The Business Woman: Demetria Buie

This is exciting to start the new year with a great interview with an awesome business woman. Demetria Buie. She is from a small town in Louisiana who enjoys writing, reading, helping others and being a mentor for hurt women. We believe that is why she is successful with DB Publications!

Ms. Buie, an entrepreneur since 2014 is the founder and visionary for DB Publications, LLC where they write to make a difference in someone else's life. Her company services authors, hurt women, and writers. Demetria stepped out on faith to start her business when you left her job. She share's she walks in faith EVERYDAY!

One of the  many challenges Demetria has faced is knowing the value of her company. It would seem she has gown through what many entrepreneur has but keeps learning.

You can read more about Demetria in the BQ Royal Business Magazine; Subscribe here.

 Know who you are, and value yourself and your business. Never let bad sales, or a bad day make you give up on your hopes, and dreams. Speak life over yourself every single day even when you don't feel like it. Have nothing but positive people around you. 
Most importantly pray, that's your way maker.

                                                              Demetria Buie

Loving Me

Every day there is a teaching moment about ourselves. In that moment we can discover great truths; are you ready for a truth I learned about myself?

I pray you are because it's deep.

I think about the possibility of my future king everyday, but in those thoughts, I have a challenge with whom I am; at least I did before this weekend. I woke up Friday morning saying LORD, I want to fall in love with me all over again.

It started with these great pictures I took of myself where I said YES, I'M HOT. Then, I went too far. I felt as if I was lusting after my own beauty. Through the night, the Lord chastise me and put me on track. I had to repent after whooping. I had to fast. I had to pray.

"Loving me was not a bad thing; lusting after me was." 

There are things we do in our lives that will cause us to sin. In that sin, we could lose connection with our ALMIGHTY FATHER. I am thankful Jesus thought so much of me to come and say, GET RIGHT GIRL, repent now. If He hadn't come, I would be lost. Lost as I go into 2018 working from 2017 instructions.

It's okay to love you.
It's okay to say hey I LOOK GOOD.
It's not okay to lose sight of whom God is in our lives.
It's not okay to sin.

I fell in love with me again. I also fell in love with my spiritual assignment AGAIN.

Recognize whom God made you to be; it starts with self!

God bless you!
Dana Williamson

Smart, Saved, and Sexy 2: Loving YOU

When I first established the Smart, Saved and Sexy initiative, it was because of the need I had in my life. It was to establish a connection with other women who love themselves, who bury body shaming and excel. 

This year, I'm taking the initiative to another level. I'm reaching out to the women who are still struggling with their identity and wondering what they should about it and who will support them in it.

I'm here to tell the women I understand what the problem is and I know where their emotions lay in their lives, and HOW MESSED UP THAT REALLY IS.

I am here to tell the women they are not alone and we must do something. Actions speak louder than words.

With that:

LOVING YOU

It's time to be naked and unafraid. It is time to tell yourself no matter where you've been you can succeed. It isn't just about business, but your sister (blood or not) who watches your every move in secret, but covers you in prayer.

Loving you isn't just accepting your flaws and telling others you are accepting your flaws, but it's saying, DESPITE MY FLAWS, I can do this. 

For years, MY ENTIRE LIFE before 2015, I thought I was this fat woman. Now, that I am a fat woman and I look back over my photos, I was smaller, just as cute, but smaller. I wasn't really skinny but generally smaller than I am now. My concern, with all of the other women I'm connected with, is what exactly do we see in the mirror? Our own reflection or the reflection of the voices of the people?

This next year, with Smart Saved and Sexy Naked and Unafraid will help shut the mouths of the people and allow the man in the mirror to speak.

I can't do it alone.
I need you.
SSS: Naked and Unafraid:
1. Meetings
2. Speaking events
3. etc

If you are a woman and need help to be NAKED AND UNAFRAID, contact me.
Smart, Saved and Sexy is more than just conversation.

I want to support you, help you, move you, and bring you to the podium to help someone else.

Author on a Mission

This interview is long over due. Tonya Franklin is a blessing in the Christian Authors  industry as she doesn't hold her tongue, doesn't stop pursuing God's purpose, and doesn't stop trying to encourage others. One of the best things you can do right now is read her story. 

"I Speak. To Empower"

Tonya is the author of Good Customer Service Tips for Entrepreneurs 

as well as Women on Purpose: Bible and Business, 

and the new powerful fiction release, Devil in Disguise. 

She has served as a contributing writer for numerous publications such as: 

Million Moms in Action, SpeakWoman Magazine, 

as well as an professional expert with BrandHer P.e.a.r.l.

