Editor’s Note This year has been crazy. To say the very least! But it has been an eye opener! It has redefined what is important! Take time to be in the moment! Love those around you and work hard! We have always known our words have Power! But as our world shut down and closed up, we found out more and more the power of positivity and love! If we are true to ourselves and use our words wisely, we can create the world we dream of. A world of love and peace. A world better for the next generation. So, pick up your pen, open your mouth and share your story!
Teresa Hawley-Howard CEO of WOM Enterprises Publisher, Author and Writing Coach
Teresa Hawley Howard is a best-selling author, blogger, empowerment coach, and radio host. She lives in Murchison Texas with her husband Rickey. She is a mom and a Mimi. www.WOMEnterprises.com
Coming 2020
Tribute Magazine Celebrates
Sherry Wurgler “Growing your resilience in times of crisis”
I am a front- line worker and the outcry for mental health has never been more profound. As health care providers, we are rising up to meet the ever -growing demands that Covid-19 has placed on us, our communities, our country and the world. We are the leaders in a pandemic that has confused, frustrated and nearly disabled us at times, and still we fight back and regain our place, moving on and gaining insight as new knowledge reveals itself. Leadership is in demand more than ever in a world where the norms have seemed to have changed overnight. I am a ritual abuse survivor and my memoir “Surviving Ritual Abuse” received best seller on Amazon. It is growing up in a community that portrayed servant leadership that made a profound difference in my life. The lessons gained from leadership helped change me from feeling helpless to hopeful, insignificant to valued, shy to assertive. Servant leadership affirms and mentors the best qualities in a person. There were times in my childhood I felt so small, insignificant, irrelevant and devalued. Moments of hopelessness, helplessness invaded my thoughts and made me wonder if I would ever amount to anything. Would I ever make a difference in the world? Could I? Did I have anything to offer my community, my country, the world? Where was my place in the whole scheme of things? What was my purpose on earth? Servant leadership doesn’t hide behind a desk and disappear when the going gets tough. Rather, it is out front leading the way. Offering experience, mentoring, and value to others. It is there to uplift and support those when things look out of control with no plan and no certain path or direction.
Growing my resilience as a child came from watching the behavior and attitude of others who had suffered losses and yet persevered through and came out stronger and with more courage than ever before. Servant leadership inspired me to focus on the solution rather than the problem. My fears, doubts and uncertainties melted into the background and what emerged was confidence, assertiveness, compassion and the awareness that I was placed on this earth for a reason. Through Facing and dealing with difficult times in my life, I have grown my resilience, and as a health care worker resilience is needed now more than ever. I am there, as a health care worker, to give your loved one the absolute best care through my bed side skills and by offering them the support, encouragement and compassion that is missing from in person family and loved ones during Covid 19 due to social isolation. Trust that your loved one is not alone. Myself and others, a host of teams, are taking care of your loved one and putting their needs and concerns at the most top level possible. Your loved ones matter! Stressful times come and go, they move in and out of our lives like the seasons of winter, spring, summer and fall. Each season has its hardships and blessings. Difficult times come and go; learning the lessons that come through trying times is the gift. It is through difficult trying times that our resilience is tested. How we process our situation and how we perceive our place in that situation makes all the difference in the world. As a front- line worker, I give my all to the care and support of my patients. In the same manner, I give my all and support to my co- workers who are doing the same. Together we are making a difference! Together we are strong! Don’t lose hope. As a representative of health care workers across the country, we are here for you. You are not alone. We see and hear how you miss your loved one when they are in the hospital. We are giving our all to help ease their discomfort and provide reassurance and comfort during their stay. We are with you in spirit when you can’t be there for your loved one in person. We are there. We are here. We’re not going anywhere! We are standing our ground and we will continue to make a difference in fighting COVID-19. I am a Transformational Life Leadership Coach. My website is in development and you can reach me on Facebook messenger. Peace, Sherry Wurgler
Don’t Buy More Clothes…Buy More Jewelry!
