15 Lessons we can Learn from a Woman of Purpose

I woke up this morning with a sense of peace and a sense of urgency to get this information to anyone who would take the time to read it. As I explained yesterday in my last post, I was stopped in my track and forced to watch some videos from Oprah's Master Class. I was encouraged and empowered by her experiences and knew I had to use social media to get this enlightening message out. Well, yesterday evening the entire two hour show came on and I contacted everyone that is in my immediate circle and told them to watch it. It's called Master Class so I had my notebook and an open heart to receive what I knew God was telling me. I am not impressed with the fact that Oprah Winfrey is a Billionaire. I am impressed with her honesty and her hindsight advice in explaining the manifestations of her fruit.

At our best we are all teachers. -Maya Angelou

1. Know yourself.
Understand that you are a spiritual being having human experiences. This actualization early in life will save you many heartaches. It gives you a peace in every encounter and situation that will come your way.

2. You are here for a reason. You are not an accident. You are the co-creator of your life.
You must take responsibility for the space you hold here. You were created with and on PURPOSE. Everything and Everyone that has occupied your time and space comes with lessons. Because we are guided by God who is our Creator, the process is simple. Celebrate your existence. Live in the present. Walk in your destiny. It is vital because you are the answer to many problems.

3. You are worthy. 
You wouldn't have been created if you didn't matter to the Universe. The fact that you are here is a clear indication that you are commissioned for greatness.

4. You are the master of your fate.
If you don't realize that you are in control of your thoughts and your life, you will just be wandering around wasting time. Take control of your life. You are the master of your soul. You have choices. Make the right decisions to catapult you into what you were placed here to be and do.

5.  When you do well, people will notice.
I tell all of my sisters and mentees, that as long as you give 100%, you are striving for excellence. Anything less, than your best, will give you average results.

6. Prepare for opportunity.
There is no such thing as luck. Everything that has happened is preparing you for what's to come. (O. Winfrey)


7. Don't pretend to be what you are not.
As Oscar Wilde says, "Be yourself, everyone else is taken." Your DNA and fingerprints prove that you are you and there is no one like you.

8. We are more than we appear to be.
For a very long time money, diamonds, fame, and power were my influence. But three years ago, my influence transitioned to joy, peace, love, and purpose. And the fruit of the spirit are now my guiding light. This is what this statement means to me.

9. Grow to greatness.
Life is about growth and change. Lesson eight reveals that more than anything.

10. SURRENDER.
Once you have prayed, bargained, hoped, pleaded, and believed, the only thing that you can do is surrender. God can dream a bigger dream than I can ever dream...(O. Winfrey)

11. Your intention rules your life and determines the outcome.
In my affirmations, I pray that my thoughts, motives, heart, and intentions are cleansed. Anything in me that doesn't resemble love and light, I want cleansed and filled with more of you (God). #TryThis

12. You become what you believe...
The seeds that you plant with your thoughts and deeds all manifest through you.

13. You are not alone.
I remember Dale C. Bronner delivering a message one Sunday that gave the perfect example of this statement. He began talking about the two mirrors that we use on our cars to switch lanes while driving. And then he bought to our attention the wording on the mirror that we all take for granted: OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR. And with that example, he began to explain how God is with us at all times. Even when it seems like he is not, he is. If you believe that statement without doubt, you will realize that in this dimension we are interconnected. We need love and each other to survive.

14. Stay true to your calling.
As an entrepreneur, you must remain competitive but when you begin to do things out of your element you are sure to fail. Two years ago, I was trying to plan an event and it was not coming together. It was difficult for all the components to fall in place. I took a step back and made the decision to not do the event. My instincts guide me and I know that my element is writing, informing, assisting, and leading. So I stay in my lane and you should as well.

15. Go with The Flow...
Anything you attack will fight back. (I. Vanzant)

(Purple is the color of love and peace. The two very things that I am obsessed with.)