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In this episode of the Elevate Your Life Podcast, Coach J.E. Harrison sits down with SUA Richardson, a corporate attorney who felt stuck and unfulfilled despite her credentials and accomplishments. SUA shares her transformational journey through The Elevated Woman coaching program, detailing how she overcame depression, found spiritual grounding, and gained clarity and courage. If you’ve ever felt stagnant in your successful career, this episode will inspire you to take actionable steps toward living your purpose. Don't miss SUA's heartfelt story and practical insights on breaking free from life's standstill.
00:00 Overcoming Stagnation and Depression
01:00 Introduction to the Elevate Your Life Podcast
01:21 Meet SUA Richardson: A Journey of Transformation
01:40 The Elevated Woman Coaching Program
02:14 SUA's Personal and Professional Struggles
07:20 The Power of Community and Therapy
09:48 Spiritual and Professional Growth
11:45 The Importance of Trust and Safe Spaces
17:10 Opening Up and Vulnerability
17:48 Spiritual Foundation in Coaching
20:17 Personal Growth and Career Clarity
24:33 The Importance of Coaching for High Achievers
28:35 Rapid Fire Questions and Reflections
30:10 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Creators and Guests
What is Elevate Your Life with J.E. Harrison?
Welcome to Elevate Your Life, the go-to podcast for high-achieving, faith-driven women ready to unlock their full potential. Hosted by Jamesia Harrison, this show delivers thought-provoking conversations with industry leaders, faith-driven entrepreneurs, and personal growth experts. Whether you are striving for career advancement, business success, or more profound personal transformation, this podcast provides the actionable insights, strategies, and inspiration you need to amplify your influence and step boldly into your purpose. If you're ready to level up in leadership, faith, and success, this is the place for you!
11 Elevate Your LIfe - Sua
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[00:00:00] I felt stuck. Yeah. And unfulfilled. Yeah. It was just a season of my life and probably some depression.
Yeah. In the midst of it, just like I wasn't making any forward movement in my life.
JE: [00:01:00] Welcome back to the Elevate Your Life Podcast. Where high achieving women of faith go to align their career and their calling in order to walk boldly and purpose and live at their next level. Today, I am so excited because I get to sit down with someone who has truly embodied what this journey is all about.
SUA Richardson SUA is a corporate attorney and like so many of the women I work with, she found herself at a standstill. She had the credentials, the accomplishments, and the success on paper, but she felt stuck. She knew there was more but didn't know which way to go. That's when she joined The Elevated Woman.
My signature coaching program designed for women who are ready to stop making excuses, start executing, and step into elevation. And today, UA is going to share her journey with us, the breakthroughs she experienced, how she shifted her [00:02:00] mindset and the plan. She's now walking out with boldness and clarity.
So if you've ever felt like you were standing still, even though the world sees you as successful, you're going to want to lean into this conversation. Let's get it. Let's go.
Welcome to the show, sua. How are you doing today? I am well, thank you for having me. Yeah, I am so excited to have you on the show. I know this is a bit outside of your comfort zone. But listen, that's one of the things we have been working on, is actually pushing you outside of your comfort zone.
So I'm so glad that you're here. Let Coach JE elevate you to the next level you didn't know you needed. I love it. I love it. You starting off strong from the beginning. So, SUA, you heard my introduction of you, how would you introduce Richardson? Just saw, just saw
a shy kid who I believe God called to be an attorney. Yeah. Only because it is the [00:03:00] opposite of who I was as a kid. Yeah. Um, and no one expected me to become an attorney. So Yeah. So is that really what initially kind of drove you toward, toward law? It was junior high. Yeah. Learning about civil rights. Okay.
You know, the little we learn in school. Right. That part. That part. Yeah. Okay. And it's stuck with me. Okay. I was told I would change my mind, but Yeah. Yeah. So, no. So I wanted to have you on the show, um, because you are a recent graduate of the Elevated Woman cohort. Yes. Yes. And so. Thankfully, things just kind of worked out and I reached out to you, and ironically, we say ironically, but I know it was God, that you are ending up being in the area this weekend, so everything just worked out perfectly.
