Showing posts with label #31daysonBe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #31daysonBe. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Reap what you Sow!


Well Pooka family, it’s definitely a time of reflection as we ready ourselves to close out 2012.   When I found out about the @blackenterprise cover early in the year I began claiming all year long that I was In my “season”.  I used my positive affirmations and stated every day that, “This is my season!” and I truly believe it was and still is.  I’ve always heard people say you reap what you sow.  I’ve always looked at the negative, meaning that If you do bad, you get bad.  But this year I thought of it from the positive side. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says,The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” 
After 12 years in business I’ve realized that we have been sowing seeds all through our journey.  By connecting with great people, exploring new opportunities, considering different viewpoints, acquiring knowledge, growing, changing, sharing and in many other ways, we’ve been sowing seeds of growth for Pooka.  Along the way we’ve also had many roadblocks, set backs and opportunities that didn’t produce what we hoped.  BUT I see now that we are reaping a lot of the rewards from things that we thought were deadends or failed opportunities.  I say all of this to say, SOW YOUR BUSINESS SEEDS.  Make connections and don’t worry If you feel nothing comes out of it, In due time you’ll reap benefits. Gather knowledge, even though you don’t see how it might be helpful now, in due season you’ll reap benefits.  Talk to people, listen, share and do what you can to help others and in due season you’ll reap the benefits. Do the hard work now and don’t give up and I believe in due season, YOUR season, you will see all the amazing results of the seeds you’ve sown!  I am going to stay inspired and positive, be faithful and keep sowing, 2013 is going to outdo 2012, my season continues!

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

You don't know about @blackenterprise?? Let me tell you! #31daysonbe








Well it’s official I’ve been all over my town and probably yours swiping copies of Black Enterprise! I went to a small newsstand and asked for their copies and do you know what they said? “What’s Black Enterprise? Never heard of it!!!” Are you kidding me!!


  1. Black Enterprise has over 527,655 million readers!
  2. Black Enterprise is 42 years old!
  3. The very 1st cover subject was Mississippi Mayor Charles Evers He was an example of the ingenuity and determination needed to run black-owned businesses such as the Medgar Evers Shopping Center, named in honor of his late brother, a prominent civil rights leader slain by an assassin in 1963.
  4. Black Enterprise magazine got President Barack Obamas’ first print interview
    1. BE is a social butterfly!
  5. BE has an active FaceBook Page with 43,000 fans and growing! It's a super place to connect with like minded business owners. Check it ou here https://www.facebook.com/BLACKENTERPRISE
  6. Alfred Edmond Jr. is the Sr.VP/Editor-at-Large and one super guy to follow on Twitter. He Tweets interesting stuff about business, along with motivational messages that are sure to inspire you to new heights. Follow him here! @AlfredEdmundjr. (His Twitter bio says he's "superhuman" too, so call him on that one! :)
  7. Black Enterprise will host the Black Entrepreneur's Conference & Expo this coming May in Chicago. Get more information here http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/entrepreneurs-conference/ec-registration/. Be sure to check the site regularly for other events hosted by the magazine. They offer some great stuff, including an annual Golf & Tennis Challenge.
  8. Black Enterprise has it's own iPad app! That's right, it features their exclusive Wealth for Life content to help you gain financial security, advance in your career, or be your own boss. Get the complete issue of the magazine plus streaming video, slideshows, and much more in an interactive experience. Download it on iTunes here http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/black-enterprise-wealth-for/id385822656?mt=8#
  9. Well, I came up with 9, so now it's your turn. What did I miss? What do you know and love about Black Enterprise Magazine? Share your favorite things about this amazing publication, so we can make sure we check it out!
Now next time I drop by that newsstand he better know, LOL!! As for me this was a great day again! I was contacted by 2 radio-dj's for possible interviews and I'll be on Michael Baisden on Wed, so tune in!!!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Why Yes! I Will Autograph Your @BlackEnterprise Magazine! #31daysonbe









Well Day 3 was AMAZING!!!
We had a cover signing at the Pooka Boutique! You know when you're having one of those moments where you just think to yourself, "Is this really happening?!" Thats the kind of day it was! So I'm loving Day 3! Can it get any better?? I'm being optimistic, YES!!!






















Since being featured on the cover of the March 2012 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine, I have been asked by people all over the country whether I am available to autograph copies. The answer is a resounding YES! In fact, here I am autographing one now.
All you have to do to get your copy autographed is send it to my offices.

Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope suitable for return shipping,
and I will be happy to autograph it and send it back to you.

