Special Thanks

I would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all those that have supported me along my journey thus far. I know sometimes you don't know it's the small things that you do for me that I really appreciate. Yesterday, I didn't have any money to eat at work and when one of my friends invited me to lunch and he paid, I was very appreciative. I said thank you about five times. I want you all to know that you touch me in different ways. Whether it has been giving me or lending me money, a donation to my foundation, a text telling me to read a certain Bible scripture, an email with a quote of the day, helping me upgrade my blog, a phone call to check on me, doing my hair for free, cutting my brother's hair for free, taking my brother to complete community service hours, referring my companies to other individuals, this truly means a lot to me. I can go on and on about the things you all have done for me. I can't say thank you enough.

I am so glad that God has blessed me with friends and family that really care and support me in all that I do. I know a lot of you also look up to me for motivation and inspiration but I need to hear it from others too. I've come a long way; however, I still have quite a ways to go. I know God is taking care of me. I'm always sowing seeds in others' lives so I know God is gonna give it all back to me 100 fold. No I don't do the things I do because I look for something in return, I do things because I find it in my heart to help people in any way that I can because God has continued to keep me. I'm glad you all see the bigger picture in my life and are helping me get where I'm going and are continuing to help me as I work my way up. Most of you helping me are also working your way up and we're building on each other. *Screaming* AHHHHH.....you all don't know how much you mean to me and how I appreciate all of you. You can hold me to this or you don't have to but I'm gonna continue being a blessing to you and when I blow up, I'm coming back for you so get ready. My blessings are gonna overtake me and it's gonna be more than I can receive so of course it's gonna overflow into your lives. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You and....I Love You all! Peace and Blessings be with you. :-)

Show Me My Opponent...Team Makeva

Show me my opponent! Ooops, my opponent doesn't exist. I fear no one but God and of course, he's on my offense. He's my Quarterback and I'm the Wide Receiver. He throws the passes and I do nothing better than...catch them. Once I catch them, I decide if I want to run with the ball or if I want to be tackled. No tackles, no fumbles or interceptions for me. I'm going for the TOUCHDOWN! Once I make it to the end zone, the world will know. I'm ready to do my touchdown dance. :)

Team Makeva is defined as those who are FOR me and WITH me during this entire game. Those that aren't giving up when they feel we are losing. Those that remain faithful and not sign with another team. Those that practice with me any time of the hour. Those who call the time-outs and give me all the pep talks I need. Those who check me when I have read the play wrong. This is the make-up of Team Makeva. Are you in or not?!?!

Pursuit of Happyness...Either you're with me or you're not

I have this movie on DVD and I watched it a few years ago when I was still employed as a Juvenile Probation Officer. It came on TV this past weekend and I watched it again. (I'm an entrepreneur now) The feeling I had when I watched it a few years ago and the feeling I had when I watched it a few days ago was totally different. I could relate to what he was going through more than ever this time around. Not everyone understands what I'm trying to do, friends have come and gone, people owe me money that I still don't have and so on and so forth.


In my pursuit of happiness and success, many people have fallen to the wayside. Rev Run stated something along the lines of this, "On the journey to success, you will lose a few friends, but keep it moving." This keeps me going everyday. I don't think anyone understands how hard I work but ME and at the end of the day, I really don't care what anyone else thinks. If I don't like something, I will change it, but if you don't like something I'm doing, your bad *Kanye Shrug*

Committed to my Dream

This past Saturday I attended a going away party for my friend's fiancé. He is transitioning from being the head high school football coach to a college football coach. Saturday was a busy day for me and my friend texted me at 11am saying "Are you coming to the party?" I said to myself, "What party, she didn't tell me about a party." She responded and said that she forgot but the party was at 6pm. I said okay, I'll try to stop by but my day was already planned out. I had a youth workshop with the Makeva Harold Foundation, Inc. from 1pm-3pm then I was going to the movies to see Alice in Wonderland with my daughter and my friend and her daughter. After that, I just wanted to go home and sleep. I had no intentions on going to the party, I was just going to tell my friend I was tired, she told me at the last minute and I couldn't make it. *keep reading, I'm getting to the point* While were watching the movie, I thought to myself, I have to go to my friend's fiancé’s going away party. There's no doubt about it. This is the closest friend I have, I love her and she's always here for me through thick and thin. She's that friend that I know I can call on for anything....ANYTHING (this has been proven) I need to support her so I'm there! I called her as we were leaving the movies and I asked, "Are they having Publix cake?" Anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE me some Publix cake; it's the best, in my opinion. She said yes! Her family likes cake from Sam's club and I hate their cake! *no pun intended* "Okay I'm on my way." I called her back to find out if her fiancé’s friend was going to be at the party because she's tried to introduce us before and I turned him down :-( *shame on me because he's a great guy and he’s in Med School studying to be a doctor* don't judge me but I'm a hard working woman and I deserve a hard working, trustworthy, man. :-)

I arrive at the party at 6:30, they were still setting up so I stepped outside and made a few business calls and sent a few emails from my iPhone, of course, *this is what iPhone can do, lol* Okay, okay now to the point....party started around 7:45, you know black people don't ever start on time lol. There were about 30 people in attendance at the party, mostly everyone got up and gave their farewell speech. EVERYONE piggy backed off each other stating how he was committed to his dream and he never gave up. He comes from a family of lawyers and they all wanted him to be a lawyer. They talked about him taking the LSAT and having a great score; they knew he was going to law school and were very excited. It was his dream to always be a football coach, so that's what he worked towards and NEVER gave up. His family didn't agree with him becoming a football coach but supported him in all that he did. Being committed to his dream placed him exactly where he wanted to be, a college football coach! Way to go Alan! I'm proud of you too!!! :-)