Crystal Kennedy Have you ever said to yourself, “I don’t have anything to wear?” Or how about, “It’s time to revamp my wardrobe?” Have you ever thought to yourself? “I wear the same thing over and over again?” Trust me, I feel your pain and you are not alone. Well my friend, I have the perfect solution for you. Don’t buy more clothes. Buy more jewelry! More jewelry you might ask. Yes, more jewelry! Do you know that you can change your whole outfit just by the jewelry you choose to wear? Think of how many times you’ve worn that same black suit. Yes, I know that you may feel that everyone has seen your wear that so much that it has become monotonous and mundane. Well, have you considered sprucing it up with a spectacular pearl necklace set or how about a vibrant, blue turquoise stone set? See, by changing up your jewelry, it now becomes the show piece. By choosing a statement piece of jewelry, you are now diverting the eye from the black suit to the jewelry set. Jewelry enhances the beauty of the wearer which compels the eye of the beholder. Yes, jewelry was designed to enhance your beauty. Let’s take your eyes for an example. Say you have blue eyes and let’s say you choose to wear all black. Choose a necklace set that is all blue or a set that has blue in it. By making this selection, your eyes will stand out and have now enhanced your beauty. When choosing jewelry to match your outfit it can be challenging for some and exhilarating for others. Personally, when I shop for clothing, I save selecting the jewelry to accompany for last. Here’s what I do for an example, say I am purchasing a green dress. I then look for a necklace set that very well may have a variety of different colors in it, but if it has a hue of green, I know that it would match perfectly with it. Then that necklace set would not only enhance the beauty of the dress, but my beauty and personality as well.
Sometimes, you might have to think outside of the box. Interesting you may think…. yes! When I say think outside of the box, I mean that sometimes you may have to step outside of your comfort zone. You may like a simple dainty one-piece rhinestone necklace and/or a pair of stud earrings. But sometimes to make an outfit pop, you may want to wear a teardrop or a chandelier earring and depending on the dress or blouse, it may call for you to wear a collar or matinee necklace. Selecting your jewelry should be a fun process. I know it sure is for me! Next month we will talk about the different types or styles of jewelry. I bet you didn’t know that there are several different ways you can rearrange the way you wear some of the jewelry you already have in your wardrobe! Think of the pieces that you already have. Now, combine some of them together. You my friend just created a whole new jewelry set. We will talk about that as well. So, remember, you don’t necessarily have to buy more clothing, buy more jewelry. BIO Crystal Kennedy is a native of Long Island, New York where she was born to Christopher L. Thomas and Charlene Thomas currently resides in the beautiful State of Florida. Crystal is an incredible influence in both ministry and in the housing industry. For over 18 years she has been a successful Property Manager, helping families and individuals find homes. She is also an Independent Consultant for Paparazzi Jewelry. Crystal is truly a humble and faithful witness for Christ. She has a genuine concern for God's people and demonstrates it through her walk. Over the years, she has devoted herself to ministry by sharing her personal testimony and teaching others to have faith and to stand on God's word. Crystal is well regarded in the Community for her many gifts and talents, including singing and teaching the gospel. Crystal is a woman of faith, purpose and determination that’s been called to live a life that’s acceptable to God. She strives to be an example of a virtuous woman - a woman who is yielded to God in every area of her life.
Regina Mullen Hello my name is Regina Mullen and I am an empowerment coach. I have been coaching over 10 years... I enjoy what I do and I'm good at it. I do because I have overcome many Life Tragedies. I think my life tragedies have caused me to seek and learn methods. So, I now can empower help women be delivered from these circumstances that might have a self-defeated and depressed in life. So far, I have been able to help hundreds of women become self-confident live with very high self-esteem live their dreams and Any increase the monthly income by hundreds and thousands of dollars. When you know more you can do more, and when you enjoy You can do more and have more with ease, flow and clarity, and that's what I do when you are being coached by me.
I'm inspired by a lot of things. I am inspired by my family. I am inspired by the women that never give up. I am inspired by being a better me every day I missed, and by being a walking miracle. For all the things that I have overcame, I still believe in walking a path of unconditional love. That I’m a woman that walks the walk and talks the talk; thus, a beautiful person to be and I love that about me. I may spire to live my very best life and to leave a legacy of unconditional love.
I will leave as my legacy, generational wealth to my Children and grandchildren to be and to have Powerful, positive, and successful mindsets; that stand for Justice and continuously make improvements in their lives and in the lives of others also, and to have empowered over a million women to live their very best life.
Contact Info: EMAIL: PCGINA2000@YAHOO.COM PHONE: (225) 250 9557
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COMING IN 2021
My favorite makeup tips and tricks Janvier Guidry I am going to start off with some priming tricks and work my way through each step of makeup. I have always had really larges pores, which becomes a problem when applying foundation because it creates holes in your makeup. One of my lifesavers when priming is to start off with a good moisturizer for your specific skin type, then follow it with a blurring primer. Blurring primer essentially fills in all of those pores on your face and gives you a photo ready and smooth look. My next tip is to always apply powder before your foundation, yes, before. As silly as it may sound, it does wonders for the foundation application and makes for a smoother and fuller look. When applying foundation, always use a brush for the application part then follow behind with a sponge. Next, we will tackle eyebrows. There is so much confusion as to how to properly fill in your brows. As someone with naturally thick brows, if I’m going for an everyday look, brow gel is my go-to. Brow gel allows me to brush in some color to give my brows a fuller look.
