Today starts a month of highlighting
women's impact throughout the world.
And if you did know,
it is women's History Month.
And of course, we always celebrate
women's contributions to history.
But for the month of March,
we're going to show the
ladies a little extra love.
Joining me to help kick this conversation
off Doctor Cheryl Pelote Williamson.
Doctor Williamson,
thank you so much for joining me in studio.
I appreciate
that. I am so honored to be here
with you today and super excited
that we are together kicking off
with this history. Absolutely.
And we are honored to
have you in the building.
OK, you are a best selling author,
a philanthropist, and you've just
done so much award-winning filmmaker.
I wanna first talk about your
background and how that positions you
to be here to having this discussion
with us about women's History Month.
It all started on social media, OK?
I started sharing affirmations
with people on social media and
people started contacting me and I
decided one day that I needed to
place the affirmations in a book.
And so my very first book was affirmed 365.
Thoughts and actions to start your day.
And it just grew from there into
a phenomenal movement of women
believing in themselves,
knowing that we have the ability to
impact the world by what we say to
ourselves 1st and then to everybody else.
I love that. OK, so let's talk
about women's History Month overall
and what this month is all about.
This month for me is about creating
spaces and places for women to soar.
It's about opening doors of opportunity.
And I'll say it's not just.
About us doing it this month.
It's about us doing it every month, right?
Every opportunity that we get,
we should be creating spaces and places
for our sisters to join us at the table.
Set that table,
and then go create another one.
And this month is one we need to
dig in especially and make sure
that we leave nobody behind.
There you go.
We need to let another woman
know I see you, I see you,
and I see you. By the way,
why is it important, though,
for women to celebrate?
Other women celebrate each other.
It is important
because many times we go through so
many trying things in our lives and
when we have a woman come along and
say I'm with you, I support you,
it pushes us to the next level.
For me, having that table where
women created and brought me along,
it pushed me into want to
do more for other people.
It made me develop that abundance
mentality that if I could have it,
I could help other sisters have it as well.
And you just talked about
mentality and that was.
Exactly where I was gonna transition into.
So I'm happy you kind of
led me along the way.
You have something that I've heard you
say a few times during my research on you.
Your mindset is your superpower.
Ohh yeah. What does that mean for you?
And what does that mean for the rest of us?
That means that nobody can talk me out
of my dreams and my hopes and my vision.
I don't have to have all the answers.
I don't have to have all the money.
All I have to do is believe it.
Because me being here with you right now,
in this moment, it's a mindset.
It's my superpower moment
because I've been watching you.
I see how you soar and
how you show up for women.
And I want it to be in
this space and this place.
And it became possible because
I didn't let the world tell me
what couldn't happen for me.
I didn't let anybody allow me to say,
oh, you don't know her.
That's not going to happen for you.
When we believe that anything and
everything is possible, it becomes possible.
But it starts with us.
Now, I know you was coming
here to preach to me, too.
My goodness, you're hosting real
quick the women of Influence awards,
Speaking of women.
Supporting and uplifting one another.
Lot of amazing women in our
community talk about that briefly
and how folks can get involved.
Absolutely. I decided that I
wanted to create a luncheon
where I could salute women who
the world needed to know about.
And so it's the women of influence.
Cheryl magazine.
Women of Influence Awards luncheon at
Glen Eagles Country Club on March 31st.
And these women are coming in from all
over the country for us to see them,
really see them and what they
contribute to the world.
OK, Doctor Williamson,
thank you so much. By the way,
that event that she was just talking about,
the women of influence,
is happening Friday, March 31st in Plano.
Soul Reborn, Sheryl's nonprofit,
will honor 6 ladies again doing
amazing work across the country.
OK, you can help.
Visit rather Cheryl P williamson.com
click on the event staff.
I checked it out earlier today and
that will take you to the Eventbrite
location where you can find tickets.
We'll be right back after this.