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So , it was epic to watch God basically take a $ 100 seed and turn it into well over a million . That ’ s the beauty of locking with God . I don ’ t know how , all I know is this is what I ’ m called to do this is who I am . So , by the time HBCU bingo came around . We had no hiccups with the game itself .
What are you looking to do more now because we ’ re getting closer to the school year starting for a lot of these kids ? Are you looking to do anything more with HBCUs ?
I knew that I had a unique take on it because of my misconception about domestic violence , and how I was in denial about it for so long . So , I have to write the book for the women who were like me , at the top of our field , to some level independent ; we didn ’ t have low self-esteem . I knew I needed to write for that population because nobody was really talking to that population because that population didn ’ t even want to recognize that they were being abused .
I ’ m waiting on my answer because like I said , God sent me here to produce a show about HBCUs . So I ’ m really waiting for him to tell me . We ’ ve , as a team , decided that we are going to do HBCU Bingo in 2021 because these rising seniors have had their senior year snatched from them . So , I imagine we ’ re going to start planning that either towards the end of this year or at the very top of 2021 . But that ’ s all I know .
As a businesswoman entrepreneur , how are you moving forward ?
I ’ m not sure how much longer [ God ] is going to be having me actively involved in the media side of what I do . Because I may be just pivoting . But for now , you know , I still have my media training classes and courses , but I have not taken on any new clients in a minute since he told me I have to move to Atlanta . I ’ m not sure how he ’ s gonna have me move forward with that , but I ’ m sticking close to him so that I can be obedient .
Talk about from your personal experience how important faith is in your growth ?
I ’ m a preacher ’ s kid . So , my faith has been around me my whole life , but my faith , walk , was up . When I turned 40 I had just come out of a divorce . my husband had almost killed me several times and I was starting my life over . And when I went into 2012 , my goal was to have no goals . Because I was tired of being driven , I just wanted to put my life back together , and heal . God assigned me to write my first book . At that time , you know book coaches weren ’ t around like the book industry hadn ’ t taken off . I started doing live streaming on Periscope . I taught from my heart I shared my faith and they convinced me to go live every day from that point in my pajamas to just share my heart .
What would you tell anybody that questions themselves , or is not sure of what they should do ?
You ’ re normal . Everybody questions themselves . If you don ’ t get stuck in the question . You got to move . Like my mentor used to say , “ Move with your knees shaking and your teeth chattering .” You ’ re just normal , but I don ’ t get stuck in my question . I don ’ t get stuck in me questioning myself . I take my questions to God , what does God say about me . One of my basic premises is always to factor in God ’ s definition of you and not others ’ descriptions of you . What I mean by that is , God defines us as fearfully and wonderfully made . We are essentially his masterpiece . So , when you ’ re asking yourself and questioning yourself , make sure you filter your questions through the definition of how God sees you , not how you or anybody else describes you .
With God by her side , TeeJ continues to set her sights on HBCU Bingo for the Class of 2021 . She is confident and excited to launch the HBCU Bingo for the Class of 2021 , as these rising seniors have also had their college experience cut short due to the pandemic . As the world continues to be blanked with a million of unknown questions , what-ifs , and personal doubts , TeeJ ’ s advice is to “ Take your questions to God .”
What was it that led you to get that out , was it for you , and did you expect other women to take from your book , “ The 6-Figures Battered Wife .”