If I’m doing my makeup for a night out, I like to use a pomade. A pomade is just a little pot of eyebrow gel and I like to use this with a very thin brush. I use this thin brush and outline from the middle at the bottom and top of my brow to give it a sharp outline and fill it in. Then after the middle part is filled in, I take my brow gel and brush that in at the start of my brows, ultimately giving my brows a cleaner look. As far as mascara goes, do not just go up with it, when applying also apply from the top of your lashes to give them a fuller look and make sure to put focus on the tips of your lashes to elongate them. Next, we will discuss contouring and highlighting. When highlighting, I take an extremely light concealer and put three dots under my eyes, one on either temple, and on my nose and under my lip, then I blend. When contouring, I like to use a darker concealer shade and put that at the tops of my cheekbones and around my
hairline and my jaw line, and blend it. After you blend in all of your concealers, come back with a powdered bronzer and go over what you just contoured to give a more chiseled look. When applying highlight, always apply at the very tops of your cheekbone, not over your blush or contour, so that you get the full glowing effect. These are my favorite makeup tips and tricks, and I hope you all enjoy and try them out.
About the Author
Hello. My name is Janvier Guidry. I am 19 years old and attend Louisiana State University. I have been an avid makeup addict since I was in middle school. I love messing around with new eye shadow colors and trying out new makeup tricks so I am here to teach you guys a few things I have learned.
Spotlight Dr. Teresa Elaine Sanders
“Small class, big results: Safari Small Schools”
Tell me us about yourself.
I’m Dr. Teresa Elaine Sanders. I am a California transplant to Texas and I love it. I spent 20 years working in community Mental Health in Sacramento, California before relocating to Texas in 2005. I have been an educator for 14 years. I am certified K-12 Special Education
I work primarily with students with severe behavior problems and Emotional Disturbance (ED). I love working with this population and my students never cease to amaze me with their academic and creative potential. I am dedicated to ensuring these often-challenging students not only achieve academically, but socially and emotionally as well.
What would you like to spotlight? “My Business.”
Tell us about it. The students I serve are often significantly behind academically and lack social and coping skills needed to be successful in life. In the public-school system, these learners are frequently neglected socially and academically and are very often left behind to fail in school and life. As a human being, mother and educator, I cannot contribute to the failure of children. To combat this unconscionable failure, I developed Safari Small Schools, a fivestudent micro-school designed to meet the unique needs of students who for whatever reason are not thriving in the traditional classroom. Students are taught the way they learn best with flexibility to allow movement, frequent breaks or other accommodations that helps the most fragile students excel.
Tell us something you have overcome or success you have achieved. “I read an excerpt from a soon-to be- released book (Fall 2020) called Ctrl+Alt+Del: Reset Your Mind and Thrive by author Francine E. Gregory. In the book, the author discusses the need to interrupt negative thought processes and resetting the mind in The entire time I have been an educator, I have been alarmed at the state of our Nation’s public schools.” The system did not and does not align with the needs of the students within. I knew I had a passion for children and education and wanted something different for my students, but never felt qualified to create a school or program to meet their needs.
The excerpt I read helped me to see I was on the right track with my desire but I needed to get my thinking in alignment. I learned that fear of failure was the malicious code that kept me from believing I could make a difference. When I conquered the fear, I opened a school.
What would you like to achieve in 2020? “I am looking forward to an awesome year with the first of many classes at Safari Small Schools.”
Social Media Links Twitter @DrTeresaSanders @SafariSmall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTeresaSanders/ Linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaesanders/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.teresasanders/
Website and Contact Info Website: www.safarismallschools.com www.TeresaESanders.com (469) 360-8528 TeresaESanders@gmail.com SafariSmallSchools@gmail.com
BOOK VISIONARY AND HOST: Laticia Nicole Beatty
Laticia Nicole Beatty is a certified life coach, motivational speaker, bestselling author, independent business owner, and founder of a non-profit organization, Purposed Professionals Inc. But, most importantly she is a child of the Almighty God and is on a mission to encourage and transform people out of dead situations with her #Speaklife Enterprises. La’Ticia has been on stages across the country inspiring audiences from all backgrounds. With a heart to serve, Tish, as she is often called, received a BS in Nursing from Winston-Salem State University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is currently a full time Minister and Life Coach. La’Ticia Nicole Beatty’s greatest accomplishments are her marriage to her husband, Antonio for nearly 21 years and their two children, Antonio II and Aden Cole.
