ISSUE 01 JANUARY 2021 WINTER EDITION
U.W.E
UNSTOPPABLE WOMEN'S EMPIRE SEASONAL MAGAZINE
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Cancel Copy Cats, Bulletproof Your Brilliance Trusting God Through Life's Storm 3 Keys To Wellness Virtual Assistance Tips Tips On Prayer Business Solutions
Celebrating "Chapter 59"
Dr. Carmen Thomas Introduces The Unstoppable Women's Empire Magazine
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Designer's Opening Message
C H A P T E R
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Happy Birthday Dr.Carmen
B U S I N E S S
A T T O R N E Y
Toni Moore, Esq.
T I P S
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P R A Y E R
Evangelist Joyce Jackson
T R U S T I N G
G O D
Antoinette L. Jones
W E I G H L O S S
J O U R N E Y
dara Mayhoe
T R U E
B E A U T Y
Jennifer McClure
F R O M
T H E
V I R T U A L
D E S K
Onyona Oyengo
B U S I N E S S
S O L U T I O N S
Tonyan Geans
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K E Y S
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W E L L N E S S
Rhonda Jones,MS, BSN, RN, CHES
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N O R M A L
McKenzie Smith and Destiny Williams
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editor's note It is an absolute pleasure to welcome you to Unstoppable Women Empire Magazine as we launch our 1st publication. This year our founder and visionary, Dr. Carmen, is celebrating her 59th Birthday and we call this "Chapter 59". The topics covered in the Magazine include but not limited to: Health, Prayer, Finances, Human Resources, Virtual Assistance, Beauty, Make Up, Grooming and Business. We welcome contributions. Expect articles from professionals across all walks of life that will have a tremendous impact on your personal and as well as career/business life. Look out for our seasonal editions but we will be sure to let you know when we release the editions. Once again I welcome you to this Magazine– YOUR MAGAZINE! With your support as authors and advertisers, I see a future where we will ultimately impact more lives and communities together.
Onyona Oyengo editor-in-chief
Chapter 59
What’s currently transforming in my life today? 1/16/21 is my birthday and I’m so excited to celebrate “Chapter 59”! It’s a blessing to say I survived to be celebrating another birthday, especially after the tsunami of 2020! I’m so grateful that my immediate family survived COVID! So, I decided to look for opportunities to thrive during the storm of 2020 by praying, fasting and learning how to pivot! This means I had to be intentional about staying focused, present and prayerful! I write the Vision! I am a forward thinker! and I love to visualize my future! I hired a staff to work with me and she is amazing! Hiring the right person can assist you with making your dreams, and their dreams come true! Onyona, you are a blessing sent from God! The magazine was created for the Unstoppable Women’s Empire Members to promote, network and share their stories. The magazine will be shared seasonally, with our first issue being Winter. Check it out if you want to just advertise with us or join us on the 4th Fridays of the month to network and meet global sisters collectively. I believed God years ago for a magazine to support women all over the globe, and my 30 years of working in my Real Estate and Business Career with GEMS from all over the world has unveiled the greatness you see today, that was birthed from what I saw in my dreams! My God is so faithful! I launched UnstoppableWomensEmpire.com for global women to come together in unity, valuing and respecting our differences, learning from each other, sharing resources to support our growth to become unstoppable empires empowering women, as we respectfully engage in networking and growing other women in our communities. Unstoppable Women’s Empire is for women who would like to add value to themselves and others personally and professionally, who want to teach, share and promote their businesses, and or for women who need a safe place to grow as a mother, wife, friend, praying woman and to learn what it takes to authentically use their voice in a safe place to become who they were designed to become. My granddaughter Mackenzie Smith and I spent a few months writing about the isolation and how she felt during the pandemic, which launched My New Normal. Mackenzie wrote and published her first book at 6 years old, by 7 years old the book had reached the National News! The book is available for purchase on Amazon. My daughter, Mackenzie’s Mom, Erkia Smith learned how to self-publish and she launched her website and blog, LifewithKia.com! As a mom, I pray for my legacy daily! Visualizing! The nonprofit I founded, Transformation GEMS, https://transformationgems.com gave thousands of dollars away to Women of Color in 2020 and will doing it again in Spring 2021! We would love to show you how to do the same for the women in your community! Connect with us! We would love for you to connect with us, grow with us, pray with us, empower the world with us! It’s Your Time! You are Unstoppable! Join us today at https://Unstoppablewomensempire.com Love, Peace, Good Health and Success, Dr. Carmen Thomas
CANCEL COPYCATS, BULLETPROOF YOUR BRILLIANCE BY TONI MOORE
