Rosetta, Author at Happy Black Woman

Claim Your Freedom at the Blogging School LIVE 3-Day Intensive in DC!

September 13, 2015 | By Rosetta |

Have you heard about our upcoming event???

I’m excited to announce the “Blogging School LIVE 3-Day Intensive: Build Your Tribe, Create an Authentic Online Brand and Turn Your Blog Into a Business!” being held October 16-18, 2015 in Washington, DC!

This is our LAST Happy Black Woman event of the year and it’s going to be absolutely phenomenal.

I invite you to grab your ticket TODAY for this transformational 3-day training that will show you exactly how to build your tribe, create an authentic online brand and turn your blog into a business that allows you to travel and work anywhere in the world!

You’ll be joining the amazing women in our Happy Black Woman Tribe for 3 full days of training, networking and support…PLUS a fun cocktail reception and 90s dance party on Friday night.

And of course, you are going to LOVE the divine connections and “aha moments” you will have as a result of being in DC for an entire weekend to learn with me and dozens of like-minded women in person!

Hey, who knows what can happen in a room full of creative, passionate, talented women…you could end up meeting your next client or accountability partner :)

As a result of the event, you will leave feeling motivated, inspired and totally ready to create a location-independent lifestyle doing what you love.

http://happyblackwoman.com/blogging-school-live/

See you in DC!

“I received my first speaking request!”

“Before I took the Blogging School course, all I had was a vision. I needed to learn how to put myself out there and offer my insight to a larger audience.

As a result of taking the course, I have been able to write about my passion in a way people can relate to and I have begun to carve out a space for my perspective online. As a result of putting forth effort into each assignment and engaging with and learning from the material and my classmates, I have gained the confidence to begin to leverage myself to family, friends, and co-workers.

I received my first speaking request shortly after! The person who contacted me mentioned how impressed she was with my site, which I can’t thank Rosetta enough for helping me to organize and fine-tune in our one-on-one session!

I recommend this course for anyone who is ready to establish their online presence without feeling as though they are fumbling around in the dark. You will be thoroughly guided and supported by Rosetta and a host of like-minded and inspiring individuals!”

– Kiara Jones, kiarajones.com

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4 Years a Nomad: A Photo Timeline of My Location-Independent Journey

September 11, 2015 | By Rosetta |

Body-painted and crazy-eyed at the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, Thailand – April 2013

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since I gave up my apartment in Washington, DC.

In August 2011, I ended my apartment lease.

In the process, I had to get rid of most of my stuff by selling, giving away and donating my belongings, including clothes, shoes and furniture.

My initial goal was to simply reduce my living expenses so I could save money to travel.

This is what I wrote back then:

“…most people who say they want to travel the world NEVER get past the wishful thinking phase because of their limiting beliefs around money. Many people still think traveling is just for rich people or celebrities! Of course, this negative mindset prevents us from seeing ALL the possibilities available to us. There are so many steps we can take that will get us closer to any goal we have for our lives, if we only take action.”

Even so, I thought I would just “experiment” with not having an apartment for a year or two to see how I liked it and how much it could really help me achieve my travel goals.

But what ACTUALLY happened during that time is that I learned so much about myself – who I really am, what I really want and who I really want to be.

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What Grandma Taught Me About Money (and Men) Was Wrong

August 26, 2015 | By Rosetta |

We’ve been having some interesting discussions about money, men and childhood beliefs in our Happy Black Woman community.

In a nutshell, what you were taught as a child about money could be the very thing sabotaging your ability to take action on your big goals and dreams.

Tell me if you can relate…

When I was growing up as a little black girl in Ohio, I was taught that if I wanted to have a rich life, I would have to marry a rich man.

The women in my family – from mom to grandma to auntie – all seemed to believe that the key to wealth was not necessarily by creating my OWN success, but in landing a man who was already financially set and could take care of me.

At first, this philosophy made sense.

But as I got older, I became increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of focusing on “finding a rich husband.”

