RISE TO EXCELLENCE

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Wonderful Woman of Substance:

Welcome to my page! If you stopped by, please do me the honor of saying hello.

Please grace my guestbook with a word of encouragement, words of wisdom, a poem, some prose or even something you just have to get off your chest.

We are all women and WE UNDERSTAND! Can I get a witness?

Who am I?

I am Elizabeth Asahi Rising Sun Sato.

I am a woman who has faced tremendous challenge and suffering but who has also overcome insurmountable odds to do something significant in my life. I have done significant things, I am doing significant things and I have so many more significant things to do.

My Mama used to say "if you fall down, get up," "if somebody knocks you down, get up," "If you trip and cause yourself to fall, get up."

I--my fellow sisters-- have perfected the art of "getting back up."

I do not dwell in the negative so you will often find me redirecting conversation to the positive. My BFF living in DC often says “You, my friend, are a lover of truth.” Understnad that speaking the truth—sometimes gets me in to trouble.

This is an important and pivotal time in my life. It is difficult to believe I am a half-century old but on my fiftieth birthday, I decided to step out on faith and launch my own company--Rise to Excellence. I have spent a life time making other people (mostly men) successful, wealthy and significant and I finally mustered up enough courage to start my own company. I plan to utilize all of my abilities to share decade’s worth of mother wit and skills to enlighten, edify and empower nonprofits, ministries and emerging MBE/WBE businesses.

I am the mother of three incredible gentle-men, Gabriel 17, Samuel 16 and Elijah 15. (see pic above) I call them gentle-men because I want to do everything in my power and capability to raise three conscientious, compassionate and concerned young men. I want them to be active and proactive and I want them to treat women right despite what the media or their peers project.

I am now a single-parent after 14 years of marriage. It is difficult to "get back up" after divorce devastates you-- but I knew if I did not-- I would lose the opportunity to raise three conscientious boys who also have a significant contribution yet—to give to our world.

I am currently writing a book about my life experience. So-- watch out Barbara Walters--you aint seen nothing yet! Barbara spent a life-time of auditioning and while I am grateful for her courage of blazing trails-- I spent a lifetime of just trying to get access. Do ya feel me? The professional arena is not the same for women of color. Y'all talk about a "glass ceiling" well--let me share with you that for many of us, especially WOC's the ceiling has been iron clad shut! The political and economic playing field has never been level for women and even more so for women of color. Yes--we have come a long way but there still is so much to do ---not only to level the playing field but by equipping women with the tools necessary to be successful in politics, business and the social-change movement.

I love the spoken-word, poetry and prose so if you have a creative or even bodacious word to share--please by all means--SHARE IT.

I would love to network with other business owners and would be delighted to encourage other single-mothers. I suppose-- I could list all of my accomplishments but it is much more important to me--- that you see me, a woman, a mommy, a sister--just like you--- striving to be all she can be and yes-- continually striving to rise to excellence.

Warmest Regards,
Asahi

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