Hey that rhymes!

But in more important news, the first bits of information are leaking out about Monique’s upcoming online talk show, aptly named Gimme Mo’. On her Tumblr, Monique posted a short video “preview” as well as a personal statement about what she hopes for the project, the foundation, and today’s youth.

Gimme Mo’ Erase the Past from Monique Coleman on Vimeo.

I believe that today’s youth want MOre…
I believe they deserve MOre….
Which is why I’m starting a MOvement!
It’s called the GimmeMo’ Movement…or simply GimmeMo’

MOre What?

MOre Information, MOre Support, MOre Knowledge, MOre Respect, MOre Awareness, MOre Challenges, and MOre Rewards.

The objective is to empower today’s youth by encouraging self awareness.

The youth are lazy because adults are lazy. We stand around waiting for someone else to make the first move or say the first word. This needs to change. Teens need to learn how to think outside the box, make informed decisions, question everything, and strive to define and reach their greatest potential.

I don’t want to impose anything upon them, rather inspire what is within them. Fear doesn’t work, it just creates a society of manipulators. In the age of Facebook, You Tube, Skype, and Twitter we can no longer rely on isolation or old fashioned censorship. We can’t pretend that rapid change isn’t happening. All we can do is grow with it.

I want to teach the youth how to be healthy, speak the truth, and take conscious steps to save and conserve the environment. I’ll encourage them to communicate effectively, but mostly I’ll give them support by listening intently to what they need.

I don’t believe we can control them nor should we try. We should instead nurture the youth as we would a garden. We must plant healthy seeds, water them, love them, and let them bloom.

I want to inspire teens who don’t want to be Oprah Winfrey, Zac Efron, Barack Obama, or Monique Coleman…..rather teens who want to be themselves, their best selves, and achieve things we may not even be able to conceive of.

I want to get back to basic values-saying please and thank you, holding open doors, helping our neighbor, caring about the community and teamwork.

I want earth day to be everyday and black history, breast cancer, and autism awareness to be every month.

I want to show teens what they can do instead of just telling them what they can’t. If we just say “don’t do this or don’t do that without offering what to do, they’re just going to do the thing that was suggested not to do.

I want teens to know that they matter and spend more time starting small businesses from their ipad than posting suggestive photos on social networks.

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

We can strive to be like them, but we cannot make them just like us….and why would we limit them when we can help them be better than us!