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Black Enterprise magazine is marking its 50th Anniversary in 2020, dedicated to educating, inspiring, and uplifting readers. The magazine’s founder, Earl G. Graves Sr., who passed away earlier this year, was already a successful entrepreneur when he began the magazine in 1970, and headed multiple businesses in his lifetime. Unlike most other business magazines, the editorial staff at Black Enterprise often practice what they preach, simultaneously reporting for the publication and running their own outside entrepreneurial ventures. This week, host and award-winning journalist Dean Rotbart speaks with one of the magazine’s longest-serving top editors, Alfred Edmond, Jr., about his successful business, A2Z Personal Growth Enterprises, aka GrownZone.com. GrownZone delivers “relationship education” to business owners who often don’t recognize the strong correlation between the success of their love life and the profitability of their companies. Alfred’s book, Loving in the Grown Zone, co-authored with his wife and business partner, Zara Green, is a no-nonsense guide to making healthy decisions in the quest for loving, romantic relationships of honor, esteem, and respect. The book will be of particular interest and help to anyone who has messed up when it comes to their romantic relationships. Loving in the Grown Zone makes a wonderful graduation gift for high school or college students, allowing them to avoid the mistakes that so many couples make. You can purchase copies of the book here. Photo: Alfred Edmond, Jr., GrownZone.comPosted: September 7, 2020Monday Morning Run Time: 56:43
When I asked Zara Green to come on the show, I had no clue that she had been exposed to COVID-19. She is self quarantining with her husband, SVP of Digital at Black Enterprise, Alfred Edmond Jr. She has a lot to say about how this crisis is impacting our relationships, every one of them. Unless we understand our priorities and our temperament, our relationships are in trouble. So what's your priority?
Dorinda Walker interviews power couple, co-creators of "The Grown Zone", and co-authors of the book "Loving in the Grown Zone" Alfred A. Edmond, Jr and Zara Green. The couple discuss and provide advice on how to build and sustain a healthy relationship with your significant other and the importance of self love in order to attract the person who will love you for who you are.
Healthy romantic relationships seem to be in short supply these days. That’s because they don’t just happen, they are hard work just like anything else in life that is worth having. Rosetta’s guest on this episode is Zara Green, relationship expert and coach who helps her clients understand what’s going on inside that is holding them back when it comes to romance and a fulfilling life. Zara has powerful life-changing concepts to share on this episode so please, please don’t miss this one. The basis of great relationships is H.E.R (Honor, Esteem, and Respect) When Zara Green is asked what it takes to have a healthy romantic relationship she immediately refers to an acronym - H.E.R - which stands for Honor, Esteem, and Respect. It’s not about spark or chemistry. Those can and will dissipate over time, so why are they the things we look to when it comes to our initial curiosity about a possible relationship? Zara says you need to clearly know what it means to be honored, esteemed, and respected as a woman and insist on it in how you are treated. That’s when you’re strong enough to give those things in return and when you’re ready to build a healthy relationship based on those values. You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you expect. Much of what Zara Green does with her clients is uncover the foundation their lives are built on. They have long conversations, with Zara asking many questions, prodding and poking at many sore spots, with the goal of finding the underlying beliefs that hold people back from pursuing everything they desire. She typically discovers that the expectations people have about life are what they wind up getting - and when those expectations can be challenged and then changed, everything in life changes. Find out more on this episode of Happy Black Woman. Your personal life does not stand on the basis of your professional life. When Rosetta asked her guest, Zara Green for 3 pieces of advice to women who are seeking to become healthy themselves in order to be ready for a healthy romantic relationship, she said the very first thing a woman needs to understand is that her personal life does not stand or fall on the basis of her professional life. In fact, it’s the other way around. Raging success in business will never fix problems or wrong beliefs in your personal life. You’ve got to build your person, your character to be very strong in spite of the setbacks and difficulties of business - and you’ll find a fringe benefit - your business will be stronger as a result. Enjoying your company is enough. A man who insists on more is not the man you want. There are so many missteps that happen when it comes to romance, and women, being those who instinctively give and serve other people, are prone to make many of them. Zara Green says that no woman should ever give too much before she really knows a man, and that takes time. She says that you need to understand from the start that the privilege of being in your company should be enough for any man - so if a man pressures you for more than that, he isn’t honoring your value as a woman enough and you can leave him behind as you pursue a quality man who does. Zara draws a pretty straight line on this episode, and it’s one that is guided by wisdom, so make sure you listen. Outline of this great episode [0:29] Rosetta’s introduction of Zara D. Green, her expert guest on healthy relationships. [4:00] How Zara became co-founder of The Grown Zone. [10:50] The unusual way Zara and her husband connected via Twitter and then real life. [21:20] You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you expect. [26:44] 3 pieces of advice to women who are laying the foundation of self work. [37:17] How you can connect with Zara and get her FREE GIFT. Resources & Links mentioned in this episode www.Grownzone.com Podcast Download: 11 Things Called Love That Are Anything But. http://grownzone.com/happyblackwoman/ http://zaragreen.com/ Black Enterprise About Zara Green Zara helps thriving professionals close personal growth gaps. An individuality advocate, she specializes in resiliency development and is best known for helping others to understand individual temperaments as a key factor of healthy, productive life management with a focus on Next Decision Better™ because it’s never a disappointment and always within reach. Green is known for her messages and teachings on healthy relationship choices founded on love of self, respect of others, and taking personal responsibility for securing both. Along with her husband, Alfred A. Edmond Jr., they authored the Amazon 5-star rating, Loving in the Grown Zone: A No-Nonsense Guide to Making Healthy Decisions in the Quest for Loving, Romantic Relationships of Honor, Esteem and Respect. Together, they offer relationship education coaching, seminars, and products, and lead workshops on self-love and resiliency, healthy relationships and “Grown” decision-making at live events across the country.
