visibility is power

Six years ago, Roshanda Pratt’s life was upended after she, her husband and her kids experienced a home invasion. And although it may surprise you, this event actually changed her life for the better. It wasn’t until Roshanda quite literally had a gun pointed at her head that she realized she wanted to leave a larger legacy behind, she wasn’t fully present in her life, and she had never discovered who she truly was. 

This home invasion ultimately inspired Roshanda to start a journey of uncovering her true self. She learned how to wholeheartedly embrace her big personality, her voice, and her visibility. Now, Roshanda helps entrepreneurs and organizations display their authentic and unique identities through the power of storytelling and live video.

Tune into this week’s episode of Breaking Labels for a conversation with Roshanda “The Rosho Live” Pratt about breaking out of labels and creating your own blueprint for growth and success. Learn about the most powerful experiences Roshanda has had as a coach, why your Facebook page is your personal version of CBS Headquarters, and why truly meeting yourself for the first time is the most important step towards full-fledged visibility. 

Quotes
• “This is the question I asked myself: if this was it, and he killed us, what would be said specifically about my life? What legacy did I leave? What impact did I have? What was I really doing with my life? And up until that point, I can tell you I wasn’t doing anything significant. I wasn’t doing anything that was breaking labels. I was treating my business like a hobby, I was barely showing up for myself….I had not even fully discovered, I believe, who I was or the full potential of who I was.” (15:05-15:44)

• “I decided that if this is how I’ve been made – I’m fearfully and wonderfully made – that I’m going to be fearfully and wonderfully me. That’s it. And up until that point, I wasn’t….That home invasion actually was a gift to me because it sparked something on the inside that said, ‘Wait a second, I can’t continue life like this because I almost lost it.’ Life becomes real when you have a gun pointed at your head….If life is a gift, then every day I have to be present.” (17:22-18:08)

• “As women especially, we want to be all of the things in one day instead of over the course of our life.” (22:42-22:50)

• “The first thing about visibility: it starts on the inside. Visibility is an inside job.” (25:03-25:08)

• “I started my company, and I started this whole message really for people who are like me at the beginning stages or the middle stages and just need someone to be there to say, ‘No, your voice matters. We need you. You’re significant. You’re the solution. You’re the one we’ve been waiting for.’ That’s why I started it.” (30:27-30:27)

Links
Connect with Roshanda:
https://www.therosholive.com/
https://www.instagram.com/therosholive/
https://www.facebook.com/therosholive
Buy Roshanda’s most recent book, Visibility is Power: Discover the Power of Being Seen and Heard

Connect with host Rosanna Gill:
Instagram: @BreakingLabelsPodcast // @rosanna.e.gill
Email: rosanna@breakinglabelspodcast.com

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