We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Alethia Tucker a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alethia, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

If you’re like me you’ve had a moment — You’ve hit a point where you wonder “what have I done with my life?” You’ve made great accomplishments and have been blessed beyond
measure to experience some awesome things; however, you wonder, “What does all of this
amount to? Am I doing all that I’m supposed to do? Am I reaching my best me?”
Well, that time came for me a few years ago. I was on the brink of turning 50. I had an
awesome job, dream family, and lifelong friends that all helped to make my life incredibly
blessed. But, deep down I knew there was more.

Who would think that a bookmark would be the catalyst to changing my entire life?
As I approached 50, I began planning a party. I wanted a cute take-home gift for my guests. I
jotted down 50 lessons that I learned over the years, and had them printed and laminated on
bookmarks. To my surprise, they were a hit! The bookmarks were the subject of numerous
conversations on the night of my celebration, and in the coming days many friends told me how
inspiring they had been.

Those bookmarks were the catalyst to writing my first book, 50 Things That I’ve Learned On My
Way to 50, and the beginning of a life changing shift.

Writing the book launched a deep dive into emotions, beliefs and realizations that made me
come face to face with so much of what was holding me back from reaching my greatest
potential. Through the sometimes painstaking moments of writing, I came to the surprise
realization that I was my biggest hindrance. I was so focused on perfecting me, that I missed the
fact that the present me was enough.

As I began discovering more of me, a thought crossed my mind. How many other women in the
age band of 45+ are hindering their “best me?” What can I do to help?

Thus was born Jolease. Jolease Enterprises offers a platform of value for women… a valued
space that fosters the opportunity for women to understand themselves, stand firm in the force
they are in the world, and marry those two in designing the life and career that they dream of
having.

Our mission is to help women in their prime years to acquire the tools needed to gain the personal and professional development required to live a life where they don’t merely survive, but they thrive!

Alethia, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Voted one of the “Top 25 Most Inspiring Women” by Called 2 Inspire Magazine, Alethia Tucker is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, reinvention strategist, and bestselling author. Regarded as one of the most influential voices of motivational speaking, Alethia impacts audiences worldwide with her message of encouragement and empowerment.

Alethia trains individuals and organizations to amplify their courage, confidence, and connection so they can make an influential impact on the world. She mentors passionately, guiding her clients to reach their highest potential. She facilitates robust workshop training to help them conquer obstacles, pursue passions, and live a life of purpose.

Leveraging over 20 years of human resources, training, and marketing experience, Alethia has a unique talent for making meaningful connections and a remarkable ability to help others maximize their strengths. She has a deep-rooted passion for people, leadership, and excellence, which qualifies her to help people take their dreams – and themselves – to unprecedented levels.

Alethia’s extensive leadership expertise had earned her invitations to speak on major corporate stages across the country. She has delivered dynamic live and virtual keynote speeches for large audiences, including Shawn Fair’s Leadership Experience Tour, Cheryl Wood’s Women Crushing Mediocrity, and Radio Toni on the BBS TV Network in Australia, to name a few.

Alethia is a compelling thought leader who champions the success of women’s personal and professional empowerment, providing opportunities to use their gifts, talents, and voice. In line with her unyielding passion for helping women succeed, Alethia founded Jolease Enterprises, which offers strategies for reinvention by overcoming self-limiting thoughts, doubt, and fear. She is also the host Leveling up the Podcast. The show focuses on topics that impact her community to include finance, health, faith, career and lifestyle.

Alethia is the leading authority on igniting personal empowerment and creating environments that foster success. She founded two community initiatives called The Journey Society and Journey Shares, women-based communities dedicated to supporting, strengthening, elevating, and helping one another to thrive. As an influential figure, she serves as the visionary of two anthologies and an Amazon #1 bestselling author of five books: 50 Things I’ve Learned on My Way to 50, Women Crushing Mediocrity, Speaking My Truth, Daddy’s Girl and Reinvented to Rise Volumes I and II, and Daddy’s Girls.

Alethia has added producer to her accomplishments as the producer of a documentary entitled Reinvented to Rise, Volume II. The film chronicles the journey of the eight authors of the book by the same title. It highlights the authors’ experiences and provides their insight on what is required to reinvent to improve life personally and professionally.

Recognized as a well-known fixture in her community, Alethia participates in several volunteer projects, including supporting the homeless, student scholarship fundraising, church youth groups, and organizations which focus on enrichment programs for young ladies.

Alethia is a visionary who is often recognized for her leadership, commitment, and contributions to her community and the next generation. Her work has been featured on prominent media platforms such as ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and in leading magazines, newspapers, radio, podcasts, and news articles, including Yahoo Finance, Boston Herald, and New York Weekly, among others.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I was a teenager in the 80s. I was a dependent living on Bolling AFB in Washington DC when my daily walk to the bus stop turned tragic. I walked to the bus stop and quickly felt the impact of something hitting me. I recall spiraling, there was dirt, smoke, screeching, screaming, yelling and then THUMP I laid flat on the asphalt and as I turned to orient myself I saw the tire of a yellow school bus less than 1 foot from my head. I had been hit by a school bus while walking to the bus stop. I had bumps and bruises, but major damage had been done to my left foot. It was badly mangled. I withstood 5 operations and a lifetime of pain. Much too the surprise of the surgeons, they were able to save my foot; however, life changed based on the limitations that directly related to the mobility I had in my foot. Those days were incredibly hard for a 16 year old; however, I learned a few valuable lessons that help me till this day.

1- Buckle but don’t break. I endured incredible pain in the months following my accident. I went through pain that even the strongest morphine drip didn’t always soothe. My lesson – There are going to be periods in life that truly could break me however, I have to bend with it. Know that it doesn’t have to take destroy me.

2-Don’t let anyone’s probabilities negate your possibilities. My possibilities far outweigh what can probably happen to me. They had a doomed diagnosis hanging over my life, the doctors really didn’t know if they were going to be able to save my foot. Youth and my determination to rehabilitate helped in me having my foot today. My lesson – I could have given up to their probabilities but I chose not to, and I can’t give into the negative things that may come m way now. It’s during that time that I have to push and believe that greater is in store for me.

3-Sometime I may have to look back, but if I miss the opportunity to do so don’t let it stop me from moving forward. I often wonder what would have happen if I looked back when I heard something behind me on the day that I was hit. How if seeing the bus coming my way could have alerted me to jump on the other side. I realized that I can’t dwell on what could have happened. My lesson – I have to look at life in the same way. I will need what’s behind me because there are lessons there. However, I learned to understand that even if I miss those lessons, I can still move forward and persevere.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I graduated from high school in 1982. Academically, I did well. I wasn’t a scholar. On the other hand, I was an honor roll student. I felt that I was prepared for any academic challenge. I was so wrong. I entered my freshman year at Georgetown and immediately entered unfamiliar territory. In all my years in school, I quickly realized that I was not prepared for the rigors ahead of me. I suffered tremendously. After performing poorly on many assignments, my self-confidence took a major hit. As time went on, as I approached my junior year, I learned to utilize my resources. My resources helped me to make it through. As God would have it, there was a dean at the school who was determined to help me through. On graduation day, she saw me, grabbed my diploma from the table, walked over and gave me a huge hug. She said, “I saw you and wanted to give you this diploma personally.”

I worked incredibly hard to gain so much of what I didn’t have when I entered college. I learned to use my resources for support, tap into student led support groups and lean into paid resources when possible. I learned to study and write. More than anything I learned to have faith in my self and what I was capable of doing.

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