Are you an author, speaker, or coach? Are you a creative singer, musician, and/or brand specialist? Is your creative brilliance protected, or can whomsoever who comes across your brilliance control, alt, and/or delete your intellectual property? During this episode of the Becoming A B.A.W.S.E. Series, I will share 3 ways you can protect your brilliance in business. Before we get into the legalese, let's make sure you know what intellectual property is. Intellectual property is an idea, asset, or other creation that you can create with your creativity or manifest with your mind. More specifically, you can create company names, literature, artistic work, trade secrets, expert knowledge, choreography, digital applications, digital classroom, music, plays, and curricula, to name a few. Copyrights, patents, and trademarks are forms of intellectual property, a mental creation that has value to a business. Intellectual property is intangible (nonphysical property) with value that can be licensed, distributed, and sold to others. Just know, you are an intellectual. You are brilliant. And your brilliance is a valuable property that can be a powerful ingredient in pursuing profits. Accordingly, your intellectual property should be protected. The following are 3 ways you can protect your intellectual property
Copyright
Copyrights are used to protect "original works of authorship." To be protectable, the creative work must be authored and published in a tangible form wherein others can see, hear, and/or touch that another can find it and available to others to see or hear or touch. A protectable copyright can include a digital class, a poem, a logo, an e-book, social media post or an online image. Creative works that can be copyrighted include books, blogs, articles, works of art, fabric works, sculpture, photographs, poems, plays, dances, musical compositions, television and radio broadcasts, computer software, and industrial designs. According to copyright law, a copyright protection lasts for the creator's life plus an additional seventy years. You can file your copyright protection at copyright.gov.
Trademark
A trademark can be any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination used or intended to be used to identify and distinguish one company's goods from those of others. The property right that is represented by and embodied in a trademark is termed goodwill. Goodwill is, in general, the association in the public mind between the mark, the provider of particular goods and/or services, and the quality of the particular goods and/or services sold. Unlike copyrights and patents, there are 45 different ways (international class) to file a trademark for your brand name identifier. A trademark lasts for approximately 10 years or as long as it is in use. A trademark registration can be renewed every ten years. www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 6
Patent
A patent grants property rights to the owner of an invention or new way of doing something. here are three main types of patents: Utility - This covers any new machine, process, or article of manufacture or any new and useful improvement of one of these. Design - This covers any original, new, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. Plant - This covers someone who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced a new variety of plants, such as a mutation or hybrid. Patents will only be granted to a novel, non-obvious and useful inventions that have not been published before. The applicant for a patent must be the inventor or the inventor's legal representative (such as a guardian, heir, estate administrator or executor, or lawyer). And when something is patented, it cannot be used, sold, or made without the patent holder's permission for the period of the patent (generally 20 years).
Conclusion
Federal registration of copyrights, patents and trademarks provides the owner with the right to: Bring an infringement or dilution action in U.S. federal court. 1. To prevent third parties from importing similar/ the same goods or services into the U.S. under a confusingly similar (patent/trademark) or counterfeit mark by registering the mark with the U.S. Customs Service. 2. Use the U.S registration as a basis to register the same mark internationally (trademark). You, as the owner, creator, brand protector of your goodwill, should protect your intellectual property through formal agreements as well. In so doing, ensure your agreements have an intellectual property protection clause that safeguards your interests from copycats, duplicators, and imitators. This protection clause should be added to Nondisclosure Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, and Service Agreements. I could go on and on about the ins, outs, and legal lines that you shouldn't cross, but I don't want to legalese you to death. Instead, I want to give you these legal gems so that you can first appreciate the difference between copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Second, I want you to fully appreciate that your brilliance is bankable, but you must bulletproof it like a B.A.W.S.E. If you need further guidance, please feel to grab my guide at tonimooregift.com. Toni Moore, Esq. is a Business Attorney and Award-winning Business Coach who shares business, lifestyle, and legal information to help women boss up in business. To learn more about Toni, feel free to connect on SM @tonimooreesq. To see how Toni can help you make better business or lifestyle moves, feel free to contact her at asktonimoore.com.
