SOCIETY WILL HAVE US TO BELIEVE THAT ALL INMATES OR FORMER INMATES, ARE BAD PEOPLE AND HAVE NO FUTURE.

 

YET, HERE I STAND BEFORE YOU, AN ORDAINED MINISTER, A SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR & COACH AND AN EMPOWERMENT SPEAKER. DESPITE MY PAST.

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I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH 5 ROAD BLOCKS, 2 TIDBITS AND MY 3D COMPONENTS-

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1.            ROAD BLOCKS

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                A.            SELF-ESTEEM

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AS A NEW OR CURRENT BUSINESS OWNER, WE MUST MAINTAIN OUR SELF-ESTEEM. WE CAN’T DEPEND ON OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO ALWAYS GIVE US THE BOOST WE NEED AND WHEN WE NEED IT. WHAT I DO TO MAINTAIN – I PRAY AND I ALSO REMIND MYSELF OF HOW FAR I HAVE COME. I MAY NOT BE WHERE I WANT TO BE, BUT I’M NOT WHERE I USE TO BE. AS FOR ME, I’M RIGHT WHERE GOD WANTS ME TO BE, FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHERS FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS.

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                B.            WORK

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WE MUST ALWAYS MAKE TIME TO BUILD OUR OWN EMPIRE. I KNOW SOME OF US WORK 10 TO 14 HOURS A DAY, BUT WE MUST MAKE TIME, BE IT DURING BREAK, LUNCH OR DINNER OR EVEN BEFORE YOU GO TO BED – IT IS A MUST THAT WE WORK ON OUR OWN DREAMS IF NOT WE WILL BE STUCK BUILDING THE DREAMS OF OTHERS.

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                C             FAMILY

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SOMETIMES WE MUST LOVE OUR FAMILY FROM A DISTANCE. OUR FAMILY MAY NOT SEE OR HAVE THE SAME URGENCY AS WE HAVE. THEY MAY NOT SHOW THE SUPPORT THAT YOU THINK THEY SHOULD. THIS IS HOW FAMILIES CAN FALL APART. WE NEED TO CREATE BOUNDARIES THAT WE MUST STICK TO IN ORDER TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. WE CAN SET ASIDE TIME FOR FAMILY, BUT WHEN IT’S YOUR ME TIME - THAT’S JUST WHAT IT IS YOUR ME TIME.

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                D.            LACK OF CONFIDENCE

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SOMETIMES WE MEET PEOPLE THAT CAN SEE IN US WHAT WE DON’T SEE IN OURSELVES. I WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE OF BEING MARY JANE AND WHAT SHE DID TO KEEP HERSELF ENCOURAGED AND TO STAY ON TRACK – SHE WROTE SAYINGS THAT KEPT HER ENCOURAGED AND HELPED TO BUILD HER CONFIDENCE AND POSTED THEM ON POST-ITS THROUGH OUT HER HOUSE. SO WHERE EVER SHE WAS IN HER HOUSE, SHE WOULD SEE AN ENCOURAGING WORD.

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                E.            FINANCES

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TO ME IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE TO START OR TO MAINTAIN A BUSINESS, OR EVEN TO WRITE A BOOK. BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE WITHIN EVERYONE'S REACH. FOR BUSINESSES, I RECOMMEND CONTACTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR STATE AND FOR THOSE WANTING TO BECOME A SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR YOU CAN DO IT, EVEN ON A FIXED INCOME. BELIEVE ME, I AM A 3 TIME SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND I DID MY FIRST 2 BOOKS WORKING PART-TIME AND MY 3RD BOOK, I WAS LAID OFF. NOW, UNEMPLOYED AND ON A FIXED INCOME I’M PART OF 3 BOOK COLLABORATIONS.

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2.           TIDBITS

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              A.            SPIRITUAL LIFE STYLE

I BELIEVE IN GOD – SOME JUST BELIEVE IN A HIGHER BEING – BUT WHATEVER YOUR FAITH IS HOLD STRONG TO IT. REMEMBER, FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR AND THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN. HAVE AND KEEP THE FAITH THAT YOUR DREAMS AND IDEAS WILL COME TO PASS.

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                B.           SOCIAL LIFE STYLE

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LIMIT IT TO NEEDED BREAKS.

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WE DON’T WANT TO BURN OURSELVES OUT TRYING TO MAKE OUR DREAMS AND IDEAS A REALITY BUT WE CAN’T OVER DO IT AND THEN WONDER WHY THINGS AREN’T GETTING DONE. MAKE PLANS AND INCLUDE TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BUT STICK TO YOUR PLANS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO WRITE THEM DOWN. DON’T LET THAT FIRST $5 OR $10,000 DOLLAR PROFIT THAT HITS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT KNOCK YOU OFF TRACK. WE GOTTA STAY FOCUSED AND ON TRACK FOR THE NEXT $5 OR $10,000 (OR MORE) PROFIT TO HIT YOU BANK ACCOUNT.

 

OUR GOAL IS NOT TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.

 

OUR GOAL IS- TO PLEASE GOD, OURSELVES THEN OTHERS.

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MY 3D COMPONENTS *DECIDE *BE DETERMINED *BE DEDICATED

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                DECIDE:

DECIDE WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO DO OR WHAT YOUR PASSION IS AND STICK TO IT. DON’T LET PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE AS YOU TRY TO DETER YOU OR CHANGE YOUR IDEAS.

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                DETERMINED:

YOU MUST BE DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THIS DREAM THROUGH. DON’T LET ANY MOUNTAIN OF ANY SIZE GET IN YOUR WAY. CLIMB OVER IT, GO THROUGH IT OR GO AROUND IT. BUT NEVER LET IT STOP YOU IN YOUR TRACKS.

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                DEDICATED:

BE DEDICATED TO MAKING YOUR DREAMS A REALITY. ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. SET SMALL GOALS, THAT WILL LEAD UP TO THAT ONE MAJOR GOAL. DEDICATE TIME OUT TO WORK ON MAKING YOUR EMPIRE A REALITY.