DR. TREVY A. MCDONALD
All I can say after reading a little about her and having met her on Monday during class is WOW! She has accomplished so much and she started very young. She recapped a little about her life and how she had received her Phd at age 25. All she knew at the time was that she wanted to teach. She had not planned on establishing her own publishing company.
She is obviously a person of who is able to maintain focus, well-disciplined and of great determination. I was particularly glad that she was strong in her faith and did not exclude giving God the glory.
As the owner of the publishing company “Reyomi” which is taking from the scripture Romans 12:2. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
She wrote her first book after receiving a book from her father entitled “The weekend Novelist” by Robert Ray. Her publishing company originally stationed in Chicago has just recently opened a sister company in North Carolina where she invited students in our class to intern with her. We looked at her website at www.howwegotover.org that provides information about her publishing company, books that are available and how to contact her. The book entitled “How We Got Over” includes personal testimonies of faith, hope and courage from many sources.
Dr. McDonald also encouraged us to read a book entitled “Think and Grow Rich,” by Napolean Hill for which she states, “the one chapter that greatly influence her was, The Master Mind.” It sounded interesting so I looked up what I could about the book online and found that it is noted as one of the greatest books of all times and listed as a motivational book that discusses 13 principles as keys to being success. Some of the principles discussed include desire, auto-suggestion, faith and persistence which one must possess in order to succeed in their goals. The text also discusses overcoming fears.
She gave us 3 of her own personal principles that have helped her to become successful, which include:
1) Faith – which she said “strengthens your soul”
2) Focus –Frequent Optimism Causes Unbelievable Success, which spells FOCUS that guides your soul
3) Fun –Fun refreshes your soul
Peace, Vanessa