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2 Weeks in San Diego: New Photo Shoot, Wine Country and Love on the Road

August 14, 2015 | By Rosetta |

Last month when I was in San Diego, I scheduled a photo shoot with the amazing Stacey Canfield!

I spent a couple hours in her studio and came away with brand new images that reflect my evolving Happy Black Woman brand, focused on helping women all over the world create lives of happiness, success and freedom through personal development and entrepreneurship.

Here are some of my favorites!

I brought in my actual carry-on bag of choice – the black Tumi Super Leger (from their Voyageur line) to use as a prop! It was so fitting for my brand, because along with my passport, these are the basic tools of my life as a minimalist traveler.

And I couldn’t forget my black Tumi Calais backpack that serves as my “mobile office” – where I store my laptop, wallet, Moleskine notebooks and everything else I use to run my online business!

Not surprisingly, one of the most frequent questions I get about my location-independent lifestyle is:

How do you date when you’re always on the road?

My short answer is:

I love men. I love to date. And I love dating men while I’m on the road!

Here’s a sneak peek into what that looks like for me…

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Act As If: Highlights From 2015 HBW Mastermind Retreat in New Orleans!

August 10, 2015 | By Rosetta |

This week I’ve been in New Orleans, Louisiana hosting my Platinum and Diamond clients for our 2015 Happy Black Woman Mastermind Retreat!

Our powerful theme for the weekend was “Act As If,” which comes from one of my favorite books, You 2: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps by Price Pritchett:

“Act as if your success is certain. Instead of holding back because you don’t have hard proof that you can make a quantum leap, see if you end up with evidence proving you can’t. Just make the jump – act as if your success is guaranteed – and then see which set of ideas you should believe in.”

We enjoyed the Big Easy, plus did some powerful work on our businesses at the same time!

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How to Make an Extra $10,000 Per Year…On the Side

July 22, 2015 | By Rosetta |

Right now, I’m at a business retreat in San Diego learning and connecting with some amazing women entrepreneurs from around the world.

In the midst of powerful masterminding, eating incredible food and drinking fabulous wine, we’ve been talking a LOT about how we can all make a bigger difference in the world with the work that we do.

So here’s my question to you today…

Do you believe you were put on earth to make a BIG impact?

Are you uniquely gifted at teaching?

Then you might be a natural professional speaker!

Here’s the good news about speaking:

As a keynote speaker or workshop leader, you can make thousands of dollars, even with a day job and even if you’re terrified of getting on stage (more on that in a minute).

7 years ago, I hated public speaking.

But one of my mentors told me something that changed the direction of my life.

Here’s what he said:

“Rosetta, if you want to make a REAL impact on people’s lives, you gotta get out there and start speaking at conferences and events in your industry.”

Now, I’m an EXTREME introvert.

That means I get “in the zone” by putting on my headphones and listening to music, writing in my journal or just sitting by myself reading a book.

The idea of holding a microphone… on stage… entertaining an audience at a conference? I shook my head NO.

Fast forward to today…

Professional speaking is the reason I was able to quit my job in 2010.

That sentence is so important, allow me to repeat it:

Professional speaking allowed me to QUIT my job.

I took an unpaid gig at an industry event, and it was far from perfect.

But a funny thing happened after that event.

Nonprofit leaders from all over the country began to invite me to their organization’s events for PAID speaking engagements!

The opportunities were coming so fast that I had to start using my vacation time to travel on the speaking circuit as a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader.

I started earning between $10,000 to $20,000 in extra income every year – on TOP of my 9 to 5 salary.

So…

Are you still unsure about how to start your business?

Do you want to earn more money, grow your current side hustle, and take a massive leap toward creating your ideal life?

Then you NEED to be speaking.

I just updated my “How to Become a Professional Speaker” Virtual Workshop. It’s one of my most popular trainings and you don’t want to miss it.

This could be the missing link you need to finally get your business off the ground.

