#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/ 

Join us this week in the Love Extremist Living Room for a conversation on confronting and overcoming fear with Nai Vasha Thomas, athlete and co-founder of UNDOlabs.  Sign up at www.extremist.love/livingroom

Donna Smith has always been an activist and someone who believes in justice and fair treatment for all people and planet.  In this episode she shares her childhood memories with faith and doing marathon length hunger hikes to raise money for those without food at age 11.  Donna digs into her experiences as a mother and wife struggling with the US medical system, overcoming cancer three times and getting through medical bankruptcy to overcome the immense debt she and her husband faced due to his health challenges.  After being a part of Michael Moore's 2007 documentary film 'Sicko' she dedicated her life to advocating for universal health care and supporting nurses.  Donna's life story is incredibly powerful and her experiences with love and healing are profound and illuminating.  

Find Donna via googling 'Donna Sicko' and via email at Donna@pdamerica.org 

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Donna is a standout amongst the high performers of the Caribbean charter world. Not only is she a marine scientist and an underwater archaeologist, she's a nuclear engineer too! She traded all that in for a life of cleaning mucky bilge pumps and consoling hungover hotshots...but she does it with a smile.

One of the new cadre of women at the helm, she's great company and good with kids--but she makes them learn things while they're having a blast. 

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My latest interviewee for the ‘Leadership Mindset’ podcast series was Donna Smith

Donna’s expertise is in avoiding burnout, after having a major incident with this herself over 2 years ago.

Her background was first in the legal profession, followed by 6 years in learning and development. She has now run her own business, Odonnato, for 2 years specialising in helping lawyers who are struggling with burnout.

In the podcast Donna and I spoke about:

• The things you should do as a leader to avoid the threat of burnout
• The signs to look for to indicate you are on a downhill path!
• The importance of a morning routine
• Monitoring your self talk to pick up on danger signs
• Taking good care of yourself.

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This is episode 001 with Donna Smith. She is an AMAZING photographer who does a lot of Wedding, Portraits and other creative style photos.  Just got some insight into how she got started and what she has plans for with her Alaska Photographer Collaborations.

Go give her a follow on IG: @donnamariephotography

You may not have heard of Donna Smith — but she’s one of the most important players behind the scenes in Hollywood. Over the course of almost 40 years, she’s been instrumental in the production of 157 movies, including Raging Bull, The Terminator, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List and The Matrix. She’s also the first woman to serve as President of Physical Production and Post Production at Universal Pictures.

Despite her enviable career and powerful position, Donna is down-to-earth and affable in this podcast. She offers invaluable advice for anyone looking to get ahead in the film industry, including who you should get to know, the importance of the “business” in show business, and getting started in the seven-year process from script to screen.

This is a must-listen for movie fans, and Donna’s tales of working with Marty (Scorsese), Bobby (DeNiro) and Sly (Stallone) are every bit as inspirational as the films she’s helped bring to the silver screen.