And so I wanted us to be able to sit down and have a conversation because I know who my market is. I know who I'm called to. I know the women that I'm designed to [00:04:00] coach and to help. Push them into that next level of their lives. And so I just wanted us to be able to have a candid conversation. So, you know, I told you before the camera started rolling, I said, we gonna have a session but not have a session.
'cause we can't put all our business out there, you know,
but no. So let's, so let's talk a little bit about. Um, the moments of your life, the time of your life before you found the elevated woman, like what did life look like for you? What did your career feel like? What did you feel like? I felt stuck. Yeah. And unfulfilled. Yeah. It was just a season of my life and probably some depression.
Yeah. In the midst of it, just like I wasn't making any forward movement in my life. And then I saw your email and I got so excited because it really resonated with me. When I saw from excuses to execution, I was like, oh my goodness, I have been asking for help with divine execution. So that's why what drove me to sign up for [00:05:00] coaching and it was.
So helpful just in helping to propel me forward. Yeah. In the places in which I was stuck and just having some different insight. Yeah. And honestly accountability. Yeah. No, and I, I love that because it actually worked out again, because with that cohort, I typically do group coaching, but there's also an option to do individual coaching.
So with this cohort, everybody else wanted to do. Individual coaching except swat, who wanted to hide in the group. Listen, God knew what he was doing even in that, he set you up even in that. So with that, you and I ended up having an individual coaching session because everyone else wanted to do individual, so you couldn't hide amongst the stuff.
Swa. You had to come front and center. Okay. God is calling me out. So, so tell me just initially with our conversation and keeping in mind too, that you and I are not strangers, we're [00:06:00] not, you know, we know each other. Granted through coaching we've come to know each other a lot better. But prior to that, um, you are a member of the church, um, one of our fellowship churches in the DMV area.
So that's how we came to know one another. And I remember picking with you at one of our first, uh, coaching sessions 'cause when you reached out you were like, is this the SUA form such and such? I don't know if you know who I am. And I was like, girl, y'all know who you're Absolutely. I know who you are.
I'll never get a chance to talk to you because as soon as the benediction is getting SUA is out, most people don't know I'm a member of the church.
So I was like, absolutely, absolutely. I know who you are. So I'm just so glad that you decided to invest in yourself and to push yourself outside of that comfort zone to take that next step. So you are a corporate attorney, extremely successful. So you're used to high pressure, [00:07:00] high performance situations.
So what were some of the challenges that you felt like you were facing, whether it be professionally, spiritually, personally, to where you felt stuck? I just felt unfulfilled and I really didn't know what it was. Yeah. It wasn't until our coaching sessions Yeah. That I started to really understand more and more what it was.
Yeah. So one of the things was I felt stuck spiritually. Yeah. And then in that you offered me, um, a therapist. Yep. And you were like, here's a suggestion for a therapist. Yep. She was so helpful. Yeah. In identifying the walls that I had placed. You already know girl. Right. Because for me, I had been in church.
Yeah. And while I had been hurt, I had some trauma. Yeah. I thought I was fine. Girl, don't we be I'm good. I'm, I'm good. What? I'm good. All is well until I ask God to grow me up. Why? Listen, I really didn't know what that meant. Grow me up. God grow me up. I wanna be mature. And he [00:08:00] did, he started revealing the unhealed places in my life.
Yeah. And so therapy was helpful in giving me the language around what I was feeling and helping me to understand why I isolate. Mm-hmm. And so, yeah, no, I'm so grateful for that. Yeah. And like, that's one of the things I always try to tell, like the, the ladies that I coach, like, listen, I know who I am. I am not a licensed therapist.