For women in particular, Zara Green has garnered a passionate and vocal following for her teachings on proactively making H.E.R. (TM)—Honor, Esteem and Respect—a non-negotiable prerequisite to securing happy and fulfilled lives. Zara Green is an author, speaker and trainer specializing in personal growth, resiliency development and individuality advocacy. Certified as a Heal Your Life™ workshop leader (based on the philosophy of Louise Hay), she is best known for helping others to understand individual temperaments as a key factor of healthy, productive life management, empowering them to always make their Next Decision Better™. Certified as a Heal Your Life™ workshop leader (based on the philosophy of Louise Hay), she is best known for helping others to understand individual temperaments as a key factor of healthy, productive life management, empowering them to always make their Next Decision Better™. Ushering women through from crisis to calm, and from pain to peace. She is a staunch supporter; advisor, confidant and protector who delivers relief & results. A native of and former director of public relations for the City of New Orleans, and a graduate of Xavier University (also in New Orleans), Green has also authored two audio books, Living In Harmony: The Art of Understanding Thoughts and Behaviors and Living By Design: How to Freely Be Who You Are www.zaragreen.com
Author and personal development coach Zara Green didn’t realize until she was in her mid 20s that every person who influences you, whether positively or negatively, is influencing you for a purpose. She came to this realization when she accepted that the difficult relationship she had with her mother when growing up was because of their disparate personalities and not because of something that she personally did wrong. This truce with her mom helped Zara become much more accepting of herself. Today, as co-founder of the relationship education company The Grown Zone, Zara teaches women, especially, that they dare not shrink in the face of a man (or anyone!) who tells them who or what they are supposed to be. On this episode, Zara tells us how to close our personal growth gap, how to make our next decision better and why our relationships should be based on H.E.R. On this episode you’ll learn… Realizing that everybody is not going to like you.Be honest with yourself about what your relationship is with a person.How to be who you’re meant to be.The power of permission.We all have good, bad and ugly.Why mistake is a myth, and failure is fiction.How to not beat yourself up about past decisions.Why happiness, wealth and fulfillment is an inside job.How your nature can trip you up.What it means to be “out of control.”Why you have to stop believing the lies that hold you back! Thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, click here to leave us a Rating & Review on iTunes! Subscribe to Support is Sexy podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio! Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at http://elaynefluker.com/podcast/ CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR SUPPORT IS SEXY EMAIL and get access to incredible resources, private events and a community of ambitious, generous and badass women entrepreneurs! FOLLOW SUPPORT IS SEXY FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | JOIN OUR MASTERMIND [Music: “Someone Else’s Memories” by Revolution Void]
Wealthy Sistas® Radio Connecting Business with People, Stories, and Music LISTEN LIVE Tuesdays 11 AM EST | 347-838-9278 OR LIVE AND 24/7 @WEALTHYSISTASRADIO.COM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: Alfred Edmond, Jr., SVP & CCO of Black Enterprise shares the latest in business trends and how to stay in front of them, along with his latest project with his partner Zara Green, The Grown Zone. Wealthy Sistas® Radio, is a production of Wealthy Sistas® Media Group, Each week the host Deborah Hardnett interviews extraordinary business owners who share their real life, uncensored and uncut stories of triumphs and mishaps on their journey. Each show is packed with sound business concepts that offer solutions to business professionals globally. And is intertwined with some of the greatest R&B music of all time. Listeners will find Wealthy Sistas® Radio show both informative and inspirational and entertaining. Wealthy Sistas® Media Group – Promoting Positive People Learn more about our Host Deborah Hardnett and services at wealthysistasmedia.com
Temperament; defined by dictionary.com as the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person. What is your temperament and how is it affecting your relationship with your mate? Is it the reason seeing one another is so exciting or why staying late at work brings relief? Join us as we address this "elephant in the room" in many relationships. Although "temperament" is not often mentioned in the top ten of deal breakers; it is definitely one of the key ingredients in a breakup. Zara Green fromGrown IS Sexy joins us to discuss why this plays such a big role in our relationships and what we can do with that information. Zara is the creator of the "Mature Minute", a life coach, a speaker, a radio show host and the author of several books including, Living in Harmony: The Art of Understanding Thoughts and Behaviors. Come and ask Zara about what you think you know, what you don't know and what you want to know. See you here on Monday, December 15th at 9:30pm eastern. Get your questions answered...
Temperament; defined by dictionary.com as the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person. What is your temperament and how is it affecting your relationship with your mate? Is it the reason seeing one another is so exciting or why staying late at work brings relief? Join us as we address this "elephant in the room" in many relationships. Although "temperament" is not often mentioned in the top ten of deal breakers; it is definitely one of the key ingredients in a breakup. Zara Green fromGrown IS Sexy joins us to discuss why this plays such a big role in our relationships and what we can do with that information. Zara is the creator of the "Mature Minute", a life coach, a speaker, a radio show host and the author of several books including, Living in Harmony: The Art of Understanding Thoughts and Behaviors. Come and ask Zara about what you think you know, what you don't know and what you want to know. See you here on Monday, December 15th at 9:30pm eastern. Get your questions answered...