The Unstoppable Woman Of Purpose: A Woman's Guide to Conquer Life and Business with Confidence and Certainty

By Nella Chikwe

Nella Chikwe and 21 other Unstoppable women of purpose share their stories in their unique voice. Unshakable, unmovable and ready to conquer, these women have gone through it all. Depression, poverty, addictions, abuse, unworthy feelings in the depths of their rock bottom. Graciously and fervently they all SOAR in both life and business. A stunn

• Language: English
• Publisher: Winston Cartier Publishing
• Release date: Jul 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9780648085621

Nella Chikwe

Nella Chikwe, is an influencer with an innate ability to ignite the soul's purpose with passion, increasing personal power, prosperity and profitability!  Founder of Winston Cartier Publishing & The Unstoppable Woman Of Purpose Global Movement. Nella has been empowering visionary entrepreneurs to lead successful lives with confidence, certainty and conviction.   An international speaker, author, publisher and purpose-to-profit strategist with degrees in business, marketing and finance. Nella's passion is to inspire leaders to become influential in sharing their story and expertise by speaking, writing and publishing. "Voice, vision and visibility to create an impact is key to raising profiles and becoming influential leaders." She actively equips and empowers corporations and visionary entrepreneurs in areas of personal and business development. Nella's area of expertise includes; entrepreneurship, thought leadership, wealth creation, mindset mastery, sales and influence. A quintessential leader that will catapult visions to another influential dimension.  Nella is a passionate mother of two children and resides in Melbourne, Australia.

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First Published by Winston Cartier Publishing 2017

Copyright © 2017 Nella Chikwe

ISBN-13: 978-0-6480856-2-1

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Although anyone may disclose these stories, strategies, teachings, practices, disciplines, techniques, examples and anecdotes in this anthology to be creditable. The anthology is sold with the awareness that neither the authors nor The Unstoppable Woman Of Purpose Global Anthologies Movement, are involved in presenting any specific psychological, financial and/or health advice. The anthology strategies, lessons, analysis, recommendations, and solutions are not for any specific financial, psychological and/or health circumstances that the reader may experience. Every person has exceptional needs and circumstances and this anthology does not take those individual needs and circumstances into account. Any person a light upon financial, professional, psychological, behavioural, relationship or health concerns who may be experiencing any anxiety, depression or stress, should take counsel with an appropriate qualified professional. This anthology is not an alternate solution for enlisting qualified professionals to assist with the reader’s specific lifestyle, issues, concerns and/or personal or professional circumstances.

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DEDICATION

Clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

-COLOSSIANS 3:126

THIS SERIES IS DEDICATED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE who will always have a sweet place in my heart. I tribute this anthology to a courageous, confident and compassionate woman I have known. In the midst, of adversity where she transcended to be with our Father in heaven. My mother-in-law Sabina Chikwe left us and thus birthed; my unstoppable purpose. She was a Proverbs 31 woman, who was humble in flesh and rich in spirit. A woman with an abundance of compassion and unconditional love. In her leaving this earth, The Unstoppable Woman of Purpose Global Movement to raise up women leaders was born. I declare that in her memory, this series will transform lives for the women she could not reach globally.

I will be honored to one day pass the baton as a change catalyst over to my precious daughter – Savannah Cartier Chikwe who will ensure the global vision of this movement will live on. Allowing Women’s VOICES to continue to be Heard. May this series and the upcoming anthologies continue to inspire her love for literature and creative writing. Thus, allowing the divine words to flow in and through her to touch deeply and inspire greatly; many young teens, young ladies and women around the globe.

So here, I lay down this true LEGACY in her name; My Daughter – Savannah Cartier Chikwe. I have no doubt you will continue to inspire, influence and impact lives; by the power of her deep thought provoking words and meaningful message.

To my quick-witted Son – Jordan Winston Chikwe, may you continue to uphold and respect the girls and women in your life as God has called man to abide in. May the drive, tenaciousness, resilience, determination and unwavering faith that you’ve witnessed in my pursuit to purpose. Continue to teach you that ‘Women’s Voices Matter". As it says in scripture ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ Philippians 4:13. YES, women can do all things that they set their minds on and be the change they want to see. A lasting, empowering and everlasting change!

I pray one day you will be able to find your virtuous woman as your Father Julius has found in me.

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.

-PROVERBS 31:10.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

IN ALL H IS G LORY , I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE G OD ; to have chosen me to fulfill His divine global assignment to be birthed through me. He has shown up boldly, amid adversity and renewed my strength in releasing this anthology and accompanying workbook out into the world. So, that many women can become an unstoppable woman of purpose.

