Successfully Successful

What is a contract? It is an agreement, which is comprised of a minimum of three distinct elements: Terms and Conditions: Here is where we set expectations.  What are we expecting to be done?Consideration: This is where we define what we are getting in return for what we are giving or doing.Length of Time: This simply states how long this agreement will be in effect.Acceptance Learn why it is important to know what you are agreeing to before you sign on the dotted line.

We often confuse our gifts and talents with our purpose.  Our gifts and talents are conduits and tools in the demonstration of our purpose. What is God’s plan for you and your business?  When the world was wiped clean due to the flood, God confirmed that his mission statement had not changed.  Simply put:  He originally created the planet for man to fill and he still wanted them to do it.  The fact that he had to wipe out and start with a clean slate did not change that mission statement.

According to Genesis 2:2  “On the seventh day—with the canvas of the cosmos completed—God paused from His labor and rested.” Pay particular attention to the words paused and rested. When we think of resting from our work, we think of taking a vacation or a break from work.  That’s not what God did here. At the end of the 6th day, God was done with creating.  But he was not finished with his creation.  There is a difference.

Within the faith based small business community - there’s a trend to attach God’s name, an aspect of his persona  or something Biblical to everything we do. When Adam named the animals, he didn’t attach God’s name to them.  When he named his wife, he didn’t attach God to her name.  He named her based on who she was and her purpose. When we name our businesses, does the brand we are seeking to create accurately reflect what we are seeking to do? Is the name of our business an accurate reflection of the services, goods or information we are seeking to provide?

Today’s episode is entitled “The Power of Words” and answers the question: Which three words are the key to lasting success? Most of us are familiar with the concept of the Law of Attraction. There’s something far more powerful than the law of attraction and that’s the power of our words.  Scripture teaches us that we are made in the image of God.  Jesus said that we would do works greater than He.  He raised the dead, healed the sick and more. Learn the direct correlation between the words God spoke during creation and the words we speak over our businesses.  

Much like you, I’ve been struggling to find the balance in my work life and focusing on God’s will for me. We see depictions of Boss Babes and Boss Chicks with chants of Girl Power, but what does that really mean?  Some of the very people you admire and view as successful are barely making ends meet and desperate for that next client or venture, while trying to balance family and/or relationships.  Others have achieved monetary goals but have difficulty maintaining them. And even more are those who appear to have it all but are lonely, because running a successful business as a solo entrepreneur often means long hours and little time for much else. That’s not how God wants us to live, Boss or not. Join me on this journey to help you become and remain successfully successful!

Talk about serendipitous!   Rene Syler is a former anchor of CBS' The Early Show, published author, blogger, and the co-host of this year's Black Weblog Awards!  Her book, "Good Enough Mother" was written for "every woman who's passed off store-bought cakes as her own at the school-bake sale" and gives an honest look at motherhood!  AND, she just snagged a partnership with Evenflo! Hear how she triumphed and exuded tenacity while reinventing herself and how you can, too!  Join us as we let our natural hair down, literally and symbolically! Connect with Rene online: GEM Website Facebook Twitter

As her twitter bio puts it Royce is:  Mother 1st, Author, Dancer, VH1's Basketball Wives! Join us for this exclusive interview just before a new episode of Basketball Wives airs immediately following our chat! Got questions?  Call in or join us in the chat room LIVE!  Catch up on Basketball Wives here! Join Royce online: Website Twitter

I had the pleasure of interviewing the ladies of VH1's Love & Hip Hop just prior to the first episode airing.  Mashonda shares her history as a songwriter, why she feels she is the Poster Woman of Love & Hip Hop, what kind of dad Fabolous is, what she expected upon completion of the show and so much MORE!

Somaya Reece joins us LIVE for this EXCLUSIVE after the show chat!  Although three hours of footage was taped, you will only see 90 minutes on television.  What REALLY happened at the Reunion Show?  Learn how Somaya gives a whole new meaning to the Vagina Monologues!  We give you the RAW/UNCUT version of the show, with special callers who ATTENDED the taping and know what only insider's know:  It ain't over!

Join me and the ENTIRE cast of VH-1's hit series "Beverly Hills Fabulous".  Elgin Charles and his team join us LIVE to take your calls and answer questions about the show.  During the LIVE show, ONE caller will be selected by the Emperor of Hair, Elgin Charles himself to receive a FABULOUS EXCLUSIVE prize package.  AND listen at the top of the show for the UNRELEASED Elgin Charles theme song, featuring Chris Brown's artist Joelle James, the Skeem Team and produced by Octavia March!

One of our most successful shows to date, David Coleman, America's one and ONLY "Hitch" aka The Dating Doctor rejoins us during Cybercrush Month.  We take your questions & calls live & via the chatroom.  Join us for a fun-packed hour!  Shy?  Submit your question in advance to thatwritingchic@gmail.com!

Matchmaker Paul Carrick Brunson Spring has Sprung and romance is in the air. Paul stopped by to help us kick off National Cybercrush Month as we discussed the do's and don'ts of dating, what it takes to make a relationship last and what you should know before making the decision to take it to the next level.

Generation NextGeneration Next is a new web-based reality show about teenage boys and their relationships with their dads and/or mentors. Joining us LIVE will be Eric Williams (Basketball Wives, NBA), his son, and the entire cast, including the creator and director of the series.

Connie Chris Affectionately dubbed "Mz. Berry" on Season 2 of Ray J of Love, Connie Chris stopped by to discuss how she went from being a Realtor to a reality show. She shares with us her craziest fan moment (IT'S INSANE) and what fuels her most. Hear as she gives advice to her younger self. An intimate conversation with an impassioned woman, find out what she's up to now and what's next for her!

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The 100 Million Hit Wonder Asa is a three time cancer survivor, who turned a layoff into a career as a comedian. His wildly popular youtube series quickly rose to fame with over 110 MILLION hits and counting! Hear from the man who won the "Be The King" contest and interviewed Larry King live on television just prior to the King of Talk's departure. Asa talks about his newest venture, the webseries "120 with Asa."

Ready or Not - They're Back! Mint Condition is back with a new album and sounding better than ever. Join me LIVE! as I speak with the group who have blessed the airwaves with hits such as "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)", "Ready or Not" and "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" Currently the house band for TV One's "Way Black When", their single "Caught My Eye" is currently available on Itunes.

The Gatekeepers Post Author and media personality, Jeff Rivera launches The Gatekeepers Post, a new social media community intended to make a significant impact on the conversation of book publishing. Joined by industry heavyweights such as Zane, Jane Friedman, Hachette this collaborative will forever change the publishing industry.

300 Steps To Greatness Starting TODAY, I'm embarking on the biggest journey of my life and I want to invite you to join me and my special co-host Shawna Marie of The Healing Truth Center as we usher in GREATNESS! We will share our goals, visions and plans for this year and offer ourselves to YOU in assisting you getting started on this journey of 300 Steps To Greatness!