FM Success Event ...San Leandro Library

Saturday Sept. 26th
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Night wtih Amel Larrieux, Happy Bday Ms. X

Go Head Girl Interview

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Happy Birthday Doll!

Happy Birthday to my sister from another mister, Rose Shugg Lee! You are such a great mommy and I am soo grateful that we met many many moons ago in summer orientation back at Cal Poly lol. You are the definition of a real authentic friend to the end! Love U doll...
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Amel Larrieux...I'm Excited:)

I'm excited for Tuesday :)
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Ameerah Speaks...Success Tips for Young Entrepreneurs Event

FM gave me an opportunity to showcase my speaking skillz and speak about the keys to being a young entrepreneur. We spoke about time management, and the importance of goal setting short term vs long term. We had a great time and so many folks came up to me afterwords to show love and express their renewed courage to begin their own business that has been locked away in their hearts for so long! That was the best part for me! Some of the still shots are really cool too :)
This was a good day...and a good talk, if I say so myself!
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Golf or Baseball? hmmmm

During my R&R, I went to hit some balls. But based on this photo it looks more like I was about to take off on a fast ball as opossed to hitting a hole in one :( In my defense I hadn't been on the green in years and my pink and gray clubs were as dusty as my swing.
Lesson of the day = practice practice practice. Time to put my beautiful clubs back to work on a regular basis...but this game is addictive and a real workout for the upper body! Funny tho.

Deer Valley High School Shooting

Last week during my much needed R&R, I got a call saying that there was a shooting at my niece and nephews high school in Antioch. That' a call you never want to receive but thank God that they were not injured, just shaken up to say the lease. The little boy that was shot while walking to school, is expected to make a full recovery. It just makes you wonder where are we as adults going wrong with our youth that we don't value our lives or the lives of others? Is the world really becoming more violent or is it just that we have more media coverage nowadays? What can be done?
Take care of your families and guard them with information to stay away from violence and to be courageous when getting into disagreements to use non-violence to avoid these senseless crimes that effect entire communities. And whatever happened to an old-fashioned fist fight? Those days are gone, so it's time to teach our kids not to have beefs with each other by providing them with promising bright futures.

Happy Labor Day with Me and Mommy

Today me and mom got to hang out, talk, and really spend some down time not working or multi-tasking and it was really refreshing...and she cooked! It reminded me of the old days when we used to chill out on the regular just the two if us away from all other siblings and cares in the world. Quality time creates memories and unbreakable bonds, if you are so lucky to have a mom try not to neglect her time and efforts and consider yourself very blessed!
How funny is the look on my face in this old school pic :)) rockin the big frames hunny! Like "ooh I love her" Don't hate, LOL
Peace

Shimmer & Shine :) My little niece - the entrepreneur!

Over this holiday weekend, one of my big sisters brought one of my nieces over to speak to me about this $1k phone bill she talked up! I can't say I was proud of the crazy bill but I was so inspired and proud of her little entrepreneur spirit. As we sat at my computer she brainstormed ideas of businesses she could create with no money out of her pocket (cause she ain't got none LOL) that she could create to pay her family back. I was so proud of her imagination and ambition to take responsibility for the pricey mistake that she made. We finally came up with Shimmer and Shine her personal hand car washing business. She could walk to her neighbors homes and wash their cars within their driveways outside of their homes. We found a need that she was able to fill for other people. Every working adult that lives in a suburb stays on the highway and is normally exhausted when they get home, but they would love to have a clean car that Shimmers and Shines. My niece will provide that for her neighbors! She is so cute! She provides the materials necessary and all appointments are after school. We then calculated out how long it would take her to pay off her phone bill washing 1 car 3times per week. Armed with an adult, and her fliers, going door to door to promote and collect appointments:) No one can resist this business! Here is the flier we created along with her appointment schedule. I handle all of the calls and book her appointments and referrals then pass addresses along to her mom for inspection. She is the deal! Now if a pre-teen can mature up and create some income during this recession then there really are no excuses for the rest of us! Go Head Girl! love you...good luck doll I am so proud of you.

Go Head Girl! interviews Pamela Grimm Encore Episode

Listen to this Inspiring interview with survivor Pamela Grimm as she speaks about the opening of "Imani's House" a transitional home for 12 women coming directly out of prison, and shares how each of us can assist in donations for this amazing cause. Give what you can by contacting Pamela through her email: pamepooh2003@yahoo.com.

