Starts With A Vision Podcast With Mr. Startswithavision| Without A Vision We Are Nothing

Episode 243 Topic of the Day: Second Chances   Special Guest: Yolanda Flournah Perkins Black Girls Rock Award of Southwest Florida, given by Freely Give www.yolandaperkins.com Instagram: YolandaFlournahPerkins Hi@yolandaperkins.com   3:16 Yolanda: I love to empower individuals. How to turn adversities into opportunities. I transform their ideas and stories into best selling books and hook them with a speaking engagement. That is what I do in a nutshell.   9:00 Yolanda: … I tried to commit suicide. I was like "No way in the world is Yolanda going to prison!" I was too small, too skinny and wears glasses. I was like "No way!" I saw all this stuff on TV about prison, so there is no way I am going. But, I have to credit my upbringing. My parents and my mother always say "You make your bed hard, you have to lay in it!" and she assured me that she would be there for me every step of the way.   17:00 Yolanda: .. That's what I would do, because I did those two things for one reason… Cause I know w