 And has been spotlighted in Ann Marie Bryant’s Reader’s Café, 

Reading on the Edge Book Club, 

and B.R.A.B. (Building Relationships Around Books).

How long have you been writing? Nearly 30 years. But I didn't take the plunge to become a published author until 2 years ago.

How many published works do you have? I have three.

  

What is the genre you focus on? I have various focuses. My first book was on customer service (business development), my second book was on women and business (spiritual and professional development), and my current release is Christian fiction.

What were you focusing on with this particular book? With my current release, I wanted to focus on the development of Christian relationships. Sometimes it is easy to see inward looking from the outside. I wanted to switch that view, and give readers a look from within.

Any new releases? I have two coming this summer. One is a devotional and the other is my first Christian mystery series release.

As a writer are you also a speaker? Yes, I have been speaking for 15 years. Last year I decided to add it to my author brand, to seek more exposure and opportunities in speaking. As a speaker, I cover spiritual and professional development topics.

What would you like to tell new writers/authors to motivate them? 

Don't be afraid of the journey to discover your passion, and when you find it, walk in it. And don't listen to those who say "you can't". Every invention or idea was once upon a time impossible. If God gives it to you, do it. Write your journey; everyone's point of view is based on their own individuality and experience.

Thank you so much for stepping into the life of Tonya Franklin. B.A.D. will be interviewing her on BLOG TALK RADIO during the Christian Author Expo in October. Ms. Franklin's website and contact information are listed below!

www.tonyadfranklin.com

booksbytonya@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/tonyathewriter

www.instagram.com/booksbyonya

I was Her....Olivia Pope

How did I get here with this title? I made a discovery in the past 30 days for which I may need counseling for but, nonetheless, a discovery. I realized I was Olivia Pope; the fixer, the caregiver, the saver, the....WOMAN.

Being a woman is a given; but some women find themselves weak. Olivia, gets weak, and then REVERTS BACK TO BEING STRONG. Where does that strength come from? It comes from being the fixer, the caregiver, the saver; it comes from being the best at the best of what we do and not what we're not.

I was her; Olivia Pope. I AM HER. 

No, not in seasons, of course; but seasoned. Being seasoned is experience. I am HER. I am the one who MOVES MOUNTAINS for people and then I have MORE EXPERIENCES because of my mountain-moving abilities.

I am her; I don't even regret being her.  Why? Our lives are wrapped around what other people say about us, even think about us, and we should have no regrets about what we've learned. Our lives have knowledge and wisdom wrapped into them NO MATTER HOW GOOD OR BAD they have been.

HERE'S YOUR MESSAGE:
Never have regrets. Never ever have regrets, because you can't learn if you have regrets. You can't see God in your life if you have regrets. If you are offered another day, another morning, you don't have time for regrets. You have time for lessons. You have time for experiences. You have time for LIFE, HEALTH, and STRENGTH.

You are a GLADIATOR (Olivia's team). A gladiator is a person who engages in a fight or controversy. Don't turn away from controversy or fight.

"My white hat is bigger than your hat."

Olivia knows what she is worth, and she refuses to accept anything lower.

Fast Cars and Slow Sex

I am a fan of the Fast and Furious franchise; not because I like fast cars but because I drive fast.
I own and drive, a full size conversion van. This van is big enough for me to keep people at arms length, I see over most other vehicles and when traveling no one knows WHO IS IN THE VAN WITH ME.

But you didn't come here for that: 

FAST CARS AND SLOW SEX: OUR PRIORTIES ARE MIXED UP. 

Ladies (and some men) what exactly are your priorties? What do you want out of life? Do you want the sports car that goes from zero to 80 in a mili-second or slow love that takes you to higher hieghts behind closed doors?

I'm sorry, have you ever asked yourself that question? Try it.
No, I will never say FLIP THE SCRIPT. What I will say is look at your ENTIRE LIFE and tell me where FAST CARS AND SLOW SEX comes in and I will tell you the most important lesson today is in the title. Caught on yet?

No?
Still thinking?
Wanting to hear some raunchy lies watch some explicit video?
Get your mind out of the gutter and come back tomorrow....because I believe you've MISSED THE LESSON.

Ways to be B.A.D. #29: Take Risks

When you know that you need something in life, you have to understand that waiting on the mailman or anyone ELSE, is not getting ready for a positive end result. In order to take risks, you have to be willing to step out (sometimes out of the house), to do this.

A B.A.D person, we know, is BLESSED, ANOINTED AND DESTINED, but to be this BAD person, without any pause in life, is to press when you dont' want to press. Everyday, I look at my life and see how I can do things better than I have. I look at how to step out and take risks.

