Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Yvette Meeks, Founder of Walking in Wellness, located in Westerville, OH, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

I help women over the age of 40 make real-life changes toward health and wholeness to prevent illness, become revitalized, and reverse aging. There are several areas that equate to wholeness, and when we are operating fully in each – our health shines through! We begin to look younger as our cells and minds are renewed.

Tell us about yourself

I started my journey with a decision to STOP being stuck and to meet the desire to be free from an overwhelming presence of feeling as if I was stuffed all the time! I knew I had to make some changes, and I set about doing that once I felt I had a good handle on how to repeat and maintain this process. I then wanted to learn how to share this information with others and help them improve their lives and reverse illness and aging! It has been well over a decade, and the proof of being a picture of health is what I continue to strive for!

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

I have mentored, coached, and helped several women to rediscover their youth through incorporating healthier habits. When you feel “like yourself,” this manifest in other areas of capacities in your life! You begin to walk in that newfound confidence and live more authentically! I welcome this opportunity to share my voice with a larger audience to gain the chance to help others.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Impressing the value of investing in oneself and one’s health. All too often, we put ourselves and our health last on the list of “To Do’s.” This is a mistake; we must put on our “oxygen mask” FIRST. When we invest in our health and wellness – it only adds more value to our lives. When free from nutritional illness and/ or eliminating any unnecessary weight physically and metaphorically, we move differently! We glide with a lightness unburdened and clarity toward further purpose! It is important that those I partner with want the renewal for themselves as much as I want it for them!

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Be patient with yourself! If you are young or older, it will be an adjustment to your life to find the balance and skills to operate and maintain success. Continue to dream BIG, and while doing so, understand the timing of things. You must have balance and realize that sometimes there are seeds you plant today that may not be harvested until a time in the future.
  2. Do the Work! Knowledge is a key part of providing a great service and product. Gaining as much knowledge about your client and craft is essential. When you have a clear heading of your purpose, it creates a confidence to fully provide that clear and great service. With that knowledge and confidence, you can assure your clients on the pathway to their desired goals.
  3. Maintain your faith! The amount of belief and faith required to venture into your own business is weighty; you cannot allow yourself to be shaken or deterred from your higher target. Challenges will arise, and when they do, you will need to maintain faith in YOURSELF, YOUR PURPOSE, and YOUR INEVITABLE SUCCESS!

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

With regard to entrepreneurship and implementing a healthy lifestyle to remain youthful in appearance and in activity at ANY age. There are ebbs and flows, sometimes in our favor and other times against the stream. We must take the elephant one bite at a time; we can achieve our aspirations! Always remember that it is also about the JOURNEY! I pray that you too, can enjoy the journey as you walk this pathway of life!

I am here to walk with you and help you to walk in wellness!

Sincerely,
Coach Yvette

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://linktr.ee/WalkinginWellness
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YvettesCoachingPageWalkingInWellness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkinginwellness/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/walkingnwellnes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvettemeeks/

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