After hearing all their farewells I said. “Hmm I'm glad I came and I think it was meant for me to hear this.” Lately, I've been feeling as though I need to make a career change, I'm 26 years old and I feel lost, what will I do, do I apply for jobs to work for someone other than myself, I don't want to work for anyone else, do I keep going in the same direction? These are the questions I've been asking myself. Just to hear everyone talk about how he was committed to his dream inspires me to continue to be committed to mine. Its tough trying to do that when your family doesn't believe it's going to happen. At least that's what I think. They don't even know what my organization does; they don't know what type of organization it is. I've given them brochures, showed them the website and they still don't know. Makes me feel as if they don't care or it’s not important to them. My grandma constantly tells me I should get a job. Am I not working now? I'm here in this office, my house or her house working AT LEAST 60 hours each week. I don't know, I guess she doesn't quite understand. I love my family, I just want them to support me in what I’m trying to accomplish because this is no easy task and I'll say it again, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it. I love a challenge!

Leaving the party, I felt that I received my confirmation to continue to be committed to my dream. Though my eyes are blurry right now and I can barely see where I’m going, I'm going to continue moving and praying my GPS(God) leads me in the direction I should go. That's called Faith and I have it, I just need to strengthen it.

People: Reasons and Seasons

Did you know that everyone comes in your life for a reason and a season? Think about it...are you still friends with ALL the same exact people from preschool or even Middle School or High School? Where are they now? All people have their reason and season for being in your life. I read a poem once that stated you have a friend for every reason. A friend to go shopping with you, a friend to gossip with you, a friend to go to church with you, a friend to cry to, a friend that makes you cry, a friend to travel with, a friend to work with, a friend who motivates you, and so on and so forth.

God puts people in our lives for a reason and we may never know why but "all things come together for the good of those that love the Lord" Romans 8:28

I'm a very analytical person and I always wonder why I meet certain people, why are they in my life, what are they bringing to me (good or bad), then I remember, it's all for a reason that I may never know, but it makes me who I am, Makeva Harold. Don't ever ask God why someone is in your life, why they left, or the reason behind an experience. It's all done to mold you into the person he wants you to be. If God didn't think you could get through it, he wouldn't have brought you to it. (power thought)

Have a fantabulous day! :-)

Struggling to get to the Top

Ever wondered how Bill Gates became a millionaire....or even Diddy or Oprah? They all had to struggle to get there; not to mention they all had to start somewhere. They all had to crawl before they walked, or should I say, which is my favorite, they all had to walk before they ran! Climbing the ladder of success is not easy and if it were, everyone would do it. Meaning, everyone would be a millionaire. Also, no one would want to read your book on what you did and how you did it, to make it to the top. When climbing this ladder to the top, you cannot skip any steps as you will miss out on pertinent information that is needed to get you to the next step. Of course, along the way you're gonna fall, you're gonna laugh, you're gonna cry, you're gonna be lucky, you're gonna be broke, you're gonna take two steps back; maybe even three or four steps back, but all of this is done in preparation of moving to the next step. Sometimes I wish I could write and publish my book now. I've struggled, I've struggled, I've struggled! Do you hear me?! I'VE STRUGGLED and I'm still struggling. I know I'm closer to my goal than yesterday because I give it my all each and every day. :-) I'm thankful that God continues to keep me because had I not had a relationship with him, I don't know if I would've made it this far.

Okay, let me back track a little and tell you about me, Makeva Harold. I'm 26 years old and I'm a single mother of a beautiful little girl, Ceniya. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Criminology and a Master's degree in Social Work. I've applied to Florida State University to pursue my Doctorate in Social Work also. Well, originally it was Counseling Psychology but I changed my mind about a month ago so PhD in Social Work it is. I'm waiting to hear back from them about my acceptance and if and when I'm accepted, I'll be pursuing a Doctorate degree (1st in my family, might I add). I'm an entrepreneur and I don't take it lightly. It's very challenging being an entrepreneur. I have to pay business expenses as well as personal expenses and guess what? I'm not making enough money to pay both but somehow, I'm managing. Being an entrepreneur you have to be very responsible and disciplined. I'm my own boss, if I don't want to go to work today or the next day, I don't have to. Keep in mind, how hard you work, determines how much money you make so I grind it out everyday. I'm not a slacker but I am a "crybaby." I cry almost every time I'm frustrated but....I still get the job done.

I have a friend that bought me a charm; a Tiffany & Co. charm which reads "Worth Ave" on the front and on the back, it says "One Million" she told me to always remember that I'm working towards my first million. For those that don't know, Worth Ave is similar to that of Rodeo Drive and Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles, California, only in Palm Beach, Florida. Basically, you ain't shopping over there if you don't have money. Every time I wear that necklace, I remember her telling me in her annoying, squeaky voice "Remember now, don't ever take this necklace off and always remember we are working towards our first one million dollars." I keep that in mind because that I am, I am working towards my first one million dollars and I will not stop there. I will keep going like an energizer battery. I too, will be a millionaire like Bill Gates, Diddy and Oprah. They had a struggle to get where they are and so do I. I won't give up! I won't give up! I WON'T GIVE UP!

Let's keep it real, I know there are a few people out there, who don't want to see me successful but guess what, NOTHING or NO ONE can hold me down. I remember when I was in High School and people would gossip about me and say "she's never going to be anything but a troublemaker with her talking self," "she's gonna be stuck in Belle Glade," "she's gonna be just like her mom," Well....surprisingly enough that same person you talked about back then is now a homeowner, business owner, role model and well educated black sistuh! *looks to the sky and smiles* :-)

So as I take this journey struggling or not to the top, I will cry, I will laugh, I will be the best mom I can be, I will continue to inspire & motivate others as I do myself, I will be a good friend, a good role model and most importantly....I will be myself; Makeva Harold.