We were lucky to catch up with Lillian Hernandez recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Lillian thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. It’s easy to look at a business or industry as an outsider and assume it’s super profitable – but we’ve seen over and over again in our conversation with folks that most industries have factors that make profitability a challenge. What’s biggest challenge to profitability in your industry?
Life coaching is a service. A service available to those who genuinely want to improve their lifestyles and thinking. Many people claim to want more or better for themselves, but when it comes time to do the work consistently, many people fall back to old patterns. Healing is no easy task, and it is very uncomfortable. A life coach will ask the hard questions and won’t tell you what to do. Some people are searching for answers outside of themselves, thus making life coaching a challening industry in and of itself. I have also noticed that people are more willing to purchase products visible to the eye than to invest in themselves in the long run. The investment can look like retirement, mental health, or a business. When people invest in themselves, the results are magical, which is why I felt compelled to join this field when I got the calling to serve others in this field of mental health advocacy and service. When you help heal one person, I feel that I am helping a multitude of people and perhaps several generations. I hope this field continues to open up and build a stronger profitable income so that I can continue to build a legacy for mine and serve the people more with the best quality resources and attention.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
I knew I carried a lot of trauma, and despite the obvious, I persevered and got 3 degrees. I got married at 16 and had my son by the time I was a senior in high school. While I started my adult life at a really young age, this never hindered me from working hard at myself. Finally, through years of counseling and lots of work and support, I was able to have a breakthrough. It was not thanks to one thing but a culmination of many things. It led me to the truth that I stand in today. I went from sexual assault and being abandoned by my father to a certified life and success coach who helps women and men find their inner strength and resilience to keep pushing as I have.
I founded Empowered Majesty Team because whenever I work with anyone, we become a team that creates a special bond that allows each client to feel empowered and not alone. Many times when we face adversity, we think we are alone. When we start to speak up, we find community. Community, a sense of belongingness is imperative in life. We all want to love, feel loved, and be free.
I have a lot to learn and so much to give but in the meantime, I will continue to be resilient and share with others all that I learn so they never feel they have to do it alone.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
For many years I was programmed to be silent. I had to unlearn that and speak my truth. Even though my voice shook and I was afraid of the response, I finally spoke up and found my inner strength. I was taught to stay silent and be obedient. This caused me to carry a lot of trauma and run on autopilot. I didn’t know who to trust or how to vent properly.
January of 2021 I decided to no longer take any meds and heal holistically. This led my entire life coaching career and helped me build a solid podcast. In trying to help others, I continued to find other avenues to self heal.
Have you ever had to pivot?
As a little girl I dreamed of being a teacher. Once I became a teacher, the dream slowly turned into a living nightmare. I wanted to make a difference in children’s lives. I didn’t realize that education was just as political as our government. As hard as it was, I pursued a higher degree and it only became harder to move up.
I did some hard reflections and asked myself why. Why did I really want to become a teacher? I realized that despite it being a stable career that allowed me to give my children my love and time when I wasn’t working and they weren’t in school, I had become a teacher for a really strange and heavy reason.
When I was 10, my father told me that I would never amount to anything because my parents were splitting and he took a lot of anger out on me. I was only 10 but I could see right through him and I guess it irked him. I decided to prove him wrong instead of proving myself right. The weight I felt that I lost when I decided to change careers was extremely relieving.
Teaching taught me more about myself than the 20+ years I spent in school as a student.
When I decided to become an entrepreneur, I knew I had a lot more in me than the little girl wanting to prove her dad wrong. I grew up and became a woman.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.lillyjeanette.com/#/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilly_jeanette_/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LillyJeanette28
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilly-jeanette-33b82a251/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzkgmsb46tQ9fKtjfxChk9Q
- Other: https://linktr.ee/lillyjeanette
Image Credits
I own all the images.