✔️Everyone has a purpose, but not everyone knows their purpose early in life. At the age of seven, Dr. Portia Lockett was clear on her calling: teaching and encouraging others Eventually she transitioned into speaking and training for major corporations and nonprofits which included but not limited to: UAW GM, Chrysler, Goodwill Industries, State of Michigan Mental Health Conferences and 3rd District Drug Court. Later becoming a licensed and ordained Chaplain that allowed her to support and encourage individuals from the womb to the tomb. 🌍🌎Eventually being led her into the world of being a missionary that allowed her to travel and support the underserved in Japan, Barbados, Mexico, Bahamas, Canada, Kenya and Jamaica. Being selected by National Geographic selected her and her family to be a part of the TV series World’s Apart where they lived an authentic lifestyle with a Peruvian family in the Andes. 🩸Like most of us, Dr. Portia has experienced a few traumatic episodes in her life, but through the grace, the favor of God, and self determination, she pulled herself up and kept it moving forward each time. 🙏🏽From cancerous cell in her uterus while pregnant, sarcoidosis survivor, losing her 28 year old son to gun violence, foreclosure, bankruptcy, car being reposed, and being unemployed just to name a few. 🏆Lockett has received several awards and her most recent include the City of Detroit Spirit Award, Michigan Chronicles Women of Excellence, The Career Mastered Winning Spirit Award, and The Power of One award. 🎶Lockett is the co-author of Anointed Moments meditational CD and an Amazons # 1 seller Delayed But Not Denied 2, featured lyric writer and psalmist of “Happy Birthday Jesus.” 💫She’s been featured on CNN, National Geographic, BET, The Michigan Chronicle, The Detroit News, and Radio One. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. ✅ One of her most memorable moments other than giving birth to her three amazing sons was gracing the stage to speak with Mikki Taylor, Regina Bell, and Tina Lifford. www.drportialockett.com