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    From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady
    From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady
    From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady
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    From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady

    By Crystal Victoria

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    "From the Streets to the Skies No Limits" is based on a true story and the diary of Crystal Victoria. The book addresses many obstacles facing our young generation, as they evolve into adulthood. Many times the author made decisions based on peer pressure and an immature mindset. In the end, she overcame her biggest problem, which was herself. This is the story of her failure, flight, and motivation to overcome the struggles in spite of the conflicts that could have held her back.

    The message "From the Streets to the Skies No Limits" communicates to individuals is to be your best self. The author's age, level of understanding, and in-depth story is certain to grasp the reader's attention and will keep you on the edge of your seat to the end. The life she previously lived was full of crime, drug abuse & dealing, prostitution, and domestic violence. It is by the grace of God, she survivied the adversity. "From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of A Boss Lady" illustrates where and how she went wrong in the beginning, but also gained the strength to move forward and correct her mistakes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 4, 2012
    ISBN9781468563801
    From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady
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    Crystal Victoria

    After overcoming the obstacles of adolescence, Crystal Victoria redefined her image by creating an opportunity for herself and the younger generation. While growing up in Denton, Texas, she endured many struggles for acceptance and endured a disturbing journey to satisfy the means. Although she was intelligent and had college education, she had difficulty searching for a purpose and maintaining rewarding success. At the age of 25, she found her calling and passion through motivation, business, and writing. Today she is the President and Founder of Target Evolution, Inc. (Entrepreneurs Creating Success Association), and Author, who loves to read and learn. Her future plans consist of pursuing a doctorates in Business Administration and Business Law, as well as, continuing to support the young entrepreneurs in the Dallas community and nationwide. From the Streets to the Skies No Limits: Diary of a Boss Lady, is the book about her life revealing the strong woman behind the business, and how she became the change, she wanted to see.

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      From the Streets to the Skies No Limits - Crystal Victoria

      © 2012 by Crystal Victoria. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 03/13/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-6382-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-6381-8 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-6380-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012904697

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      CONTENTS

      Dedication

      Prologue

      Journal Entry 1:

      Journal Entry 2:

      Journal Entry 3:

      Journal Entry 4:

      Journal Entry 5:

      Journal Entry 6:

      Journal Entry 7:

      Journal Entry 8:

      Journal Entry 9:

      Epilogue

      About the Editor

      About the Author

      Crystal’s Inspirations

      Dedication

      Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

      —The Late, Great Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, Inc.

      This book is dedicated to the past’s pioneers and tomorrow’s children, all of who serve a higher purpose. To God be the glory, we are extremely grateful for you.

      To Amelia Lott: we sat down together and it’s time to stand back up, face our fears, and go forward as the incredible duo we have always been. We’re a team, and we always will be no matter what changes life brings. My change was motivated, inspired, and founded on my Mother’s love; yet bought to fruition by my love for others.

      To Erwin Silas: you changed my life without saying a word. Loving you, almost killed me, but it’s one of the few things which made me want to love myself and change. The reason for that change is so someone like you would love me, too. Whether or not it happens, is no longer important because for the first time ever, I love me. For that, I thank you.

      To Dr. Farrah Gray, who spoke directly to me in his book, Get Real, Get Rich. Rather than focusing on money, focus on the person who would be left if everything was to be taken away from you.—He is a true representation of what we could all be at our best, from childhood to adulthood. Dr. Gray you are simply amazing.

      To the late and great—Michael Jackson: I have always loved your music and appreciate your outlook on life and advice to overcoming all obstacles in the song Beat It. You will be missed.

      Last but not least, this book is dedicated to Oprah Winfrey. Your name says it all and words can’t express how much I love you.

      To all the characters in this book: thank you for the opportunity to be in your lives. I’m thankful you are in mine. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have a story to tell which makes me love you twice as much, as I did before.

      May God bless each and every one of you, and who read this book.

      Prologue

      Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.

      —Abraham Lincoln

      For years, my grandmother told me to write a book about my life because I kept a journal. I thought she was crazy due to the fact I’d have to expose the things I wanted to forget and hide. My secrets were my business only. But after making changes in myself and my thinking, I had a Divine revelation that my mess could be turned into a message, my tests into a testimony to help someone else. It’s the only way to be humble and show that you care about others enough to air your dirty laundry. I thought it would be an easy thing to do, but after reflecting on my life, I was wrong. Still, I don’t want anyone repeating my mistakes all because I was too selfish to be honest about them. There are things which I still struggle to forgive myself for doing.

