Bishop T.D. Jakes Talks to Ebony magazine: He explores how to transform and achieve the life you always wanted

Bishop T.D. Jakes, the mega church founder and pastor, New York Times best-selling author, global humanitarian, film producer, TV and radio host, conference leader, and spiritual adviser will be the face of EBONY magazine's April issue. 

The publication will tell readers ways to transform their life by giving, 175 tips on how to transform your life. Bishop T.D. Jakes who is known all over the U.S. and internationally for his sermons on spirituality and transformation, will share his point of view with Ebony readers about his secrets to achieving innermost desires, and he will also provide tips from his new book, Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive, scheduled for release in early May.

"Success is accomplished when you know your purpose and accomplish things you were put on this earth to do," said Jakes when discussing his keys to success. In the article, Jakes continues, "Instinct is something you sense; it's just there in you. He added, "...I have had the privilege of being close to [people] who have done exceptional things. They accomplished great feats not because of intellect, but instinct."  

Jakes also advises readers and people who want to transform their lives against conforming and promotes transforming by stating, "Some people are trying to conform to what they see around them. Transformation is more about the outworking of what's inside of you. You can only transform into what you are intrinsically." In this issues of Ebony, the magazine has released a special report, "Guess Who's Coming to the Prom" on teenaged interracial dating.  

According to research that was done by Frank N. Magrid Associates, Inc., today's teens are more likely to interact with a diverse circle of friends, the Pew Research Center, reveals that 15 percent of new marriages in 2010 were interracial, compared to 6.7 percent in 1980. These statistics, along with the growing trend of interracial couples seen in pop culture (i.e. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Scandal's Olivia Pope and President Fitz, and John Legend and Christine Teigen), are a reflection of the growing trend of teenagers dating outside of their race. 

April's issue will have readers learning the impact this has on society and how race overall is impacting the country. "I tell my children they should find love wherever it is good," said Lonnae O'Neal Parker, an African American mother. "I realize that I mean that more with my daughters than I do with my son. Race still matters in subtle ways as we try to make sure that our kids' self-esteem is intact." The April issue of Ebony magazine, on newsstands now.