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Hello and welcome to The BWRB, the official website for The Black Woman's Rule Book. This website was created for women of color across the nation and around the world to share the Rule They Live By.Do you have a Rule To Live By? Think back to your childhood, is there one thing that you were always told that still holds true today. Maybe it was say your prayers before you go to bed, cross your legs when wearing a skirt, or what about the all too familiar, sit up straight. As an adult, is there a lesson you have learned that you still stand firm on no matter what? This is what The BWRB is all about. Tell us your rules, your lessons and the stories behind them, so that women around the world can share, teach and learn from each other.What's my Rule? Keep Good People Around You. My rule didn't always have a name. When developing my own, I thought back to my childhood and tried to recall lessons that I was always taught. Taking it a step further, I started to remember the people in my life that always influenced, motivated, supported and encouraged me. And that's how I came up with, "Keep Good People Around You". Which is the rule that I stand on. Good people are always going to tell you the truth, whether you want to hear it or not. Good people are always going to support you no matter what and Good people will always look out for your best interest.Take some time to think about your own rule and what it has meant to your life, how it has helped you or someone you know. Tell the story behind it and go to the Submit your Rule page of http://thebwrb.com, for an opportunity to be featured in our upcoming book, The Black Woman's Rule Book. What Rule Do You Live By?Love and Gratitude,The Black Woman's Rule Book,Http://thebwrb.com/

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Picture yourself sitting in a fully furnished office, employees ready, systems in place, all the right connections, solid and highly profitable business model that is ready to throw money at you, solid marketing strategy and hundreds of customers ready to use your service over and over again, a target market that has so limited offerings that you come at the right time. I know you have a big ole smile on your face right now at the image or maybe you're wondering "what does this have to do with the title, seems like everything is in order right?" Keep reading...

Now imagine being in that office smiling and happy and ready to take your eager clients money only not being able to service any of them. In fact, they're waiving their money at you waiting on you to service them but you can't even unlock the door to let them in!

The only issue is that you can't take their money. In fact you'll never be able to take the hundreds of thousands to millions waiting before you, ever. You've done so much to set your business up and get it ready for this moment but the authorities come your way and tell you "nope you can't open, not now not ever"

Picture it? Yes, that was me spring 2009.

Click here to continue reading about my epic failure and the MOST VALUABLE LESSON I LEARNED THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY BUSINESS.

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