I am grateful to my global prayer warriors; you know who you are. I felt your prayers as they have given me the fuel I’ve needed, to push through the process to full completion.

I offer special thanks to CeCe Clark and to my unstoppable co-authors; Rebecca Adams, Dr. Amy Cannatta, Antonika Chanel, LeaAnn Fuller, Rachel Gilmore, Rebecca Hall Gruyter, Ora D. Jackson, Devika Khatri, Ida Maree, Tamika Michelle, Jacqueline Miller, Shavannah Moore, Therese O’Neill, Anna Philp, Dr. Marilyn E. Porter, Alfreda Jones-Roby, Bernadette Shepherd, Tameikia Michelle-Smith, Lori Stancil, Lauren White and Megan Wright. For being the CORE in pioneering this movement, sharing your stories and bringing me and so many others to tears and joy.

I am indebted to my astounding publishing team who help me put this together especially for you. Leading them is: Geolian Coleiro, Madelaine Gutierrez, Sebi Jay and Jessica Schuurman. You all have pulled through and made this a reality, GOD and I cannot be more grateful.

Last but not least, thanks to my husband Julius, precious children Savannah and Jordan. My parents Paolo and Pina Tomaino, who are my sources of daily inspiration and motivation, as well as my closest family members who have supported, encouraged and believed in the power of my dreams. You have seen me endure much and some of you have been through the battle alongside me. But I know you will enjoy great victory with me. I hope my unstoppable journey and relentless passion and belief in my purpose, has been inspirational and empowering to you – to surrender all and allow God to use you in mighty and wondrous ways. As you never know where He will take you; if you’re willing to let go and let him be God. Allow my courage, certainty and conviction to encourage you, that no matter the setbacks you will ultimately succeed in the end; IF you never give up.

Allow your presence to be felt and your inspirational words take one’s breath away.

-NELLA CHIKWE

THE UNSTOPPABLE WOMAN OF PURPOSE

A Woman’s Guide to Conquer Life and Business with Confidence and Certainty

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

By CeCe Clark

1.   IT’S TIME, THE WORLD IS READY FOR YOU

By Nella Chikwe

2.   THE BUSINESS OF LIVING

By Dr. Marilyn E. Porter

3.   THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST

By Dr. Amy Cannatta

4.   MY SAVING GRACE

By Ida Maree

5.   HEARTBROKEN TO EMPOWERED

By Rachel Gilmore

6.   MY LIFE IN FULL COLOUR

By Megan Wright

7.   ARE YOU WILLING?

By Rebecca Hall Gruyter

8.   THE POWER WITHIN

By Anna Philp

9.   A JOURNEY TO AN UNSTOPPABLE PURPOSE

By Ora D. Jackson

10.  FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE

By Tamika Michelle

11.  CELIBACY- THE REBIRTH OF A WOMAN

By Alfreda Jones-Roby

12.  UNLEASHING THE POWER OF YOU

By Bernadette Shepherd

13.  THE ARTISTRY OF LIVING- RECLAIMING YOUR INNER WORLD

By Lauren White

14.  AWAKENED READY TO SOAR!

By Shavannah Moore

15.  CHARITY, CONFIDENCE AND CASHFLOW: THEY’RE A PACKAGE DEAL

By Jacqueline Miller

16.  PIONEERING A BUSINESS WITH VISION AND PURPOSE

By Therese O’Neill

17.  REAL CHANGE REQUIRES REAL TRUTH

By Lori Stancil

18.  MAGNIFICENTLY CREATED AND WONDERFULLY MADE

By Antonika Chanel

19.  AWAKENING THE GODDESS WITHIN

By Devika Khatri

20.  ‘A’ WAY OF BEING UNSTOPPABLE

By LeaAnn Fuller

21.  BORN TO BE UNSTOPPABLE

By Tameikia Michelle Smith

22.  UNBREAKABLE FAITH IN ME

By Rebecca Adams

23.  ABOUT THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT

By Nella Chikwe

24.  THE UNSTOPPABLE WOMAN OF PURPOSE TESTIMONY

By Jessica Schuurman

25.  MEET THE CO-AUTHORS:

Full Biographies and HOW to Contact the Contributors

FOREWORD

By CeCe Clark

A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.

