From 'Rags to Riches': An Inspirational Conversation with Donna Smith Bellinger

#025: What are you doing to invest in yourself? We’re living in a world with readily available information that you can easily use to break through your challenges. It is important to understand that only you hold the key to create what you need to have both personally and professionally.

In this episode of Beyond the Culture with Dr. David M. Walker, we have Donna Bellinger, a businesswoman, a revenue accelerator, a professional speaker, and an author. She specializes in working with people who’ve hit the wall in both personal and professional growth.

Donna shares her story from ‘rags to riches’ and how she now uses it to help impact other women’s lives. Listen in to learn the importance of financial literacy and how you can use smart networking to breakthrough business.

Quotes:

· “With the right attitude, the circumstances do not matter.”- Donna [20:38]

· “Information acquired but not acted upon is just a souvenir.”- Donna [24:34]

What you will learn in this episode:

· [2:24] Donna describes her upbringing as diverse with a lot of experience.

· [4:41] She narrates her story of how she went from daughter to mother, mother to leader- leading sales teams, and now taking control of everything around her.

· [11:07] How Donna’s rags to riches story have helped impact the lives of many women.

· [13:59] How she helps experts communicate their solutions to their clients and teaches sales to various groups and corporations.

· [18:49] Learning how to be open and willing to create what you need to have.

· [22:47] The importance of investing in yourself before looking for a mentor.

· [25:36] Donna shares how a lack of financial literacy held her back when she first started which is why she insists on the importance of financial education.

· [29:23] She talks about her book You Lost Me @ Hello which talks about smart networking to breakthrough business.

· [34:22] She describes some of her favorite authors on positivity and marketing.

· [37:16] Why you shouldn’t allow people who don’t have the authority to tell you, yes, to tell you no.

Relevant Links:

Websites: https://donnasmithbellinger.com/ https://askdsb.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnasmithbellinger/