​Today marks my most favorite time of the year, Beautiful...

Ramadan!

If you're celebrating -- Ramadan Mubarak...Ramadan Kareem...Happy Ramadan...Feliz Ramadan to you!!

If not, let me share this holy month where Muslims fast with no food or drink (yes that means no water!) from sunrise to sunset for 30 days! You might be thinking...'Shazia, why in the world would that be the most wonderful time of the year?! that sounds SO hard!'

Hey Beautiful! I was recently on two powerful shows and wanted to share them here with you. They include my personal (and juicy!) interview along with master lessons from 30 other experts. 

I adore both of these hosts and was honored to be included on their platform! My recommendation is to watch the one calling to you (or both if they are!). They're free and you can watch from your phone/laptop. Here they are in no particular order and you can click on the link to get access:

Would you like to be more attractive, Beautiful?
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like SUPER Attractive
MAGNETIC 
HEAD TURNING

Not talking about physical looks here, btw (although it's a good side effect!).

I'm talking about being SO attractive you attract so much ABUNDANCE into your life.

*Money, Love, Happiness, Deep Connection, Travel, and other Dreamy McDreamy things*

Sound too good to be true?

Before I tell you the story about the nekked man across the street (this is NOT a metaphor!), I wanted to share a fun makeover I recently had!

It started with an actual makeover at MAC (false lashes make ALL the difference!), a photo shoot in sunny San Diego and then voila -- an updated website! Ok, there was a little more that happened in between...
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But as always, this isn't about me, it's about you, Beautiful! And I have an inkling you're going to feel like I'm reading your mind when you see the new site. Here it is!

Happy Galentine's Day Beautiful!

Not sure if I've told you lately, but I adore you! You're beautiful, talented, and oh so fabulous!
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Maybe others swoon over Idris Elba or Ryan Gosling, but my heart is thinking about you, Beautiful. Nothing's better than an amazing girlfriend and I'm sending you a virtual valentine that's pink and purple with hearts all over that says...

Beautiful, I read a stat recently that made me feel deflated...and then...charged me up like a mo-fo.

92% of people don't keep New Year's resolutions. Apparently, Jan 12th is the day most people fall off the goals they've set for the year.

12 days?! Is that all the faith we have in humanity based on stats??

Well I wanna tell you this:

You are and WILL NOT be a statistic. Not on my watch.
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Halll-nawwwww

Do you want 2019 to be your best year yet, Beautiful? What are you willing to do to make it happen?

If I told you a letter could change your life, what would you say?

'Too good to be true?' No way!!
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Good can be true for YOU (#_wisdomshewrote_)

I believe EVERY woman is capable and has a strength and power to make a positive difference in the world. That your soul is here for something greater and you feel the deep calling to follow it.
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You get to feel fulfilled, beautiful and whole. Seeing the beauty everywhere INCLUDING yourself. You get to live your purpose...and feel joy, happiness, contentment and impact.

The best question to ask yourself when you're making a decision.

'Do I love it?'

The best question standing in the fitting room and wondering whether to buy that shirt that kinda looks good...but fits weird...and is somehow hugging the love handles you wish weren't so loved in this moment. LOL!

And an especially useful question when 3 years later...

Remember that time in your life where you powerful? SO powerful? In a leadership role or running a huge project or getting beast mode and acing all your classes? Knowing you...it was probably all of the above.

Today marks the 10th birthday of my late son, Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Akhtar...or Chotu Sonu as I lovingly call him.

Chotu Sonu, meaning little love -- that's how I remember him. It was this same day one decade ago that he came into this world and left it just a few hours later. How he came into our world with his tiny fingers, tiny toes, and perfect little nose. What it was like to hold him and watch him breathe and stare into this being that I loved so dearly with all my heart. Feeling that first moment a mom gets with her child and feeling an infinite amount of love and motherness that is indescribable. What I can say is that I knew in that moment... all doubts I had on whether I was a good mom went out the door.