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TIPS ON PRAYER 1. Prayer is a command, not an option. It is a necessity. (Luke 18:1 Men ought always pray and not faint) (Colossians 4:2 Continue steadfastly in prayer.) Ephesians 6:18 Praying at all times in the Spirit.) (1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.) Prayer is talked about a lot, but done the least by many. Why is this? I believe that a lot of people don’t have confidence that they will get the results they pray for. 2. You must believe when you pray. Believe and you will receive (Mark 11:24 Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and it will be yours.) Pray, believe and you will get the results. You must believe! 3. We must know that God does nothing on earth, until men pray. Heaven is waiting for agreement in prayer on earth, then God has permission in Heaven to do it. He depends on us to petition him to get Him to do something. (Matthew 18:19 That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.) 4. Prayer is the supernatural tool for you to commune with your supernatural Father, God. So pray in the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit knows what we need to pray for. (Romans 8:26 The Spirit helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us.) So pray in the Spirit, and let the the Holy Spirit pray through you. 5. Pray the Scriptures. Get God’s Word and pray an accurate Word that will bring an answer. (Isaiah 55:11 God’s Word will not return unto him void.) Speak His Word in prayer and the angels will come for His word. (Daniel 10:12 From the first day that thou prayed thy words were heard and I am come for thy words.) Decree and declare the Word and watch it come to past. (Job 28:22 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee:) 6. Prayer stretches you. You must employ/pray it (do it) to be able to increase in it. Prayer stretches our trust, and will stretch you into new areas of increased effectiveness. God created you for more. Prayer will not only stretch you but will also uncover ungodly traits and transform you into the bigness of your Father. (Luke 24:31a And their eyes were opened, and they knew him,); 32a And they said one to another, did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way,) Commune with the Lord, Pray and talk to Him. Get to know him in greater intimacy. He will to talk to you, He'll open your eyes, and His Word unto you. And this increases you, your life and your purpose. Evangelist Joyce Jackson www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 9
FORSAKING ALL & TRUSTING GOD THROUGH LIFE’S STORM
If 2020 has taught us nothing else but to Forsake all things and Trust and Believe in this world of uncertainty. We all should learn to Forsake all things and Trust our maker moving into our 2021 year. It is kind of hard to give all our burdens to the Lord when they tend to weigh us down. We know where to turn in times of distress and we know whom we can trust but sometimes life can still bring us unbearable circumstances, which makes praying difficult to express. “Can you agree?” What we do not realize sometimes is that God’s hands are in the storms of life. Suddenly after the storm has passed, and we can clearly see again and the exclamation and acknowledgment are expressed, “It was God who brought me through! Ultimately, life seemingly invincible and our trails take over, but we realize there is a God who understands and cares. We began to pour out to him our personal baggage and burdens with confidence. When we present them, we Trust and we wait patiently. As time continues to evolve, we experience the results, which is His peace and comfort from His love. Imagine God’s promises and the ability to walk by Faith. During our Faith journey God can never reveal the total picture. He leads us one step at a time, allowing us to see small visions. If he, would give us all the pieces to our lives then we would never Fully Rely on him. I like to think of this as my essence of FAITH. (Forsaking all I Trust Him) It’s stepping out and not knowing all the answers you need during your storms. It’s the ability to trust him for his promises. A true kind of Faith that is laid out in his scriptures. So, when we think about Faith, Forsaking all, I Trust him, we should rely on trusting and believing Gods words and understand our work depends on God and encourage ourselves as well. We must Forsake all things and learn to Fully Rely on God during all our storms. What does your Faith look like today? Will you Forsake everything and Trust him? Let’s trust God more and more as he removes our burdens and guides us through the storms of life and we become Team Faith walking into our new destiny, dreams, hopes and visions. Antoinette L. Jones
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DARA MAYHOE
It has been nearly 6 years since Dara lost 39 pounds! She has maintained her weight loss by minimizing sugary, calorie laden drinks, she prefers water and green tea. Excercise, eating well and plenty of rest are also part of her regime, while treating herself to authentic tacos on occasions! Dara says the thing that works best for her is CONSISTENCY, no gimmicks just consistency, slow progress is better than no progress! www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 12
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True beauty. We're all striving for it, but what is it? My strong opinion is that true beauty comes from within. It comes from understanding the truth of who you are: your power, your calling, your gifts, your voice, your legacy, your integrity, your values, your freedom, & your place in history. It comes from knowing that your past does not define you, but it does have the power to refine you. It does have the power to grow your character & your spirit. It comes from taking personal responsibility. It means a deep-in-your-soul commitment to constantly growing in excellence, & at the same time, letting go of things & people that are not your responsibility. It comes from daily commitment to being your best, to add value to others, & living with open hands & an open heart. It comes from praying for a vision, believing it, & then walking it out. It comes when you understand your worth & quit tolerating nonsense & drama. It comes when you block out the noise of distraction, deception, division & discouragement...so you can focus on your present & create your future. It comes from being a conduit of grace & a bringer of peace & joy in a painful, chaotic world. Beauty has nothing to do with your age, size, color, creed, title, position, or possessions. Pretty is as pretty does. That's my heart! All of that said, when a woman looks her most beautiful, she starts to feel beautiful on the inside. This changes how she relates to her world & in turn, shifts how the world responds to her. Looking & feeling more beautiful leads to enhanced confidence & opens doors! I work in the beauty industry & I love empowering & inspiring women to find their unique style & beauty! I have skin care, glamor, body care & fragrances for all ages. Whether you need great balanced skin care for your young skin, help with acne, anti-aging products, or something totally natural, I've got you covered. Whether you want a natural, everyday look, or you want to glam it up, I've got you covered. You always have the option to try before you buy, & everything is 100% satisfaction guaranteed. I'm available for virtual or in-person appointments (observing safety protocols). Our company is family-owned, cruelty free, ecofriendly, & faith-friendly. Our Charitable Foundation fights domestic violence, cancer & COVID. I love making the world more beautiful, & am honored to represent our fabulous company. I'm Jen, & I'm a Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics. I would love to serve you! Jennifer McClure
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From The Virtual Assistant Desk WHO IS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?
A Virtual Assistant is one who manages "The Chaos" in your business. Do you ever feel like you're carrying the entire weight of your business on your shoulders? Your business is based on IMPACT, right? Do you want to reach and SERVE more people? Do you want to grow your community and be able to SHOW UP for them in the way that you desire? This is where a virtual assistant comes in. It's their responsibility to help you make a bigger IMPACT and scale your business! TIP
If you want to increase the visibility of your brand, product or service to increase your sales, then you must put things into motion. SHARE your expertise Find ways and spaces to CONNECT with your audience FOLLOW UP with prospects who are interested in your "product" Establish COLLABORATIONS Get comfortable PITCHING yourself! If you want different results you have to be in a different vibration. www.bit.ly/onyonaoyengo_va www.facebook.com/uskovirtualsolns www.instagram.com/onyonaoyengo_va www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 16
I was inspired to become an entrepreneur at early age in life. My parents always were involved in having a business. Even, though my father was a Pastor and Mother a missionary in the Church of God in Christ. My father John Poole had janitorial service and car wash. My mother Pearl Poole had rental apartments and a Mary Kay sale representative. Early in my life it was instilled in me to have a business or side hustle. At the age of 12, I started first business selling frozen drinks and later sold greetings card. That burning desire to have my own business has always been a part of me at early age. Once introduced into the world of accounting, I took hold of it at the age of 16 and I have never turned back. My journal has allowed me to explore the field of finance, credit analysis, loan underwriting, insurance, investments, and the first love accounting. This opened my mind to how money can lead us into a world of freedom from debt and bondage. My desire is to show business owners how to provide accurate financial reporting to grow their business. Starting TDJ Creative Business Solutions has allowed me to assist others in their business. Services provided are accounting, financial analysis and cleaning up books. Connect with me on Facebook or through my website and we can chat about your business and see how I can help. I would like to share a story that is told about the Chinese bamboo tree. The Chinese bamboo tree takes five years to grow. The ground where the tree is must be watered and fertilized everyday and it doesn’t break through the ground until the fifth year. But once it breaks through the ground, within five weeks it grows 90 feet tall. The same applies to your dreams and goals. Read your bible and ask God for direction. Everyday take one hour and work on that dream or goal. After, time you will see it grow into a 90 feet tall reality. Let’s Be Like Nike. “DO IT” Ms. Tonyan Geans TDJ Creative Business Solutions Dallas, Texas https://www.facebook.com/TDJCBS https://tdjcreativebusinesssoltuions.wordpress.com/blog/ https://www.instagram.com/poolegeans/ Email: tdjpoole@gmail.com www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 17
3 KEYS TO WELLNESS: MINDFULNESS, MOVEMENT AND NUTRITION BY RHONDA JONES, MS, BSN, RN, CHES
Everyone you talk to, especially this time of the year, has at least one or two goals to improve their health or gain a higher level of wellness. The desire is usually always present. The problem usually lies in how to start and what should be done. My answer to most health goals is mindfulness, movement, and nutrition. This is the answer to weight loss, chronic disease prevention, managing a current health condition, reduction of risk factors, or just a higher level of well-being. In this article, I will provide a brief explanation for each key with a few ways to add this key to your goals for health and wellness this year. Mindfulness is intentional focus. Mindfulness is bringing our awareness into our actions. When we are mindful are thoughts are not in the future, which can cause anxiety, nor are they in the past, which can cause regret and depression. To be mindful, we practice awareness of our thoughts and bring our focus back to the present. Based on research, mindfulness practice can help us manage chronic stress. As you know more than 80% of most illness and disease is rooted in chronic stress. So it makes sense to engage in a practice that is known to minimize the stress response.
