Michelle McKinney Hammond's Gatherings Help Women Get in Touch With Their Inner Divas
Author & Personality Michelle McKinney Hammond
Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - Since Michelle McKinney Hammond's bestselling book The Diva Principle was released worldwide in early 2004, women have been giving themselves their own extreme makeovers. "It's a "diva" movement stemming not from nips and tucks or skin-firming treatments, but from helping women discover a new life-giving "diva-tude," says McKinney Hammond.
McKinney Hammond re-defines the word "diva," encouraging women to embrace the original meaning of the word - divine - toward becoming the ultimate woman God intended for them to be.
McKinney Hammond recently launched spiritual, emotional and physical renewal weekends for women, The Diva Weekend Getaway (www.thedivaprinciple.com). The next "Diva Weekend" will be held especially for single women August 4-5, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Chicago), followed by a power-filled weekend for all women January 12-14, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
McKinney Hammond appears on television and radio talk shows across the country and in newspapers and national magazines helping women develop new habits that ultimately result in a new "diva-tude." McKinney Hammond's top five tips to women on how to unleash your inner diva starting today are:
1. Understand that you are a valuable gift to the world!
2. Make wisdom your best friend while embracing the powerful gift of choice.
3. Celebrate others by empowering them to live their best life.
4. Master the art of hospitality and serving others.
5. Create a positive lasting legacy in your home, workplace and community.
"Living to your fullest potential is possible, but it requires an attitude shift and that comes through sincere introspection, divine reflection and hard work," says McKinney Hammond, who has sold over a million books since 1998 to become known as one of the nation's leading relationship experts. Her first book What to Do Until Love Finds You revolutionized how women approach their lives as single women living out a life of Christian faith. She also is a co-host on the nationally syndicated Total Living Network talk show, Aspiring Women. She has been featured or a guest contributor in numerous magazines including Ebony, Precious Times, Today's Christian Woman, Christian Single, Being Single, Gospel Today and will also give advice in the upcoming July (2006) issue of Essence magazine.
At the Diva Weekend Getaway in August, women will enjoy an exclusive screening of a new documentary called Soulmate, by Hollywood award-winning producer Andrea Wiley, whose credits include numerous high profile network comedy series including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and most recently, The Parkers, on which she served as co-executive producer. Soulmate explores the national phenomenon, which has rendered 42.3% of all African-American women single and childless according to recent United States Census Bureau figures, and reveals how many of these highly accomplished professional women have found both happiness and purpose in their lives despite being single.
"These weekends are all about helping each woman discover the secrets to overcoming issues that keep her from living the life she wants and getting the love she needs," says McKinney Hammond. "It is easy to look at a woman from the outside and make a judgment call on whether she is a 'diva' or not. I contend that there is a diva inside every woman," says McKinney Hammond.
For more information, visit www.thedivaprinciple.com, call 1-866-391-0955 or email conference@michellehammond.com. For more information on Michelle McKinney Hammond, visit www.michellehammond.com