Some Accomplishments/Awards
2013 Humanitarian Award 2014 Executive Director of the Year Award 2016 ACHI Mentor of the Year Award 2016 Spiritual Woman Award 2016 Author of the Year Award 2016 Devotional of the Year Indie Author Legacy Award 2016 God Phenomenal Woman Honor 2017 Woman of the Year Community Service Award 2018 Marketing Director of the Year Award 2019 Diamond of the Year Award 2019 Triumph Woman of Distinction Award Laticia Nicole #Speaklife www.LaticiaNicole.com
Alicia Spivey Johnson
Alicia Spivey Johnson is a wife, mother and self-proclaimed Serial Entrepreneur. Alicia was born in New York and raised in North Carolina. Upon graduation from King College in Charlotte, NC, Alicia moved to Raleigh-Durham, a place that would prove to be a great catalyst for her entrepreneurial spirit. Alicia was self-aware of her outgoing and tenacious personality and decided to use those qualities to pursue a career in sales. Ambitious and eager to accomplish more, Alicia went on to obtain her real estate license. Outside of real estate, Alicia wears many other hats. She is an author of her published book entitled Don’t Question Your Flow: Your Mission Motivates Your Money. Alicia is a Financial Commercial Consultant with twenty-six years at Commercial Capital, where she is a Certified Personal and Business Credit Specialist. In the medical field, she is a Certified Medical Billing and Coding Specialist. If that’s not enough, Alicia is also a motivational speaker and a Mobile Notary Signing Agent. Alicia’s goal-oriented, no-nonsense mentality is taking her even further. She is using her personal experiences as a multi-faceted business woman to help small business owners secure their company’s financial stability by teaching them about business credit and assisting them in getting funds. Alicia knows what it means to make goals, commit and achieve. She has successfully balanced being a wife, mother and entrepreneur and she now hopes to inspire others to balance their personal pursuits with their family and professional lives. Alicia believes that everyone can shine and achieve their greatest potential, and she wants to help. Alicia has been in the trenches- where you find yourself at this moment. She is now following her calling to help others find their paths in a complicated world, because when no one was around, she found her way and rewrote her story. Alicia is committed to collaborating with her clients to assist them in leading “a life beyond limits.” Her approach is compassionate, curious, and resilient. Her goal is to empower her clients to embody their own best selves, every day. Connect with Alicia Spivey Johnson: Facebook: fb.me/26realtygroup LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alicia-spivey-johnson-59827a30
Amy Timmons Miles
Rev. Amy Timmons Miles was born and raised in Burlington, North Carolina. She is the youngest daughter of Henry Timmons Jr. and the late Gloria P. Timmons. She has two sons, Joseph and Joshua. She has two beautiful grandbabies, Lauryn and Kamryn. She received her B.A. degree in Religion and Christian Counseling from Liberty University. Currently she is enrolled at Carolina Christian College seeking her Masters of Divinity. Rev. Miles preached her initial sermon, July 9, 2006. She served as an Associate Minister at Ebenezer United Church of Christ under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Larry Covington. Under his leadership she facilitated many small group studies, as well as taught Christian Education Classes. She has been a strong supporter of women and youth ministries. Rev. Miles performed many duties under the leadership of Rev. Dr. George Pass Sr. at St Matthews AME Church in Burlington. She has organized and led conferences directed at providing women a place of freedom, worship, study and growth. Rev. Miles is the Senior Pastor at Awakening Outreach Church Inc. formerly Immanuel Christian Center, Incorporated, in Burlington, North Carolina. She is the founder of Pursuing Wholeness Ministries; a ministry devoted to encouraging, maturing, and healing God’s people. Because of her love for God and for His people, she has promised to devote her time, gifts and resources to the kingdom of God. Rev. Miles is employed as a Commercial Accounts Manager with Piedmont Triad Insurance Agency. In her spare time, she likes to focus on her many hobbies; reading, movies, and spending quality time with family and friends. Rev. Miles strives to aid the people of God by encouraging and inspiring them in their walk with Christ. She is in awe of the patience of God; Rev. Miles realizes that in her best effort she sometimes falls short. She is often reminded of the faithfulness of God. Her favorite scripture is Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very
thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”.
Jermain Smith
Jermain Smith is the founder & CEO of Smith Prudent Reads, LLC and the “Dream Big” author and illustrator of the children's book series- Brooklyn Astronaut (TM). He is involved with reading his books in the schools in the community, and plans to start a nonprofit organization in the near future. Jermain’s passion is to work through after-school programs to teach children about business and entrepreneurship. His goal is to motivate children to view entrepreneurship as a viable way to secure a prosperous future and live out their best dreams. Jermain believes that he can use his book series and his workshops on business and entrepreneurship to help our youth create new visions of their future, instead of getting caught up and wasting their lives in the streets.
