Joeel A. Rivera
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Joeel A Rivera, M.Ed., is a visionary, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. From an early age, Joeel faced adversity, including immigrating to the United States, failing his freshman year of college, losing his brother, and being in a nearly fatal car accident. These experiences inspired him to return to college, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Education and is currently completing his dissertation for his Ph.D. in Psychology, with an emphasis on happiness. Joeel opened a non-profit teen center in honor of his brother and developed curriculums for the Juvenile Justice System. In almost a decade, Joeel has reached over ten thousand people as an educator, entrepreneur, speaker, and consultant. Visit www.joeelandnatalie.com.

LOST: How to Rediscover Your Path

By Joeel A. Rivera In life many times we lose our path, our road, our guide. It is almost as if we stop listening to our inner voice, detach from ourselves, and become one with the external voices that distract…

5 Keys to Create Success and Get the Most Out of Life

By Joeel A. Rivera Regardless of the road we have traveled and what we have achieved in our life, we all have dreams that we want to experience and accomplish. Or, at least we should because there are only two alternatives…

Are You Stuck in a RERUN? You Can Change Your Story

by Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Déjà vu: from French, literally “already seen,” is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced has been experienced in the past, whether it has actually happened or…

The Nonnegotiable List: What You MUST HAVE in a Relationship

By Joeel Rivera Have you ever fallen in love? Or have you had that “in love” feeling? Maybe even more than once in your life? When you first meet someone and an arrow pierces your heart, your mind is high…

Are You Committed to Being Non-Committal?

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Why do some people fear commitment? Most people have a misunderstanding about what commitment truly is and the power it has in their lives to help them create success, be happy, and develop functional relationships.…

Relationships and Energy: Do You Share or Take?

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Several years ago I watched the Celestine Prophecy, based on the book by James Redfield, and was intrigued by perception of how humans interact energetically, which he referred to as the four “control dramas”. One…

The Guru Within: Seekers Beware

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. So, let’s play a game—it’s called hide and go seek. Maybe you played it as a child, but as adults we all tend to play a different version of it.  You see, we are all…

The Science of True Love

By Joeel A. Rivera Mi Cielo (My Heaven), I have heard many times the phrases “there are no words to truly explain how I feel” or that a person is someone’s “other half”. However, I always perceived them through society’s…

Freedom Through Authentic Relationships

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. So do you want freedom? More specifically, a relationship based on freedom and growth? The first step is to understand what freedom means to you. Freedom in a relationship may mean the freedom to be…

Want to Be Depressed? Win the Lottery

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Abundance terminology is now popular in many circles, regardless of a person’s spiritual belief system. However, we all have slightly different definitions. The most important question is, “What does abundance mean to you?” Does it…