Lakeisha McKnight
MSW, DSL (2012)
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Lakeisha McKnight Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Christian Spiritual Growth, Children & Families, Empowerment, Goal Setting, Leadership
- Career Focus
- Speaker, Author, Business Owner
- Affiliation
- Power4 Life, Kingdom Expansion Enterprises Inc, NDHS, Maximize Leaders, National Association of Professional Women
"Life is like a box of chocolates; You never know what you gonna get."
-Forest Gump (from the self titled movie)
"Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”
- General George S. Patton
Lakeisha is an author, social worker, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and preacher. Lakeisha knows what it takes to rise from victim to victor growing up in a Christian home. She was raised in Paterson, New Jersey (twenty minutes from Manhattan, New York). Lakeisha excelled academically while being a victim of sexual abuse as a child. The hand of God was upo Lakeisha’s life, enabling her to excel academically despite traumatic life setbacks.
Lakeisha graduated from Rosa Parks High School as a drama major and was honored as valedictorian of her 1999 high school class. Lakeisha was named Who's Who among high school students in 1999. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with BAs in both political science and psychology. Lakeisha received over 40 awards and recognitions for her academic achievement and community service involvement. Lakeisha was honored by former president Bill Clinton in 1999 for her academic achievement.
Lakeisha developed a passion to help the less fortunate her relationship with God. It wasn't before long that she was called into the ministry as a minister of the Gospel. Upon walking her in calling, she received many attacks in her health. The negative reports of chronic diseases did not deter Lakeisha off her life path nor discourage her. Through the development of a strong-prayer life, the doctors could no longer find a problem with Lakeisha's health. God soon gave Lakeisha a vision for ministry, which includes winning souls for the kingdom, working with families, and developing leaders throughout the world. Lakeisha desires to encourage those who are experiencing hard times to overcome their problems, keep their eyes on their goals, and become the leaders they were predestined to be.
Lakeisha now lives in Chesapeake, Virginia, with her husband Keith. She graduated from Norfolk State University May 2009 with a Master's in Social Work and is currently a doctoral candidate (2012) within the DSL program at Regent University. Lakeisha is the CEO of a nonprofit founded in 2008 named Kingdom Expansion Enterprises Inc. Lakeisha currently is a covenant partner with at Mount Sinai Church in Portsmouth, Virginia. Lakeisha has been listed among Cambridge Whose who for business leaders, a member of Maximize Leaders (under the leadership of Dr. B. Courtney MacBath), and a member of the National Association of Professional Women.
Lakeisha has published one book entitled GOALS: Guidelines on Achieving Life Success. She is working on two additional book projects, which are forthcoming. The subject matters for those projects involves a portrait of Lakeisha's life, information on key topics as well as guidance on how to overcome the odds you find yourself against in your personal life, family, job, or in school. These projects will touch the lives of many as we all face difficult trials in our lives. These projects along with short stories and poetry are featured on Lakeisha's empowerment company Power4Life, started in 2009.
Lakeisha's life story proves that your past does not dictate your future. Your age also does not determine your destiny. It does not matter what your life background is composed of, your race, or your age; you have a life purpose. The key to having a successful life is having faith in God and never giving up on your dreams. Everyone has a life purpose. It is up to you to learn it, live it, and love it!
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Why Entrepreneurial Leaders Fail in Business
The bible provides direction for those who have ideas for future projects. The idea can be the creation of an invention or a children’s book. In the second chapter of Habakkuk, it states that visions (or ideas) should be written down adequately so that it can be implemented. However, many new entrepreneurs quickly start businesses without devising an adequate plan. The main reason new entrepreneurial leaders fail in their business ventures is inadequate planning. Many established business leaders have expressed what they believe to be the top reasons why businesses fail.
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Living Life without Limits
Life is composed of many opportunities that we can take advantage of. Many doors may open while others may close. There are different paths in life that we can take. This is why I am completely convinced that there are no limits in life to what you can do. It does not matter where you live or what type of home you were raised in, all things are possible to them who believe in the impossible. The key to enjoying life is to live life without limits. How do you life a life without limits? Here are a couple keys to living life without limits: 1. You MUST trust God.
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Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors
Studies and surveys conducted by professionals have revealed data on adolescents who have had sex and variables that delay the onset of coitus for both males and females. In 2005, 47% of high students had sexual intercourse and 14% of high school students had had four or more sex partners during their life (CDC, 2006). In a youth survey, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2005) had shown that youth between grades 9 and 12 have been sexually active. It revealed that the percentage had decreased from the year 1991 to 2005.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lakeisha McKnight
"If God be for you, who can be against you."
