Hey everyone! 👋🏾 I’m Virginia J Boykin, and let me tell you — entrepreneurship has had me praying, praising, and pushing all at the same time. 😅 I’m the proud CEO of Next Step Counseling, a Licensed IBHS youth mental health agency here in Philadelphia. We serve children and teens with behavioral and emotional needs right in their homes, schools, and communities. In other words: we help families breathe again. 🙌🏾💙 I’ve been an entrepreneur for a little over a year now, and whew… this journey has been giving plot twists every week. From licensing, to credentialing, to building a whole clinical team — I’ve been grinding like my future depends on it (because it does). 😄 Right now, I’m hoping to get support, connections, and resources from this community — funding opportunities, partnerships, and just some good old “keep going sis” energy. I’m building something real for the kids in my city, and I’m looking for people who believe in impact AND elevation. If you’re into mental health, youth services, community work, or you just love seeing Black women win — let’s connect. 💪🏾✨ “Your next step starts with one brave decision,” and I’m taking mine boldly every day. 💙

Today's goal is to finish editing a podcast episode and posting it to YouTube and my podcast hosting site for release tomorrow. Also creating the accompanying promotional assets. Will also create a QR code to capture feedback from attendees at a workshop I'm doing in December. What's yours?

This is not easy for me to write, but maybe someone here will understand. I am the only daughter of my mother. She raised me alone after her divorce, and life was nothing but hardship. I grew up in real poverty. There were days my mother would skip meals so I could eat. I walked to school with torn shoes, carrying a heart full of dreams and Prayer, but no money in my pocket. For us, even earning $150 a month would have felt like striking gold. There was no financial knowledge, no savings, no safety net, just survival and prayer. Fast forward to today… glory be to God, by the mercy of God, and by putting in the effort, I now make over $18,000/month from my business. It’s more than my entire family would see in years. But here’s the truth I’m scared to admit: I don’t know how to handle it. Because I never had this kind of money before, I find myself spending without thinking. Shoes, gadgets, things I don’t even need. I tell myself it’s “rewarding my hard work,” but in reality, it feels like a lack of discipline. And then the guilt hits me. I think of my mother’s sacrifices. I think of the people still struggling in the same poverty I escaped. Because deep down, I know if I don’t learn to control this, I could lose everything as quickly as I gained it. So I am asking, sincerely, for advice from this community: For those who also came from nothing and suddenly had “more than enough,” how did you learn to handle it? How do you shift your mindset from survival mode to structure and discipline? Are there books, mentors, or habits that helped you build a long-term vision instead of short-term spending? I know God has blessed me beyond what I ever imagined, and I don’t want to waste it. I want to honor my mother’s sacrifices, live with discipline, and build a future that pleases God. Any advice, reminder, or resource you share might not just help me, but also others reading this who are facing the same struggle. Thanks for your time and your kindness. 🤲

No fancy product. No paid ads at first, just a simply shopify store+dropshipping strategy with dispatchers and trucking using to folks are building online stores to balance things out, and it’s working well. the crazy part is that I get started with few hundred dollars. If you have been sleeping on dispatching only, it's time to wake up. I'm breaking down exactly how I did it, product research, store setup, marketing, everything comment "SHOPIFY" and I will send you the full guide for free

We're less than THREE WEEKS away from Black Friday! That's why we'll be talking all about marketing starting TOMORROW! Hop into the live so you can get the info first and have all of your questions answered. Add it to your calendar with this link: https://www.skool.com/javon-dupree-7259/calendar?eid=bb51947d41e449d98acba7e7851561b0