In this workshop, you will learn exactly how you can earn a great income and make a big impact, simply by sharing your message!

In this value-packed training, you will discover:

What kinds of companies and organizations hire speakers
The 4 different kinds of speaking you can get paid for
How to come up with compelling speaking topics
How to develop content for your speeches
When to start charging money for speaking
How to market and brand yourself as a speaker
What organizations are looking for in a speaker
How much you should charge for speaking (especially if you’re just starting out)
The right way to handle travel expenses so you can maximize each speaking engagement
How to start charging money if you’ve already been speaking for free (or raise your fees if they’re too low)
The easiest way to get your first paid speaking gig

To be honest, this is the information I WISH I’d had when I started my professional speaking career back in 2008.

I can’t wait to share it all with you!

Leave me a comment: What are you good at teaching other people how to do? I give you permission to brag. What are your friends and family always asking you for advice about? This should give you some ideas on topics you can speak about…and get paid for.

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How to Spend a Week in Israel – Part 1

July 7, 2015 | By Rosetta |

On the rooftop in Jerusalem! Photo by Gaya S. Turtle courtesy of Vibe Israel

Last week, I had the opportunity to travel around Israel as one of four participants for the 2015 Vibe Israel Women Entrepreneurs Tour! Vibe Israel is a non-governmental organization that hosts themed cultural tours for online opinion leaders to connect with Israel’s creative energy and share it with their followers. (Here is a snapshot of our itinerary from the week.)

One of our tour leaders described Israel as “small and complex” and upon doing some initial research, I found out that was definitely true.

The limited information I had about Israel was related to the political and religious conflict in the region, so I had no clue about the positive cultural aspects of the country, not to mention how regular Israelis live their everyday lives. For that reason, it was hard to know what to expect when I stepped off the plane in Tel Aviv.

What I learned was that Israel is a country in Western Asia with a population of about 8 million. It’s the world’s ONLY Jewish-majority state with about 75% of Israelis identifying as Jewish.

Despite the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict, it has the highest standard of living in the Middle East and one of the highest life expectancies in the world. The area is considered to be Holy Land, being significant for many religions including Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bahá’í Faith.

That said, as a non-religious tourist who has little interest in political issues, if you were to ask me about my impression of Israel from those perspectives, what I would say is that overall, “it’s complicated.”

What *was* interesting for me to learn about on the tour was the unique culture in Israel and what women entrepreneurs are doing there to create happiness, success and freedom in their lives and the lives of their families.

And as usual, the best way to know about a place is to go there, talk to the locals and see for yourself.

So without further ado, here are some of the things I saw, did and experienced on my week-long trip to Israel – part 1!

1. Take a Day Trip Through Old Jerusalem

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At the marketplace in Old Jerusalem! Photo by Gaya S. Turtle courtesy of Vibe Israel

After an introductory presentation about Israel, we headed to Old Jerusalem – an official World Heritage site – and walked through the ancient streets, visited the various religious sites and explored the huge marketplaces.

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The Top 3 Resources to Become a #1 Best-Selling Author in 2015

July 2, 2015 | By Rosetta |

OK so this is for all my Happy Black Woman book authors and authors-to-be…

Unless you just recently joined my community, there is a good chance you’ve heard of my awesome book publisher, friend and fellow location-independent traveler Jesse Krieger.

Jesse rocked the stage when he spoke at our last Launch Your Business LIVE Boot Camp in Atlanta and also published my latest book Launch Your Business (it was #1 on Amazon while he was speaking at our event!)

Over the past six months or so, I’ve been really impressed with what Jesse has been doing to revolutionize book publishing and marketing.

His publishing company, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press has launched 7 books in the last 7 months and ALL of them have gone to multiple #1 best-seller positions on Amazon!

