Kathryn Bobb

I attribute my success to my perseverance. I cannot stand to be anything less than motivating to people. I truly feel like since I've been alive, I've inspired people to be courageous and brave, and I instill hope in people. If I can't do that for myself, how am I supposed to do that for other people? So I continue to work every single day at my mental health and my ability to push forward through any obstacle, because God wouldn't give us things that He didn't believe that we could overcome.

The best career advice I ever received was from my business coach, JT Foxx, who told me to think bigger in everything that I do. I had the story that I was just a solo entrepreneur, just a service provider. When he told me that, it got me to think more clearly and in depth about how I can make a bigger impact. It made me consider how I can utilize the gifts I've been given and the tools at my disposal to amplify what I do, amplify what other people do, or even teach them what I do. It was in that space that got me to get outside of my comfort zone and move beyond working one-on-one with massage and being limited by my time.

The biggest challenges in my field are working with people who have limiting beliefs and helping them shift their paradigm. We tell ourselves a story that we are in a specific situation because of certain reasons, and we attach an emotion to that. That emotion is what keeps us stuck. When we let go of that emotion, when we let go of 'this is my story, this is how I have to be,' then that becomes open and free for them to be able to make changes more rapidly. The challenge with that is people don't like change. But in that space, that is a huge opportunity. It can take somebody from a truly awful mindset of negativity and pessimism and 'all hope is lost' to six or seven figures. In the health and wellness space or in the beauty space, that's huge. For a solo lash artist making $50,000 to $60,000 to break through that six-figure mark would be a huge benefit to not only them, but also the people that they serve and to their families.

The values most important to me in my work and personal life are love, compassion, and hope. I actually had a coaching session a couple days ago, and we identified these as my top three values.