Lisa Jones Stanton
Lisa Jones Stanton recently retired after 35 years in the automotive industry. Lisa has found a new passion/calling/career as a financial strategist, working to improve the financial lives of families to God’s Glory. A native of Ohio, she transplanted to Michigan to attend college in the 1980’s. She is a wife, mother of three adult children, and grandmother to one beautiful granddaughter. Lisa received her B.S degree from General Motors Institute (Kettering University) and M.S. degree from the University of Michigan; both in Industrial Engineering. She spent over 40 years in the automotive industry. She rose to the position of an Engineering Manager in Program Management. She mentored and guided many young people in their careers. She successfully led the Women in Product Development Mentoring Circle for over 13 years. In 2017, Lisa was a recipient of the Women of Color Technology All-Star Award. After she retired, Lisa began a new career, becoming licensed and certified in financial services. Lisa is the Founder and CEO of Financial Fitness for Freedom, a complete financial services business with a unique approach, in that she helps people find retirement money they lose unknowingly or unnecessarily. Thus, providing for their financial future by delivering financial education, college planning, retirement planning, and tax planning. In her role as a financial strategist, Lisa is a member of the Western Washtenaw Business Association and Power Through Networking. She is a community volunteer with Gleaners Food Bank, Ronald MacDonald House, and the Washtenaw and South Eastern Michigan United Ways; serving as a Vita tax preparer, mentor, and financial supporter. Lisa is a blossoming speaker, motivator and author. Lisa shares her story with individuals who are experiencing life and financial challenges, and she spends her time mentoring women and young people. Her goal is to help 20,000 individuals, with “creating your forever money”. In her downtime, she loves traveling, hanging with her grand-daughter, water aerobics, all kinds of really good food, and understanding financial history. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram at: Facebook: facebook.com/Lisa Jones Stanton Instagram: Lisastanton5@outlook.com
For a financial consultation: call/text (725) 333-5675 Email: Financialfitnessforfreedom@gmail.com Financialfitnessforfreedom.com
Melanie Smiles
Melanie Smiles is a Michigan native, divorced mother of two adult children, and a grandmother. She is an author, registered nurse with 10 years of experience, specializing in emergency and trauma nursing. She is also a licensed cosmetologist, Surge365 travel member, and business owner of Mindful Missions Health and Wellness. Melanie is a God-fearing, fun- loving, giving, caring, and nurturing woman with a gift to serve. She’s triumphed through the struggles of being a high school teenage mother of two children and survivor of narcissistic abuse. Melanie has always been hardworking, devoted to her craft, and maintained a willingness to persevere and seek growth. She is a member and serves in the nursing ministry at Peoples Community Baptist Church in Westland, Michigan. She loves to cook, travel, and spend time with her grandson, family, and friends. She has an unwavering desire to be a woman of influence by inspiring, and encouraging others to heal, overcome brokenness, and live a more peaceful, and fulfilled life. Melanie seeks to achieve this by sharing the good works of Jesus Christ.
Mindfulmission19@gmail.com www.surge365.com/smilestours 248-688-6021 Instagram mel_rnsmiles Facebook: Melanie Smiiles
Monique Chantel Johnson
Monique Chantel Johnson is a born motivator, leader, gifted speaker, facilitator, published author and self-titled Purpose Pusher. Monique is a multifaceted business professional and works as a learning development manager, entrepreneur, notary, and as a certified financial counselor. A southern girl from New Orleans, Louisiana, Monique has a passion for women’s empowerment, travel and living life on her own terms. Monique’s mission in life is to tear down the notion that women aren’t enough just as they are. Her goals are to replace those ideas with the thought that women come fully equipped and are capable of being everything they desire to become. It’s her life’s desire to teach women how to carry the confidence to go after everything that they want out of life. Through her life challenges, Monique wants to teach the everyday woman how to overcome obstacles in the pursuit of success. Her intent is to share her journey with the hopes of inspiring other women to see their own beauty. Stay connected with Monique: For more information on Women’s Retreats, Purpose Driven Motivation Projects, Author Events and The Push to Purpose and appearances by going to www.purposedrivenmotivation.com
Pamela Thompson Smith
Pamela Thompson Smith resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is an entrepreneur at heart. She is owner of Thompson Smith Consulting, a full-service consulting firm specializing in non- profit fundraising and development, special event planning and coordination, corporate events, marketing, public relations, and community outreach. She graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a passion for events and promotions, Pamela managed the Promotions Departments for Radio Stations FOXY 107/104 in Raleigh North Carolina for several years. Her love for marketing led her into restaurant advertising and marketing in 2000 and she worked for over 15 years from home and traveled extensively as a Field Marketing Business Consultant for Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Sonic Drive-in and Rita’s Italian Ice Restaurant Chains where she facilitated local store marketing, promotional and operational strategies in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Florida. In 2015, Pamela became a full-time entrepreneur. She has served as corporate planner for Capitol Broadcasting Company’s FOX Family Fun Fest, Development Manager for Raleigh Executive Luncheon for NC Med Assist, and as Donor and Special Events Contractor for Clinton College. In addition to Event Planning, Pam found her niche in non-profit development and fundraising. She has served for seven years as the Event Planner and Development Coordinator for the Triangle Martin Luther King Committee, Inc. for the execution of the MLK Holiday Celebration Events. She has also served as Non-Profit Fundraising Consultant for Clinton College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, NC Med Assist, Charlotte, North Carolina, African American Cultural Festival, Raleigh, North Carolina, and other non-profits. She was recently named Interim Executive Director for the non-profit African American Cultural Festival where she will guide the overall vision and coordination of programs and operations to successfully plan, program and present the 2020 African American Cultural Festival. . One of her favorite quotes is when work is what you love to do, it is not work- it is SERVING! She loves her work and is THANKFUL for every opportunity to serve. She continues to serve many clients across the Triangle and other areas in many roles. It is her PASSION that makes the difference. She is the radio host for The Community Impact segment which airs monthly on the Sports Shop Radio Show, a WRAL Station and co-host of The Art of Balancing It All Podcast which airs on Podbean, ITunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast.
