Be Encouraged: As You Follow Your Dreams & Visions - Paperback

by Michelle Johnson (Foreword by), Joyce Feaster (Foreword by), Willie Rivers (Foreword by)

In Be Encouraged...as You Follow Your Dreams & Visions, pioneer entrepreneur Edna Wayne Mathews presents a captivating story, magnifying the limitless, life-giving power of faith and encouragement; detailing how each helped her rise from a childhood of debilitating illnesses and racial segregation to become a dedicated social services professional and advocate for children and families and fashion model in the most competitive fashion market in the world, New York City; and, ultimately, realize her dream of becoming a skin care and wellness industry entrepreneur. Ms. Mathews chronicles her journey from her inauspicious early life, to fulfilling her passion for entrepreneurship through becoming a successful business woman. She shares the many challenges she faced and had to overcome, such as institutional age, gender and racial discrimination and other deeply embedded historical road blocks to minority and women entrepreneurs, in pursuit of the necessary financing for her business. Be Encouraged...as You Follow Your Dreams & Visions inspires and captivates you with how she applied her life lessons learned to build a multi-million dollar business. She takes you along the pathways of her life, illustrating how she did not allow her many challenges to derail or defeat her as she pursued the dreams and visions God had given her. She draws you in by detailing how she used her proven Six "Be Encouraged Godly Principles" to help her become a professional, knowledgeable and highly sought after consultant and businesswoman. Edna provides unfailing biblical principle and powerful, winning business and leadership expertise that she gained through success as a business developer, consultant, educator, speaker and powerful presenter as sources of encouragement to others pursuing their dreams and vision. Written with stirring, natural imagery and in an inspirational style of writing, Be Encouraged...as You Follow Your Dreams & Visions gives a compelling, real life account of "refusing to-be- counted-out, and, overcoming 'the-odds". "What the world needs now is to...'Be Encouraged."

Author Biography

Edna Wayne Mathews is first and foremost a believer in God, in every aspect of her life. She says, "My passion is to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ by inspiring others all over the world to "Be Encouraged", and become encouragers to others while they pursue their big dreams. She is the founder of Encouraging Life Enterprises which is dedicated to empowering others to use their passion to live their purpose and achieve personal and professional dreams and visions that are much bigger than "them". Edna has been featured in popular industry magazines, as well as nationally known publications such as Jet and Ebony Magazines. She has been profiled in Black Enterprise Magazine, as its "Outstanding Entrepreneur", and in Milwaukee Magazine's "People of the Year" edition. She has shared the story of her business success through appearances on CBS, NBC, and ABC television networks. Edna has been a consultant to local, national magazines, newspapers, and other media outlets. Be Encouraged! Live Encouraged! Stay Encouraged!