Today’s Special Guest is Emogene Mitchell, CEO, Mitchell’s Meetings & Events!  Emogene has more than 20 years of experience in meeting and event management, planning conferences, meetings, events, and study tours across the United States and abroad. She is well respected in the industry and is often sought out to offer strategic thinking in best practices in the field. Mitchell’s Meetings & Events is a woman-owned, boutique company — offering a comprehensive menu of conference and event management services to associations, non-profits, government agencies, and corporate clients, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. She shares cost effective and responsive solutions tips and posits that a successful event is the product of a clear understanding of the client's goals and outcomes, vision, attention to details, expert planning, strong relationships with partners, and good communication. Visit her website - http://www.choosemitchells.com

Join us as special guests Seminar Director Maggie Kavanaugh & Certified Life Coach Lisa Hooks as they share details about Saturday’s upcoming Christian Women’s Business Conference – “Designed To Thrive!” Topics will include Start-up to Soaring, Launch It Big, Master Your Message, To Profit or Non-Profit, and Maximize marketing.

Instead of wishing for things to happen, your personal declaration causes you to speak forth the things you desire. Your declaring is not presumption because it decrees only what the Word says. When you make a personal declaration based upon your prayer request, you position yourself into a proactive mode. When you declare, you are speaking emphatically with an exclamation mark at the close of your statement!  All of your energy and might is the force behind your words! You are confident that what you have said is true and will definitely happen.

While YVOE is on hiatus for the month of August, enjoy this repeat episode! You may need to change your perspective if you feel: defeated, overwhelmed, discouraged, hopeless, emotionally exhausted, and ready to give it all up!  Your perspective may be the difference from thriving in victory or wallowing in despair. Let's create a strategic plan for a new way of looking at things!

Rebroadcasting last week prayer, as we continue our focus on Peace today we will talk about Perfect Personal Peace! Our prayer life steeped in the promises of GOD is how we are able to enjoy Perfect Peace in our personal lives.  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8, NKJV

An Anonymous Quote says, A leader leads by example whether he or she intends to or not! Let’s strategize about the disciplines involved for becoming a “Great Leader”.  Using the book, Practicing Greatness, 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders by Reggie McNeal, we discuss the first discipline of Self-Awareness to solidify our self-perceptions of leadership.

Join us in the Author’s Corner with special guest, Christian Fiction Author, Kathy Harris. She loves to encourage writers in their pursuit of the craft, because it’s not an easy career choice. She also hopes to encourage Christians in their walk. “Life can throw us curves, but we worship an amazing God. One who loves us more than we can fathom. And One who forgives, even when we can’t forgive ourselves.” We will discuss her book, Road to Mercy, and her blog at www.DivineDetour.com.

As we continue our focus on Peace today we will talk about Perfect Personal Peace! Our prayer life steeped in the promises of GOD is how we are able to enjoy Perfect Peace in our personal lives.  Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8, NKJV

Do you have a weekly time set aside for rest? How do you spend that time? Today’s strategy involves taking time each week to rest, reflect, and relax. This involves physical, emotional, and spiritual rest to rejuvenate you, mind, body, and soul. This strategy involves self-care as well as self-kindness and allows you to continually recharge! Excerpts from my book, Help to Get Over IT.

I am away from the studio this week but have pre-recorded an excerpt from my 33 minute prayer that can be found on my YouTube Channel. Let us continue in prayer. People are concerned about prayer, however some feel ill equipped for effective prayer. In order to maximize course outcomes, the prerequisites are sincerity, humility and love.  The major benefits for becoming a prayer champion is to develop the bold confidence of a conqueror with a win-win outlook on life.  No matter the challenge, the champion prayer skills developed will empower you to cast your cares upon the LORD for yourself as well as for others within your circle of influence.