Pam is the 2016 winner of the ACHI Magazine Woman of Achievement Award and 2015 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award. Pam is an inspirational emcee, speaker, and praise and worship leader. She truly loves the Lord with all her heart and is always willing to serve. She is a member of Centennial AME Zion Church which is in her hometown of Bear Creek, North Carolina where she has served as Preacher Steward for over 27 years. She wears many hats, stands daily on the promises of Jeremiah 29:11, serves in many roles; and her proudest role is that of Mom to her daughter who is currently a sophomore at Louisburg College, Louisburg, North Carolina.
Samantha Williams
Samantha Williams has 15 years of experience in the cleaning industry. She has worked at prestigious companies where she has learned the ins and outs of the business. She is passionate about providing the best services to her clients, as she is a very detailed and organized individual. Samantha decided to become an entrepreneur; she is part owner of a cleaning business and has implemented and perfected her own skill set to reach clientele across the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area. She also is an independent travel agent, working for a well-known travel company.
Contact Samantha: Email: williamss0709@gmail.com Myvortex365.com/SWtravels Surge365.com/SWtravels Facebook: @SamanthaWilliams
Samantha Huntley
Trendsetter, Educator, Beauty Columnist, Salon Owner, and Celebrity Master Hairstylist are all titles for Samantha Huntley. Samantha served as the Educational and Artistic Director for Bronner Brothers Professional Sales Division from 2003-2014. Although it is extremely rare for one individual to hold both positions, the dynamic Durham, North Carolina native's stellar background declares she was well equipped to handle the job. Part of her unique responsibilities were to ensure that educators under her tutelage had a strong understanding of the ingredients in all Bronner Brothers Professional Sales products how these ingredients not only contribute to haircare but also the execution of the hottest techniques that yield a plethora of exciting runway-worthy looks. Huntley's flawless finishes have grace the pages in publications throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Tokyo, and London. Samantha has won numerous awards in categories such as, Fantasy, Braids, and Total Look. As the Artistic Educational Director, Samantha was heavily immersed in the professional Sales production for the Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show. She was responsible for selecting the educators, models, makeup artist, talent, and the lighting and props for the stage as well as the overall theme for the show. With all of these responsibilities on her slim shoulders Samantha, as salon owner, still managed to successfully service her Durham based clientele. Currently, Samantha showcasing her "behind-the-scenes " talent locally, styling hair for music videos, and campaigns and producing fashion shows. Samantha is also celebrating two years of successful service as the ultimate Image Consultant; helping men and women cultivate the image of their dreams with Body Contouring, Scalp Micropigmentation, Hair Replacement, Hair Styling and Wardrobe Styling. Samantha is passionate about everything pertaining to beauty and she is very happy to add another acclaimed title to her list of accomplishmentsAuthor.
Sean Bethea
Lesley "Sean" Bethea is the mother of four adult children and the “Glam-Ma” of seven. Sean’s favorite thing in the world is learning. She is obsessed with information. Sean enjoys movies, especially going to the movies, sometimes twice a week. Sean is currently the caretaker of her 90-year old grandfather. She finds great pleasure in serving as his caretaker. They say if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. I guess God thinks Sean is a comedian. Sean hopes that her story will not only uplift you, but give you a renewed faith in God.
