We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Diasha Linvel . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Diasha below.
Diasha, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you tell us about a time that your work has been misunderstood? Why do you think it happened and did any interesting insights emerge from the experience?
Being misunderstood as a business owner comes with many challenges, especially when you are a Christian and a influencer.
Simply trying to follow my dreams and remain on a successful path can be quite difficult. Sometimes your viewers and supporters misunderstand your brand, content, and sometimes you as a person. Because my brand and my beliefs are aligned. This is something I try to correct.
Diasha, 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 started my journey on social media in 2020. This was during the era of Covid and everybody was in the house. I wanted to get out but although I know it wasn’t as possible I started posting online. I interacted with people and gained followers and supporters from my content.
I also start teaching people about the Bible and sharing my funny side as a person. This led to me starting a journal line named (Let’s Talk Bible ) which can be found on Amazon.
I think sometimes people forget that although you are a Christian you can still be funny and relatable. I’m a mom and a wife, so I also share my family our day to day in life. Because of my mom, I’m also starting a children’s book line that teaches children about safety and the Bible.
I think these things set me a part because of all my different different business ventures.
From being an author and a influencer, it keeps me busy and relevant.
I’m most proud of my journal business. I’m able to be creative and authentic through words and passion. This also helps me when it comes to teaching and informing others with my Content.
but as an influencer, I love to work with brands not only am I able to try great products, but I’m also able to learn great business strategies and show my supporters some of favorite things that I’ve tried along the way.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
There was a time when I first started my influencer journey, I was so dedicated and happy to be able to post and interact with my supporters. I wanted to grow and learn more as well. But I wasn’t growing as fast as I thought I should. And I didn’t get the results I was seeking.
Although I was putting in hard work. I simply didn’t see what I wanted to see. Because of this, I started to slow down on producing Contant and engaging. This was something that I eventually realized was hindering me.
But now I’ve learned ,although I might not see the growth I desire. Doesn’t mean that I should stop my consistency because that is what really grows and build, your audience. Overtime I realize that I’m posting because I enjoy it not because I’m seeking something from it and that helped out a lot.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect of being a creator is being able to be on your own time. There’s no clock out and clock in, but there is the discipline that you have to implement of course but other than that you have free will to think of creative ideas and be able to input that into your work as well. Unless you’re working with a brand then of course you want to expedite that creative process. I love the flexibility of scheduling and be able to create at the drop of a hat, and then pick up if I need a day off or if I’m not feeling well I can always pick up again once I’m back to good health or once I that break is over with. I think the flexibility aspect is beyond sometime what we think until you put yourself into that situation so I encourage many to create and show your self through your work and your brand and do it at your own time.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://amzn.to/3QxU0iE
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/diashalinn?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@Diashalinn?si=QbTxqbQgmS287srZ
- Other: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-67552c7a?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsfshop_aipsfinfluencer-67552c7a_KQJFT6QQTZ19C64RM6FX&language=en_US
Image Credits
Dre Linvel / Jordian Linvel