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  <name><![CDATA[Dionne L. Turner]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&quot;Being Yourself Matters!&quot; 
Dionne's message is powerful: 

So many individuals are still suffering from childhood pains. As a little girl, Dionne's turbulent domestic situation took its toll and although not a direct result, the personality clashes between her parents served to propel this daughter of a school teacher and law enforcement officer, in a direction where she would be labeled by the school system as a slow learner. As an adult she has discovered the power of knowledge and the importance of loving yourself. Dionne is now sharing how she learned to turn negatives into positives in her riveting speeches and her new book Being Yourself Matters. 


About Dionne Turner 

The discovery of self-love has fueled the life of young Dionne Turner. Dionne's journey to find a strong sense of self was often overshadowed growing up as a twin in Central Florida, and being mislabeled by her educators with S.L.D. (Slow learning disability) in the second grade. Her resilience at such an early age set the young Dionne apart. Refusing to accept their label she went on a quest to prove herself by shedding her low self-esteem and the awful stigma attached to S.L.D. With little help from her teachers who failed to cultivate her potential and the unrest of home life, Dionne spent many sleepless nights asking the question, &quot;Why am I here?&quot; 

Despite those early tumultuous years, Dionne attributes both of her parents for her success today as a self-confident, speaker and motivator who shares her story with others about all of the things she has had to overcome. Her greatest life lessons has been the importance of self-accountability and your choices. Those pearls of wisdom came as a consequence of bad relationships Dionne had encountered. She realized that her own cry for love, acceptance and self-worth could not be found in the arms of another. Channeling her desire to be whole in a more positive manner, Dionne got started on developing self. Deep down inside of her she knew she was destined for greatness. 
What once started out as a pursuit for self-love discovery has extended to Dionne helping to stimulate and cultivate the potential in others. Dionne is a stimulating, humorous, and empowering speaker whose sincerity transcends to the hearts and minds of her audiences. Her powerful platform of self-love discovery gives unique insight into not only overcoming life's obstacles, but becoming successful along the way. 
Dionne no longer needs to ask, &quot;Why I am here?&quot; She knows that her purpose is to assist others in being able to answer that tough question for themselves. 

To see more about Dionne Turner go to www.dionneturner.com 




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  <title><![CDATA[Being Yourself Matters]]></title>
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