-MATSHONA DHLIWAYO

YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE . Imagine what life would look like if you accepted that these words were true of you. What would you do? What goals would you achieve? What would you be, do or have? Imagine, if you believed these words how different our children’s lives might look? If YOU were unstoppable, would there STILL be child abuse, childhood hunger or child trafficking? If YOU were unstoppable, how different would life look for women around the world? Would it be a world free from rape, gender-based wage gaps and domestic violence? If YOU really believed that YOU were unstoppable, how would that show up in society? Would the society be loving and kind towards our planet? Would a ‘race’ be an event we did for fun and not a device used to polarize and separate us?

I imagine life to look this way because I KNOW who you are. If you’re reading this book, I know that you’re a woman who is committed to using her divine gifts, talents and abilities to create an amazing life for herself and her family. You’re a woman who wants to make a difference, make an impact while making a living. You’re the kind of woman who would work to feed hungry families in Haiti, build playgrounds in Belize or mentor girls in Chicago. You volunteer in soup kitchens, donate to rape crisis centers and yell at the top of your lungs at your child’s soccer game. You are a difference maker. You are an armor bearer. You are a proponent of all that is good, right and beautiful.

Which is why we need you, more than anyone, to know that YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE. Knowing these are not just three simple words. YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE is a statement of fact. You are unstoppable to pursue, create or be whatever it is that enlivens your soul, brings you joy, sets your heart aflame or fulfills your purpose. You are unstoppable to change your circumstance, your mind and our world.

Intellectually, I think most of us understand this about ourselves. Most people called to read a book titled The Unstoppable Woman of Purpose would likely say of themselves, yes, I am unstoppable. It would be impossible to stop or prevent me from doing something I really want to do. However, my intention is for you to not just know it at an intellectual level, my intention is for you to own it at a cellular level. Where at the core of your being, you LIVE your unstoppable truth. To infuse this knowing into your cells, I’ll provide evidence in three distinct ways. Evidence from God, evidence in society and evidence from me.

Whether you believe in Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Spirt, the Light or the Universe (for the purpose of this book, I’ll use the name God), people who ‘believe’ typically share a few common themes: the theme of connectedness to God and the theme of God’s limitless power. If you are connected to that higher power, that automatically says that you too have access to the infinite power we all possess. The Red Sea didn’t stop Moses, if you’re connected to God, who we KNOW to be unstoppable, you too are unstoppable.

There are stories of the impact made by unstoppable women throughout history. Women, just like you — mothers, wives, daughters, sisters —- who have stopped at absolutely NOTHING to protect a child, change a law, improve a condition, build a legacy or to experience love. Women like Mother Teresa, American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, women’s suffrage champion Susan B. Anthony, Winnie Mandela, Anti-Apartheid Activist, Amina Mohammed, the Nigerian Minister of Environment, Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chavez, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Chinese Real Estate magnate and self-made billionaire Xiu Li Hawken - have shown us what’s possible when we dream of something better, strive for excellence and become unstoppable. These women all faced the same adversities, challenges and setbacks as you and I. They provide all of us with a road map to living our unstoppable life.

I must say, when it comes to adversities, challenges and setbacks, let me tell you, I am uniquely qualified to share. Long before I was an entrepreneur, international speaker and coach, helping thousands of people across the globe create physical, financial and emotional freedom in their lives; I was a woman who found herself 50 pounds overweight, $2 million in debt and severely depressed after the loss of a once lucrative real estate investment firm. For a very long time, nearly two years to be exact, I absolutely laid down on my life. I stopped communicating with long time friends, I stopped spending time with my family and I stopped believing, loving and trusting in myself. Everything had stopped, yet I was still unstoppable.

I started by first just convincing myself that I was ‘ok’. OK just looked like actually getting out of the bed, showering (at least a few times a week anyway) and perhaps even listening to an inspirational message without turning it off. Then I started to believe that I was ‘good’. When I was ‘good’, I found myself praying and meditating regularly, I participated in family walks in my neighborhood, I journaled and talked about my experiences. When I started to remember that I was unstoppable, everything became different. I was up early, exercised daily, lived in gratitude and took massive action towards my goals. The result of being unstoppable was another 7-figure business; partnerships with some of the top transformational speakers, authors and coaches throughout the world and most importantly, the gift of impacting thousands of lives across the globe. Who, because of my work, now live lives of health, wealth and freedom.

What I realized is that the higher I go, the more possibility YOU have in your life. The bigger I play, the more opportunities YOU have to live in your greatness. The more unstoppable I become, the more health, wealth and freedom you, your children and our world get to experience. So how DARE I NOT live my unstoppable life in order to avoid feeling uncomfortable. How selfish would I be if I allowed my comfort zone to keep me playing small? What would I look like allowing something that feels intimidating and scary to STOP me from sharing my unique gifts with the world? I may be the only example someone has of BEING UNSTOPPABLE and I refuse to lay down on my life, or my responsibilities again.