The address to us is:
15 South Essex Avenue
Orange, NJ 07050

Please allow a month for turnaround.

Thank you for your interest and support!

Friday, March 2, 2012

#31daysonBE - DAY 2









Well everybody today is the end of day 2!! I acutally did my own newstand tour and hit a couple of newstands and made the cashiers take my picture! A friend asked me, “What did the cashiers say when they realized it was you on the cover?” well the exact response was, “You want a bag for these?!” Celebrity status is not appreciated by everyone, LOL!!!







Today was the first day back to Pooka from my trip and it felt like I never left at all! I spent the day making calls and doing follow up, while setting up for our Champagne & Cake toast tomorrow evening!

I was asked to speak at Dee Marshalls' Win, Rock & Rule Womens Empowerment, so I was very excited! I also had a great conversation with two of my business mentors, Shariff James and Lance Knowling. I think I’m going to do a podcast this month with all of the folks who help Pooka stay on track, so stay tuned for that!

Now its time to settle down and get to my social media tasks including scheduling tweets, which a lot of folks don’t do! Ever wonder how people tweet all day long? Who has the time?! You can schedule your tweets for an entire month if you want. Dedicate one hour and schedule your tweets for the week then focus your time on something else! I use hootsuite to schedule my tweets. You can also try time.ly

And lastly, something very cool happened today! Bittersweet Cake Design, LLC surprised us with some cookies for the event tomorrow!!! How cool is that!!
























See ya tomorrow!! I promise no pictures of newsstands or me tomorrow!! (well maybe just a few!)



Thursday, March 1, 2012

#31daysonBE - DAY 1










WoooooooHoooooooo!! That was my exact reaction plus a lot of tears when I found out I’d been chosen for the cover of the March is of Black Enterprise Magazine! What a blessing! GOD is good!! So how did it all begin??? Well, years ago my mother gave birth to a baby girl..Okay, we won’t go that far back!! Through a twitter exchange, I was chosen to answer some questions about the use of social media for our business and had a great interview with a reporter and from there it was on! I thought it was going to be an online story, then they called and said they were sending a photographer, then they said I was being considered for the cover! Check out my behind the scenes video of the shoot! This has been a nail biting month, googling and trying to get any glimpse of the issue. Then last week, a friend congratulated me on making the cover, to which I replied, “We won’t know until next week, if we were chosen.” and he said, “Well its on their fanpage!” This was followed by screaming, crying, yelling, jumping and praying prayers of thanks!


I was actually booked on #IndieCruise, for women in the beauty biz and had to leave before the issue came out! I traveled with my Indie/Beauty that Cares Sister Handmade Soap Coach. It was nerve wracking being away, but I got same great support and ideas on how to maximize exposure from my Indie Beauty Sisters! The Indie Beauty Network and founder Donna Maria Coles Johnson have been a great source of support for Pooka from the very beginning! My Indie sisters also had to stop me from swimming ashore to get a copy! It was a long(but restful) week!


So, today is March 1st and I’m at the airport in Miami and I am starting to see all kinds of tweets and texts from friends that they’ve seen the cover on newsstands! I have not seen, nor do I have a copy yet!!!! I CAN’T WAIT! So as I ran through the airport, I stopped at every newsstand in Miami and NO COVER!!!! Do you know WHO I AM?(obviously they don’t know or care, LOL boooo Miami!) So now I’m patiently awaiting the flight to Newark where I know they will have copies of Black Enterprise lining the runway for me!!

So the Pookalitas, my parents, my brother DOUGLAS(who says I never mention him), Cathy and crew have been holding it down since I was gone and now I’m reading all the emails........


Day 1!!
We were featured on essenceonline.com! Its a post about Black Beauty Entrepreneurs! Nice!


We were contacted by Black Enterprise to do a live chat! We’ll let you know the details!


We were also contacted by The Michael Baisden show to be on the show!! Michael Baisden has been a big supporter of our Pooka Journey. We’ll be on the show Wed. March 7


We’re planning our Cover/Book signing for this Saturday at the Pooka Boutique, so make sure you drop by for some Cake and Sparklin Cider!

We had a twitter party this week led by The massage mogul! Thanks Robert!

We’re asking all of our Pooka family (that means you) to join our facebook page and check in! We want to see our cover all over the country so pick up a copy, take a pic and post it with your city and state!

Well we’re in Newark Airport......off the plane.........running through the airport, WHERE AM I?? WHERE AM I??? OMGoodness, there I am, okay now I’m crying! Thank you Jesus, What a blessing!!!!!

Make sure to follow #31daysonBe and stay updated!