Saturday, July 2, 2016

Who are you?


I've been working on this blog for what seems like years. I had the concept, I would tell people to look out for it but yet it stayed in draft status. It wasn't until recently that I realized why. One of my friends Natisha posted this thought provoking gem:

Who ARE you?

What are your deepest desires?

What do you want more than anything else in the world?

When you are able to speak from THAT place, this is when you're really able to get CRYSTAL clear on who and where your clients are.

It was at that moment it hit me. I realized that while I had many people I wanted to serve, there was one group that consistently stood out to me. I had avoided identifying my target audience because I am new at this entrepreneurial thing, who am I to focus on certain clients only? But when a friend puts a mirror in your face like she had done, what other choice did I have but to take another step in my purpose.

My ideal client is women, it's mother's, wives, working moms, stay at home moms, etc. I wanted to serve the woman. To empower her that she is more than just a __________.

My ideal client was me!
See many moments in my life I had struggled with people labeling me, identifying based on my roles. Oh you're his daughter or you're her mom. And everytime it would get under my skin and internally I would shout NO! I AM ME, I AM KATESHA!

I had struggled with society's loudly unspoken statement that you can either be a career woman or a family woman. You can either live life to the fullest or you can be married. Again I rejected this! I was determined to do it all. To have my family AND my career. To be a great wife AND mother as well as a great friend. To enjoy family time AS WELL AS me time.

Have I always done it right?
Not at all

But what is life without failures? Even when tracked on a machine, the heartbeat goes up and down.

So to any woman reading this, know that you are "more than". Know that it doesn't have to be or it can be and. <insert note to self here lol: I can walk in this purpose AND still help others as well>

So, allow me to reintroduce myself:
My name is Katesha Reid, owner & therapist at KDReid Services. I am a mental health professional to all but my speciality is serving women!

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