2022 Pocketbook Exchange Fellowship
God blessed us tremendously on Oct. 8 during our Saturday Sessions!
​Tap into the notes below!

Deaconess Tasha Owens. Thriving in My Finances: "Let Me Get This Money Right!" 

*Make small steps daily to produce (a harvest) over time.
“Get R.I.G.H.T. (in your finances)
R - Reduce Debt and Expenses

1. Pay down debt / pay full amount or more than the minimum and pay on time / review the bill for accuracy
2. Debt Reduction Plan: To reduce overall debt, pay more toward the highest interest debt, then lowest interest debt
3. Pay smaller balance first, then larger balance
4. Contact creditors about resetting repayment schedule (if this is needed) as this will protect your credit
5. Consider debt consolidation, if the interest rate is lower
6. Refinance debt, if the interest rate is lower

I – Increase Income Potential

1. Active income: money exchanged for the work we complete
2. Passive income: investments / what can I do to monetize me (your talents, skills, etc.)  

G – Goal Setting

1. Visualize what financial freedom looks like to you
2. Goals should be S.M.A.R.T.: ​Smart, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
3. Discuss the goal with your family so there is buy-in from each member

H - Having a Plan

1. Budget Plan: Tool for day-to-day money – give each dollar an assignment
2. Financial Plan: Long term strategy of where I am now and where I need/want to be in the future

T – Taking Risks: Luke 5 “Launch out into the deep!”

1. Action and Production

1. You can never do or be what your haven’t tried
2. If you experience a failure after taking a risk, don’t focus on the failure, but learn from the risk

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Reverend Tiwana Adams: Thriving in My Career: "I Got This!"

Genesis 1:21-26 / Genesis 2: 8, 15, 18-22 / Proverbs 31

1. Eve was created to help Adam, thus rule and have dominion with him!
2. Woman were established to have a career, too!
3. Woman is creative, confident, thriving, gainers of wealth, progressive, reproducers of children and also reproducers of people to do what we do
4. Tap into philanthropy research and giving
5. Prepare your elevator pitch so when you are in the presence of someone who may have the resources to sow into you, you are ready!
   

​Woman:

1. Deborah was an Influence
2. Jael was Special Ops
3. Abigail was a Negotiator
4. The Widow of Zarephath was a Distributor of Wealth
5. Tabita (Dorcas) was the only woman specifically honored as a disciple in the Bible
6. Lydia was a Savvy Business Owner
7. Priscilla was Co-Owner with her Husband 
   

*We must ask ourselves am I growing my skills set for God to get maximum benefit from me?
To THRIVE in your career:

1. Pray: What is my portion?
2. Listen: Let God speak!
3. Write down the vision plan and the strategies from God
4. Set goals with deadlines
5. Get training
6. Invest in yourself to get to the next level and to learn about yourself / get/pay for a mentor, take a master class, (take CEU courses)
7. Change your mindset
8. Get some destiny helpers!
9. Be consistent
10. Invest in your business/career, put money into making money
    
11. Pivot/shift when God is speaking

Minister Barbara Cummings: Thriving as a Godly Woman: "Sometimes I Feel Like It & Sometimes I Don't!"

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Pastor Psiyina Davis: Thriving in My Mind & My Emotions: "Learning to Balance Me!"

*Philippians 4:18
Physical:

1. Our thoughts have the ability to manifest in our body cellularly
2. Pay attention to your posture (try sitting with your hands open)
3. Practice meditation, Diaphragmatic (or deep) Breathing
   

Mental:

1. Think non-judgmentally: state the facts of your situation, accept them as is without considering them to be good or bad, acknowledge the harm (if any), express emotional reaction without judgement
2. Ground in the present
3. Journal
4. Set healthy boundaries
5. Do something you enjoy daily

 Spiritual

1. Breathe and spiritual meditation
2. Fast and pray
3. Read, study, live the scriptures
4. Forgive yourself and others, including forgiving YOU! (write a letter of forgiveness to yourself if this helps)