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by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
do good. It is a philosophy founded the principle that we each have power. We are leaders who can positively create change and impact the world. We just have to believe in ourselves and do it!
It’s also a Biblically-based concept. 1 Timothy 6:18-19 says: Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
The principle is also deeply rooted in our history. Shirley Chisholm, activist and leader once said service is the rent do for living.
But what does doing good look like in practice?
1. Find your purpose
Doing good is more than just volunteering it is using your purpose to create change in the world.
Ephesians 2:10 tells us: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. God has already prepared us for what we are to do. We just need to find our purpose. You must ask yourself:
– What has God called me to do?
– What is my passion?
– What is the one thing that continues to follow me, the thing I can’t shake?
2. Align your purpose with your good works.
Once you find your purpose and align your purpose with your good works.
3. Give deep.
Understand the needs of the those you are serving. Think about the your giving in this way: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Is your giving teaching? Is your giving helping to eliminate or significantly reduce a community issue?
4. Partner.
Partnerships can help you:
– Expand your reach.
– Increase your credibility and visibility.
– Maximize resources.
As Big Momma said in Soul Food: “One finger…don’t make no impact, but you ball up all them fingers into a mighty fist and you can strike a mighty blow.” Make a mighty fist and strike a blow by developing partnerships to reach your goals.
5. Share how you are giving.
Once you develop your personal giving plan, share it and encourage others to give. I’d love to hear from you on how you are giving and how deep your giving has gone. Email me at bea@beawilliams.com
by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
We have all encountered or maybe experienced it ourselves, stunning and breathtaking on the outside and a broken hot mess on the inside. On the exterior, she seems to have it all; gorgeous clothes with nice matching accessories, top label shoes and purses, great features, intelligence, nice car, big house or condo, college degree or pursuing one.
The expensive vacations she takes, the shopping she does, the five star restaurants and hotels drive her conversations, she patronizes with her family and friends. Little do we know she is living a lie, one big ugly financial lie. Although, she might have looked like a million dollars on the outside, she is a willing penniless slave to debt on the inside. We see these situations often, but are unable to recognize them. The question then becomes how much damage can this one little word really do?
Financial lies create the backdrop that has the undeniable ability to not only destroy your life, but your self esteem as well. The daunting task of fighting to keep up appearances and borrowing money to make to the day will become so overwhelming the person in the mirror may become foreign. Further more, once you tell one lie the cycle of telling more is inevitable which leads to fostering bad habits, lack of trust in relationships and personal insecurities. Rationalizing spending habits, or the displaying of wealth that you truly do not have is a direct road block to obtaining the lifestyle you really desire. It doesn’t matter how you paint the picture, if it is a fake, it will get exposed and the lie will catch up with you. Ultimately, when it does you have to stand in the mist of your mess and figure out how you are going to clean it all up.
Here are a few tips to get you started if you are battling this 3-letter word:
• Admit you have lost your financial way and you need help
•STOP, when you feel the urge to spend money you don’t really have or tell a lie to cover up one you told before simply don’t do it.
• Take inventory of the items you have, determine those that may be able to give you a return in some way. Take those items and use them to generate revenue that can immediately help you pay off some debt or bills.
•Be creative, take a moment to reflect on what brought you joy before spending money became your vice. Once you have an idea tap into how you can make that work to your benefit.
•Forgive yourself and start the journey to rediscovering who you where before you became lost in a sea of exterior acceptance.
•Set a budget and stick to it! If you need help ask, there is no shame in gathering the tools and information needed to be the best you.
The next time you encounter that flawless well put together beauty while shopping, walking down the street, at work, or wherever, don’t be so quick to assume that she have it all. The odds are great that she may be living a lie, a financial lie. No one has a place to judge another, but we do have an obligation to leave the world better than we found it. Make sure you are not missing opportunities to make a significant impact on someone you may be able to help escape the grasp of the 3 letter word waiting to sink their finances.
Be Inspired,
by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Faith + Expressions
Does he know that when she was birth into this world his life would never be the same
Does he know?
Does he know the power he gives her each time he holds her hand or opens her door.
Does he know?
Does he know the feeling she feels when you looks in his eyes when she is unsure of herself
Does he know?
Does he know that every moment in her life going forward will bring her back to a place in time he stamped on her heart
Does he know?