"Your heart can never have what it has longed for as long as it is full of what you have settled for."
-Pamela Grimm

Listen...

No One is Coming to the Rescue featured on booksbyindieauthors.com

Check out booksbyindieauthors.com. It's a very cool website that features great books by independent talented authors from all over the globe. And No One is Coming to the Rescue got featured as well! Very cool. I love looking on other peoples websites and seeing my book featured :) Here's a print screen from my computer for my memories. haa ha

Thank you Yvonne, you rock!

My Book Promo Video! Very Cool Interview :)

Look what I recieved this morning!!!... my book promo video!
A few weeks ago we did several book promotion interviews for No One is Coming to the Rescue and Freedom Movement.net...(you may remember I spoke about the heat and the beautiful location) Anywho, here goes the final product of the video promo for my book! It turned out awesome! Check it out! Thank you for all of the effort that went into making this video so cool. I appreciate it!
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Monday 8pm Interview w/ Award Winning Author Yvonne Mason

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Tune in tomorrow night to hear the journey of a phenomenal author who uses her gifts and triumphs to "Pay it forward"! I'm excited...join us as we celebrate her success and say Go Head Girl!

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Imagine Me

Today's Lesson: This Video + No One is Coming to the Rescue Workbook + Young Women =
Powerful Heartfelt Dialogue 


I love this song!
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Third Baptist Welcomes Freedom Movement Sunday Morning - Women's Ministry

See everyone at the event and hear Maximillion speak! He is awesome and Freedom Movement is the BOMB...stay tuned for event pics. Big thank you to Third Baptist Church for having us two weeks in a row! And for providing the best hospitality we have ever seen. We all felt very grateful to be a part of this historical day. 
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My speaking platform & Family Violence Prevention Fund

Despite all of the heat that managed to sweat out my press (aka flat iron), I had the best lunch meeting with ladies from the Family Violence Prevention Fund headquarters Friday!
Their motto is "changing the world for the next generation", and they really are doing that! Over thin crust pizza and some really good grilled asparagus, The vice president and two lovely program specialists educated me about campaigns that are creating change in the way that our youth relate to one another around the nation. I was really inspired and cannot wait to collaborate and bring awareness to every venue I attend. The knowMore campaign www.KnowMoreSayMore.org is focused around the correlation of dating violence and reproductive health such as HIV and unintended pregnancy. Jeanine is awesome and really is passionate about educating young women (college age primarily) about their resources and how to end the abuse.
I also learned about the That's Not Cool Campaign. www.ThatsNotCool.com, its all about textual harassment and other controlling behaviors that are found to be on the rise among the "tween" population. The video above is a part of the campaign and as I watched I was laughing but had to admit that even I, a grown woman, have had instances where I dealt with that kind of harassment and unnecessary texting from someone I was involved with. Many times I think the guys may not even realize how overboard they are. In some of their minds they may just be checking on you or showing you attention that we all find flattering from time to time. However, this video had me realize "you know what that is never cool! If someone is texting me ever few minutes that is always overboard regardless of the intent"....See I'm still learning everyday!
Anyway, whenever you come to see me speak or write articles I am going to be representing for the ladies and the tremendous amount that goes into these campaigns and bringing them to the "ground-work" (the people).
Special thank you to Debbie for the meeting, you are doing incredible work!, Jeanine, and Sara! It was a pleasure meeting you all and I'm excited to continue to speak to girls and women about all that you do!


Listen to this little teenage young woman! Be aware of what is really going on...

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Aaliyah R.I.P. More Than A Woman

I used to believe she was gone too soon. But now I know that everything is on God's timing... A beautiful woman, beautiful spirit, incredible talent, and an even bigger imprint left on the world. I was fortunate enough to meet her and remember the genuine sweetness I felt when she was around. We miss you and will continue to be inspired by your self-esteem and courage to work to achieve your dreams. 8 years flew by...she serves as a reminder for me not to waist a minute... This is one of my all time favorite Aaliyah songs "More Than A Woman"...

