Dee Sharpe Thoughts

Join us for a refreshing, inspiring and spirit-lifting episode 24 with Jesus Girl, Crystal Daye.

Crystal Daye is an Award-Winning Best Selling Author of 9 books, International Certified Christian Life Coach, Corporate Trainer, Podcaster, and sought-after Inspirational Speaker. As a woman of faith, she believes in servant leadership and she unselfishly uses the platforms God has given her to positively influence and impact lives globally. She is the COO of DayeLight Publishers and Founder of Empowering Girls Club.

Working a full-time job since age 16, Crystal built a successful career in the public service with multiple certifications in procurement, public speaking, events planning and supervisory management before launching into full-time entrepreneurship in 2017. She is currently a book coach and brand strategist who helps new and emerging authors to write, publish, market and monetize their books.

She has been featured on many local and international platforms including CBS, TVJ, The Gleaner, Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneur Podcast and Top Book Coach to watch in 2021 by Yahoo Finance.

In today’s episode, Crystal shares her:

1. Her new name, identity and purpose in Jesus Christ.

2. The importance of relationship-building to truly get to know God.

3. The importance of managing our time,

4. The importance of being a steward of your finances.

5. Entrepreneurship is about serving people: solving a problem. Find out your unique way of solving the needs of your clients and build your business around that.

Connect with Crystal Daye @ the links below:

https://crystaldaye.com

http://dayelightpublishers.com

https://christiancoachesalliance.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZG2w2ly89s

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Join us for a refreshing, thought-stimulating, waist-line shrinking inspiring episode 23 with Stacia Davidson. 

Stacia is the owner of Raw Food Challenge JA, Build Boss Brands and Yaad Trendz. She describes herself as resilient, resourceful and rooted and she has proven to be just that, managing multiple businesses and creative projects. 

In today’s episode, Stacia shares her:

1. Wellness journey and how she transitioned to a plant based lifestyle, the many benefits of eating RAW and her 40lbs weight-loss.

2. Her entrepreneurial journey, the power of IG Content Marketing and monetizing your brand.

3. The importance of total health: physical, mental, emotional and financial health.

4. Her favourite life philosophies!

5. Key personal financial strategies and tip for financial wellness.

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Join us for an engaging and informative episode 22 with Dr. Kari-Lee Grant, PhD.

Dr. Grant is an educator and entrepreneur. She is the president and CEO of the Center for Research and Equitable Development LLC, which offers coaching and consulting services to help educators, students, and personnel in education-based community organizations achieve research and equity goals.

She is a 19-year veteran teacher in a public school district in Long Island, where she serves as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Dr. Grant has a PhD, specializing in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, Chicago. She also has a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership and Administration from The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY. As well as a Master of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree, both from Queens College, City University of New York. She holds New York State Certifications as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages, School Attendance Teacher, School Building Leader, and School District Leader.

Dr. Grant considers herself to be a transformative education leader, and she firmly believes that “transformative leadership, teaching, and learning are core elements in a socially just education system” (Boske, 2012; Kose & Lim, 2011; Shields, 2010). She is committed to eliciting excellence and equity in education.

In today’s episode, Dr. Grant shares:

1. The importance of respectfully saying goodbye to people, places and things.

2. The importance of making peace with our past, ourselves and others.

3. The importance of serving and helping others.

4. Her passion and commitment to transformative education and leadership.

5. Her quest for building herself, her family, her students, her country and the world, in order to create a more equitable and just world.

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Join me this week in the Host's corner, as I reflect on the question, "Where do broken hearts go to heal?" Where does a tired, weary soul go for rest and reset? Where does a heart crushed by covid fatigue and covid deaths go to repair, smile, dance and love again? Where do broken hearts go and can they truly find their way back home to joy, peace, love and being whole and well?

This episode is only 13 minutes in length, I wont give away any secrets or juicy gems; listen as I share how I navigated multiple heart breaks and how my heart slowly mended.

Thank you for listening to Dee Sharpe Thoughts Podcast. The best part of the Podcast are the amazing guests and YOU!

New Episode alert and I am truly grateful that I get to share this space with so many amazing women! Today’s episode is just what I need, what you need, what the world grappling with loss, pain, trauma and grief needs. 