Tonya Miller Cross
Tonya Cross is the owner of Accented Glory and The Vine Event Planning. Accented Glory is a handcrafted women’s fashion accessory brand that specializes in natural hair accessories and afrocentric jewelry designs. The Vine Events is an organization that hosts informative events, such as personal development and small business workshops. Cross merges her two passions to share with fellow creatives, ways to gain online brand visibility. Cross’ designs have been featured on Essence.com and MarthaStewart.com. Tonya has been married for twentyseven years to her high school sweetheart and has three beautiful daughters. Cross’ first book anthology embraces the opportunity to share her spiritual journey. Her hope is that readers learn from her experiences and pick up the knowledge gems dropped in this anthology. To learn more visit accentedglory.com and thevineevents.com.
Sharon Dye
Sharon Dye is a Special Education Consultant with over 17 years of experience working with children and families in the state of Michigan. She’s a native Detroiter, mother, grandmother, Surge 365 travel club member and Team Builder, a blossoming speaker and author, founding member of The Real Business Team Detroit and CEO and Visionary of Sunshine Bridges. Sharon received both her B.A and M.A degrees from Wayne State University in the areas of Human Developmental Psychology and Teaching. Sharon Dye has provided her services within school districts, through online group forums, and through independent consulting. As a result, she has directly impacted children around the world. Her educational background in Human Developmental Psychology and her expertise in providing special education services for children and their families has given her a broad base from which to approach many relevant topics and concerns. Sharon is a survivor and overcomer and shares her story with women who are experiencing challenges in their lives. When she’s not inspiring young scholars to excel in school, she enjoys spending her time mentoring girls and women, going to Zumba, and trying out new recipes in the kitchen with her granddaughter Aniyla.
You can connect with Sharon at: riseandshine365@gmail.com- (313) 748-3481 For FREE online Tutoring Services and Coaching in Basic Reading and Reading Fluency, visit: www.sunshinebridges.com For Home Based business opportunities visit me at: surge365.com/riseandshine. FREE and Unlimited usage of my Discount Travel Site at: www.myvortex365.com/riseandshine Booking Packages of Travel: ytbtravel.com/riseandshine Follow her on Facebook and Instagram at:facebook.com/theaudacitytoshine/?modal=admin_todo_tourfacebook.com/sharon.dye.73 & instagram.com/sharonevetted/
Toy Jones-Jackson
Toy Nicole Jones-Jackson is a Durham, North Carolina native, widow and mother of two college-aged daughters. Toy is a certified licensed travel agent and has had a business in this industry for the last four years. Toy is also employed with the United States Government Veterans Administration, where she has worked for the last fourteen years. She enjoys serving those that have fought for our country, including her father, grandfather, and uncle. Toy considers her job to be the best way to honor them. Our Story His Glory is Toy’s first book project, as a co-author. In her chapter, Rejected for Purpose, Toy gives you the realness and rawness of her story, sharing the beginning of her journey. Toy’s chapter is filled with broken pieces, terrible choices, and ugly truths. It will also expose every reader to her major comeback, how she found peace in her soul and a love. Toy’s story exposes readers to love on another level; not just your ordinary love, but an unconditional love with no limits. This love molds and shapes Toy into the mother, widower, friend, sister, daughter, and author that she is today. This love saved Toy’s life.
Umeka Jackson
Umeka Jackson is a native of Detroit, Michigan. She currently resides in North Carolina, with her two daughters. For over twenty years, Umeka worked professionally as a Real Estate Legal Professional. Umeka is truly multifaceted with passions in fashion, self-care, culinary arts, interior design, event planning and travel. Umeka combined her passions to start PAMPERING STYLES, a mobile spa business, providing a variety of self-care services and products. Umeka is a woman of faith, who has faced many adversities in life. As a wife of over sixteen years who recently became a widow, Umeka felt pulled to tell her story of the importance of the marriage vows that we take. Umeka wants everyone whose ever lost a loved one to know that you don’t have to grieve what you’ve lost, but cherish what was shared.
Spotlight Lois Hermann I am Lois Hermann, board-certified spiritual hypnotist, success coach, author, speaker, Reiki Master Teacher, and retired medical professional.
What inspired you to write your book?
I was asked by the Ancient Ones, amazing spiritual beings during a hypnosis session to bring their messages of hope to help save humanity before it is too late!
What do you want others to get out of your book?
I hope to inspire others to embrace positive energy, living with honesty, integrity, and respect for each other
and our planet. I wish to share the messages I was honored to receive and teach others how to live a life of health and happiness, with hope for our future.
Who is your audience?
Spiritual seekers, people who are looking for positive ways of living, those who are disenfranchised and concerned with our current world issues.
Are you planning another book?
Yes, this is Book 2 in a series of 3 Books.
Where can we get your book? Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, it’s website: www.ChroniclesofHope.net
Social Media & Website Contact Info Lois@LoisHermann.com www.LoisHermann.com / www.ChronilesofHope.net Face book: @LoisHermannSuccessCoach & @ChroniclesofHopeTheMessages YouTube: Lois Hermann & Associates Twitter: lois_hermann LinkedIn: loishermann Instagram: @loishermann
What is one thing you would tell others if they want to write? Be sure you have a great editorial team. They make your work polished and professional which allows you to spend your time writing from your heart.
