We were feeling super powerful on this week’s show to learn how horrible the Child Sex Trade industry is in our own U.S.A, but also what we can do to end it! Our guest Alisha Krauss has been with Stop Child Trafficking since it was formed and filled us in on the shocking facts. But our conversation was fascinating and encouraging.

SCTnow – is different from other rescue agencies that help people sold into the modern slave trade. This organization actually uses highly trained retired Navy Seals to infiltrate and investigate and bring to justice, the predators and professional gangsters that are getting rich off of the exploitation of innocent women and children. Check it out…

• Child/Human Trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. Child/ human trafficking is the world’s second largest criminal enterprise, after drugs. U.S. State Department
• The global market of child trafficking at over $12 billion a year with over 1.2 million child victims. UNICEF
• As many as 2.8 million children run away each year in the US. Within 48 hours of hitting the streets, one-third of these children are lured or recruited into the underground world of prostitution and pornography. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• The average age of entry for children victimized by the sex trade industry is 12 years. U.S. Department of Justice
• Approximately 80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors.  U.S. State Department
• The average number of victims for non-incestuous pedophiles who molest girls is 20, for pedophiles who prefer boys 100! The Association For the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
• 300,000 children in the U.S. are at risk every year for commercial sexual exploitation. U.S. Department of Justice
• 600,000 – 800,000 people are bought and sold across international borders each year; 50% are children, most are female. The majority of these victims are forced into the commercial sex trade.  U.S. Department of State, 2004, Trafficking in Persons Report, Washington, D.C.
• An estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States each year. The number of U.S. citizens trafficked within the country is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry. U.S. Department of Justice Report to Congress from Attorney General John Ashcroft on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons
• Investigators and researchers estimate the average predator in the U.S. can make more than $200,000 a year off one young girl. NBC Report by Teri Williams
• An average serial child molester may have as many as 400 victims in his lifetime. Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Study
• Child pornography is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States right now.  Nationally, there has been a 2500% increase in arrests in 10 years. FBI
• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which helps to identify and locate children in pornography photos and videos, says it’s staff reviewed more than 10.5 million images in 2009 alone.
• Reports of exploited children grow every year, in 2009, the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children received more than 120,000 reports on its cyber tip line. In 2010, the number grew to over 160,000 with the vast majority being from child pornography.

You can do something easy or fun to END something hideous! You can plan or participate in a local run for this cause. You can go to the website and make a donation, or you can go to their website and download the video/song “Red with Love” and get a T-shirt that spreads awareness and makes a difference!

Here is the link again to this beloved Mission 500 organization of ours:

http://www.SCTNow.org

You can also listen to the show right here:

And meet our lovely guest:

Elisha Krauss is the Senior producer of a national radio show with 15 million listeners a week. She has
been in media for 7 years and during that time has planned charity concerts, speaking events and
coordinated broadcasts from the 2008 campaign trail including but not limited to the DNC and RNC.

Elisha is also a strong advocate for SCTNow and has been a volunteer with the organization since it was
formed. She and her husband Eric have a passion for making sure Americans are alerted to this issue and
get involved to stop the supply and demand of child trafficking.

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The Diva’s were thrilled to welcome a dear friend of Diva Gina’s, Robert Ricciardelli.

Robert brings a unique gift of connecting people together. Here’s some things
we gleaned from him:

The Agape Road in the Marketplace: What must we do to travel that road?
This means we choose unconditional, God-infused love. It’s a love that is
here to give away. It means when I walk into a room, atmosphere is changing.
It’s the most exciting way to operate!

We encourage you to come checkout
www.ConvergingZone.com and find Robert and his cool network!

Some of the principles to operate by include…

- Being Givers with No agenda attached
- Stewardship and not ownership – our time, our resources etc.
- Accepting the idiosyncrasies of others. We all come from different places.
If we are going to embrace someone’s strength, it means that I’m willing to
cover their weaknesses in love
- Partnering with others. We’re all called to do great things, but not alone
- “Covenantal faithfulness” – we don’t have to see everything the same way to
be loyal in friendship
- God as Senior Partner in all the affairs of our life. We check in with our
Heavenly CEO

This show had such a sweetness about it. If you want to discover how to be
massively influential for good, than catch the replay of this show with Robert
Ricciardeli. In fact you can email Robert at AgapeRoad@Gmail.com
And receive all 12 of his Strategies for living as well as an inside look on how
to use gaming technology to reach your health and fitness goals. It ROCKS!

catch the Replay right here:

Robert Ricciardelli along with his wife Joyce are the founders of the Converging Zone Network and Visionary Advancement Strategies. Robert is also founder of Converging Zone Press, a unique opportunity in publishing. They are involved with several businesses that serve in the area of transformational life and health. Through their connecting ministry, newsletters, and social networking platforms, they bring collaboration to over 100,000 each week in various spheres of society.

