Ariel Celeste
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Ariel Celeste is committed to maximizing potential for others & documenting her own growth along the way. She leads a millennial motivation movement over at www.celestialcontentcreations.com We welcome you to the stratosphere, Star Player!
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✨ Free Game Friday: Master Executive Presence & Public Speaking✨
Hello, Star Players! For this "Free Game Friday" series, I'm pulling a few gems from a workshop I led for the I AM C.U.L.T.U.R.E.D. high school students in Brooklyn, New York, on public speaking and executive presence. These are the same principles that helped me navigate my career as a Black woman in corporate America at major media and tech giants like NBCUniversal and Google. Now, I'm excited to share them with you!
By Ariel Celeste6 months ago in Lifehack
When Being Blameless Backfires
Pen to paper--a match made in heaven. Standing in the center of an answered prayer, two times over. My daughter sits swaddled between my legs, balancing hiccups and keeping a pacifier in steady motion. “Amazing” I think to myself. She and her twin brother are only 5 weeks old.
By Ariel Celeste6 months ago in Poets
"Everything Happens for the Better."
I’m starting to think the algorithm has programmed much more than just our timelines. I suspect it has programmed us too. All of our collective will power is weakened. It feels pointless and dare I even say--dangerous to dream anymore. The election was a blatant example of how deep the mask and facade goes. So many of us got caught up in the hype. The smiling faces of the party we wanted to win were just a cover up for the nation’s shrieking screams within.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Journal
Silence of the Sirens
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. This time of year, the tides rose so high on the shore and the whole town of Klein Karoo, South Africa knew what the troublesome waters would soon bring. Each year on Halloween night, Mami Wata commands an army of her strongest mermaid soldiers and snake charmers to roam the streets as landlocked vultures.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Horror
The Money I Need Is Making Its Way Towards Me At Rapid Speed
I’ve been manifesting time freedom and liberation consistently for the past several months. All around me are signs, symbols and indications of exactly what’s on the other side of these wishes and prayers. What happens when you get all the money you ever want? What happens when you are free and all your time belongs to you? Well, nothing happens. That’s just it. The more money you have, the deeper you’re able to experience your dysfunction. Money doesn’t solve many problems. It just makes you more comfortable while you face your deep seeded issues that extend beyond mere survival.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Futurism
One Less Broken Heart on the Block
In 8th grade, I found out my heart could beat outside my chest and vibrate the entire walls of my middle school. This discovery came once I stormed up to the second floor and flung myself in the empty hallway space across from my American History class. My legs were too weak to take me another step forward. Who knew heartbreak was so heavy? My vision was blurred and blinded by the tears I refused to let anyone see fall. During this conniption fit, I stopped and let the cold unsanitary steel of the lockers lining the halls carry my weight.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Confessions
We Must See it to Believe It.
As a Writer, Author, Poet and World-Shifter, I look to the giants of the past to pave my runway. James Baldwin is an icon not only for his contributions to the literary world but for his unapologetic and radical acceptance of himself. When I reflect on why representation of LGBTQ+ trail blazers matters, he is the first icon that comes to mind.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Pride
"I am centered, whole and healed."
I am so proud of the growth I’ve witnessed over the last few years. Today, I stand proud of the woman I am. Building the fortress around me that protects my energy, my peace has been paramount to my ability to function. I am so glad I have my own mind. If I were to let this world tell me who I am, then I’d be such a lost little lamb. Knowing my true self and keeping my mission of self-preservation top of mind has been so key.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Motivation
The Art of Leaving Quietly
There is an art and a science to just about everything--even leaving. For the first 17 years of my life, I unconsciously, yet diligently freed myself in silence. My screams were masked as laughter. I disguised my despair in joy. I solidified my path to a new life by alchemizing all pain into creative pursuits, such as writing, singing, poetry, dancing, achievement and excellence in school, etc. And guess what-- it worked. When it came time to kiss my captors goodbye, I was silently rejoicing while they sat in a rut of confusion on who they would drain the life out of in my absence.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Lifehack
Salute to Black Business Month
What is the impact of your business on the community? Since 2014, Ariel has successfully navigated the linear and digital media publishing sphere at flagship institutions including: Viacom/Nickelodeon, NBCUniversal, Disney and Google. In 2018, Ariel realized the opportunity to make a greater impact to the minority community by channeling her 15-year background in journalism, consultative media planning and creative copy development to form Celestial Content Creations. CCC was born to fill the apparent need for professional branding and small business development writing services. Since launching, Ariel has traveled the country and served the community through educational workshops, business and career consultation sessions, and professional development writing.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Motivation
Addiction Chokehold
For the first time in my life, I understand the plague that has afflicted my family through the lens of addiction. Most, if not all, the major problems that impacted my child stem from addicts struggling to stay topside. My mother, my sweet mother, started smoking weed in middle school. Why would a girl between the ages of 10-12 years old be seeking escape? It’s a simple answer, she was born in America in the sixties. This means she grew up in the south in the 60’s and 70’s. She rolled out the red carpet and bore children in the 80’s and 90’s. We all know what was happening in those times.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Journal
