BONUS: Becoming A Modern-Day Esther

Welcome to Episode 7, of Season 3. This is a very special bonus podcast that I just had to record after what took place a few weeks ago. If you know anything about me, you know I love all things etiquette and have a passion for teaching women what it really means to be a feminine, classy lady. This isn’t something I just started. My journey began all the way in 2013 when I got my first certification and continued in 2016 when I got another certification in a very intense etiquette program.
 

A few years later, in May of 2018, I was gearing up to relaunch a course and something didn’t quite feel right, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Well, one night at 3 am, an angel came and visited me and he had jewels in his hand.  As I began to pray, God spoke to me and told me he wanted me to start Feminine Woman Academy and train up women to be Modern-Day Esthers. I could not stop crying. God had just announced to me what He wanted me to do in the earth, gave me the name, and the pattern. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
 

Fast forward to September 4th, 2020. I woke up early at 3 am to pray for others. Around 4 am, the same angel came back to my room. He had not been back since 2018, wow! God then spoke to me and told me He didn’t want me to launch my interior decorating course I had planned, but instead to reopen  Feminine Woman Academy because there were women out there who needed it. Honestly, I had no plans to open the academy back up. However, after that I had so much joy and happiness in my call. I was ready to reopen the academy. The point is, the angel didn’t come for me, but he came for you, and the many others who will join the academy. Feminine Woman Academy is more than a course, it's a call and an invitation from heaven to participate in what God wants to do in the earth. So what does it mean to be a Modern-Day Esther and how does it relate to you? I’m so glad you asked.

Here are the three things you need to be a Modern-Day Esther:

1. {9:52} Presence is what you say without talking and is the initial thing people say when they first meet you. It’s your wow factor. At the same time, presence is not always necessarily good. It can be bad as well. Overall, presence is the very narrative that you foster internally and begins in your mindset. When people come to me and ask me how they can increase their presence, I tell them they need to renew their minds. Coming from a dysfunctional home and having suffered from depression, I still struggled with a faulty mindset after I was saved and delivered. I had to constantly renew my mind. It’s one of the very first things you learn in the academy and many will tell you that it’s more than learning etiquette, it’s a healing journey too. Some of you have been told you weren’t good enough, some of you have mommy and daddy wounds, and some have grief and depression and carry that with you. Whatever it is, it all begins with your mindset, and once that changes, your presence will too.

2.  {14:41} Poise is a rhythm: It’s the way you walk, talk, carry yourself, and overall how you navigate life. Have ever been to a dinner or networking event and found yourself fidgety, not knowing what to do? This is where poise comes in. When you know what to do, you create a rhythm and can be confident in the moment. You don’t have to worry about what fork to use or where your napkin goes, because you’ve already got it down. Poise is also what landed one of my former students several television interviews, because she followed the steps that I teach in my academy. I myself was critiqued and taught by a CNN news anchor on all things speech and networking. I also teach this in my academy as well as the 10 questions everyone should have ready before any networking event! 

3. {19:31} Feminine Power is what helped one of my students, at just 31 years old, became the D