Robert’s 25 years in Corporate America has given him a broad world-view of the Kingdom of God in everyday life. Robert delivers a transformational messages of God’s love and community convergence through wholeness of body, soul and spirit. Audiences appreciate Robert’s powerfully practical and relevant approaches to life. The Ricciardelli’s reside in Charlottesville, Virginia, and travel extensively. Robert grew up in Seattle, WA to Italian immigrant parents and Joyce is from Missouri.

Robert speaks at churches and conferences regarding the Kingdom of God and practical ways to advance His Kingdom into every sphere and mountain of society. Robert is also a Kingdom business consultant, and a transformational life coach, assisting in the discovery of solutions that advance the destinies of individuals, faith communities, and businesses.

Gina Parris

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Hey It was great having Deb Scott, the author of The Sky is Green and the Grass is blue! Deb shared a bit of her overcoming story to remind us that no matter where you’ve come  from – you can create a fabulous life!

Some things that we chewed on and laughed over:

-The power of volunteering

If volunteering overwhelms you, start with the Two Minute Volunteer! You can make a difference today with your attitude and with just taking the time to notice someone around you and being sensitive to them. Once you start giving of yourself, look out! Results could include better health, more happiness, longevity and happiness!

-The power of prayer

Try LISTENING to God and believing to be led. You certainly don’t have to pretend to understand the Unseen One. But trust that guidance and supernatural grace is available for you. This comes as you block out time to be quiet and act on your promptings!

Try Positive Self Sabotage!

Instead of setting yourself up to fail, be “booby trapped” into success!  Post notes to yourself all over your mirror, your journal, your refrigerator. Learn who you really are so that you can share your gifts with the world. Believe to win.

Definitely catch the show with Deb Scott. You’ll be glad you did!

Deb Scott, Certified Professional Coach, specializes in working with individuals, businesses, and corporate environments, transforming ineffective group and personal dynamics into high-powered, successful, dynamic individuals and teams.  A biology major in college, Deb became an award-winning sales and leadership specialist.  With 20 years of background in cardiac surgery sales, she now applies her sales and business background to motivational speaking, coaching, and consulting. She speaks and writes about how you can turn things around whether you’re in sales, marketing, advertising, hiring, or teambuilding.

“The Sky is Green and the Grass is Blue – Turning Your Upside-Down World Right-Side-Up!” is her debut book.  Already a finalist winner of two National Book Awards for Best New non-fiction (USA Book Awards) and Best in Motivational books (INDIE Next Generation Awards), this book is changing lives!  Deb is a frequent contributor to a variety of national magazines, and radio host of the exciting new BlogTalkRadio show “The Best People We Know Radio Show!”

Gina Parris

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Cathy Goodwin -The Copy Writing Detective

Hey Diva’s. If you run a service based business, than check this out.

Our guest was Cathy Goodwin PHD – the Copywriting Detective

http://copywritingdetective.com/

The Copywriting Detective Helped us recognize the clues to the missing client!
(All of this is explained more in her free ebook at the above site)

1. The Missing Niche
(When you have a niche, that is not all you will serve. Sometimes your niche description
will attract client that just want to be part of that niche.)  They want to know you’re comfortable
in that niche.

Your site needs to be all about the problems you solve – It’s more about your solution
than your demographic

2. The Bashful Business Owner
People want to know you! Go ahead and talk about your successes on your website.

3. The LockedRoom Mystery
Some website owners have this “locked room,” leaving you to wonder just what they
really do.

Red Herring – in Murder Mystery talk this is something left to throw the detective off the
trail into the wrong direction.

Red Herring 1: The LOGO.
These are NOT the first thing you need.

