Here’s the Facebook memory that actually prompted my last post about Colin Powell (the hashtag).🥰
Never give up. Keep striving for your dreams!♥️
Shaun
Keep Striving For Your Dreams
Tag: keep going
Shaking My Head Laughing
Who else writes ‘motivational’ notes to themselves? Shaking my head laughing. I just found this one. Looks like I was tired of my own self that day.😂 I can hear myself now, “Girl… if you don’t get up and keep moving! I’m about tired of you! Ain’t nobody got time for no pity party!” And I bet I got up and started moving, too.😂
Can’t help but to love life. It’s always interesting/entertaining.😅
Shaun
Sustainability
I have always believed in creating something solid. Something that would outlast even me. Something sustainable.
Sustainability was always one of my first thoughts when asked to work on community-based research projects, especially those that had the potential of making or breaking communities—leaving them healthier or leaving them worse.
I always asked—and I’m pretty sure many were annoyed—What’s the plan for after?
After the funding ends.
After the results aren’t found favorable, or publishable.
After a bigger and better opportunity comes along.
What’s the plan for the community?
I have found that commitment, longevity, and endurance are key to sustainability. You have to be committed to the plan (the vision), and in it for the long haul. You have to push through the hard times. Now, I am not going to lie, there were times when I wanted to give up. Times when my heart was so broken that I did give up. Y’all, people be peopling. However, I am now realizing that when God has a purpose for your life, even you can’t stop it!
So, here I am.
What I am building will last. I know this to be true because God didn’t give me a vision for something temporary. For a quick fix. He gave me a vision for something sustainable, where communities will thrive.
Here’s another great share from Bruce Van Horn. When I tell you his posts kept me encouraged! He is missed.
One crawl, one step, and one leap at a time. It will happen… It is happening.♥️
Shaun
You Will Make It
Facebook Memory: October 14, 2023
“Screaming—
YOU GOT THIS!!!
Don’t let anything or anyone stop you. You can do this. Push through the discomfort and uncertainty. You will make it to the other side of this.”
Continue pushing through discomforts, uncertainties, and distractions. You got this!♥️
Love you always,
Shaun
God First
Good Morning!☀️
The year before I shared the graphic above, I wrote the following caption for another post.
October 10, 2021
“This post is so true. What I’ve learned in the short time that I’ve been working for myself is to keep going. Keep trying new things. Keep networking. Keep learning. Keep taking leaps. And most importantly – KEEP GOD FIRST! Y’all, the ways He’s shown up is mind blowing. Tearing up as I think about it. He’s so good. Yes, definitely keep Him first!”
Keeping God first has been the only way I’ve managed to make it through the tough times (it can get pretty tough) and the good times (remaining humble). Y’all, His guidance is impeccable! You don’t want to move without it. However, it does require unwavering trust and obedience. Don’t worry, He’ll give you assignments along the way to build and strengthen both. Smile
Today, my advice is still the same. First, and most importantly, always keep God first! Y’all, He must remain first. Then, continue learning, creating, networking, and leaping. Eventually, everything will fall into place.♥️
Love you,
Shaun
You ARE A Winner🌟
Good Morning!☀️
Here’s what I shared last year, October 9, 2023
“Hey, You! Yes… YOU! I’m rooting for you. You will win!”
Guess what? I am still rooting for you! Just consider me your personal cheerleader. Pom poms, bullhorn, confetti and all! I know you will achieve everything you set your mind to do. Now, KEEP GOING!! Remember, great things take time. You’ve got this!♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Trust God
Life is a process. Last year I wrote to trust the process. What I should have written was “Trust God through and throughout the process.” Life is always going to do what it does, but God will always remain stable. Trust Him.♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Don’t Stop Now… Keep Going!
Hey You!
Yes… YOU!
You have come too far and endured too much (way too much) to stop now. God is always working, even when you do not feel it or see it. Listen, now is not the time to give up.
Keep Going!!♥️
Love you always,
Shaun
Wanted to add this. I am literally watching God work in so many people’s lives (including mine). It’s so amazing to see. The problem is—and I’m including myself in this as well—they/we don’t always see it. I pray God opens our eyes, hearts, and minds so we’re able to fully experience the magnitude of what He’s doing. Amen
It’s A Mind Thing
Good Morning!☀️
There are many things that can hold us back, but sometimes we’re the ones holding ourselves back. When I used to hear people say this, I would be like, “They just don’t understand,” “They have support,” “They didn’t have the struggles I did.” And those statements were valid and very real at the time. I felt them wholeheartedly.
Well, a few years before I decided to take my official leap into the entrepreneurial world, I had a brief conversation with international motivational speaker, Dr. Cheryl Wood, about my aspirations for my future. When asked why I wasn’t already pursuing them fully, I listed all kinds of excuses. She just listened and when I finished she said, “When you’re ready, you’ll do it.” She said she heard the excuses, but whenever I was ready, the excuses wouldn’t matter. Honestly, I thought she couldn’t relate. She was married. I was going through a divorce. She had someone to fall back on. I had no one.
Then, in 2021, while sitting at my desk working my 9-5, I decided I was ready. I still wasn’t married. Didn’t have anyone to support me. However, I knew with all my being and heart I was ready. That’s when I took the leap and never looked back.
Now, here I am nearly four years later, still no husband or extra support, and without any regrets. Y’all, I’m finally doing what I love. It may not look like what I envisioned, but it surely does feel like everything I imagined. Now, don’t get me wrong, life isn’t a cakewalk. I still struggle at times, but it’s different. Today, I don’t mind enduring the difficult times because I know without a doubt God’s got my back. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I am finally doing what I love.
Here’s what I shared 10 years ago—the Facebook memory that prompted this post.
The caption on the picture says it all, everything that was holding me back was all in my head. My mindset had to change, first. Then, I changed.
When I tell you God is so good. I am so grateful He loves me like He does. Hands down, I am truly, truly blessed.
Well, that’s it for now. Thanks for reading.♥️
Love you,
Shaun
Breathe… You Are Going To Make It!
I know life has been somewhat rough at times, and you have felt like giving up more times than you care to admit, but hang in there. Please don’t give up. I promise you, you are going to make it. Speaking from a wealth of experiences. Y’all, I made it!!!
Always remember, God has the final say. You were never meant to fail, but to prosper.
Now…
Breathe and keep going!♥️
Love you,
Shaun
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