Ashley Reese

I attribute my success to my love for what I do and my passion for seeing people transform. Even though I have a 9 to 5, I would be up from 8 p.m. to 3 in the morning working on this because I loved it so much. I love to see the transformation, whether it's someone calling me to tell me they got a $20,000 or $30,000 raise because of what I was helping them guide themselves to, or helping others give themselves permission to just do it. All the different steps in me getting to my coaching business, transformational speaking, writing books, being an author, and helping other people be an author of their own lives, it was like one step, one foot in front of the other. It just led me into different ideas, like the creativity, because the creativity is where everything transforms. That's where you can reinvent yourself. A lot of times we forget that part, but that part is what helps you go, that part is not afraid. I had to learn how to radically love myself and not abandon myself, and I had to step out of reverting back to being timid and afraid to just do it, take the leap, take the jump. What I have to bring will be received by the people who need it.

If you love it, if you want to do it, take a chance on yourself. You take a chance on everything else. It's not one way to transform. There's no one way, because your transformation may be reading books and writing, someone else's transformation may be gardening and planting, planting those seeds, digging your hands in the dirt, working out, or just releasing the stress. It's not always go sit on the couch, it's what's within you, because everyone is different. Don't let the fear stop you, go ahead and take those steps. Sometimes when I'm doing something new, I'll have to prep talk myself, say my affirmations, like you got this. You have to step out of reverting back to being timid, being afraid to just do it, take the leap, take the jump. What you have to bring will be received by the people who need it, and those who need to accept it will, and those who don't, they just won't.

The biggest challenge for me, because I love what I do, is monetizing what you do. It's something that I want to do 100%, because I am doing it now when I get a client or when I have my classes. Getting my name out there, being able to have the time to go and talk to other people like I want to, knowing how to do that part. I know how to create, I know how to speak with people, but I don't know how to bring the people to you that need it. Sometimes you'll see an event and you're like, well, maybe I can make it to this event, and then you're like, well, I don't know. A lot of times I have to step out of reverting back to being timid, being afraid to just do it, take the leap, take the jump, because I'm always recovering, I'm always learning, I'm always healing. Sometimes those feelings sneak back up, and it's like this fear of being rejected, always wanting to be accepted. But if it's something that you absolutely love to do, those who need to accept it will, and those who don't, they just won't. What you have to bring will be received by the people who need it, and I have to revisit that sometimes with myself, because that is something that I had trouble with growing up: self-acceptance, confidence, and not abandoning myself. I know what I'm supposed to do, but don't let the fear stop you.

In my work life, quality is most important. When you hear of Infinite Evolutions Without Limits or Tiny Brave Writers, you think of quality, you think of I know she cares, I feel it. I want anyone who's looking at me or my business to see and know that I love what I do and that I can help you transform yourself, because at the end of the day, we can help ourselves, it's like self-rescue. We can get assistance, but we still gotta also help ourselves. For my personal self, I'm a person of my word. If I say I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it. Also still taking into account not abandoning myself, not being afraid to speak up, not being afraid to be who I am, not being afraid to show what I have to give to the world, stepping up even when I feel unsure of myself, because me not doing that may be hindering another person from hearing what I need to say and them not doing what they need to do. It's almost like we all work hand-in-hand, not knowing that we are students and teachers all in the same route our entire life. I value respect, loyalty, work-life balance most definitely, emotional regulation, being able to be in peace, calmness, just being able to love, not just love yourself, but really love yourself and also others.