We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ava Renae. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ava below.
Ava, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So, let’s start with a hypothetical – what would you change about the educational system?
I would change the lack of discipline, responsibility, fairness and trust for both the students and educators. It has been seen on the news time and time again that this student brought a gun to school and shot a teacher, this teacher had sexual relations with this young minor or sent pictures, but when does someone care enough to really set permanent disciplinary actions before it gets blown out of proportion? There needs to be some sort of control on these situations while still respecting privacy. With technology, the internet and AI (artificial intelligence) that has now been introduced to the classroom, there needs to be time frames with set restrictions for the device, giving the student a taste of responsibility having them use their time properly. Teachers will then be able to monitor the device making sure students stay on track only having access to school related topics. Chat GBT (AI) is now writing, creating and ‘teaching’ these kids information, or memorization of things, found through a ginormous database. The attention span of children has declined due to social media and hostile environments resulting in anxiety, unworthiness and emotional distress. Teachers and educators at the schools need to treat everyone equally no matter the individual or background for there to be higher success rates in life and careers instead of dropouts and/or suicides. These numbers have skyrocketed over the last couple years. Being so young, vulnerability characteristics may be present so students find themselves in situations they should have never even thought about.
With more equipped protection, a better watch system, severe consequences and genuine educators with pure intentions there should be less chaos in the education system.
Ava, 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?
Ava Renae is what the world knows me as, Aquarius, Virgo, Aries. There is intention behind everything I do which is why I found myself exploring deep into my mind, body and soul to learn what others fear. The truth. I remember as a child I did not consider myself a ‘Christian’ so I started my research into other cultural beliefs and found an attraction to Buddhism and Hinduism, based in Indian practices. I started journaling, meditating for hours on end, manifesting, doing yoga, and watching myself from a birds eye view. I wanted to understand why I was put here on this Earth which is a burning question we all have at some point in our life and that is where I as your Life Coach will help you answer and understand these kind of questions. I am able to help my clients gather and process thoughts, feelings and experiences with certain techniques chosen to best fit the client so I can guide them with clarity and truth so they can discover who they truly are and what’s meant to be done with their life. One service itself is something we all can do, listening, but when done right you can really tune into the other in front of you and push them, say what they need to hear and give them the space to be present to grow and elevate in all areas of life. Motivation and support. As a little girl I did not feel I had the proper resources, motivation and support I deserved and needed to succeed and I want my clients to know they hold purpose to this world and show them that the best motivation and support comes from within us. Allowing my clients to come to me whenever they are ready gives them control over their personal development. My listening ears, drive and passion, and Aquarian mind guides my clients into the right direction because this world can be a little deceiving. A trust buddy that will never steer you in the wrong direction. A better teaching and understanding for my clients transitions into this Age of Aquarius, it is a Golden Age that will change our everyday thoughts, habits and beliefs. I am proud to see growth within myself everyday and my clients because I know that what we discuss is helping them and they are doing what they can to succeed in themselves. Just being here on this Earth is enough, but when you have negative hitting you left and right, environments that are draining to be in and jobs that do not care for your well being, it can be a drag to get out of bed in the mornings. Please see that there is more that meets the eye than just waking up, eating, a 9-5 and sleeping. Lets expand into this New Age together.
Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?
One book in particular that comes to mind which has impacted my journey to help create who I am today. “Be Here Now”, By Ram Dass. He unfortunately passed in 2019, but he was a traveling Guru (instructor) for practices based on Hinduism and Buddhism. The opening of the book shares his experience of how he spent months in a room, traveling, and experimenting to search for life’s true meaning, where he concluded that it really has no meaning unless you give it meaning. We are here to create ourselves not find ourselves. Another one that comes to mind is ‘The Stock Market Crash of 1929’ By Martin Gitlin, giving a great example of how history repeats itself and in comparison to today, we are under a financial attack with inflation, bank closures and the utilization of money going to digitalization. Times have changed.
On YouTube I faithfully watch Astrology Answers as that is this new ages ‘calendar and forecast’, compared to the matrix daily News 9. The moon changes signs every 2-2 1/2 days which gives an understanding of our daily encounters and the feelings that surface. Astrology has so much depth and we are still just learning the bare minimum. It gives me that clarity I need to understand myself and others. “Seek first to understand, then to be understood”, one life lesson of an effective leader says Stephen Covey and I completely agree.
Lastly, the people I have networked with through social media and word of mouth have influenced my entrepreneurial philosophy the most . It is so powerful due to the advancement of technology but with a right mindset it is easier every day to determine the real from fake.
Any advice for managing a team?
I believe high morale is something that is taught by oneself along with life lessons. Thinking about it, all internal thoughts lead to an outcome of peace or turmoil. This is where real leaders are made based on the process of letting it go and how they let these types of thoughts affect them. Without the zeal, confidence, discipline and drive to actually want to be there for others it would then just be a group of people standing around with no direction. Managing yourself is one thing but the whole team shows great efficiency, emotional intelligence and delegation skills. One thing you always have control over is yourself, but with a team you can direct and guide them in the right direction knowing they trust you to do the right thing and get them to the right places. You have to believe in yourself for others to believe in you. So begin with the first thought of ‘I can’, ‘I will’, and ‘I do’.
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