TIPS FOR MINDFULNESS:
Deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes a state of calmness. Breathing techniques help you feel connected to your body—it brings your awareness away from the worries in your head and quiets your mind. Place your hand over your belly Take a deep breath in You will feel your hand rise on the breath in Even more on the breath out Attempt to make the exhalation last longer than the inhalation Gratitude: practicing intentional thanksgiving, especially during negative circumstances can help lower unpleasant feelings. Your brain can not process anxiety and gratitude at the same time. Research tells us that adults who practice gratitude are more likely to engage in health promoting behaviors like exercise and eating healthy. Hint hint. www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 18
Movement is intentionally avoiding sedentary behavior. Our society has created an infrastructure or way of life that makes sedentary behavior easy. We don’t have to think about it. Sitting is the go-to and always the most convenient position to take. Movement, however, has to be intentional. We have to think about movement and some of us need to put it on our schedule so we will be sure to do it. Movement includes, activities of daily living, like standing at your desk, cleaning the house, walking to the mailbox, mowing your own lawn and washing your own car. These are those activities that are apart of our everyday life, that can easily provide exercise. Dedicated exercise is the time we set apart to intentionally work on getting stronger muscles, increased cardiorespiratory endurance, burn calories and better flexibility. This can include going to the gym or simply taking a walk outside. Movement is important for good health, prevention of chronic disease, and a healthy mental outlook. Research says that sitting more than one hour can decrease our lifespan by as much as 7 years. Movement is important.
TIPS FOR MOVEMENT:
Walking 30 minutes a day for most days a week. Maintaining good posture when sitting. Strength training 2-3 days a week. Cardiovascular exercise 30 minutes, 3-5 days a week Also, within the concept of movement for health, is the importance of the absence of movement, or rest and sleep. In order to move well during the day, we need to make sure we get good sleep. Most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep every night. It is during sleep that our cells are repaired and regenerated. During sleep ,parts of our brains repaired and many hormones are released. The last key to wellness is consuming good nutrition. Good nutrition is eating foods that are in a state that is closest to the sources as possible. That means less processed, high calorie, nutrient dense food choices and more fresh vegetables and fruits.
TIPS FOR GOOD NUTRITION:
Drink filtered water. Divide your body weight by 5 and drink that much water in ounces. Fill your plate with vegetables. Eat the rainbow. Low your intake of saturated fat. Eliminate trans-fatty acids The tips above are a good place to start with your goals for better health this year. If you need more information, or help reaching your health goals I am here to help. I have been a registered nurse for more than 30 years. I have a master’s in health behavior and health education. I am also a certified mindfulness, health, nutrition, and fitness coach. I have experienced various levels of fitness including achieving my professional status as a body building athlete. I have helped many adults, men and women, reach their health, wellness and fitness goals. Rhonda Jones, MS, BSN, RN, CHES getfitwitrhonda@att.net getfitwit@icloud.com www.unstoppablewomensempire.com | 19
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Global Sister's Nite Out DATE : January 22nd 2021 TIME : 8 PM EST
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Vision and Goal Setting Session DATE : January 23rd 2021 TIME : 7:30 PM EST
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