We had the good fortune of connecting with Life Coach Winn -Winnetka Smith and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Life Coach Winn, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
My thought process behind starting my own business, Well, I feel as if I’ve been coaching my entire life. Family, friends, and strangers have always felt comfortable in coming to me for guidance and advice about life. In pursuit of my purpose, I realized that coaching is my purpose. I obtained my certification as a master life coach, Goal success coach, Professional coach, Life purpose coach and a Certified MHPS. I’ve been successfully coaching clients and facilitating their self-growth for the last 3 years. So, if you are feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands, my services aim to introduce clarity, self-motivation, and accountability. also teach techniques to better manage the emotional stress of everyday life. My “AIME” is simple, I coach to win.

1. Accountability – Taking responsibility for YOUR actions and decisions.

2. Inspire – Introduce confidence to allow change.

3. Motivate – Promote change to welcome opportunity.

4. Empower – Teach to invest in opportunities given.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
As a Certified Life Coach, I’m here to support my clients in self-discovery, goal success, life purpose and breakthroughs. As your life coach, my role is to help maximize your personal and professional potential. I’m here to encourage, motivate and hold you accountable, as you work toward the goals you’ve set to help you become the best version of YOU! I’m also an advocate for mental health as well as a Certified MHPS (Mental Health Peer Specialist).
So this sets me apart because I have a lot of lived experience, so I can very much relate to my clients.
No this was not an easy process. This process made me take accountability for myself and that’s hard within itself. I had to take time to learn me and only then was I able to allow change to manifest in my life. Once I realized change is growth and growth comes to stretch you to your next level. I begin to welcome change and I have not looked back. I want the world to know that you have to speak life over yourself or someone else will and it’s not necessarily good things they’re speaking. So remember
Your story, Your testimony-Speak Life, The Speak Life Guru, Life Coach Winn.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Because I love eating, I would take them to some of Dallas, Tx area most finest restaurants as well as the good food places in the hood. I would also so take them them to some of the cool area like the bishop arts district, Deep Ellum area, downtown Dallas Klyde Warren park as well as Trinity groves.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My children. I went through a divorce in 2018. My last child was a junior in high school and we moved from one town to another and my older children had their own apartments and were in college. But my divorce was life changing for my entire family. I was a CPHT for 16 years at that time and GOD slowly began changing my mindset to grow and position me for such a time as this. My children have supported, encouraged, and inspired me throughout this entire time. Any idea I come up with, they’re quick to say “mommy that sound great, you can definitely do it”. Even times when I wanted to give up, they pushed me to continue. So I would say Thank You Won’nykeya, Don’nykeya, Don’Ericka and DonEric Rivers.

Website: speaklifecoachingservices.com

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