Allow me a chance to introduce myself, my name is Jaliyla Tillman and “I am so happy to be here” (in my Coming to America voice). If you are wondering why you should follow my posts I invite you to read my credentials in my bio. I am who someone who is going through or has faced similar challenges to the ones you may be facing.
Learn how to truly love yourself, be the change you want to see and begin your weight-loss journey. Change can be difficult, but it is attainable.
I am excited to share my journey; how I got here, where I am going, what I am thinking and I am not afraid to make you uncomfortable. Today we will talk about my experience redefining self-love, owning confidence one coil at a time, and breaking barriers to find my purpose.
Redefining Self-Love
In my late-twenties, my metabolism changed, and I was NOT ready. Looking in the mirror, I searched for the woman who could wear anything she wanted. I wondered, where did this gut come from? It seemed like it grew overnight.
For years, I did nothing about it and kept being comfortable eating whatever I wanted, even though I did not recognize the person in the mirror. I did not realize that I had to be the change I wanted to see.
I wanted to love myself, to fix it I had to change my lifestyle and lose some weight. This wake-up call took me on a path to self-love and chose a different way of life.
Own Your Confidence One Coil At A Time
Raise your hand if you have natural hair and don’t care? MEEEEE!!! Thank the Lord for this new natural hair care movement. I have been battling stigmas around natural hair for almost ten years.
I made the transition from the “creamy crack” after I had another bad hair breakage. It seemed like no matter what I did, my hair would never go beyond a certain length and once it reached that length, it would just break off. After experiencing severe hair breakage, I finally decided to reach out to a dermatologist.
The result, of that visit with a well-known male doctor, lead to cortisone shots and was ordered to avoid relaxers FOREVER. For years I wore weaves, braids, anything other than my hair because I lacked the confidence to be me.
Today, I am finally comfortable in my skin and can rock a mean bush when I feel like it. Now that I am finally comfortable, I realize that the approval of others is not my priority.
Breaking Barriers To Find Your Purpose
Your entire academic career you are taught to go to school, go to college, and go and get a job. Well at least, that is what my mom said Lol. As a “good” daughter, I did just that!
In fact, I got two degrees and landed great contracting positions that paid great salaries and then some. I even sought out to land a permanent Government position.
During that process, I decided to build a Part-Time Direct Sales business. That change things! Somehow, I got the crazy enough to quit my job and take my sales business Full-time.
From that moment forward, it felt like my life began, and I embarked on a quest to figure out my purpose and what I wanted to do with my life.
I aspire to help someone else learn to love themselves again, find what they want out of life, and embrace their natural beauty. All of which I have conquered and am still working through today. The one thing that you can count on is me always telling you the truth!
So, brace yourselves because it’s time to #getUncomfortablewithJT. I hope you are ready!
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