Does he know her belief in her hopes and dreams stem from the confidence he gives her when he smiles
Does he know?
Does he know that one day he will not be able to protect her from hurt placed upon her by the world
Does he know?
Does he know that in her finest hour she will always look for him
Does he know?
Does he know that no matter how old and grey he becomes, he will always be her first love
Does he know
Does he know his little girl will one day grow up and become a grown woman and base her value on how he valued her
Does he know?
No really, does he know?
Be Inspired,
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by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
Who is responsible for your happiness? In a nutshell happiness in its most basic form connects you with the inner most part of yourself. It creates the space for all other attributes to plant, grow roots and sprout up and blossom. We tend to think of happiness as this factious feeling that we cannot truly define in words, so we simply disconnect from the idea that it is a necessary individual attribute that should be paramount, especially when you want to engage in being apart of anything that involves anyone other than just you.
In 2013, Harris Poll conducted a poll that showed that 1/3 of people in the United States consider themselves happy. In other words, about 67% of Americans are unhappy with their lives. Lets look at that percentage for a minute, 67% of people are unhappy for something we as individuals have control over plaques the US population. Many of those in that percentage being in their 20’s and 30’s, or Generation Y, as they are often called.
You would think that with the internet, social media and “reality” television people would be able to pin point and hone in on what brings them happiness, where to find it and how to nurture it. WRONG!!
Happiness is self-owning it should not be attached to anything, anywhere or anyone, because the moment you equate it with those things you release yourself of accountability for your happiness. Let’s be clear, you will never be able to fit in a box of other people’s happiness without compromising your own. Compromising is a character trait, not to be confused with a key attribute. Meaning going to the store to get the iPhone 5s in silver, but all they have is gold so you compromise and take what is available. Your life is not a compromise, your happiness it not a compromise.
You have to own your stuff. You cannot make excuses for the things that have affected your life and made your happiness waiver. See, here is the thing am I not saying you will walk around each day and only feel happiness? No! However, I am saying that it is your choice to be at the base of your pyramid, deciding what you are willing to hold up and what is weighing you down.
I am telling you this now, because you have to get this, RIGHT NOW; if you haven’t before today. Taking control of your happiness is not an option it is a requirement to live your best life. It will afford you the opportunity to live with intent. You will be able to communicate with others more effectively {because you know what we will and will not do}, embrace that NO is a complete sentence and own that you never have to apologize for your personal power {STRONGtip: stop apologizing for things you have no control over, be sympathetic, not apologetic}.
You are responsible for your happiness and if you don’t begin to close the gaps that reside in the foundation {happiness} no matter how pretty the building, it will eventually fall.
Be Inspired,
by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
There are so many options when you look into branding. However, there are a few key tips you should know when you are ready to build your brand. Her are 5 to get you started:
1. The Buy-in: If you have no idea what you bring to the table or why what you have to offer is important, neither will anyone else. Before anyone ever buys in to your brand they will have to buy in to the creator first. So, how do you accomplish the scary task of being relatable to your target audience, you ask? It’s quite simple, you do the personal work necessary to have a clear understanding of who you are and what you represent, because only then will your actions, words and brand be aligned to connect with true authenticity.
2. Create a standard: If you have no guidelines, no values or boundaries that make you unique, what is your niche? Furthermore, what do you stand for? In current day branding for a brand to thrive it must have a personality and opinion. Based on your audience, develop the personality of your brand; create the poster child for “XYZ Brand”. Give her thoughts opinions, ideas and most of all give her freedom to grow and evolve over time.
3.Give More: It is easy to take from people that need or desire what you offer. However, if you pour out into the people that support your brand, they will not only return they will be loyal. They will feel appreciated and share their praise of your brand with others… word of mouth is still the best advertisement.
4: Understand the difference between a brand and branding: A brand is like sitting in the car and cranking it up. Branding is cranking it up and going across country. Then once you reach that destination jumping on a plane to another country with new car for another journey. There is a big difference and your audience can peep it from a mile away if you are tap dancing with an idea or if you are committed.
5. Be Committed: Do not look for the easy way out, nurture your brand as you would a child. Honestly, it is a child. Seek quality services that will showcase all you have to offer, have integrity and be consistent. If you are committed, the return on everything you do will be greater, not because of the product or service, but because of the overall presence of your brand.
Until next time… Brand On!
Be Inspired,
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