Well, he’s created a useful resource guide and has offered to share it with our Happy Black Woman community – The Top 3 Resources You Need to Become a #1 Best-Selling Author in 2015

>>> Click here to download your copy now <<<

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Travel Diary: My First Day in Israel – Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

June 20, 2015 | By Rosetta |

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My first night in Israel! Enjoying delicious vegan food in Tel Aviv, photo courtesy Vibe Israel

My international journey continues…

I’m excited to announce that I was selected as one of four participants for the 2015 Vibe Israel Women Entrepreneurs Tour!

Vibe Israel is a nonprofit organization based in Tel Aviv that hosts week-long, all-expenses paid tours of Israel for online influencers and bloggers to meet the people who make up the local scene in the fields they write about. In return, they share their experiences with their millions of followers.

Israel has actually never been on my list of places where I wanted to travel, but when I received the invitation to apply for the tour, I became instantly curious about this small country that I only knew for its religious significance among Jewish people.

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4 Spiritual Truths I Re-Learned After Having Surgery in Paris

June 17, 2015 | By Rosetta |

“Every problem is a gift – without problems we would not grow.” ― Tony Robbins

I’ve been in Paris for over a week now.

But instead of enjoying the sights in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, I’ve been mostly visiting the inside of the Georges Pompidou Hospital.

My plan was to hit the ground running here in the “City of Light” with tours and cooking classes and everything else but instead…

I got hit with a serious nail infection that resulted from a salon manicure I had in Atlanta a few weeks ago. The medical term for the infection is a paronychia and excuse my French, but that shit hurts!

Combine that with the worst jet lag ever and you have a pretty rocky beginning to what was supposed to be a wonderful trip.

It all started with swelling and gradually became worse over the next few days. Of course, my first instinct was to look up my symptoms on the internet and sure enough, it looked and sounded like I had a severe paronychia.

I got an appointment with the nearest “general” doctor, who instructed me to soak my finger in alcohol. That didn’t work AT ALL.

Then, I looked up some home remedies and started soaking my finger in lemon juice and hot water, which helped with the pain but didn’t do anything for the infection that was growing under my skin. I’ll spare you the actual visual but basically, the skin around my nail was starting to look like I had gangrene!

It was time to get myself to the nearest emergency room.

Once I got to the hospital, it took some patience and a divine sense of calm to communicate the care I needed when maybe 1 out of 10 medical personnel spoke any English whatsoever. Using my remedial French and lots of gestures, I finally got in to see a specialist.

The doctor confirmed my biggest fear – the only way to fix the issue was to have surgery on my finger to remove the infection.

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The night before surgery, I go to dinner at Le Poincaré, an open air bistro/cafe on the corner near my hotel.

The wind is cool as the sun sets on the city like a blanket.

I order steak and frites and eat slowly, savoring every bite like it’s my last meal.

I relish my glass of vin rouge and fall in love with the restaurant’s famous Nutella & Speculoos tiramisu for dessert.

I sip my espresso, annoyed at the situation that’s messing up my travel plans, but I also notice a strange sense of relief.

It’s the feeling of letting go of my need for control. It’s giving myself permission to slow down and listen to what my body needs right now – rest and healing.

Needless to say, being stuck in a hospital in a foreign country gave me a chance to reflect on some important spiritual reminders.

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Claim Your Freedom at the Blogging School LIVE 3-Day Intensive in DC!

“I received my first speaking request!”

4 Years a Nomad: A Photo Timeline of My Location-Independent Journey

What Grandma Taught Me About Money (and Men) Was Wrong

2 Weeks in San Diego: New Photo Shoot, Wine Country and Love on the Road

Act As If: Highlights From 2015 HBW Mastermind Retreat in New Orleans!

How to Make an Extra $10,000 Per Year…On the Side

How to Spend a Week in Israel – Part 1

1. Take a Day Trip Through Old Jerusalem

The Top 3 Resources to Become a #1 Best-Selling Author in 2015

Travel Diary: My First Day in Israel – Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

4 Spiritual Truths I Re-Learned After Having Surgery in Paris

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