189. PHG Diaries: Stay Encouraged

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome. You are now listening to the Professional profession. Hey,

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Professional home Girls is the kid of a name from
the PSD podcast, the only place where you would hear
interviews from black women an honestly on stories that will
enlighten and expand on taboo topics. Now, if you hear
someone that sounds familiar, mind the business that pays you child.
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To support, please visit www dot patreon dot com. Forward
slash the PSG podcast now. Please keep in mind that
all of my guests are nonnes So let's again this
week's episode. Y'all. I cannot believe this is my first
solo episode since like, Wow, however that means your girl,

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then give me, y'all nothing but fire. Okay. I am
so thankful and I am so blessed, y'all. Like seriously,
this has been one of the best years of my
life and I really manifested a lot of ship for myself.
I'm so glad that guy watched over a ratchet like me,

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because baby, I was holding on by the thinnest thread
you can imagine. Now, for those of y'all who are
there here, hello, let me do a brief recap. I
started the Professional Homegirl podcast almost four years ago. I
know right to the day ones like it would literally

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be four years next year, January eight, and I thought
I created this platform for women of color to not
have to look far to see themselves. But looking back,
I create this platform because I needed the Professional Homegirl
more than I needed anything else. To hear. These stories

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from women black women all around the world gave me
the reminder that there is beauty and brokenness. I have
interview over two women, and most of them I wouldn't
have never thought I would be having an intimate conversation with.
I have spoken to doctors, survivors, orders of legendary people,

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sex workers, teachers, creators around the way, girls, mothers of celebrities,
women from religious lifestyles. I mean, I can go on
and on with the list of women I've spoken to,
but my main goal for you to take away is
that there is a professional home girl and all of us.

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I remember when I first wanted to start podcasting, and
so many people were like, everybody has a podcast. What's
gonna make yours different? How you gonna stand out? Blaza, Like,
I really believe in myself so much that I kept
my head down and I kept going. And there is
really a power y'all and knowing and staying true to yourself.

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And I sacrificed so much. I sacrificed my time, I
sacrificed money, sometimes my health, sleep food. Like this dream
was driving me crazy, but I knew God would not
have put this on my heart if it wasn't worth it.
There was a time, and I really haven't spoken about

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this story because I'm saving it for my New York's
Times bestseller, but there was a situation a couple of
years ago when I was planning the best retreat that
never happened. With three influences. I had a business partner.
She ghoest me, y'all, And to make a long story short,
this was the worst business decision I have ever made,
and it really fucked me up, not only mentally but financially.

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I was so depressed. I was sad and embarrassed that
I went to the roof of my apartment and I
really contemplated and jumping off the roof. It was that
bad I started. I stood there crying and disbelief because
at that moment, not only did I lose everything, but
I had to start back over. My credit was shitty,

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and because the only family I had was my friends,
I wasn't able to get my own apartment, so I
had to rent a room out in this lady's house.
And I just I just got to work and start
rebuilding my life. Hey, that's the story within itself, y'all.
That I'm a saved for the book. But when I
tell y'all, it was not easy. Like I really believe

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that's saying when they say God give his strong, strongest
soldiers his toughest battles. When I tell y'all, I was
about to tap out. But you know, one thing for certain,
and two things for sure, I am a hell of
a leader because I was a hell of a soldier,
and that's a fact. Ever since I was a little girl,

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I always knew that I would be a successful entrepreneur.
I've always been infatuated with business and entrepreneurship, and I
knew when I created the Professional home Girl, I knew
that this would be it for me. I remember one
night in my room and I was crying, y'all. I
was begging God to give me a sign or something

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to let me know that I was on the right
track because I was exhausted. I may have promised to
him that night into myself and I am still keeping
that promise. And because of that, the rewards that I
have received have been amazing. I have created interactive coloring

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books that are now located and take bookstores, including a
Barns and fucking Noble location, and my AMMI, y'all, when
I tell you, when I received that news, I cried.
I cried. I cried because if anybody know how bad
I wanted Barnes to know, but I just couldn't believe
that I finally fucking got it. I have been futured

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in my Nano's favorite magazine, Essence along with some other
amazing publications. I had the privilege of attending a private
screen and a floor risk Griffins Griffins Joiners documentary, which
was created by her daughter. And the reason why I
bring this up is because life is really full of circle.
When I was a kid, I used to be obsessed

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with flow Joe obsessed she was. She was and she
still is my hero and I loved her ever since
I was a little girl. So so be at a
private screening where her family was wow. I now have
the apartment of my dreams, and I literally go to
bed Friday night because I can't believe I fucking did it, y'all.
You know, I can't believe it. I just sometimes you

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know it is, I believe it. I just don't know
when it's gonna happen. So the fact that I'm finally
here within this part of my journey, I'm just like wow,
like like it's just unbelievable. God's grace is really amazing.
My credit score is now in the mid seven fifties, y'all. Okay,
I worked my ass off, I paid off. I don't

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even think some of y'all knew this, But I was
not only as a dropping episodes every fucking Tuesday. I
was working two jobs, y'all. Okay, when I tell you,
I did not sleep because I was going so hard
because I knew I was close to the finish line.
Like I was not playing no games. I have created
relationships with publications or publishers to a point that I

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now receive advanced copies of books for those guests who
are a good match for the show. And y'all know
how much I love to read. So if it's a
good book and it's free, and if I feel like
it's going to be an amazing conversation, sign me up. Okay,
Like I really created the life I always wanted, and
I know that the little girl Nay name, it's so

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proud of me. And to make things to put the
ice and on the cake. I did this ship by myself.
Next year just to give y'all a little taste of
what I've been working on, I would be teaching the
class on the Professional home Girl at a university. More

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details to come for that. In addition, I am working
on an app. I'm working on the curriculum for PhD.
I plan on doing more speaking engagements and sharing my
story because, like I always say you never know how
your storyline could be someone's else's lifeline. I plan on
doing more events. I can meet you all in person
so we can have a vibe because we are back
outside chow, so don't be surprised me y'all see me

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in y'all city. Just pull up and let's have a
great time. Like when I tell y'all the professional home
Girl is about to be every fucking world like I'm
not letting my foot off the gas, okay. And most importantly,
the stories y'all with her next year would be so inspirational,
like I'm so excited to share these conversations with y'all.

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So I hope and I pray that I am an
example that dreams really do come true if you just believe. Plus,
I used to really struggle with loneliness and abandonment issues
because of the lack of family. I did not have
app and God has blessed me with so much by
giving me y'all my professional home girls, and we can't
forget about the niggas. I cannot thank y'all enough for

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y'all support, the encouragement, the love, and the sisterhood that
y'all gave me. I never met my father, only had
conversations with him via phone, and he is a drug addict.
My mother was an alcoholic. I am a child abest survivor.
I did not have a blueprint to this ship. I
am just thankful to have the wits to figure this

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ship out. But if there is one thing that I
am proud of the most, that is being a professional
home girl. There is only This is only the beginning,
and the professional home girl will be a household name. Y'all.
Remember I said it, I said every day on my
Instagram page. So get ready, y'all, because it's only up
from here. If y'all want to see me some love

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letters and congratulations, please email me and hello at the
PhD podcast dot com. Um. If you want to show
your love to the show, because this is a one
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I love y'all so much and may God continue to
bless y'all. And if it's one thing I want you

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all to take away from this episode, it is to
stay and courage until next time. Everyone in Happy New
Year's Later.