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The Cupcake Collection founder Mignon Francois shares how taking a chance and flipping her last $5 turned into an empire with over five million cupcakes sold to date.

"I realized I could be sick and tired but I couldn't be both," said Mignon Francois - speaker, entrepreneur, community leader and founder of The Cupcake Collection. On this episode, Mignon dives into how she was able to get out of debt and brokenness - by founding The Cupcake Collection in 2008, on the last $5 she had to feed her family. That determination and will turned into an empire with over five million cupcakes sold to date. Mignon shares the details of the beginning days of running the business and some of the mental hurdles she had to overcome in order to truly soar along her #dreamdriving journey. She gives advice for other dream drivers who may feel like the dream has "passed them" or that "it's too late" and why being willing to let your gifts shine is the best thing you can do for your chance of future success.

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Content warning: Domestic violence

What is something I can change right now? This is a question that Barrio Logan  artist, mother and caregiver Dia Soto has often asked herself to feel a sense of control while facing challenging situations such as childhood immigration, loss, homelessness, domestic violence, and starting a family as a teen. In this episode, Rachelle's former student shares how she experienced safety, belonging and empowerment in a range of community-based supports, and is now flourishing thanks to her own "rule breaking" spirit.   Listen for Dia’s profound wisdom around receiving help, paying it forward, and healing through art.

Resources:

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Liz Corker is a stylist, gym enthusiast, and all-around warrior. She discusses growing up with a young mother and having the "hang out house" in high school. Liz also talks about some of her abusive relationships and how she got out of them. Finally, she discusses why she can go to the gym for hours at a time, and Justin and her try to dig into where that desire comes from.

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Early in her journey, Monique experienced some of life’s hardest struggles, the death of both her mother and father, her grandmother, and great-grandmother, who were her biggest supporters, and her aunt who became her guardian, all before the age of 23. This domino of tragedies left her unprotected on the streets of San Francisco, California, learning to defend herself. By 25, she would later find herself facing a five-year Federal prison sentence, forcing her to leave her 7-year old son behind. Yet, she now helps thousands with her motto 'life is not personal, it's purpose'.

 

You don’t want to miss:

• How to NOT take things personally!
• How it doesn't matter what you face you can turn it around
• Why you should write your story or thoughts before sharing

PLUS, the value in writing a Goodbye Letter to your loved ones! 

 

Links and resources:

Monique's links

Website: www.moniqueturner.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverpersonalalwayspurposeLLC/

✪ Link for book giveaway (get in fast!! And mention this is The Beautiful Side of Grief book giveaway 💜) va.moniqueturner@gmail.com

✪ Link for probation questionnaire​   http://www.moniqueturner.biz

✪ Link for school promo video #iAmHer girls empowerment Day Grades 6-8th​ https://youtu.be/JS7s05858kE

✪ 3 Ways to mange your emotions​- https://youtu.be/8NLIiUdI1Lg

Quote:

"So now I had a sense of faith, right? A sense of hope outside of my normal self. And so outside of the anger and the grief that I was struggling with." ~ Monique Turner

 

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And heartfelt Thanks to Gabe Dovaston for the music!

Javia Alissa is a Reiki master, clairsentient psychic, and spiritual advisor. After spending most of her life as a Christian, she went through a transformation and began her spiritual journey at the age of 21. Javia discovered her gift of being a psychic, following a traumatic event that happened in her life & she fell in love with reading for others. She was also introduced to Reiki around the time that she discovered that she was a psychic, it changed her life so she decided to become a practitioner that way she could heal others in the way that she had been healed.

In this episode, we talk about how she discovered her gifts, what her experience as a young mother has been like, how she experiences source energy, becoming an entrepreneur and so much more.
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