      Sharing my story may have been easier if I could point the finger of blame at what went wrong with me. In my case, I completely destroyed myself several times over and did so by stuffing my feelings deep inside, choosing not to deal with them and thinking they would just go away. Time and time again they resurfaced in areas which affected parts of my life which were difficult to fix. No one understood how I went from one extreme to the other and at first I didn’t either. Keeping secrets had a lot to do with it, though.

      My ego almost got the best of me. I like to refer to it as the enemy or inner-me. However, love conquers all and God is love. I sold my soul to the devil a few times for a quick buck and in the end I didn’t have my soul or the money to show for it. So was it worth it? No, not at all. Although God forgives us, other people forgiving us and forgetting about our actions is a different story. I’m grateful that I was humbled to the point of having nowhere else to turn and I choose to remain that way. I also choose to be transparent because as humans we will all make mistakes. No matter what I did, I’m still a child of God and He still loves me.

      I had to learn to forgive myself, forgive others, love myself unconditionally, and accept myself with all of my flaws. I was sick of hiding and covering up, wearing a mask, and lying to myself. I had to realize that I had the power to choose, but I must be wise in my decisions and think before I act. I embraced a miserable existence, not realizing that God’s best was far better and greater than my definition.

      When I say I had to love myself unconditionally, I mean without limitation or boundaries. I had to learn to love myself and others in spite of, not because of. In spite of differences in opinion, social status, upbringing, or mistakes, we are commanded to love in the Bible. I quit playing God and started listening to Him. Our definitions in life place limits on the limitless spiritual being which rests within each one of us. I asked God for a purpose and an opportunity to be what He sees in me because my way was not working like I’d planned. Now that He’s done so and answered my prayers, I made Him a promise that I’d fully commit to the work He’d have me to do, no matter the cost. When I made that promise, I meant it from my heart and because of that He’s blessed all my endeavors to encourage me to keep going strong. After all that I’ve been through and done, I’m grateful to still be here. The only attitude I need is an attitude of gratitude. Overcoming the ego is a life-long struggle and journey, but it’s worth it and gets easier with practice. Still, I have a long way to go, but I’m grateful to be going full speed in the direction God would have me go.

      When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite books was The Magic Eye. If you’re not familiar with The Magic Eye, it’s a book full of blurry images that you focus on until you see the clear 3D image. As I got older, I realized life is a lot like that book. Each picture in The Magic Eye is a collage of little pictures, forming the bigger blurred image which looks chaotic. However, if you focus on it long enough, you’ll see the 3D image. Once you see the 3D image, you can’t miss it. No matter if you blink, wave your hand through it, or shake your head, it stays. The truth is not always pretty, but I’m certain in God’s eyes, there’s a beautiful 3D image in it somewhere.

      The message and purpose of this book is to reach our younger generation. We’re influenced by many things via Internet, music, and television. The reality is that my life could happen to you or someone you know if you choose to live your lives and handle feelings like I did mine. I remember many times saying, I’d never do this or that. Under the right circumstances, I did everything I thought or said I wouldn’t do and then some.

      Correcting mistakes is not easy and it takes a large amount of strength to admit defeat. If you can avoid these things the first time, please do. If you find yourself in a situation similar to mine, realize that you have a choice to figure out what you are to learn from your mistake. Afterwards, don’t repeat it. Instead of striving for perfection, strive to be perfectly honest with yourself and others. I love what Dr. Farrah Gray says: Instead of focusing on money, focus on the person who’d be left if all that were to be taken away from you.

      Before you began this journey through my life, I encourage everyone to be your best self because anything is possible. In the words of Gandhi, Be the change you want to see in the world. Don’t just teach, motivate; don’t just advance, enhance; don’t just reach, inspire; don’t just look, see; don’t just touch, feel; don’t just study, focus… and the bigger picture will appear. Target Evolution, Inc., formerly known as the Entrepreneurs Creating Success Association, follows this mantra. It was created to help others who want to be successful and live a life of purpose. As a non-profit organization, our duty is to be a human change agent in society. I changed in the process of developing this organization and evolution is inevitable. Embrace the evolution as an opportunity for growth and allow it to define you.

      May the God of your heart inspire your forward evolution with peace and a love which surpasses all understanding.

      Journal Entry 1:

      The Good Old Days

      If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

      —Abigail Van Buren

      After eating a piece of Church’s Chicken on October 7th, 1985, my mother went into labor and a few hours later I was born. I never liked chicken much as a child and that’s probably why I came on out of the womb in the first place, nine pounds and some change, a fat, healthy baby. Of course, I had no way of knowing then what I know now. The life I would live, the events which would occur, from the streets to the sky,

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