I'm not gonna try to take you through these di like that's not. That's not what I do. However, I do have connections and resources where I can at least refer like, you know what? This is beyond me. Okay, this is beyond my ability. And so I wanna make sure that whenever you come out of this that you are a whole, there's no further damage.
Mm-hmm. There's no further trauma. And so being able to have those connections to say, Hey. Go see this therapist. Here's a recommendation. I've actually worked with this therapist, you know? Mm-hmm. And so I'm super glad when you came back and told me that you took that step as well. 'cause it would've been very easy for you to just be like, [00:09:00] oh no, I just want coaching.
But understand like it has, it's all a part of it. It's all a part of it. It's all a part of it. Absolutely. It's all tied in there together. And so just to see your transformation over the time that we've been able to work together has been. So inspiring girl. I think, well, I done sent you what? A voice memo singing like, girl wow.
I'm so like, it's, it just makes my heart so glad I wanted to send you one after my trial institute, but then I was like, you're gonna think I'm crazy. No, you know, listen, you know, I would have loved to see it because I love to be able to celebrate when I see that the ladies that I've been able to work with, um, are growing.
Spiritually, professionally, just to see that light come back in their eyes. Like it just, well, professionally is another area where I felt stuck. Yeah. And like, okay, I'm unfulfilled. Mm-hmm. And I don't know why. Yep. And for years I've been saying, okay, I'm gonna figure this out. Yeah. And I haven't figured it out.
Mm-hmm. [00:10:00] And so I'm like, okay, I need help in this area. Yep. And you were able to help me explore other options Yeah. Outside of my day-to-day work. Okay. Mm-hmm. What are some things that are meaningful to you? Right. And it was so helpful because it gave me the courage. Yeah. Lord knows I needed it, uh, to, to attend the trial institute.
Yeah. And for me, I realized that in every area in which I felt stuck mm-hmm. The theme was community. Wow. Because I had community before. Wow. But trauma caused me to withdraw. Withdraw, withdraw. Yeah. Yes. Wow. And isolate. And so because I isolated, now I feel unfulfilled. Mm-hmm. I feel stuck. And it's like when I was surrounded by that community, it's like I was activated.
Yeah. I was so excited. I'm like, I get excited thinking about it. I can tell. And I love it. I love it. And I was like, this is exactly what I need. Yeah. It's what I've been missing. And it was like, honestly, when I was at the. Institute, Uhhuh, I remember I was getting ready to go grab my food and I told you this.
Yep. And [00:11:00] I started going to a table by myself. Yep. But that's based on trauma. Yep. And I saw someone in another table and I said, okay, if you want different results, you have to do something differently. Mm-hmm. And I remember you had a podcast with your mentor. Yes. And when you said, after I think he had spoke.
And you walked up to him and said, I want you to be my mentor. Yep. And I said, God, I'm not. Yeah. I'm not evangelist Shamia. Okay. So I'm not asking for that kind of boldness. I just need the courage Yeah. To actually go sit at the table. Yeah. And it was so informative. It was enlightening. Mm-hmm. And it was just so helpful to hear others.
Yeah. Like their stories. Yeah. And how they overcame some challenges. I loved every minute of it. Yeah. So, no, I'm grateful and thank you. Yeah, no, I'm, you know what? I never take it for granted when people allow me to come into vulnerable places of their lives. 'cause you know, I told you from the jump, I said, some days you might not like me, and I'm okay with that because my, my job is to push you, is to challenge you.
[00:12:00] To help you find this roadmap that's gonna get you where you need to be. Now, I don't think it was too many sessions that you left upset with me. I could maybe think of like, you know, one or two when you wasn't that happy. But off the air, I will tell you
no. Okay. Alright. But there is one recently where I had to go back and I thought about it. Yeah. I heard somebody say something and I said. You know, coach Jay might have been right. I know. I might know what she talking about just a little bit. Just a little bit. But I told you, I was like, listen, it might be hard to chew.