In today’s episode, “Thriving after grief,” I talk with Kavanaugh Dickson-Williams, a strong, courageous, resilient Christian, mother, wife, friend and sister. Kavanaugh Dickson-Williams is a Christian Best Selling Author, Speaker and Blogger for “Lady Kavan Writes.” She is passionate about writing, helping others heal emotionally so they can thrive, helping others explore grief safely, and mentoring and coaching others so they can build emotional resilience.

Through her writing she shares her story of loss, grief, pain, trauma and finally healing, recovery, resilience, restoration and love. Restored by the love of God, supported by family, her community, therapy, she writes to help people navigate pain to see God's presence in and through it all.

This episode was particularly therapeutic, healing and empowering for me in this season, as I navigate my own losses and process my grief. I would like to thank Kavanaugh for sharing her story and for being a beacon of hope, light and love.

She shares many gems, but my favourites are:

Check out her website: www.ladykavanwrites.com.

For booking, email [email protected].

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Youtube : Lady Kavan

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This special episode is being re-shared in memory of and dedication to the life of Melissa Allen-Morgan, who lived a beautiful life, boldly committed to Christ and sharing the good news of salvation. Melissa lived a victorious life; she loved God, her husband, her son, her family, her church family, friends and work colleagues. Melissa was deeply passionate about serving others in Ministry and the professional positions that she held. Melissa was a part of a group of friends that completed our Masters who now lived in Canada, we shared our memories of Melissa and these were the words that were used to describe her:

"What I admired most about Mel was her faith and love for God and her resilience. She made time to inject happiness everywhere she went and supported her friends and family 100%."

"I admired Mel's calm demeanour, her passion for family and God, and her resilience: Melissa demonstrated great drive and determination to be the best version of herself, despite life's numerous setbacks."

"One of things that I found most inspiring about Melissa was her ability to place all her burdens in the Lord's hands. Mel was very proud of her faith and was truly a warrior for God.

Diana Sharpe: I watched Melissa grow into Christ-like perfection, loving the unlovable, forgiving the unforgivable, giving grace to all and faithfully serving God each day. In our last conversation, I told her how much "I loved, respected, and admired her." She said, "it was all God."

Episode 6 description

“Difficult diagnosis: Beautiful discovery.” In this episode Melissa Allen-Morgan shares a story of bold faith, courage and confidence in God, her firm conviction and belief in his word and promises, and how she received the most beautiful gift in the midst of a difficult diagnosis. Her episode is entitled: “God answers in the midst of a difficult diagnosis.” God promised her a child through visions and dreams and while facing and beating cancer twice, he answers and strengthens her faith and the faith of those around: through this living testimony we KNOW God answers prayers.

Melissa Allen-Morgan is a daughter of God, wife, mother, servant leader, and a Human Resources professional residing in Canada. She holds a MSc. Degree in Human Resources Development and a BSc. Degree in Public Administration. 

Melissa’s Philosophy: “She believes we should love God; live, love and laugh.” Melissa believed in truly LIVING! 

Christian philosophy: Serve the Lord with all thine heart, mind and strength.

In today’s episode, Melissa shares:

Her 15 year battle with infertility

Facing a cancer diagnosis not once but twice

The power of relationships, community and sisterhood

Strengthening her relationship with God and others during this difficult journey

Here are a few of my favourite lessons that Melissa shared:

Lesson 1: God keeps his word!

Lesson 2: God is our strength!

Lesson 3: You have to boldly believe God for the things he has promised you!

Lesson 4: There is power in our words: speak positively over your life!

Lesson 5: Always strive for excellence!

Dedicated to Melissa Allen-Morgan with love. Sunrise: August 14, 1979 Sunset: March, 23, 2021. Please continue to pray for her family during this difficult time.

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No one tells a story quite like Georgia Crawford, so this episode is a must listen: it is humorous, engaging, inspiring, thought-provoking, and dynamic and filled with passion as the guest herself. 

Georgia Crawford Williams is a Consultant Sociologist, the founder of Strategic Engagements, an entity that provides web-based applications and corporate training for public and private sector organizations, a university lecturer, published author and a radio host on Edge FM. Although her first love is and will always be teaching, she takes much pride in her entrepreneurial endeavours which has led to her receiving the Ignite Business Award from the Development Bank of Jamaica.

