonte teaches us how to shake other’s dirt.

Coach LaMonte gives us a life lesson on wasted words and how they can cause an impact on those around us.

Coach LaMonte is here teaching us that looking within helps us find the reason to fight through tough times.

Coach LaMonte teaches us how to take responsibility for our words.

Coach LaMonte tells us how the weight of our glass doesn’t matter.

Coach LaMonte says to establish self-discipline boundaries that will protect you from your enemies.

You have to trust your gut and follow through when it comes to making changes... that’s what Coach Lamonte is diving into in today’s YouDay.

Coach LaMonte teaches us an important lesson about leadership.

Coach LaMonte shares how losing his keys helped him understand his faith and change his life forever.

We all have had Aha Moments. Have you ever had an aha moment? An aha moment is information revealed to you that you already knew you just didn’t know you knew it. It’s the answers you need living on the inside of you. An aha moment is when your spirit reminds you of what’s already there. Your spirit is leaping inside of you saying we know this.

Coach LaMonte explains how it’s the dog that wags its tail, not the tail wagging the dog.

Coach LaMonte says always forgive because you’ll never know when it’s too late

Join Bridget and Lindsey as they chat about Heinz petitioning the hot dog industry and Chick-Fil-A being named as America’s favorite fast-food chain.

So here’s a question for you. Where’s the wealthiest place in the world? Well, I can imagine some of your responses. But to get to the point, the wealthiest place in the world is the place that I’m standing right now, the cemetery. Well, you may ask Coach, why the cemetery? It’s simple. There were books here, which were never written. There were dreams never fulfilled cures to diseases never brought to fruition. And the reason you ask is because people did not believe that it was possible for them. Well, maybe right now you’re sitting there and you’re saying to yourself, Coach, is it even possible for me? Let me answer that question. It is, don’t just live your life to exist, live your life to conquer. The grave is already stolen much from so many people. Don’t let the grave steal from you.

Coach LaMonte has a list of simple things you can do to keep the drama off your plate.

Coach LaMonte shares a lesson on how acknowledging our roles in problems gives us back the power to control our lives.

I was walking onto the set of a live talk show I was a co-host on. I received a call from my wife that the doctor wanted us to report to her office with our 19-year-old son Kameron, immediately. I told my Executive Producer I had to leave and I left. Arriving at the doctor’s office you could imagine the thoughts that were flying through my head. What was the issue? Why are we here? What is wrong with my son?

You don’t need to be an athlete to know how to run a race. Coach LaMonte gives us guidance on the race of our life.

Every morning when I open my eyes I have made it a ritual to give thanks to God for allowing me to see another day. I thank God for my family, friends, colleagues, and everyone who is involved in any aspect of my life. Next, I prepare my day by giving myself permission to experience a new day. By doing this I allow myself to experience the newness of a new day and all it has to offer. This is important because I release today from the bondage and weight of yesterday. This is key because so many of us treat a new day like the day before because it’s easy to repeat the pattern of a day we once experienced than to walk through the unknowns of a new day.

I’ve always been an impatient person. There was actually a time in my life when my impatient meter was off the charts. I remember when I wanted something, I wanted it, and I went after it relentlessly. This approach was also damaging because if I didn’t get what I wanted I grew sour, pouty, and cold. As you can imagine I probably wasn’t the best person to be around if I didn’t get my way. Today, honestly I can say that this is not the person I am anymore.

When we hear the word faith we immediately think of a religious experience. But faith is greater than a religious experience. Faith is an internal law that unlocks the power to manifest and believe anything you desire in your life. Faith is the unseen internal mechanism that unlocks the unseen granting it permission to transition to the seen realm. Anything you desire in life already exists. It is locked in the faith is a living law found in your spirit and it’s the original law of attraction. Anything you desire in life will not manifest if faith is not included in its release. For without

Today, Coach LaMonte teaches us the power of owning your moment and not getting in your way in today’s YouDay! moment.

I was always curious. Did the rose need the thorns or did the thorns need the rose? It is obvious that they both needed each other. We once had a rose bush in our front yard. I was walking from the car one day and was inspired to pick a few roses from the bush to give to my wife. Well, it was an experience I would never forget and I have the scar to prove it! You guessed it...the thorn wasn’t having it. The thorn rose to the occasion (pun intended) to defend the honor of the rose. Annnndddd you guessed it...I got a revelation!!!

There was a young man who worked daily in his garden in hopes to nurture the ground effectively and bring forth much fruit. He did everything he learned from his neighbor who was an experienced Gardner. He prepped the soil accordingly, planted the best seed and made sure it had much sunlight and water. He waited patiently for the fruit to grow and soon he began to see the fruit of his labor.

Honest and fair dealing is the best policy. We’ve always heard that right? But why is it easy for some and hard for others? It reminds me of a story about a boy and a girl who made an exchange of goods. The boy had a collection of marbles while the girl had candies, which were the boys favorite. The boy offered to give the girl all his marbles in exchange for all her candies. The girl agreed. The boy gave all the marbles to the girl but secretly kept the best marble for himself. The girl gave him all her candies as promised. That night, the boy couldn’t sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had held on to some of her best candies. If you have wronged someone reach out and make it right. Life is too short to allow a small thing to become a big thing.

Scientists and Neurologists have proven that every thought we think releases a chemical that flows through our body. Imagine that for a moment. Every thought has a chemical associated with it that invades our bodies and causes us to feel the thoughts we are thinking. These chemicals enable our bodies to bring to life the thoughts we are experiencing. Have you ever had a positive or negative thought and could actually feel it? You can feel excitement, happiness, anger, or fear based on the thought you hold on to.

Have you ever felt stuck? Spiritually, mentally, emotionally, or even physically? Many times we have let down an anchor somewhere along the way. Anchors are a way of telling our soul we are not ready to confront something that may be weighing us down. Whether it’s hurt, betrayal, disappointment, or even trauma. We let down our anchor and become bound at the place of our pain, and it becomes a constant reminder of where you left yourself. That explains why when we try to move forward-we find ourselves always being tugged back to the painful memories that we have tried to escape. We must face ourselves and face the internal hindrances which have held us captive. We can no longer be our own prisoners. It’s time to confront. Confrontation is never easy but in order for you to overcome, you must face the very things that have you bound. It’s time to pull up the anchor and free yourself from the past.

When walking through certain situations in life it’s sometimes hard for people to understand the struggles we are walking through. There was a story of a young boy who heard a store was selling puppies. He gathered his money and discovered he only had $3.00. He knew it wasn’t enough but he went to the store regardless.

Today on YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares insight on how to discern the relationships you surround yourself with.

Mirror mirror on the wall-whose the fairest of them all?

Coach LaMonte asks the question, “Would you eat garbage?” And what does garbage have to do with the way we think?

In life, we are guaranteed to face a storm.

In today’s YouDay! Coach LaMonte shares very personal and transparent stories concerning his life.

When I say to look at your life- look at the areas of your life where you are seeking more and questioning the mindset you are accepting. Can you believe that some people thought they destroyed you with their words? Can you believe that some sought to hurt you with their actions? Can you believe some counted you out? Though many people in your life left you for dead, you rose like the morning sun to take your position at the table of life.

Lindsey introduces us to Coach LaMonte, an inspiring individual who is joining the Daytime Blue Ridge family.