Yeah. But I will chew it. Just gimme some time to digest it. Absolutely. No, and you did say that. And even when there were times that you like, okay, I, I don't necessarily wanna do this, but I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. And so there, there's actually a strategy to it, you know what I'm saying? Mm-hmm. And, and one of the things I know, like, um, you know, some coaches have the same format or [00:13:00] methodology necessarily, that they use for every person that they coach.
The thing about me is because I know my role and I know my assignment, I pray about my clients. Mm-hmm. I pray like, Lord, how do you want me to lead? And God, this person? And so even with that, it was like, okay, the Lord had began to show me some things about you and how I needed to handle you, how I needed to approach you.
Um. And understanding just in some ways, even how your mind works. Mm-hmm. How you process stuff. And so I'm just grateful that even in that, that the Lord would allow me to be sensitive enough to the people he's allowed me to coach, to speak to me about them, to be able to guide them and lead them to their next level.
You know? And I think especially as high achievers as women of faith, you know, as I said in the introduction on paper. We look super successful. You know, like, oh, all the, all the i's are dotted, all the T's are crossed. But man, you know, after, after we close the laptop, after we get off work, and it's just like, [00:14:00] hmm, we're just sitting there.
Mm-hmm. You know, like in our stuff, depressed, frustrated, anxiety, don't know which way to go. So. Just to allow me to be able to be a part of that journey is a blessing to me. You created a safe space though, so thank you for that. Yes, ma'am. Because I don't trust easy. I mean, I used to trust everyone. Yeah.
But yeah, so no thank you. No, thank you for allowing me to be a part of it. Okay, so let's talk a little bit about, um. More about the coaching aspect? Mm-hmm. So when it came to the elevated woman, I know that you said when you saw from excuses to execution, you were like, this is for me, but I am also pretty sure you've seen other opportunities for coaching and things like that.
What about this point in this time in your life felt like the right time to finally challenge yourself, invest in yourself and actually do it? Well, our pastor had the theme mending the nets. Yeah. For the year. Yep, yep, yep, yep. So [00:15:00] it was one of the things for me where it was like, okay, it's time for me to do what I need to do.
Mm-hmm. To get some forward movement here. And it's helpful like seeing you. Right. Watching your progression in your career. Aw. Over the years, and so I got be bored. Aw, baby. And so I love being surrounded by high achieving women. Yeah. Because it gives me something to aspire to. Yes ma'am. Wow. Thank you for that.
You know, I, here's my thing too. I often tell people like, you can't really promote. Or tell other people, you're gonna help them do something that you haven't done. I agree. And I see that a lot. Like, how are you gonna help me plant a church? And you've never planted a church book, but, okay. Mm-hmm. I digress.
But definitely, and so, and that's one of the things I often pray about too, like, Lord, help me to make sure that my life reflects. Mm-hmm. What you've called me to do and to help other women achieve and do. And so I'm elated that the Lord has allowed me to be able to go on this path with him leading me, him guiding [00:16:00] me so that I can be that example.
All right. So, um, I know that sometimes growth can be uncomfortable. Mm-hmm. Can you share a moment when you felt stretched The most, but grateful for the push. I probably blocked it out. Swap you blocked it out?
I could not with you. I
Okay. Okay. Okay. We'll go, we'll go with another question, Joe.
Girl. All right. Lemme see what question I wanna go with. No, I will probably say, um, spiritually was definitely going to be an area in which I felt Ooh. Yeah. Uh, pushed a lot because I remember you and I had a conversation mm-hmm. And I was saying mm-hmm. How. It's just like, oh, I'm in church, and I, it's like I want [00:17:00] someone to hug me.
'cause in that moment I need it. Yeah. But then the moment someone touches me, I'm like, why are you touching me? Yeah. Yeah. I recall that conversation. And so it's just being open enough to let people in. That was challenging for me. Yeah. And it's like, I hear you. Mm-hmm. But you don't understand my story.