This picture shows stormy skies, not just cloudy, but STORMY SKIES, and a sign that says risks ahead. This is the epitome of what needs to be done regardless of what everything else looks like.The hurricanes of life will still go on, but the RISKS must be done.

As a business and lifestyle coach, I tell everyone to use their resources when building business. This means use what you have even though you dont' have any money, or you don't have any help/support.

Risks are not about looking foolish; who cares if you look foolish? Risks about ENCOURAGING SELF!

Dana Neal
Coach
www.baduniversity.com 

Ways to be B.A.D. 28: Remember, its not Religion, its RELATIONSHIP

This is real simple! The closer you get to God, that better your chances of understanding all the bad things that happen in your life.

What I mean is, before you go FALLING OFF THE CLIFF, because every thing is going wrong, you will go to the word of God. Why? How? The Holy Spirit within you will guide you in that direction. The many pieces of revelation in the Bible, far outweigh the issues you have in your life.

Look at what you know to be WRONG RIGHT NOW; what have you done to clear that up? What have you done to get an understanding of how you MAY be at fault?

I have had many experiences in this thing called life, and I'll tell you that I don't know how I God thought so much of me all those years I was under religion and not relationship. With relationship, I can walk with God continuously and not be worried. With relationship I am encouraged to do what is necessary for what even though it seems strange to others.

Religion tells me to do what has been structured in books, not in spirit. I want my end result to be because my ears to hear and eyes to see were strictly because of the RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.


Dana Neal
Coach

Ways to be B.A.D. #10: Use Your Resources

Everyday I am faced with the challenges of using what I know to get what I want. Sometimes I look at life and say I just can't do this right now, but then I look at my goals and say, I just can't NOT DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

I want growth in my life, and I want to build on leaving a legacy for my family. Now, I am in my 40's but as long as God gives me breath, I can handle this. So with that, USE YOUR RESOURCES.

What are you resources? Look around at what you want and what you desire; what do you need to obtain those desires. For one, you have to have a good prayer life, and, then 2, you need move in what God says to do. The problem with some, is that they are waiting on God to give instructions in a normal way, when actually you can't expect that. He is SUPERNATURAL; omnipotent. He can do things WAY BETTER than others can; than man can.

What are you resources? 

My resources:

• writing
• talking
• teaching
• cooking
• planning
• couponing
• reading

These may not look like resources to you, but think about it: being a reader will make you a reviewer for a writer or author. Being a writer you can create a blog sharing your expertise on cooking. Being a talker can help maximize your potential at being a speaker, write, and an expert.

What are you resources? 

Dana Neal
Coach

Ways to be B.A.D. #7: Cultivate Your Gifts

Remember the scriptures about gifts? Remember that gifts are given without repentance? Do you recall the men with the talents? Take into consideration all the scriptures below and realize you fall in all of them. The only thing you have to ponder, in falling in all of the scriptures, is are you being obedient? Read Deuternonmy 28: 1-14. It talks about the blessing in obedience. This is going to be key as you decide and determine about cultivating your gift.

Romans 11:29King James Version (KJV)

²⁹ For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Proverbs 18:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Matthew 25: 14- 30 The Parable of the Talents

If talents/gifts can help you to start or build a business, or in ministry; they can also help you in your life. The important part of using them is knowing where they came from, and giving GOD GLORY. I know that Romans 11:29 basically says everyone gets a gift and a calling, but if you don't use it for God's glory, what are you doing? Are you like the servant that didn't do anything?--that buried his talent? 

 

 Cultivate means to acquire or develop {skill,quality}.

What are you doing to develop your skill in cooking? coaching? sewing? fashion design? ministry? 

In order to do something with what you got, you must work at making it better. Every year, as a business owner, I work hard at learning something new about my industry or my skills. I do what I need to, to cultivate my gifts. 

I implore, not only encourage, you to work at cultivating your gift, and then GIVE GOD GLORY!

Dana Neal

Coach

 

 

Ways to be B.A.D. #6: Help Others

There are times in life that you have to know that you can be helpful. You have to know that with and in all your resources, you can help others. Its not about selling what you have or bringing people in to be members of your church/ministry; its about sharing what you know and not looking for anything in return.

God has given us many tools; these things come in the form of gifts and talents. What are you doing to share those use those tools?

1 Peter 5:3King James Version (KJV)

³ Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

Matthew 5:42King James Version (KJV)

⁴² Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
 

If God is in you, dwelling in you not only for YOUR GOOD, but HIS GLORY, you should be reaching back the same way you reached out. The same way you asked, someone is asking of you. Are you ready for the blessings if you truly aren't blessing others? 

 

Dana Neal

Coach 

www.baduniversity.com

www.coachdana.biz