In order to be the person she felt she needed as a teen, stumbling through life following a suicide attempt, sexual assault (rape), and unwed teenage motherhood, Shaneequa Cannon became a public high school Language Arts teacher. During those 13 years as an educator, Shaneequa’s mission was to be the change she wanted to see and the beacon of possibilities in the lives of others. But, after narrowly surviving a bout with pulmonary embolisms in her lungs, Shaneequa had to confront her mortality and habits of mediocrity. This brush with death gave her a fresh pair of eyes and a fervent desire to see the women around her rise out of their own mediocrity, winning through telling their stories on stage and on the page. This led her to start a business as the Master Brand Story Coach, drawing on her love of teaching and her fascination with storytelling, helping women entrepreneurs embrace the power of their story so they could move forward with permission and purpose. This is a new multi-faceted mission that Shaneequa takes to the stage, page, and screen as a speaker, author, and screenwriter. She's a graduate of the University of Miami and Full Sail University. More info at www.shaneequa.com

Ibinye Osibodu-Onyali is a licensed marriage and family therapist as well as a dating coach. She runs a private practice in CA where she helps women with anxiety, insomniacs, and couples who are struggling in their marriages. As a coach, she helps single women date in purpose, undo unhealthy intergenerational relationship patterns and learn healthy relationship boundaries.

Ibinye loves to help women heal old relationship wounds and learn simple steps to find healthy, lasting love. Currently, she creates workbooks to help women navigate dating and love. You can find some of her workbooks on payhip.com/ibinye

To work with her one on one you can find more on www.thezinniapractice.com

Lisa LaRue Baker is an author, musician, photographer, registered natural health practitioner and wellness coach in addition to living with a chronic, life-threatening illness since birth. As an author, she has published several books, contributed to or acted as consulting editor, on numerous books. She is mother of one adult son and resides with her singer-songwriter and audiobook director husband and their two kitties in Topeka, Kansas. Find out more at www.topekawellnesscoach.com

For more info on the Made to Overcome -Chronic Illness Edition book, go to http://bit.ly/ChronicIllnessBook1 

LaShonn Edmunds proudly shares her lymphedema story in this book, although nervous and excited all at the same time to expose her medical issue to the world. It was scary, but she hopes and prays that her story will help somebody else. She lives in a beautiful small country town in South Carolina with her husband of 25 years, two beautiful daughters and one handsome son. She absolutely loves her family and enjoys spending time with them as much as possible. LaShonn works in the medical distribution industry as a technology training specialist. She owns two companies; Click BTS, LLC and Cairs, LLC. She also supports her husband with his music business.

She attended Changing Your Mind ministries which have been instrumental in helping her on her journey to rediscovering herself through the word of God. Something she enjoys is volunteering to teach computer classes to the CYMLA youth and local community centers in her area. LaShonn can be reached at http://icairs2.info/contact-us/

Get your copy of Made to Overcome - Chronic Illness Edition at http://bit.ly/ChronicIllnessBook1  

#chronicillness #lymphedema 

Pre-order your copy of Made to Overcome - Chronic Illness Edition at http://bit.ly/ChronicIllnessBook1.

Christina is a two-time bestselling co-author, a dedicated wife, mother of three, and passionate advocate for people impacted by disabilities. She has coordinated events to fund research, supports and service dogs for families. She has served on local committees, coached an adaptive cheerleading team, and won awards for successful fundraising endeavors including those for “Team Bubba,” honoring her son with autism. She is the founder of Love, Hope, and Autism and is proud to be the coordinator for Changing Spaces Pennsylvania, a movement to build accessible restrooms with powered height adjustable adult-sized changing tables across communities to promote inclusion. She is working with legislators to pass a bill in Pennsylvania that would require such facilities in hospitals, airports, museums, rest stops, malls and more.

 Christina also works as a Family Support and Community Engagement Specialist at Achieving True Self, supporting families like hers. Christina is committed to spreading a message of heightened awareness and acceptance of differences, ultimately inspiring hope. For her efforts, she won the ACHIEVA Award Of Excellence for Family Support in 2018 and in 2019 she was awarded a medal by the Autism Connection of Pennsylvania. 

Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/LoveHopeandAutism/ 

Pre-order your copy of Made to Overcome - Chronic Illness Edition at http://bit.ly/ChronicIllnessBook1.

LaShonn Edmunds proudly shares her lymphedema story in this book, although nervous and excited all at the same time to expose her medical issue to the world. It was scary, but she hopes and prays that her story will help somebody else. She lives in a beautiful small country town in South Carolina with her husband of 25 years, two beautiful daughters and one handsome son. She absolutely loves her family and enjoys spending time with them as much as possible. LaShonn works in the medical distribution industry as a technology training specialist. She owns two companies; Click BTS, LLC and Cairs, LLC. She also supports her husband with his music business. 

She attended Changing Your Mind ministries which have been instrumental in helping her on her journey to rediscovering herself through the word of God. Something she enjoys is volunteering to teach computer classes to the CYMLA youth and local community centers in her area. LaShonn can be reached at http://icairs2.info/contact-us/

We talked about business goals recently and I mentioned the importance of being a leader in your business, but I wanted to clarify that leadership is for all of us. You can be a leader in the workplace as well and here are a few ways to do just that! If you would like to continue this conversation, reach out to me at [email protected]

It's not what you think but you can apply these three lessons in your own life today!

As always, if you have more questions or need more support, reach out to me at [email protected]

In the past few months, I have had many people reach out to me asking for advice, suggestions, and ideas on business matters. Although I have been a businesswoman for a few years, I don't often talk about business strategies. Well, you've asked and I've listened and here I deliver. 

What are your business goals? How will you achieve them? Are you treading water or actually getting some traction? The way I see it, business is more than just a means to make an income. More me, it's the impact that's more important. I want the products and services I offer to make a difference in people's lives. I want to leave a legacy that will outlive me but I work at it wisely by outsourcing and automating whatever I can. 

 What about you? What's helping you grow your business? Where are you struggling in business?

 If you want to thrive in all areas of your life, join us for THRIVE 2020 today!

 In case you weren't aware, January 17th is Ditch Your Resolutions Day. Did you ditch your resolutions on January 17th? I hope not! At least, not all of them. In this segment, I talk about what helps me achieve my goals, what might be getting in the way of you achieving yours, and how Thrive 2020 can help you.  If you are ready to thrive this year, go to https://payhip.com/b/2BNp.