The word "creativity" has a far greater meaning than producing artwork, a dance or a book. We are creating in every moment. Creativity is a function of life that runs constantly whether we are conscious of it or not. Becky A. Davis is very aware of the ongoing processes of conscious and unconscious creativity that moves us towards manifesting our dreams or towards forming our frustrations.
Davis is the "bosspreneur" -the entrepreneur's coach to facilitate making visions real and sustainable. After experiencing her own fearful turning away from her dreams and potential as a young woman, Davis forged through a myriad of blocks to living in the fullness of her creative being.
"Fear really paralyzed me," Davis says as she reveals her journey to the success she is and shares today, "At 25, I knew I wanted to be a speaker and a trainer. I took a Dale Carnegie course and when I got through I was told I should make this my career." Scared that she would not be able to support her young child as a newly divorced mother, Davis backed away from her dream and went into corporate America.
Twenty years after working with some big name companies doing the coaching and speaking under corporate roofs, Davis woke up, "I had to tell myself: the company sees my skill set; why are you not seeing it yourself?" It took a life threatening medical trauma to bring Davis to the point of valuing her unique talents and, yes, answering her calling to empower success in others.
Since the awakening, Davis helps female entrepreneurs develop, build, strengthen and expand their dreams. She works selectively. "The first initial [free] 30 minute consultation provides a lot of clarity. I am checking the fit for both of us. I need to understand the client and they need to understand what they will get from me."
"Most people have immediate response to what the biggest problem is, but after discussing more, what they identified is not the real issue". Davis' mind holds a library of research and experiential information on the reasons why women create barriers to their success. What she has found out to be the biggest block with female entrepreneurs is a simple issue, "ASK. Asking for the sell in the end is what holds women back."
Experientially Davis knows the lessons she teaches, because she lived them. She dared to use the advice of her own mentor to go against her instincts in making a pitch, "She [My mentor] told me what NOT to do - and that was what I had planned to do. I felt uncomfortable, but just trusted her and got fantastic feedback."
Beyond giving advice, Davis connects her clients to the contacts and resources that they need for success. " Some coaches just put the label 'coach' on their card, but are not able to help their client. Their clients get discouraged and skeptical of all coaching so then they further hurt themselves by not asking for real help."
Forging the trail from fear and insecurity to success in her own life, Davis is now a trail guide for women with dreams to venture into their successes. " What gives me the most joy is when I have been a part of someone else's success." Generously, Davis provided me with some good insights, and one she insists that I share with all of you, " I want to leave you with this concept: No one can offer what you offer. "