God made us unstoppable. Others prove we are unstoppable. My life has been an example of being an unstoppable woman of purpose.

YOU ARE UNSTOPPABLE.

Now that you know that you ARE unstoppable, I want you to BE Unstoppable! When you are, you find yourself in constant massive action towards those roles and goals that are important to you. The unstoppable wife, mom, business owner, daughter, sister, friend —- without feeling the need to live in overwhelm or be all things to all people. To BE Unstoppable simply means that whatever you are BEING in any given moment, BE unstoppable at it. Know and trust that everything that you have ever experienced in the past was preening and pruning you to be in the exact shape necessary to be unstoppable in each and every moment of your existence.

So, I want you to ask yourself (and then journal the response to) this question: When I am BEING unstoppable, what does the world truly get? Many of you will find it easier to answer that question than to answer (and journal) the following question: When I am BEING unstoppable, what do I truly get?

The purpose of this book is to help provide a framework for the responses to these two questions coming to life. You already are unstoppable, the raw materials required are already inside of you. By showing you examples of your other Unstoppable sisters, this book will also provide an additional level of motivation and inspiration.

Again, because you already are unstoppable, many of the concepts that you will hear in the book will serve as a reaffirmation of the truths you already know. Accept them as a reaffirmation and allow them to become more deeply implanted into your cells. Other concepts will serve as a reminder of a lesson that you have learnt in the past but forgot. Bring them back to the forefront of your mind and begin to reintegrate them into your life. Finally, some concepts in this book will be a retool, totally new information that will grow and expand you. Use these concepts as stepping stones to your next level life and unstoppable purpose.

Here’s the truth, your UNSTOPPABLE success will be because of your uncommon application of the common knowledge shared within this book. I invite you to capture the most out of this book by approaching it, in a specific way.

1.DO IT - The exercises (which started with the two journal assignments above) and activities in the workbook are designed to get you into the specific actions required to BE unstoppable. So don’t just read them and think about them, DO them. Invest the time in extracting from each exercise anything that will walk you towards your goals.

2.APPLY IT - When you come across a concept in the book that speaks to you, look for ways to immediately apply that concept in your life. How can you integrate this new learning in a way that improves your mood, life, relationships, finances or your business.

3.BE IT - Suppose you were to just BE the woman you know yourself to be; the women found and described in this book. If you just decided to BE unstoppable you for a period of time like 30 days, three months or even three years. Whatever you would think it would take. Give yourself permission to just BE unstoppable for that duration and analyze the results at the end of that period.

So here is my charge to you. Do, apply and be the lessons and concepts in this book. Feel afraid and do it anyway. Feel uncomfortable and stretch. Feel inadequate and do it anyway. Be the Unstoppable Woman of Purpose that you already are. Lean into it. Live it. Watch what happens to your life as you begin to be your true authentic self. Watch how your relationships improve as you become more intentional and selective in your choices and actions. Watch how your finances grow as you become more discriminating in your decisions and discerning about your priorities. Watch how your business flourishes as you begin living, loving and owning your divine assignment here on this planet. When you do, the mightiest of storms won’t deter your purpose-driven ship.

IT’S TIME, THE WORLD IS READY FOR YOU

By Nella Chikwe

Like a diamond exquisitely set, the world will witness your divine brilliance put on display by God Himself.

-DR. CINDY TRIMM

THE MERE FACT THAT YOUR EYES have transfixed to every penned word and that you are here, right now about to absorb the essence of my compelling story; is no coincidence. In conquering my divine global assignment with confidence and certainty, I am followed by twenty-one unstoppable global women. Thus, sharing their stories and success of being unapologetically unstoppable. It is a divine moment in time. I have been prepared for such a time as this, for such a time as NOW!

Prepared to embark on your transformational journey of becoming an unstoppable woman of purpose. It is a testament to my sheer unwavering belief in my vision. A vision that was birthed twelve months from the release of this book. Bestowing an anointed global anthology; a masterpiece that will leave you awe-inspired.

This anthology has already inspired, influenced and impacted several women prior to it being published. One of the women, will share her testimony later in this book. Her life completely turned 360 degrees. I am confident that this book will also begin your transformational journey.

You see, the nemesis plan to stop me from releasing this masterpiece out into the world, did not prevail. Little did he know; I was ready for battle! I have developed strong spiritual muscles over many years, living