Valorie Burton
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Valorie Burton is a life coach, author, and motivational speaker. Her published works include Listen to Your Life, What’s Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards, Why Not You? 28 Days to Authentic Confidence, How Did I Get So Busy? The 28-Day Plan to Free Your Time, Reclaim Your Schedule, Reconnect With What Matters Most, and her latest book Where Will You Go from Here?. She is a columnist for BlackAmericaWeb.com and is a frequent guest on CNNs Reclaim Your Career segment. She co-hosted the Emmy-award winning television program Aspiring Women, which aired on the Total Living Network. She is also the former co-host of the national daily television program, The Potter’s Touch with T.D. Jakes, which aired weekdays on the TBN.
She was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry
to the Governor's Commission for Women and served a two-year term (2001–2003). She is a former Miss Black Texas USA, Miss Black USA "top 10" finalist, and a runner-up to Miss Texas
.
She grew up moving a number of times as a military kid, the child of an Air Force family, living in Florida, West Germany and Colorado. She spent eight years in Dallas, Texas
, where she launched and ran a public relations firm. Valorie Burton graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in applied positive psychology. She is also a graduate of Florida State University
and has a master's degree in journalism from Florida A&M University
. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Valorie says that "life is about so much more than what we achieve; it's about who we are and who we are becoming."
She was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...
to the Governor's Commission for Women and served a two-year term (2001–2003). She is a former Miss Black Texas USA, Miss Black USA "top 10" finalist, and a runner-up to Miss Texas
Miss Texas
The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1936 as a scholarship contest for young women. The winner represents Texas in the Miss America pageant; three winners have gone on to be crowned Miss America ....
.
She grew up moving a number of times as a military kid, the child of an Air Force family, living in Florida, West Germany and Colorado. She spent eight years in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, where she launched and ran a public relations firm. Valorie Burton graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in applied positive psychology. She is also a graduate of Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
and has a master's degree in journalism from Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Valorie says that "life is about so much more than what we achieve; it's about who we are and who we are becoming."