-Bible Verse
"If you can think it, you can achieve it."
-Wise Saying of Old
"You are your greateat enemy."
- By: Lakeisha McKnight
"The greatest barrier to goal achievement is yourself."
By: Lakeisha McKnight
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Contacting Lakeisha McKnight
Lakeisha McKnight
P.O. Box 9793
Chesapeake, VA 23321
Telephone: 757-641-9923
E-Mail: Lakeisha@power4lifesite.com
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Lakeisha's Philosophy
Life is found only in God. Apart from God, we are nothing and can not do anything! So, while we are jou eying on this Earth, we should all trust Him!
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What Are Others Saying About Lakeisha's book GOALS: Guidelines On Achieving Life Success?
GOALS Guidelines on Achieving Life Success (Paperback) (Book) - July 14, 2009
The book helps walk you step-by-step in a simplistic way on how to achieve your goals and become successful. It is an excellent book for those who are high school and college students who are inspiring to live a healthy, balance, and purposeful life. It inspires you to be all that you can be! Chapters are short and to the point. Lakeisha’s thoughts are organized. The book contains quotes that can be used in your journey of setting and accomplishing your goals. You are able to access where you currently are and give tools on how to get where you are destined to go. It gives great tools to help you overcome complacency and reach your goal. The wisdom keys are very helpful. They make you think and are right to the point.
— C. Crandell of Norfolk Department of Social Services in Virginia
GOALS Guidelines on Achieving Life Success (Paperback) (Book) - June 28, 2009
GOALS is a powerful book that can help anyone striving for greatness. GOALS can be used as a guide for one’s journey to self-discovery. The author of GOALS, Lakeisha McKnight, has masterfully presented principles and guidelines on achieving success by knowing one’s destiny, dreams, achieving desires, obstacles to achievement and, yes, goals. After reading GOALS, I have loaned my book to my clients that I counsel on basic life skills, and I am also thinking of presenting GOALS to some of my students who need direction in their lives. GOALS should be required reading for anyone who needs direction, motivation, or simply striving for greatness!
—Ralph Hughes is the President and CEO of Bizzolutionz, Inc. He is also a college professor and author of The Leadership Quick Reference Guide (TLQRG)
GOALS Guidelines on Achieving Life Success (Paperback) (Book) - 2/28/2009
Dang you got me wanting to make some more GOALS. Excellent Excerpt and you definitely are passing on the right knowledge because you have to have a plan to go anywhere in life. Best Wishes & Keep on inspiring!
— Chris Wright, Authors Den Writer- Title Town, GA
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The best way to learn about Lakeisha is to connect with Lakeisha on Twitter (LakeishaMcKnigh) and facebook (AuthorSpeaker.LMcKnight). Updates on Lakeisha can also be found on her Power4 Life website (www.power4lifesite.com). Power4Life has products and services that visitors and supporters can purchase and/or read.
Other highlights
Seminar/Workshop and Keynote Speaking Topics:
Child Abuse & Neglect
- (What is it, how to report it, what is needed during intake, & a faith-based perspective on addressing its traumatic effects.
Goal Setting
- (How to set and achieve goals in every area of life)
Dare to be a leader
- (Providing an empowering message on the kind of leader God desires in the home, schools, church and workplace)
Stand Out! A Charge for Today’s Youth
- (Addressing adolescents conce s including: peer pressure, risky sexual behavior, and career development)
Family Stabilization
- (What to do in times of family crisis, how to reconcile family relationship problems, what resources are best in addressing particular family conce s)
Becoming an academic scholar
- (How to excel academically in high school, college, and graduate school; what internal traits increase the odds of academic success; what exte al resources are needed to guide academic success.)
Women in Leadership
- (Are women capable of providing great leadership?; what does history reveal about women’s ability to lead?)
Defying All Odds
- (Empowering message on overcoming life obstacles such as unemployment, abuse, neglect, and addictions)
Becoming a Teenage Entrepreneur
- (Tools that can empower teenagers to start their own businesses; Empowering message for teenagers to have BIG thinking that can lead to BIG actions)
Becoming a Writer/Author
- (How does a person become a writer? What resources are available to guide someone who desire to write nonfiction book?)
God’s Kingdom & the Workplace
- (How to influence the workplace with God’s way of doing things or His culture; Recognizing and overcoming obstacles that may develop while trying to influence the workplace with Kingdom culture)
Audiences:
- Churches
- Faith-based Organizations
- Small Businesses
- High Schools
- Colleges & Universities
- Mental Health Agencies