Yeah. So it's like I'm really not hearing you. Mm-hmm. Which is another reason why you offering up therapy mm-hmm. As an option was so helpful. Yeah. So help break down those walls and barriers. Yeah. And honestly, it was an area I really didn't, it's like I want to talk about it with you. But, but I don't wanna talk about it with you.
Mm-hmm. Yeah. Because that's a vulnerable space for me. Absolutely. And so it's hard for me to let people in. Yeah. But at the same time, I trust you. Mm-hmm. And I want the help. So, yeah. And so, like, that actually brought up something for me. So let's talk a little bit more about the, the spiritual aspect.
Mm-hmm. Because before we even jumped into, you know, where you wanted to go with your careers, trying to figure that out, um, you know, what does [00:18:00] things look like for you personally? Professionally, the foundation that we had to lay in coaching mm-hmm. Was spiritual. Mm-hmm. And so I, I remember asking you various questions like, what does your prayer life look like?
How are you spending time, um, in the word of God? Like, what does that look like? And so even having to challenge you on that in some places, right? Mm-hmm. And so I remember I had you like, make sure you document. Every time like I gave you, like, Hey, pick a point in time, like every day. This is your prayer time.
This is what you're gonna do, this is what you're gonna study. And um, so how, how did that kind of help lay the foundation for everything else? It was helpful. Yeah. Because I was over here doing the most. Mm-hmm. You was doing a lot with no results. So I decided because I was like, well, I don't know. Yeah.
Because 7:00 AM is nice because it's before I start my day. Mm-hmm. So I'm not dragging out of bed. Yep. But I'm actually more dedicated at night. Yeah. So 10:00 PM is better for me. Mm-hmm. Like in the morning I [00:19:00] can do the quick devotional. Yeah, my have my gratefulness and tell God thank you for all the things.
Mm-hmm. But the time in which I delve into the word has to be at night because that's the time in which I'm more open. Yeah. To just listening to God and whatever it is he wants to share. Yeah. So, no, it was helpful. Yeah. And I understand too, like as believers, right, there is a component that no matter all the heights we try to climb to all the things that we try to do.
If we are not rooted and grounded in our faith mm-hmm. Everything is going eventually fall apart anyway. Right? Mm-hmm. Because ultimately, our purpose always as believers is to bring other people to Christ. And so if we are not settled in our faith and what God is calling us to do, then yes, everything else is gonna seem chaotic.
Everything else is gonna be outta place, right? Mm-hmm. That's always foundational. Anytime somebody comes and work with mural coaching, we're gonna lay that spiritual foundation because every, because listen, I'm not gonna be able to be necessarily your coach [00:20:00] always. Mm-hmm. We're not gonna always have this one-on-one time, so it can't be rooted in je mm-hmm.
Can't be rooted in je. Huh. Its got be fruit in the word of God. Woo. I got got stirred up right there. Right. Alright. Okay. So sua the next question that I have for you. Um, how did you see your, how do you see yourself now compared to how you saw yourself at the beginning of this journey? Someone with clarity.
Mm. And honestly, I feel like I have. Um, just the courage Yeah. To be open. Mm-hmm. And to let people in. Now it's still a journey. Yeah. Depending on the area. Yep. But yeah, but definitely the courage to be more open. Okay. So the next question that I have for you is, how has this experience changed not just your career, but the way you see yourself as a leader and as a woman of purpose?
No, that's good. [00:21:00] So I feel like it's propelled me. Okay. Right. In the sense that now I have explored something I didn't look into before, but after we spoke pro bono opportunities. Yep. Remotely. Yep. Because I'm licensed in a different state in which I live. Mm-hmm. And so until I wave into the bar where I am.
There are other things that I can do. Yeah. That can give me meaning and where I feel like there's purpose in it. So that's been helpful. Mm-hmm. It's just helpful to kind of think outside of the box. Yep. No longer feel like I'm stuck and kind of, okay, this is the only parameter in which I can work. Mm-hmm.