Give Respect!, Start Strong and PopSugar

Give Respect! is the next step for me when it comes to building on my speaking platform against Teen Dating Domestic Violence. If you haven't heard of this organization and all of the work that they are doing to save our youth from unhealthy relationships, get with it!  The more I speak with the organization and research the campaigns, I learn more and more disturbing facts. Did you know that over 40% of tweens (girls in middle school) are experiencing some form of domestic violence in their dating lives. I didn't even comprehend these babies even having dating lives to begin with let alone that they are dealing with abuse. Dating violence is not always physical, and I love how Give Respect! points out all of the many faces of domestic violence including mental and verbal. Physical violence is not always hitting and pushing and shoving it can also be sexual violence. I learned that in teen dating there are a ton of instances being reported where girls say that they were not "raped" but they were in the heat of the moment faced with the boy not wanting to put on a condom or slipping it off as a means to control the girl and keep her with him...i.e. get her pregnant. This is domestic violence. It's so important for young women to know that this is wrong and the most effective way of challenging their limiting beliefs has been proven to be through education on the issues. 
I also learned about the Sugar Network a while back and recently became an active member of this community. Look me up, MiracleGirl, and say hello. It is yet another positive association that I can point to and recommend to young ladies along my journey (after Freedom Movement of course...)LOL.

North Richmond Young Adult Enrichment Center

Through Freedom Movement we get to do a great deal of community outreach with youth in urban areas. This week we visited the NRYAEC and Max taught them about What To Do With $1. What we learned is that with anything, Once is not enough in order to impact and influence real change in other peoples lives. I am able to work with the young women here in a 10 week series on self esteem beginning in September. Max will be doing mentorship with the youth age 13-24 in the area of personal finance and goal setting. We are excited but more than anything urge the community and all FM members to rally next to us to serve the young people in this community to show them several tangible examples of adults who have made it out and have achieved success in their lives. It's hands on and a whole different world in North Richmond but if nothing else we learned that we have a heart for this work and we both really believe in these young people. It's all a mindset thing. Overtime with consistent interest and love shown to them they will be able to create long lasting change...

Hilltop Community Church Youth Group

Hilltop Community Church youth group under Pastor Corey, the youth pastor, brought some young people from Australia out to perform and speak to the young people. I was truly moved and inspired to hear the message they had for us. The message was love! Love yourself and your creator. It was deep! And right up my alley.

I was also stunned to hear from Pastor Debbie that she and the Pastor (her husband) have both read my book No One is Coming to the Rescue, while on their anniversary vacation! If that were not enough to make me blush and grin from ear to ear, then I had the chance to speak with a young female leader (I am a huge fan of her poetry, its DOPE!) who told me she had finished my book and was transformed, how on-time the message was for her life, and how she has 3x5 cards with vocab and growth spurts from the books lessons that she can refer to. I was blown away...I love this church! Come through if you ever find yourself in Hilltop Area, Richmond CA. I'll be there any time I am in town!

Blogtalk Radio Interview Tonight - Go Head Girl!

8pm with Rozalind McMillan



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Interviews and Promo Videos New Authors

We got the opportunity to shoot promo videos on location all day and the best part was the interviews with New Authors on the Verge of big thangs. This was my first interview on camera for the book and the first time I had to use Que cards for the promo welcome video. It was a trip to say the least! but we made it happen...Freedom Movement got a face lift so we are juiced to post our new videos on the site! I will post the videos once they come back from editing. The lesson of the day was never work for 11 hours with no food in 100 degree weather or you will get sick. I mean SICK as a dog...But today I learned how important it is to keep working through your pain and since my work is my passion it gave me that extra push to keep smiling despite the bumpin headache and annoying stomach twisting nausea. LOL... Check out the location shots! There was a river with real ducks in it, an infinity pool with waterfalls and palm trees and the works and we were blessed to be able to run a muck and get filmed all over the estate! These interviews are hilarious...


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New Workbooks Published! For Facilitators and Participants!!!

God has been great! Through all of the different organizations and speaking opportunities that have presented themselves, now we have a No One is Coming to the Rescue Workbook and No One is Coming to the Rescue facilitator guidebook that has been approved for publishing by Freedom Publishing House. All of the participants that complete our workshops will now have more than a journal to keep with them! Now it is available for everyone to complete their own Rescue program with or without me which allows the workshops to expand much further than 1 woman would ever be able to reach and that's exciting. The Facilitator guide for the leader of the workshops to direct all of our exercises with their woman's organization to continue the work while we are no longer at their facilities. In business the more mobilization you have to reach the masses the greater the impact can be. Stay tuned for the My Rescue Journal, a companion as you read the book which has been approved to go to print early next week God willing.

