NAEDAY BLOG

In December 2007, I was appointed as the new Executive Director for the Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (ABCEP).  I humbly accepted the position with great excitement and enthusiasm.  As the Executive Director, I plan to continue the professional image that has already been established as well as institute new and more innovated ways.   I believe that my 21 years of State service working in Government for the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) would be an asset to this position.  I currently serve as the Executive Assistant to MDE’s Assistant Secretary.  This position requires working directly with both MDE and the Governor’s Executive Staff.  This position also requires frequent contact with other cabinet level officials, Maryland State Legislators and stakeholders.  I also serve as liaison between the Assistant Secretary and all of the Administrations that report directly to him.  For many years, I assisted in staffing the Governor appointed Environmental Justice & Sustainable Community Commission formerly the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and was known as the go-to-person for both.  The Executive Assistant position requires wearing many hats on any given day.  Flexibility, organization, and professionalism as well as outstanding customer service are critical. 

My attention to detail as well as organizational skills that I use in my Event Planning buisness,  NaeDay Productions, LLC should also be intrustmental in this position.

Like everything in life, we don’t get there alone.  I have been blessed and fortunate to have family and friends that have been very supportive in assisting me reach these goals and milestone.

I am looking forward to what 2008 has for me.   

One of my Best Friends Forever (BFF)  and I have been elated about our “Multiply Streams Of Income (MSOI)”.  These incomes are great because they are not jobs that take us away from our main goals: God, family and running our own successful business.  While it has been a long time coming, we finally realized how rich people get rich.  They have several streams of income, not 2 or 3 jobs but income.  There is a difference.  In my opinion, the differences are:

 Jobs - I have to punch in and report to someone. 

Streams of  Income - Flexibility in your time and availability.

Jobs - You work harder than what you get paid.

Streams of Income - Continuing flow of income available to you even when you are not working.

Jobs - You are inconvienced.

Streams of Income - It does not affect your other responsibilities in life.

I am excited to have learned this very important fact but I am sorry it took me so long to get it.  If God allows and permits, I will continue to look for opportunities and avenues to increase my “MSOI”. 

I first read about MSOI in a book titled “Networking is in our race”, author George Fraiser.  Excellent book that I highly recommend.  I learned quite a bit in the book but the one thing that stood out was his suggestion to have multiple streams of income. 

 Let me also state that with multiple streams of income comes responsibility.  Anything too easy generally is. We also have to watch out for get rich schemes that makes everyone at the top rich.   As I continue to learn and grow, I am open to opportunities where I can have legitimate multiply streams of income along with opportunities where I can help others.    Keep your eyes open, your mind learning and a decerning spirit so that when opportunities knock, you are awake, aware and available to receive.

Join my BFF and I in our quest to have MSOI.