Adam Chiocca shares and blogs here.

Hank Aaron!  Last week, we lost a great man, and one of the greatest baseball players of all time.  I just read through all of his stats and accomplishments.  Wow! 23 seasons in the #mlb ..!! He played 21 seasons w/ the Milwaukee/ #atlantabraves and 2 seasons w/ the #milwaukeebrewers .. and he was predominantly a right fielder.  He was an all-star 25 times, a #worldserieschamp in 1957, was a Nat'l League MVP, .. 3x a Golden Glove Award, 4x the NL home run leader, 755 #careerhomeruns (breaking #baberuth 's record, and... #hankaaron 's #homerun record lasted for 33 years!  In one picture I show here, you can see when he broke the record, at home run number 715!  There were many other records, stats, and awards, such as being inducted into the Nat'l Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.  He was from #mobilealabama and played #baseball briefly in the #NegroAmericanLeague.  Beyond what I'm reading online, I can share my own personal memories of learning about...

Cicely Tyson!  What a beautiful woman and soul.  I love you Cicely, and we will miss you.  You were a bright, brilliant star.  You made me smile, and you inspired me.  I want to celebrate your long life, and I must say it was well lived.  You blazed trails, and inspired so many.  Rest in peace, friend.  We love you.  Thank you,  ~~ Adam Chiocca ~~ [day 30 of my book tour, 1/30/21 ~ celebrating the life of Cicely Tyson]  

Clubhouse! OMG! I need to moderate several rooms very soon! Want to be a moderator/ panelist with me? Yes, this is an open-invite to anyone in my whole network. Now, it might take a little time to get good at "running a clubhouse room," so I realize I/ we should practice soon. Wanna do a short-term trial-run, and be my fellow moderator/ panelist, for a string of 3 - 5 clubhouse rooms? We would just need to have a topic we can both speak to ... so, what could you speak intelligently about? See, if you haven't tried clubhouse yet, it's audio-only, and it's organized into hundreds of different "rooms," or conversations. You and I could be the moderators/ panelists/ experts who control the room, meaning we direct the discussion, and we allow visitors (who "raise their hand" in the app) ... to speak/ contribute/ ask questions. It's fun, easy, and you can really blow up your Instagram following. Yes, my friend spoke in a clubhouse room,...

My former students!  Yes, today's post is dedicated to the many former students I've had the privilege of mentoring, and teaching these past 15 years as a middle school & high school teacher.  It is a rewarding profession because it feels like you're doing God's work.  As an ESL/ ELL Teacher, I've had extra important duties, such as calling doctor's offices, govt.  offices, and college/ university sports coaches to help get my kiddos in, by any means necessary.  I've gotten to know parents, uncles, aunts and siblings.  Beyond my ESL/ELL Teacher duties, I've also had the privilege of being the Faculty Advisor to our high school's African American Student Association, for 8 years.  Many of my students of color have also been on our school's Hip Hop dance team.  It was always great fun to watch them get the biggest and loudest applause at the annual Pep Rally before the big Thanksgiving day football game.  Now, in case you haven't seen other...

Clubhouse!  Wow.  I just started it yesterday, and I can already see the value.  It's not for everybody, but I can see why millions are already obsessed with it.  I think it's going to be very popular, at least for a few years for a few reasons.  (1) The fact that it's audio-only makes it simple, and easy-to-use.  (2). Then, there's total freedom to enter any "room" you want, and thus you can listen in on these very interesting, specific, niche/ unique conversations.  (3)  With moderators leading the "panel discussions," it remains well-organized, clear, helpful, and professional.  (4)  It allows you to follow either specific interests, or groups, or people, and so once you choose your interests, you're automatically shown ongoing "rooms" that appeal to those areas of interest you selected.  (5)  There's no limit on the character length of your profile bio, so you can get very creative with your bio (what others would see)....

Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes!  Yes!  Ronnie Spector was the front/ lead, who, along with her sister, Estelle Bennett and cousin, Nedra Talley, made up the popular girl group, The Ronettes; and they were from Spanish Harlem.  Some of their hits (from the 60's) were:  "Be My Baby," "Baby, I Love You," and "The Best Part of Breakin' Up."  After their time together, Ms. Spector went on with a solo career, launching five albums.  In 1986, her career was rejuvenated when she sang on Eddie Money's Grammy-nominated Rock song, "Take Me Home Tonight," which got to # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.  She has been called the "Bad Girl of Rock n' Roll," and she was, along with the Ronettes, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.  Today, I'm giving much praise and love to Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes!  #amazingwomenofcolor #womeninmusic #spanishharlem #doowop #soul #motown #blackexcellence #ronniespector #therone...

Get help!  That's the message for today's book tour post.  I am trying to build a good, mission-driven empire, but since I'm just the visionary leader, who has never run a business, I knew that I would need some guidance, direction, and advice.  I searched around for months, and as you can imagine, there are mentors, and coaches everywhere.  For me, because I need to build a $500 million empire, I knew that I needed someone who has made, or been worth millions, or hundreds of millions, and David Meltzer has done that.  In full disclosure, he lost it all during the 2008 housing crash, but then was able to come back with a better mindset, free of ego, and got back on his mission to help others and make millions again.  I'm so glad I joined his private group-coaching program, where I get some time one-on-one with David.  I appreciate his support and guidance, and I think there's a reason I found him now, at the beginning of this #chioccanetwork journey....