Reaching for your dream and being told flat out that you are not good enough, or that you should find a different career can be demoralizing. It can make a person think that what those other people are saying is true. This wasn’t the case for Sheral DeVaughn. I’m excited for you to hear her amazing story today and the trials and tribulations she beat to get where she is today with the success she has had in Radio.  

With many impressive roles, Sheral DeVaughn has made a huge impact in her community and has helped a lot of people feel like they can be their authentic selves. Sheral is a Communication Strategist and she is the CEO, Founder, and Director of Speaking With Sher. She is also a radio host, Best Selling Author, and Podcast host of her podcast Cocktails and Conspiracies. Sheral usually spends her free time with her family and is an Ultra Kayak Racer.

Pursuing a career in a relatively male-dominated industry Sheral knew exactly what to expect from others. Sheral and Jeff both speak about the people that we put in our lives not by mistake but on purpose. This episode is full of life lessons, and examples of what we may experience at some point in our lives. Sheral addresses why she never let someone tell her she wasn’t good enough and how she turned that into motivation to work harder to be able to help others have a voice.  

 What You’ll Learn:

• What it’s like coming from a family where women do not have an equal value to a man
• The comfort Sheral felt being on stage and in front of a microphone
• When Sheral knew she needed to pull herself out of her negative mindset and readjust her thinking
• What it felt like when Sheral finally got her opportunity
• The importance of showing your vulnerability before being your authentic self
• What substance abuse can do to yourself and your image
• You are only as strong as the core values that you have for yourself
• Controlling what you let others think of you and how to overcome the fear of being rejected by others

 

Favorite Quote: 

“There were other people that were in the space that I was in and if I can tell my story somewhere and touch one person and save them from half of the misery that I went through, then that’s a win like no other. “ 

-Sheral DeVaughn

 

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Addicted to Winning connects listeners through stories that prove why mindset matters. Jeff Brekken was working a 60-hour week on his family’s farm by the time he was 10. When he wasn’t helping with the harvest, he was at the hockey rink. Jeff’s early life experiences taught him he needs to be either all-in or all-out. In 2000 he started a single-family home construction business and by 2008 he was looking for the next big thing. Jeff founded the Blue Sky Benefit Solutions & Rise Above HR/ Recruiting on top of a lifelong passion for helping people. Through this show, Jeff will take that passion one step further.

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