NOT SO RANDOM. Have you ever considered that the most pivotal moments in life might not be as random as they seem? On December 31st, New Years Eve, I will celebrate 18 years of marriage to my husband, John Henry Scott III. This episode is dedicated to him. I hope this episode inspires you to breathe in deeply and acknowledge the encounters in your life that are anything but random. The extraordinary can often masquerade as mundance moments and encounters that have the potential to profoundly shape our lives. As you listen, I urge you to recognize and cherish the not so random threads in your own life.  Thanks for listening.Connect with Portia:Instagram @iamportiascott

WITH GRATITUDE. Have you ever considered the tremendous power of gratitude? Join me, on a journey through my own moments of gratitude, sketched out in my private notebooks and etched in my heart. Together, we will wander through the realm of gratitude, exploring how it ties our most cherished memories together, providing a gentle reminder of experiences we cannot relive but will always remember. Gratitude, as we will uncover, is far from a simple, fleeting feeling—it is the invisible thread that connects humanity, silently shared yet deeply felt. From your first date to the birth of your child, or even a seemingly ordinary moment that left you breathless, we will discover how gratitude offers a respite in the whirlwind of emotions that life throws at us. So, settle down and grab your coffee, as we find gratitude in all the ordinary and extraordinary moments that make up our lives.Thanks for listening. Connect with Portia: Instagram @iamportiascott

DAILY DECISION. Have you ever considered the seasons of your life? Life has its summers and its winters, and sometimes, it’s in the depths of those colder seasons that we need to remind ourselves of the warmth. Gratitude might seem simple, but it holds the power to reshape our perspectives and help us carry through the toughest times. This episode is about finding joy and gratitude in every season, and remembering the good even when it seems like it’s hidden. So, settle down and grab your coffee, as we find gratitude in all the ordinary and extraordinary moments that make up our lives.Thanks for listening.Connect with Portia:Instagram @iamportiascott

BEAUTY. Beauty is not just skin deep. It's found in your laugh, in your step, your personality, and your perfect imperfections. In this week's episode, I had a conversation with Jennifer Norman, founder of the Human Beauty Movement and we discuss her passion to  to help others discover the healing power of compassion for themselves, why she started HBM and what it means to love the skin that you are in.  You can connect with Jennifer at:Humanist Beauty MovementThe Human Body MovementIG @ https://www.instagram.com/thehumanbeautymovement/IG @ https://www.instagram.com/iamjennnorman/ We would love to hear your feedback on this episode.  Connect with us at https://www.instagram.com/iamportiascott/Join our text community at my.community.com/portiascott for inspiration, exclusive challenges and tools to help you execute your goals, increase productivity and create  daily discipline so you can make an impact and live intentionally.

UNEDITED.  In this episode, it's just me and my voice memo recording. There are days when we want to give up, through in the towel and quit but purpose is a powerful thing. In this episode I talk about giving ourselves grace on those days but also inspiring us to keep going. Join us this Sunday, May 2nd at 7pm (EDT) for the 1 year Anniversary of my FB and YouTube Live show  Wake  Up Well. You can watch here. We would love to hear your feedback on this episode.  Connect with us at https://www.instagram.com/iamportiascott/Join our text community at my.community.com/portiascott for inspiration, exclusive challenges and tools to help you execute your goals, increase productivity and create  daily discipline so you can make an impact and live intentionally. 

HOPE.  In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Venton Forbes, Executive Director, Faith Care. Faith Care is integrating faith and healthcare. Venton shares with us the mission of Faith Care and how they are impacting communities domestically and abroad. Faith Care is providing free lifesaving healthcare to people where medical care is nearly non-existent or not a feasible option.    You can connect with Venton at https://www.linkedin.com/in/venton-b-forbes/You can connect with Faith Care at https://www.faithcare.net/Join our text community at my.community.com/portiascott for inspiration, impact and ways to live intentionally. 

HOPE. Esther Kamaara was helping out at a children's home in Kenya and realized she didn't want to help these kids for one day but she wanted to make a different. This was the beginning of Star Kids Initiative. Star Kids Initiative  is an initiative that focuses on alienating extreme poverty by providing access to quality education to children from urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It does so by offering scholarship and mentorship programs, according infrastructural support to partner schools as well as participating in education reform advocacy.  Through the initiative, Esther seeks to be in the front-lines, in creating a world where all children have access to basic amenities and educational opportunities, to enable them to reach their full potential as human beings.Join us every Thursday at 8pm Eastern on FB Live @importiascott and YouTube @portiascottmedia for our weekly podcast episode recap.  Click on the link to send us your questions. We will read them during the Live show.https://my.community.com/portiascottFollow Esther and Star Kids on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/starkidske/ or https://starkidsinitiative.org/ 

MAKE LEMONADE. Fun Fact. I didn't expect to do a bonus episode but...life. While trying to edit this week's episode we had a computer completely crash. I'm learning that it doesn't always go as planned but that doesn't mean we can't keep going. Enjoy this espresso shot episode; it's quick but powerful. Join us every Thursday at 8pm Eastern on FB Live @importiascott and YouTube @portiascottmedia for our weekly podcast episode recap.  Click on the link to send us your questions. We will read them during the Live show. https://my.community.com/portiascottFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/iamportiascott/ or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/iamportiascott/ Use the hashtag #wakeupandshowup when sharing our tweets or posts.

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