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.

What’s Your Heart’s Song?

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. I had the opportunity to think about this as I performed with Terez Hartman, one of my favorite, if not my favorite, musicians. She is not new to the music industry; in fact, she has…

Enlightened Relationships: Pain as Our Teacher

by Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Do you have many things that you wish you could do, achieve, create and contribute? Do you want more joy in your life, to express something to someone, to create more balance? Do you want…

Is Your Reality Boxed In?

By Joeel A. Rivera There have been moments of great change and transformation throughout my life, to the extent that I feel as if I have lived many lives within one. As we grow up, we develop ideas about relationships,…

Gratitude – A Universal Truth

By Joeel A. Rivera “Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives.” — Jalaluddin Rumi, Persian Sufi poet Is gratitude the biggest key or secret to our happiness and well-being? Well that could be argued, but in reality…

A Skeptic’s Perspective on the Law of Attraction

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. If you are reading this article you probably have heard about the Law of Attraction, which states that you can attract things into your life based on what you think about. When I first became…

Enlightened Relationships: T.E.A.M.

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed., Ph.D. Psychology (ABD) Every intimate relationship goes through cycles—whether new or old—and one thing is certain: There always will be change involved in the process. It all comes down to how we handle change and…

Shift Your Relationships Through Forgiveness

Breaking down the prison and letting the inmate free is one of the best things you can do to truly free yourself and create the life that you want or the relationship that you desire. You may say, “I am…