Um, so it's been helpful. Yeah. Like it takes some time, somebody from the outside to be able to look in and be like. Alright, let's get some, let's, you've been here long enough. Let's wheel all of this in. Let's lay all of this out. Okay. Because this, this is a lot, this is a lot going on. This is a lot going on.
But I love the fact that we were able to map out a plan for you. And so even within the coaching, [00:22:00] like having what weekly assignments? Mm-hmm. I, I remember at one point you had quite a few assignments to the point that I was asking you, do you feel overwhelmed? I did. 'cause I didn't want you to feel overwhelmed, but I like.
School. I love to learn, girl. Now listen, I like to learn. I don't know if I like the school part, but I, I like, well, homework is helpful for, to me Yeah. To make sure I'm applying whatever it is you're telling me, right? Yeah. So whatever information I'm digesting, I wanna make sure I also know how to apply it.
Absolutely. So one of the things that you also said, going back to the spiritual aspect of it, was Yeah. Okay. What are you telling your. Yeah. Right. It's like that mindset. It's so important, that mindset. Yeah. 'cause if it's like, I don't wanna do this, I don't wanna do this, or I'm tired, I'm tired, then of course you're tired and all you wanna do is lay down.
Yep. But if you are constantly feeding yourself with the word Yeah. And using that as your daily affirmations, absolutely. Then you, that's where you get your strength, right? Yeah. So, yeah. Cool. All right. We're gonna take a break. We'll be right back.
Hi, I'm JE Harrison and I help women like you [00:23:00] gain clarity, strategy, and the confidence to actually do the thing. With personalized coaching workshops and an empowering community, elevate with JE is your launch pad For impact, visit Elevate with je.com. Or slide into my dms at Elevate with JE and start showing up as the version of you who gets it done. Welcome back to the Elevate Your Life podcast. I am sitting down with the recent graduate of the Elevated Woman cohort. Sua Richardson, welcome back to the show. Sua. You having a good time? I am good. I'm so proud of you. I am. I am proud of you. All right, so as we are winding down our conversation, what would you say to another high achieving woman that's listening right now and she's hesitating about investing in herself?
If you feel stuck? Yeah, if you feel [00:24:00] unfulfilled, if you don't know what that next step is. Then try coaching. Yeah. It is a great safe space to be honest with yourself. Mm-hmm. To be vulnerable. Yeah. And to have the insight of someone who knows what you're going through. Mm-hmm. Give you alternatives, give you that push you need.
Yeah. To take action and elevate your life. Right. Clock it ain't what the young people say, clocking. I'm not the young. Alright. Alright. And so the next question is, um, why do you believe that coaching is necessary for high achieving women and particularly high achieving women of faith? I would say for me, mm-hmm.
It was necessary because I needed that help. Yeah. I needed someone to get me out of my head. That's where I'm stuck the most. Yeah. I'm an overthinker, I overanalyze everything, so I need somebody to [00:25:00] come in. Yeah. And give me that push. Mm-hmm. Or to say, Hey, you're doing too much. Right. Yeah. And maybe it's not that you need to do more.
Maybe it's that you need to be intentional about the things that you do have on your plate. Yeah, absolutely. Understanding that pivoting is a part of the process. It is. It doesn't, yeah. It doesn't mean that you failed. It doesn't mean that you've done something wrong. It doesn't mean that God isn't with you.
Just sometimes life requires a pivot, and it's nice to have other people help you with that pivot. Yeah, and I know for me, I was talking to my cousin who's an attorney. He's a partner, and so I'm asking like, okay, help me with. You know, how do you navigate the different pivots in your life? Mm-hmm. Because I see you've had several.
Yep. And so it's just helpful to get somebody to say, Hey, I can see further down the road than you can. Yeah. Let me help you navigate this next season of your life. Yeah, absolutely. Or let me help you elevate. Elevate you next. Okay. I dunno if y'all caught the theme or not, but you [00:26:00] know, it's like elevate your life.
