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

Derek , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Was there a moment in your career that meaningfully altered your trajectory? If so, we’d love to hear the backstory.

As you grow up you have always have this underlying calling, but many don’t follow that calling out of fear of the unknown or even fear of judgement from the outside world. I always knew that anything I did was to help people live more. From performing on stages, to academics, personal training, and spiritual development coaching, it all carried the same energy. Everything I did was against the grain of the “normal” path of school and work. In fact I was told I wasn’t good enough and I began to agree with those who said I wasn’t. Because I agreed with them, that became my reality.

I ran away to Austin, T.X. to be alone and rediscover who I actually was. I started personal training at 24 Hour Fitness near the U.T. campus and it was a scary, yet necessary step in my personal evolution. I was able to see who I was and what I was made of without the comforts of everything I had ever known growing up in my hometown. The day I left Austin, another trainer gave me a gift that said, “Feel the fear and do it anyway.” I never forgot that. It was my leap into the unknown. I felt that fear and knew that it was my gateway to personal power. It is what lead me to coaching high level professionals, A-list celebrities, and more. Every step building a community of powerful healers and leaders. It was on the other side of that unknown.

We are constantly met with moments that ask if if we know who we are and if we are willing to step into the unknown. That dark space where we can’t see what’s on the other side. I have taken that step many times and continue to do so. I am asked to perform for an event, lead a meditation, teach spiritual wisdom, coach fitness classes, and the list goes on. Every time there is a blend of fear and purpose that perform a dance. If it feels scary it usually means it’s our breakthrough. So, take the moment and own it. What’s on the other side is so much greater than the fear that we allow to hold us back from greatness.

Derek , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I guide high level professionals through mind, body, and spiritual transformations so they can live happier and more successful lives. Whether through my music or career as a coach, my purpose has been clear. I started off in 2007 as a personal trainer and when I received my calling, I merged my background in mind-body education and entertainment with the deeper spirit connections that I’ve had since I was a kid. I knew there was something greater than just the physical world we experience and that I was meant to enliven that awareness in the lives of others. By combining spirituality, music, modern science, and the mind-body experience I teach clients and classes about our connection to the Universe and the Pure Consciousness that is woven through the fabric of existence.

Through spiritual reading sessions, personal training sessions, meditations, performance, and quantum healing past life regression work, I help people clear out the limiting beliefs and patterns that keep them a prisoner of their own mind and unlock their higher power potential. Most people think they have to make more money or add more things into their lives to live happily, but what they truly need is a shift in mindset and a trusting relationship with their inner being. Trust is one of the biggest roadblocks a person is met with and I guide clients back into grounded levels of trust within themselves so they can trust the Universe at large. Being grounded is the only way we can reach the highest peaks of abundance and prosperity.

I once gave my power away to those who said I couldn’t. One day I realized that I could take it back and reclaim that power. Now I teach others how to do the same through their mind, their body, and their Spirit.

I hold a B.A. in Sociology and currently finishing up my M.A. in the Science and Technology of Consciousness at M.I.U. I share everything I learn with all others. It is the point of studying and furthering my education. It is to better the lives of others and reconnect them into one unified wholeness.

Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?

Starting now, I would still choose the same path because it is the one my inner being calls for.  I believe we are called to focus on different specialties at different times. I am constantly shifting my focus and enhancing other areas of my life and profession.  I always honor what my heart is asking for. No matter the highs and lows of those decisions, you know that you are always fulfilling your destiny in every moment. It’s when we don’t honor our authenticity that we find ourselves deep in regret. If you know that you are fulfilling your inner calling, then you are always making the right decision because it is what brings you joy.

Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. To understand that money and success is all an energy is the most important asset a person who is building their authentic future can obtain. This book mixes the grounded human experience with the spiritual laws of the Universe. We need both Heaven and Earth to live in harmony. As above, so below.

Contact Info:

• Website: derek-jameson.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/derekjameson
• Facebook: facebook.com/derek.jameson.5688
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/derek-jameson-643345170
• Youtube: youtube.com/derekjamesonmusic

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