She has also won the Jamaica’s Digital Innovations Challenge and was awarded top 10 Caribbean tech entrepreneurs by the International Development Bank Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) at their conference in 2016.

Georgia is known for her engaging persona and her passion for education, training and technology. She brings a keen intercultural awareness to her customized training packages. Georgia is a dedicated and caring wife and a fun-loving mother to her three (3) beautiful children, Rheanna, Ghianne-Skye and Nathan-George.

Georgia is committed to building a Jamaica in which her children can grow, prosper and be happy.

1. There are no strong women (people), only supported women (people). We all need support. We need each other. We need good people around us who will remind us of our worth!

2. Keep on, keeping on! Don’t give up! Ask for support!

3. Understand our seasons!

4. Every storm runs out of rain!

5. People are better than we think they are! There is an abundance of good around us (my words).

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Join us for an exciting and inspiring Episode 17 with Sandie Heron who is joining us from halfway around the world in Japan.

Sandie Heron is the author of "Journey into the Unknown: Finding the courage to move from where you are to where God wants you to be." In her book, she shares her journey from Jamaica, to living and working in Japan and all the challenges that she had to overcome to pursue what she deeply felt was her divine calling. 

Sandie is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona and holds a bachelors degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies. She currently works as an Assistant Language teacher at a high school in Tokyo, where she cherishes the opportunity she has to impact lives daily. She is passionate about hearing, capturing and sharing the stories of people all over the world and does this in a remarkably captivating way on her YouTube channel @sandieheron. 

In today’s episode, Sandie shares her passion for God, the power of being separated and isolated, but not alone, meeting and knowing God outside of the pews, and experiencing love and support in a place where she didn't even speak the language. 

Some of the nuggets that Sandie shared are:

1. Trust your season of separation and isolation; it is a place of strengthening!

2. God is everywhere!

3. Be intentional with your time and your space. 

4. We all have a purpose!

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Toni-Kay Dawkins is an entrepreneur, creative director and producer, people enthusiast, and change agent. She is a proud graduate of Wolmer’s Girls School and Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, USA. Toni-Kay holds a Bachelor of Arts in Documentary Filmmaking, Mediation and International Dispute Resolution from Bennington College. She is also a certified Mediator.

Toni-Kay (TK) is most passionate about building the community she and many of her closest friends now flourish in. A community where people of different political persuasions, religious affiliations, educational levels and socio-economic backgrounds unite in order to:

Toni-Kay has learned that blindly following “society” and listening to what “they" say has led many to socially accepted images but emotionally and financially deficient lives and she is uniting those ready to ask uncommon questions, take uncommon action and experience uncommon results.

TK has proactively and intentionally invested in her personal and professional growth and development and has since:

- Won several corporate awards

In today's episode, Toni-Kay shares many powerful nuggets and lessons, a few of my favourites are below:

1. The importance of taking care of our mind and mindset. 

2. Our mindset accounts for 75%, while our behaviours and actions account for 25% of our success.

3. The power of habits.

4. The power of relationships.

5. The power of communication and community (unity).

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Dr. Joan Wright-Good is a global CEO, dynamic speaker, preacher, coach, best-selling author, mother, and wife. She travels the globe, training, teaching and ministering to women and men on spiritual living and business development to include business start-ups and creating multiple streams of incomes. Her passion is to help people to actualize wholeness through regeneration. As an award-winning CEO and ordained Minister of the gospel Joan is quite a cultural architect of her time.

Her areas of expertise are, business start-ups, book publishing, relationship building, marketing, women’s and youth ministry. Her profound knowledge of business and her command of sound biblical teaching sets her apart as a game changer. 

In 2016, Joan received a game changing endorsement from former US President Barack Obama. She was awarded for her philanthropic work in the community.

In part 2 of our powerful conversation, Joan shares the following nuggets for building a successful brand and lasting legacy:

1. Build your business on Kingdom principles.

2. Don't leave your 9-5, until you have a 5-9!

3. The secrets to being a successful entrepreneur - do listen and take notes.

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