HONOR IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THIS GREAT WOMAN HONORED BY iCHANGE NATIONS™

Dr. Ona C. Miller

This story of Dr. Ona C. Miller is a great inspiration to anyone that will take the time to read it. She sets an example that with self-determination, a kind heart and vision you can rise above what the world might throw at you and find your contribution to the world. Dr. Ona is an iChange Nations™ Diplomatic Statesman in training and a great world changer. The atmosphere around her changes when she is present.

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Dr. Ona C. Miller was the woman that always wanted to be behind the scenes, but at the same time knowing that she was purposed for more. Dr. Ona stated, “In her early years, she struggled with self-confidence, even though she knew she was competent enough to do what she was created for.

Dr. Ona would purposely wake up every morning with the intent to treat others with kindness and she was determined to understand others, just as she wanted to be understood. Dr. Ona remembers while in school, always being the individual who unwillingly stood out, never considered or chosen, and even bullied. She was always told by others outside of her household that she was not enough and regardless of the opposition she faced, she was never accepted. Often people would attempt to tell her story according to their perspective. More than often, their story was wrong. Dr. Ona vividly recalls trying to figure out why people were so callous, malicious, cruel, and purposely functioned in a role of rejection. In their eyes, I was too big, too tall, too dark, and too sheltered.

Dr. Ona remembers spending most of her time alone, with an exception of her family and in particular her sister. She says, she learned to be alone, but not lonely. Dr. Ona admits that truthfully, she never wanted to be involved in a particular group, but she desired to be accepted and understood. Therefore, no matter how people treated her, she always wanted to treat others right. As Dr. Ona reminiscences on being taught by her mother and father to treat others in the same manner that she desired to be treated, she had a realization.

One day it finally occurred to her that the only way to love others is to first love herself. Because of this realization, she became her best friend and began to believe in herself. It no longer mattered what people thought of her or said about her, because she knew herself and loved herself. As Dr. Ona smiles at her memories of being able to look in the mirror, only then she was able to help others look in the mirror too.

Dr. Ona confesses that every learning experience that she has encountered, from conception to this present time, has catapulted her to the affirming moment of nomination, acceptance, and continued implementation of the Golden Rule International Award. It is her mission to service humanity and our world by “Building Cultures of Honor and being a catalyst for Global Peace.

Dr. Ona considered it a great honor to accept the appointment as a Golden Rule Goodwill Peace Ambassador and to be recognized as one of the Women of Global Solutions. She now can confidently say, “I know who I am.” Ambassador Dr. Ona C. Miller dedicates her life and legacy to helping other women successfully, confidently, and purposefully write their own narrative for their lives.

ICHANGE NATIONS™ PRESIDENTIAL AWARD WINNER 2017

Lew Bayer - Civility Experts Worldwide

We are honored to present Lew Bayer with the highest honor given at iChange Nations™. The iChange Nations™ President Girma Wolde Gorgis Human Conservationist Award. This award is presented to individuals that have produced monumental change in the lives of people or systems around the world.

Lew Bayer is one of those highly esteemed individuals iChange Nations™ looks to nominate for this prestigious award. She is the Founder of Civility Experts Worldwide. Lew is on the cutting edge of Civility Training at an international level. She has dedicated years creating and producing the literacy to bring the skills of civility into society at every level. Her philosophies are tested and her skills training has produced life changing results in well over 30 nations of the world. Lew says, “Civility is its own reward”. She suggests that “In choosing civility, people find their best self, and in doing so, they experience the grace, courage, generosity, humanity, and humility that civility engenders.”  Lew Bayer is also a renowned author and speaker to audiences around the world.

Ambassador Clyde Rivers said, “I have never seen a person that has truly developed a solution through literacy; teaching skills for civility solutions to every generation. The message of Civility is needed around the world in epic proportions. iChange Nations™ is honored to be able to honor this international educator in civility, Lew Bayer.”

Everywhere Dr. Rivers and iChange Nations™ goes they find people doing good things to help mankind and people that are living the Golden Rule, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” The combined efforts of the iChange Nations™ Honor System, the Golden Rule International Award System and others organizations and institutions we work with, have catapulted iChange Nations’™ to the top. Giving us the ability to say we are the “Largest Honoring Network Establishing Cultures of Honor in the World.” Soon to become the “World’s Strongest Voice to Help Change the Nations.”

Dr. Clyde Rivers is the Founder and President of iChange Nations™ a professional institution that builds Statesmen by equipping, mentoring and training highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world. The organization is seeking to bring global awareness by strategically helping nations to educate, train and support the Nation Building Process designed to improve the dignity and betterment of human life. This international platform focuses on establishing effective relationships to help people understand the value of honor and basic human rights.

STATESMEN’S NATION BUILDING DIALOGUE

Amb. Dr. Erick Melwani

As statesmen, we are given the mandate to create cultures of peace, goodwill and honor through the power of effective nation building dialogue. Our ability to converse carries the potency to affect lives either positively or negatively. Thus, our dialogue must edify, comfort and encourage others to reach their maximum potential. Through building others, we will build our communities, cities and nation by touching one life at a time.

Thus, we are responsible to influence others through the power of our spoken words. The first thing we must do is to recognize that we must treat others the way we want to be treated. This requires that we must speak with others the way we want others to speak with us. When we apply this golden-rule principle, it will change the way we converse with others. We will bring healing and restoration to those who are discouraged, hurt and in despair. We will be builders of our nation through building lives with our words.

The second thing we must do as statesmen is to recognize that every life is a gift and is valuable. Despite the setbacks, mistakes and the present circumstances, every life carries value. It is our responsibility to look beyond what we see and recognize the value every human life carries within them. We must utilize the power of dialogue and awaken the dormant gifts, talents and abilities in others. Then, through encouragement, we must assist others to realize the greatness within them.

