Today we’d like to introduce you to LaTasha Weatherspoon-Bailey.
Latasha, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
In the spring of 2010, as I was nursing a broken heart, holding onto graduate school with both hands and a prayer, and trying to find my find myself. On the outside, I was a pillar of strength and security, while on the inside, I was an unraveling ball of uncertainty and anxiety. I needed to heal. I needed to tap into my strength. I wasn’t sure where to begin my journey. I just knew that although I was attending counseling and church; something else was missing.
I started planning workshops with a small group of my friends in order to usher healing and a deeper sense of self-awareness into my own life. Instantly the workshops took on a life of their own. People begin to tell me how free they felt from the experiences during my workshop and began asking me to hold more of them and increase the number of people invited to attend. I was overwhelmed and humbled by the response. I felt inadequate to the calling on my life. I kept telling God that I was only trying to heal myself. It was during that time in my life that I learned in the midst of your brokenness you can often find your breakthrough. I found my purpose hidden in my personal pursuit to wholeness. After several years of fielding calls about when the next workshop was going to happen and wrestling with God about the gift he had given me; The Lifted Lifestyle LLC was born. The Lifted Lifestyle LLC has expanded from only quarterly workshops to a bustling training and development company offering monthly workshops, two annual conferences, a global master class and an expanded product line launching this fall.
In 2017, I responded to the call of clients and published a book. My book, “Find Your Tribe and Break Bread” which is an interactive guide to finding yourself, defining your core values and connecting with people who reflect the highest version of yourself. My book is proof that when you are obedient to the call on your life; God will show up and reward your willingness to share your gifts with the world. I wrote the book, published the book with no major backing and woke up one morning listed in the number seven spot on Amazon’s Hot List. I am still humbled at the support my audience has shown my labor of love. I cried when I received my first global review from the Czech Republic. That moment was surreal. I am a woman whose grandmother had to sale sweet potato pies in order to raise money to buy my books when I was in college. I am also a woman who has pushed a book read around the world.
I come from a line of women who bounced babies and balanced budgets at the kitchen table so that I could study theory and debate ideas in college classrooms. I come from a line of women that know the taste of tears and meals seasoned with sacrifice my best life is only an unfitting offering placed at my grandmother’s feet.
– Excerpt of the poem “Footprints of My Elders” from the forward in my book.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
When I read the question, I immediately wanted to shout about how difficult of a ride it has been being a woman of color who owns a business in the south. The surface response is yes it has been a bumpy road but when I dig a bit deeper, the truth is that everything that I have experienced has come to teach me something. There are no losses in my journey only lessons. I have learned a lot about myself and the world as I have grown in business. Some lessons were hard to swallow, but all in all, I have come through the other side stronger and more assured that I am on the right path than I was before.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about The Lifted Lifestyle LLC – what should we know?
The Lifted Lifestyle is a training and development company focused on personal and professional development. We assist our clients in achieving personal goals and professional benchmarks. We create client-driven strategies for success. We can not change their lives, but our company can equip our clients with the tools needed to usher in positive results in every area of life. We tell our clients that you have to be your own rescue, but we will be a resource to for your journey. Our mission is to foster self-discovery with mental and emotional elevation that produces lasting personal and professional growth. A joyful, loving, abundant and fulfilling life is the right of every human being, and The Lifted Lifestyle is committed to helping people open up their heart space to make room for the fulfillment that is within their right of every human being. Our thought-provoking workshops, one on one coaching sessions and heart-pounding conference lectures are specifically designed to foster self-discovery and guide our clients through unpacking personal/professional blocks in order to maximize their potential in an environment filled with safety and respect.
What are you most proud of as a company?
I am most proud of the fact that we provide high-quality, ethical and client-centered services. There are a lot of people in this industry that get into it for the money and not for the impact. For me, this work is tied to my purpose here on earth. I constantly aspire to inspire, uplift and empower my clients to live above limitations that try to limit their access to their best lives. Everyone on our staff is committed to this work at a cellular level. We live the principles we teach first and foremost as we are dedicated to maintaining the gold standard in training, coach certification, and continued education. We seek out and invest in training with the best in the industry. When you work with The Lifted Lifestyle LLC, you get a team of people committed to being the best versions of ourselves in order to be the best team for our clients. We then bring that same dedication to facilitating the elevation of our clients.
I believe my commitment to excellence and my God-given ability to connect with people at a deep and sacred level is what sets me apart.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
As a result of my coaching, my clients are experiencing greater self-confidence and more effective communication that is yielding increases in clarity, profitability, and productivity in both personal and professional arenas. That, for me, is the mark of a success in business. I am able to do what I love and operate within my God-given purpose. I am both blessed and successful.
Pricing:
- From a Vision to a Business Program $199
Contact Info:
- Address: 2060 N Loop W
#205, Houston, TX 77018 (Inside the Spectrum Center at The Preserve) - Website: www.theliftedlifestyle.com
- Phone: 281-968-9519
- Email: info@theliftedlifestyle.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/theliftedlifestyle
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/theliftedlifestyle
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/lovethelifted
- Other: www.instagram.com/tashaspoon
Image Credit:
Cameron Addison, Belarbor Studios
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