Okay. Okay, come on over to Elevator Woman Coaching. We got you over here. We got, and we have a good time. True. That's one of the things that's true. I can honestly say every lady that I've had the opportunity to coach with, it has always been, I think this, this effortless synergy, um, with being able to connect with them.
Nothing feels forced or anything like that. And I think that's vitally important. It is when it comes to establishing, um, a relationship, but particularly a coaching relationship. Mm-hmm. Because there are gonna be things that I'm gonna have to say to you that, you know, might not make you that happy, but when you've developed that connection, you know that.
The push. Mm-hmm. And me making you uncomfortable is ultimately for you to become better, for you to grow, you need that push sometimes. Yeah. You need somebody to push you outside of your comfort zone. It's a journey. Yeah. It's a process. It will not happen overnight. Yeah. But it's totally worth the journey.
Yeah. I think one of the things with [00:27:00] you that has made me like so, so proud and happy is just like when you take the initiative to reach out to me and be like. Guess what I did today? I did this today. I can't believe I did this. I can't even hardly recognize myself like that. Oh my God. Like that just makes me so happy.
'cause you know me, even though, and I tell all my clients, like even though like that timeframe mm-hmm. To where we're coaching might be over. Like I still reach out to y'all. Like, Hey, how are you doing? How are things going? You still headed in the right direction? 'cause for me, it's ministry. Mm-hmm. It's not just about, okay, this is the timeframe, this is what you paid for.
I'm done. Like, no, once you're an elevated woman, you're always an elevated woman. And I'm like, you guys always have access and able to reach out to me and like ask me or like, Hey, I'm kind of stuck right here, or this is difficult. And so it just meant so much for me for you to wanna share. Your wins with me.
That's because I was so excited. Yeah. Like [00:28:00] totally worth the journey. Yeah. And I wanna say this too, another thing about having you as my coach Yeah. Was that you respected my time and for me, absolutely respect of my time is so important because it's like it tells me that you respect what I have to say.
Mm-hmm. When you respect my time. Yeah. And so I appreciated that so much. Thank you. Oh, you're welcome. Listen, these high achieving women, I understand how we function and operate. 'cause you know what? Respect my time. Respect my, you know, like I'm big on that too, so I make sure I reciprocate. Okay. All right, SWAT, we are going to pivot, okay?
Alright. Yes. To a segment I like to call 60 seconds to elevate. Okay. Alright, so I'm gonna ask you, um, five rapid fire questions and you have to respond with the first thing that comes to your mind. You ready? Let's see. Let's see.
Okay. First question, what's one habit that has [00:29:00] changed your life? Gratefulness. Favorite scripture to stand on when things feel heavy. Isaiah 41 and 10. Fear thou not. Watch your voice. Now I am with thee. Be not dismayed for I am thy God. That part right there. I am Your God. Watch it. Watch it. I will strengthen these.
Yay. I will help these watch out swab. I'll uphold you with my righteous right hand. Woo. What? Hallelujah. Girl, I listen. Don't you mess up. We about have church in the studio. My goodness. Woo. Alright. All. Most elevated decision you've made in your career. Prioritizing my growth over comfort. Huh? Ma'am? Ma'am?
Ma'am, ma'am. Okay. Alright, so how do you stay spiritually grounded and professionally? Excellent. Discipline and devotion. Ha ha the ma'am, you are cutting up so soft. All right. If you could send a 15 [00:30:00] second voice memo to your younger self, what would you say? Trust yourself. Yeah. God is with you and he's got you awesome.
Well, schwa Richardson, I'm so glad that this worked out and that you were able to come sit down with me in person. Elevate Your Life podcast and talk with me. Talk to our listening audience about your journey. Thank you for your vulnerability, your willingness, and. Just for being someone that's extremely easy to work with.
So thank you for that. Thank you. I am only here 'cause I elevated with Coach Jay. And on that note, until next time, keep elevating.
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