Red Herring 2: the need to be “authentic”
Usually a trained copywriter can convey your more authentically than you can yourself.

Red Herring 3: The fear of sounding too “salesey”
Timid copy makes others nervous

Come on over to www.Copywritingdetective.com and get started with Cathy’s free
ebook. You will be glad you did.

Gina Parris

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When Celeste Thorson came on DivaTalkRadio – she raised our faith for what is possible when a new opportunity arrives. As a  star on Destination X Hawaii, Celeste told us some steps that led to such a fun job.  One day as Celeste was auditioning for a particular role, the producers told her, “We think you might be great for this other opportunity, but we’ve pretty much already filled slots for it.”  Undaunted, Celeste returned to the call-back audition with a complete posterboard filled with ideas of what she had researched and could bring to the table if given the chance. The producers were so impressed that not only did they write her into the cast, but they even made her one of the show’s writers!

Listen to Celeste as she shares how to step up into a new opportunity, rather than shrink back.

One of her tips was, “Instead of asking, ‘What if I can’t do this?’, why not ask, ‘What if I CAN??’”

You will love this beautiful Diva guest as she inspires with her humble, fun-loving style! Be sure to catch the replay right here!

Celeste Thorson is a professional actress, award winning model, screenwriter and activist living in Los Angeles, CA. This multi-ethnic beauty has starred in television shows, films, and endorsement campaigns for millions of viewers around the globe. Celeste is best known as the athletic host who faces her fears in two seasons of the travel show “Destination X Hawaii” and “Destination X California” which airs in over 60 countries worldwide. She explores exotic locations and adrenaline pumping action sports like sky diving from 14,000 feet, rappelling off cliffs, jetskiing, mountain biking, swimming with sharks, surfing, racing sports cars, and flying in fighter jets. She is an advocate of outdoor sports and is always up for an adventure. As a model she has graced many magazine covers, billboards, and commercial campaigns for clients like Reebok, Yoplait, Paul Mitchell, Body Glove and many others. Fitness, food, fashion, and political activism are her biggest passions. When not filming her show, writing for television, or exploring nature she is supporting her favorite human and environmental causes like Save the Children, Amnesty International and Sierra Club.

Gina Parris

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Our guest, Brenda Jones did a lot more on our show than simply tell us about her company, Hug Wraps. She imparted to us that fiery  spirit that says, “Take action now!”

When Brenda got cancer, she got angry! Angry at the situation and angry at that ridiculous, ugly hospital gown that takes away one’s dignity and simply makes you feel like a sick person.  (while leaving you freezing cold in that hospital room to boot!)

Brenda says that by the time she got home from her first treatment, she had in mind to make herself a better gown. In her words,

“I couldn’t control the cancer and the treatments, but I could control what I wore!”

As she walked in her door from that treatment, her phone  was ringing. As she vented to her friend on the other line, she heard the words, “Well, you are in luck. I’m a seamstress, and I’ll teach you how to sew.”

As soon as she hung up the phone, Brenda headed to the store and got everything she would need to get started on her new hospital gown, including buying a used sewing machine. After all, Brenda figured she would only be making ONE gown – for herself!  Little did she know that she would make hundreds of these gowns for cancer patients everywhere. With each gown she is symbolically  giving a hug and speeding someones healing.

Please listen to this great show! Not only will you be inspired by the fabulous story, but you will find yourself able to overcome procrastination and make a difference with YOUR  calling. Rise up Divas! We know you have it in you!

You can also learn more about Brenda, and you can purchase a hugwrap for a loved one or a stranger, right here:

Get a HugWrap!

Thank you Brenda, for being a wonderful guest on DivaTalk Radio.

Gina Parris

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Steve Olsher pushed us to discover our own “what” to
line up our life’s purpose.

You can do it!

You can reach him at www.SteveOlsher.com
If you want a “Journey to You a Step by Step Guide to
Becoming Who You Were Born to Be.”

Steve challenged us to forget about the past and
focus on the future. Write down everything you
love to do and then – write a list of everything you
hate to do!

That’s right. You may find out that you are spending
way too much time and energy doing things that
drain you of energy, and that actually pull you
away from your purpose.

Catch the show for an in depth look at How to Become
Who You Were Born to Be!

Gina Parris

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