Stay A While With Tommi Vincent: Maintaining Joy In the Time of Crisis With Diahann Billings-Burford

“One of the things just for me personally: The ability to maintain my joy is recognizing that everything is not a crisis.” - Tommi Vincent   Welcome to Stay a While with Tommi Vincent! It’s always so hard to remain joyful and optimistic when life gets so difficult and when it seems nothing is going our way. Now more than ever, especially since the pandemic is still ongoing and everything seems hanging in the air, finding ways to stay grounded and joyful is more important than they’ve ever been. And understanding exactly where our joy comes from is paramount.   In this episode, Diahann Billings-Burford shares how she remains rooted and joyous even in the hard times and how looking within is often the best answer to life’s hard questions. Diahann is a nationally recognized change agent. As the Chief Executive Officer of the RISE (Ross Initiative on Sports Equality), the nation’s leading sports organization improving race relations and fighting for social justice, she consistently directs her efforts to engage the sports industry to affect change. In this episode we cover   [00:01 - 10:47] Getting to Know Diahann [10:48 - 24:00] Not Everything is a Crisis [24:01 - 36:35] How to Maintain Joy in Time of Crisis [36:36 - 39:32] Closing Segment   Key Quotes   “It’s gonna be okay. You’re perfectly fine. We are sitting here altogether, all alive, all eating. We’re good.” - Diahann Billings-Burford   “The most important part of this Christian walk is choice.” - Diahann Billings-Burford   “Someone else can’t make the choice for you. You have to make the choice for yourself.” - Diahann Billings-Burford Connect with Diahann Twitter: https://twitter.com/billingsdiahann Website: www.risetowin.org LinkedIn: @diahann-billings-burford-ab030885 Facebook: diahann.billingsburford Connect with Me! Follow us on Instagram @stayawhileshow You can reach Tommi on Instagram @cheftommiv Visit https://vincentcountry.com and get connected with us on Vincent Country’s Instagram @vincentcountry   Produced By: Tommi Vincent, Tanner Vincent, and Skai Blue Media https://www.instagram.com/skaibluemedia   Music By: Stichiz - Big T. Music /Roj&TwinkiE https://www.instagram.com/stichiz   LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants food for the soul, and the key ingredients to embracing their true, authentic self. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! #upongameSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.