The third thing we must do as statesmen is to invest in building minds to think great and become solution oriented. A great nation invests in great minds who are thinking bigger and greater than even their present circumstances. Great minds are seeking solutions and are solution-oriented people who refuse to give up. They are constantly speaking positively even when they are surrounded by negative conditions around them. They are strategically planning great things and refuse to conform to smallness and limitations. Thus, as we invest in thinking big, we will solve complex problems and unlock answers and solutions. We will make our world a better place through our positive contributions.

The fourth thing we must do as statesmen is to continually show others respect and honor. We must live a lifestyle of honor and express the spirit of honor through our dialogue with others. Thus, we will influence others to do the same; leading to creation of communities of honor. Our dialogue will be seasoned to cultivate goodness, goodwill and peace in our nation.

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This article was written by Dr. Eric Melwani

Dr. Eric Melwani is a Golden Rule World Peace Ambassador and a Statesman with iChange Nations™. He travels around the world with the message of the value of life and the Golden Rule. He also pastors the Church of Many Waters in Orlando, Florida with his wife Dr. Janet Melwani. 

DR. GRACE KINUTHIA WITH CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE CELEBRATING INFLUENTIAL WOMEN OF HOUSTON

Dr. Grace Kinuthia and Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee

On Friday in honor of Top 30 Influential Women of Houston Gala Award Ceremony, I had the honor of meeting with several influential people including Hon. Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson Lee. Hon. Lee is the U.S. Representative for Texas 18th Congressional District since 1995.

The main purpose of the event was to honor, celebrate and motivate women who are making a difference in their communities in different business sectors such as education, arts, healthcare, journalism, law, and finance.

Through this event, I was reminded of the importance and the value of women in society. Every woman matters and is valuable. We all have been created for a purpose and should contribute to the void that exists in the world. We need to keep our eyes open for opportunities to support and honor other women on the path to their dreams and celebrate their success; be it through congratulating them for a job well done, networking, giving them a positive comment or feedback and acknowledging their efforts in making the world a better place. Sometimes, that's all someone needs to help them with their journey so they don't give up on their dreams.

It is also very important to build relationships with other people that are outside our circle of influence. No matter how talented someone is, networking is very important for it can lead to partnerships that can change the world.

I'm very inspired and I encourage other women to honor and celebrate each other. Let us celebrate others by helping them reach their fullest potential. God created each one of us uniquely for a purpose and to accomplish our purposes, we need each other. Unity is strength. We are stronger when we work together than against each other.

We are working in collaboration with Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers, the Founder, and President of IChange Nations, the world's largest Honoring Network Establish Cultures of Honor around the world. Hope 631 continues to bring back and celebrate the culture of honor. IChange Nations is also a professional institution that equips, mentors and trains highly esteemed individuals who have the desire to change nations throughout the world.

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This Article was written by Dr. Grace Kinuthia

Dr. Grace Kinuthia is a Golden Rule World Peace Ambassador and she is also the president of Hope 631, a non-profit organization that aims to alleviate poverty through education and empowerment of local businesses within communities in Africa. Dr. Grace is also involved in the leadership of IChange Nations First Lady's Club. Setting forth to honor and promote First Ladies around the world. Helping them leave a legacy of hope and advancement for the people of their respective countries.

COMMUNITY LIFE COACHES RESTORE HOPE AND DIGNITY THROUGH HONOR AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Drs. Chris and Carol Green Connecting with the Unemployed of Their City

In October of 2015, Goodwill Ambassadors of World Peace and Urban Community Ambassadors, Chris and Carol Green began conducting a Life Coping Coaching workshop at EDSI - PA CareerLink® Capitol Region in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

EDSI operates the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program, serving the unemployed and underemployed populations in Pennsylvania. Their core services include job readiness workshops, job search, job club and other career development topics.

This is the area where the Green's Life Coping Coaching workshops entered the picture. They were invited by the agency’s job recruiter to host a workshop that would encourage job seekers and give them more confidence in their job interviews.  This is where the community Life Coping Coaches seized the opportunity to give hope and restore dignity to those who are unemployed in the city.

"It's pretty hard to maintain your dignity when you're unemployed and dealing with one job interview rejection after another," Coach Chris Green said. "We had to think about how we would want to be treated if we were in the same situation. From our perspective, we were just thrilled to be able to move out beyond the walls of a church building and reach people who needed hope in a time of great despair."

After that first workshop, several attendees said the presentation gave them a new way to view themselves as they face a very tough job landscape.  The job recruiter was so pleased that she invited the Greens back to the Career Link facility the next month.

"Our second workshop was just before Thanksgiving so it was kind of tough, emotionally, for the participants," Coach Carol Green explained. "That month, we had a wonderful, engaging conversation as we explored various workplace personality profiles. We offered tips on how to work with conflicting personality types and how to improve one's own responses to others."

The session came alive with conversation, questions and comments.  During the session, the Greens introduced their Life Coping Coaching website and offered the opportunity for participants to attend their weekly group sessions.

The Career Link site-administrator sat in on part of the workshop and later proposed that the Greens return to conduct a session for her staff. Afterwards, the Community Life Coping Coaches were placed on the PA CareerLink® regular monthly schedule, establishing another successful step in their Golden Rule approach to uplifting lives in urban culture.

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Drs. Chris and Carol Green were commissioned as Community Ambassadors and Global Leadership Ambassadors by IChange Nations™ and appointed Goodwill Ambassadors of World Peace by Golden Rule International. They founded the Fruitful Life Network and their unique Urban Life Family Coaching initiative, both of which are partnering with  iChange Nations™.