I have never labled myself as a person with formal training, although I did graduate from college with a degree in journalism. I worked in the field for a few years and dreamed of being another Oprah Winfrey. That dream dissolved as I learned that the Creator only made one of her and I am of a different mold.
If I had to choose who influenced me and who motivated me, I can not narrow it to one genre or person. I have enjoyed Walt Whitman and Edgar Allen Poe as well as Jill Scott or Max Lucado. I prefer words of inspiration, motivation, and transpare more...