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Oakland Post Newspaper Article!

The article I wrote for the Post Newspaper about Freedom Movement and Maximillion came out this week! Super excited for the Movement and what God is directing us to do for people. I am so proud of the executive team and the strides that we are making. Team work does make the dream work guys!
Special shout outs to Gwendolyn Bridges, Michael Loubier, and Michael Wimbish.

Happy birthday Maximus and congratulations!










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Providence Baptist Church

Womens event 4pm

This event was off the chain! So blessed to have been invited to participate in the paradigm shift that took place in so many peoples hearts that night. "COUNT IT ALL JOY!"


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Freedom Movement Mastery Class was off the hook!

Great job this weekend FM Team! The 3day Mastery Class was incredible! Very blessed to be a part of the movement... and Maximillion always delivers! Check out FreedomMovement.net for event videos soon...
Thank you to the Alameda Public Library and staff for hosting our author's event and being so gracious to us...best customer service ever!

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Center for Young Womens Development

I was recently able to be educated on and meet with the program coordinator of a one of a kind organization! I was blown away by the work that they are doing within the community and the real change that has taken place in young lives because of their heartfelt dedication to building skills and self-love in women over the past 15 years. As stated on their website, the Center for Young Womens Development, their programs encourage young women to move beyond survival and become leaders and advocates for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated young women. Although young women and girls represent almost 30% of the total juvenile arrests, they have access to a fraction of the prevention and alternative to incarceration programs available to boys. Nationwide, they receive only 2% of services. Because of the lack of alternative programs, jobs, and housing, young women and girls find themselves locked up or on probation longer for lesser crimes than their male counterparts.... Currently their are no other programs serving this same demographic and I will be honored to be associated with them in the future! Check them out!
Shout out to Venus, for being dedicated, hands on and the realist program coordinator I have met with thus far!




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Happy Birthday to my Daddy

Whew! These old school pictures say it all...
From Daddy duty on field trips when I was younger to throwing the biggest and best Birthday parties a girl could ever wish for, you have been the best. And in many ways your job is complete but thank you for being such a good friend and supporter of me in my new endeavor. Even in this time of transition you are someone I know I can always look to for love, guidance, and examples of what a real father should look like. Thanks daddy happy Birthday and I love and understand you through it all.
Great job...




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Go Head Girl! Interview with dynamic survivor Miss Pamela Grimm

Thank you Pam! We had the best time tonight and I learned soooo much! I have already got some calls about it. People were really inspired. I appreciate ya! Go Head Girl!

"Your heart can never have what it longs for, as long as it is full of what you've settled for." -Pamela Grimm

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Thank you God...

I have soooo much to be thankful for. Thank you God. My gratitude for all of the blessings you gift me with daily is unexplainable. I must remember to give glory to God in everything that I do. "Each person should judge her own actions and not compare herself with others. Then she can be proud for what she herself has done." Gal. 6:4, because "God works through different people in different ways..." 1 Cor. 12:6




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YO! Youth Outlook Magazine Book Review...

YO! Youth Outlook Magazine is an award-winning literary journal of youth life in the Bay Area. Featuring in-depth reporting pieces and first-person essays, comic strips and poetry pages, YO! is the communication outlet for youth who feel their voice and visions need to be seen and heard. YO! is a bridge to the world of youth expression.

YO! chronicles the world through the eyes and voice of young people - between the ages of 14 and 25. From reporting pieces on Palestinian American youth in the Bay Area to interviews with gospel hip hop bands; from photo essays by homeless youth to journal entries from temp workers in Silicon Valley, YO! offers a unique window into California's youth subcultures.

YO! has a national distribution of 25,000 magazines printed monthly (10 times a year through the school season), a local access monthly TV show -- YO!TV, numerous partnerships with local and national radio broadcasts and an annual expo of youth communicators - from graffiti artists to filmmakers to incarcerated youth. YO! stories also run nationally and internationally over the Pacific News Service wire.

Be sure to read the Book Review for my book, No One is Coming to the Rescue, appearing in the next issue of YO!. Thanks again to my good friend Erricka for the write up and all of the support! You are a lovely talented woman. So nice to have seen you today and thanks for the opportunity!
It was fun out there in the middle of nature with the kids, hence my admiration of the trees! LOL

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