NIKIVA DIONNE

Hi Friends, I learned last week that a beautiful, talented women that I had the pleasure of costarring in a play w/ was recently diagnosed with Cancer.   First thing I did was pray and the next thing I did was reach out to Tarsha to simply be ANOTHER reminder of How faithful God is. God told me Tarsha will beat Cancer and he also told me that this diagnoses gave her PURPOSE. It made everything more urgent, each day more special and that her impact is now imperative. I want to introduce you guys to Singer/Actress Tarsha Rodgers and give you guys an opportunity to pray for her and her family, support her music and her new purpose in the Revlon Walk for breast Cancer. This life is not about us. It’s about effecting people and during such a brief time working w/ Tarsha she effected me. Each day God gives us marching orders, let’s live to be obedient to our purpose and grateful for what he protects us from and what he trust us to come thru. Breast ...

Last month a web series I worked on for months was released. I learned so much about Nikiva the person and the Actress during the making of this series and I'm excited for you guys to see it. Below is one of the 13 episodes. To watch more of Season 2 of Average Joe you can click the following link www.youtube.com/thejoeflanders Special Thank You to Joe Flanders, Lee Paige, Darryl and the rest of the cast & crew of Average Joe. I'm honored to be apart of the series, Kim taught me allot about myself as an actor. Thank you for the opportunity.  Thanks for watching guys! "The Proof is in the Sacrifice" Nikiva Dionne

It’s my Caliversary!  California is everything you would imagine if you’ve never been here and it’s all because of the people who think they have to be a certain way now that they are here, lol. The people that have real money are the most modest, the people that are creating a buzz are the most arrogant, the people with nothing going on are the busiest and the people who are always networking are hardly ever really working.   And the message God keeps giving me is, FALL IN LOVE WITH NOW! Y now God? Tomorrow surely has to be better than NOW right? Nope! RIGHT NOW the most important lessons are learned, NOW is where the most vital decisions are made, NOW is where strong foundations are being established.       The phrase ‘You can’t do the same things and expect different results’ has finally taken on a new meaning for me. I can’t do ‘the same things’ that everyone else is doing and expect to get different results. 98% of Actors last yea...

Few things hurt worst than someone you love telling you, what you are NOT. Ineffective communication can ruin a relationship. So do u...  1) Opt out of sharing your feelings because you don’t want to risk losing the relationship.   or do you say 2)The relationship is flawed and unproductive if I can't assume the responsibility of being honest with the other person. I’m both of those people. I think we all are. It’s the ‘Pick your battles’ thing and it’s the ‘I love you so I’m going to require you to be better’ thing.   As I position myself to write this entry I realize that it’s NOT what you say, It’s how you say it. I dated a guy once who in the middle of an argument said  ’You are no different from any of the other actors, your walk will be like everyone else’s walk...'    We broke up, lol. I spent a lil over a year in that relationship and he and I were friends for a few years prior to but my point is. Of ...

Over the past few weeks I’ve had several conversations about Instagram. I was impressed by some of the convos and affirmative statements made about the social site. I decided I still would not join but I respected it in a new light. THEN a couple things happened that made me say seriously, it should be called INSTASHAM! lol I remember I met my BF at the most inopportune time of my life. I was mortified that I’d just met him when I was at my perceived lowest time in my life. I just kept saying to myself, this isn’t ME. He has no idea who I really am; and as a result I tried to push him away. Fast Forward, I realize now that he had to see me in a way that no other person I’d dated ever saw me in order for me to receive him and respect him for what I always wanted but never knew how to embrace. I know I said allot without saying much at all, but I hope you understand, lol. The point is, if you only show people the person you want them to see, will they ever really...

I read a pretty dope acting book recently and one of my major takeaways was COMPETITION. It focused heavily on trying to get actors, actress in particular, to be ok with competing. In fact, thrive off of competition.   I’m probably one of the most competitive people I know and I can name sooo many times throughout life that my competitive energy was a direct reflection of my success.   Similarly, of course ACTORS know we have to compete. We compete with hundreds of people a day, we face more rejection in a month than some people in a life time blah blah blah but what happens when suddenly you get something another actor didn't expect you to get? SHADE! thats what happens, tons of shade! I HATE when you get to the place in a relationship with a fellow actor where suddenly it doesn’t work anymore. The conversations become all about what you/they have booked. It’s almost like people are perfectly willing to accept you how you are the day they met you but they don’t ...

Hey Friends,  I love to share my experiences with great photographers with you guys. So hear is my latest head shot shoot with B Head shots (+) *Very easy to shoot with. He made the environment relaxed and organic *Totally a likeable dude who is a photog, model and actor so it's no surprise he has a great eye *Ok I seriously couldn't pick so I just sent my agent every picture that my eyes weren't closed in, lol *no really, I have a TON of pics I can use *very reasonable prices (-) *Only or Mainly shoots on weekend *Picture turn around isn't the quickest but not awful a tad longer than standard.                                          see below a sample of my new shots. Yayyee!   Website:   http://www.bheadshots.com/ contact: Brendan  bheadshotsphotography@gmail.com Thanks for reading  Nikiva Dionne