Spotlight Matt Granados
“Unmotivated is not a character trait but it is a state of mind. A simple conversation can change a state of mind.”
My name is Matt Granados and I am the co-founder and President of Life Pulse Inc. I am a husband to my amazing wife and partner in EVERYTHING I do, Maria as well as a very happy father to Natalie and Zach. I enjoy being a “family man.” Strange family traditions and fun times with them is what I enjoy most.
I have spent my entire life building businesses and it wasn't until the last decade I realized as much as I love growing businesses, I feel most fulfilled when I am growing people. When this realization came, I was able to change my focus and work with as many people as I possibly can. I love doing what I do so for hobbies, I enjoy Golf, Snowboarding, and any other relaxing time with people I care about. But I get maximum fulfillment when I get to tie any of those things with having deeper conversation with the individual, I am doing it with.
Motivate the Unmotivated provides a simple Motivation Formula that works seamlessly and continuously to motivate even the least engaged individual, whether that’s yourself, an employee, a co-worker, a romantic partner, a child, or yes…even a pet!
Finally, a book that gives you applicable, implementable techniques for how to boost motivation in all areas of your life—as well as the lives of others. You know "what" you should do in order to motivate yourself and others. So why don’t you do it? Most likely it is because no one has ever systemized the "how" to what you already know you should do.
To experience consistent results in ourselves and others we need to do one thing: connect actions to outcomes before they are experienced. It’s the value that is recognized when this happens that drives our behaviors and ensures our continued investment in a task or project. Most unmotivated people would never say they are lazy and it turns out most simply lack awareness of the relationship between their actions and their desired ends. Sometimes, they aren’t even sure what it is they value. In order to motivate the unmotivated—whether that’s ourselves, others, or both—we need to strengthen the synapse between actions and outcomes.
Tell me something you have overcome or success you have achieved.
At first when I think of achievements, I start thinking about the stats of the business. Working with companies like Twitter or the United States Air Force to build multimillion-dollar businesses. Yes, these are
achievements that I am very proud of but outside of an interesting talking point or a great testimonial, I don't like to label my success on achievements alone. Instead I like to focus on the path taken while trying to reach the goal.
Being in the field of consulting, I am constantly learning and taking my experiences learning from them. Usually it is when I hear someone else's story, I can grab a new piece of wisdom but in this case, it was my story. The most recent thing in our life that we have had to overcome and work with is the diagnosis of our daughter’s medical condition. Natalie was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation (PROXYD1 gene) that caused a form of muscular dystrophy.
When we first realized this was a longer-term issue than any parent would want, we tried our best to work on the physical delays she was dealing with. When doing her physical assessment, we were told to do a cognitive test as well. I was against it because she had no mental delays… just physical.
This could have been the biggest mistake we could have made in raising our daughter.
She was half her age physically but over twice her age mentally. My mind was blown with how poorly I was going about this. I wanted to “fix” her “issues” and realized myself and clients do this daily with the people we are managing. This was the day my paradigm shifted. From then on, the philosophy we live by when working with anyone is to manage weaknesses but leverage strengths. Because of this we are using her cognitive advancements to help her understand her physical setbacks… the results have been amazing.
So what was the achievement? I overcame myself. Sometimes I am the barrier between me and the correct answer. Sometimes I am what is holding me back from getting the result I want. Sometimes we need to get out of our own way and our own thoughts and ANYTIME we can do this, I consider it an amazing achievement based on how humans are wired to think.
What would you like to achieve in 2018? (I am assuming you mean 2020) Each year we select one word that represents our focus for the year. 2020’s year for me was GROWTH. Wow what an interesting turn of events with the world coming to a stop early in the year. With fear and uncertainty spinning through the entire world, we had to refocus our goals as well as our clients’
goals. The biggest thing we recognized is we do not need to give up on our goals but we needed to find a new way of achieving this goal.
So, our goal was growth in a world that completely shut down. We needed to change our approach. We went from a focus of sales which leads to growth, to marketing and building content which also leads to growth.
Now that the world seems to be opening back up, we are experiencing growth in a way that we could not have expected at the beginning of the year.
Although we expect to have GROWTH like we stated in the beginning of the year, it looks different than what we expected. The exciting part is I am confident that it will be better than before.
We have a book launch getting great reviews. We have new clients coming on regularly. We have new programs being offered to individuals all over the world. We have lives transforming as they experience our exercises and content.
We are experiencing growth and I cannot wait for the second half of this year to see where the GROWTH (progress) leads us.
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