About Me
I'm a single mother who went from public housing, public assistance, and constant overdrafts to owning her own home, starting a business, a ministry, and a non-profit. By faith, I fought my way through the fear of failure to pursue dreams that seemed unattainable. |
This is my story
Hey, I'm Carica and I am happy you found your way here! I struggled with fear of failure due to disappointment and rejection. I became a single mom my last year of college and that bomb dropped hard. It nearly took the wind out of me. I didn’t want pity nor did I want to be viewed as a failure - worked hard through school to end up a single woman with a child before marriage and a job, screamed failure to me. As a result, I developed a fear of failure. I built a tough exterior that reflected an “I can do it myself” attitude, to combat the possible repeat of pain and heart ache I experienced.
I spent years stuck in this funk and it spilled into several areas of my life: professionally, spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. I was afraid to be disappointed, afraid to disappoint, and afraid of being rejected. I didn’t want to fail in an area I planned to succeed in, again (so I thought); therefore, I didn’t do anything to pursue the hidden dreams and desires I had in my heart. Instead, I stayed in my bubble of comfort and familiarity. I became a business consultant, helping small businesses expand their efforts and their network but I was too afraid to go after my own. I empowered women to pursue their dreams, but I sat on mine. I watched and supported folk's ministry, but wouldn't support the gift God gave me. Things had to change. I had to change.
I spent years stuck in this funk and it spilled into several areas of my life: professionally, spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. I was afraid to be disappointed, afraid to disappoint, and afraid of being rejected. I didn’t want to fail in an area I planned to succeed in, again (so I thought); therefore, I didn’t do anything to pursue the hidden dreams and desires I had in my heart. Instead, I stayed in my bubble of comfort and familiarity. I became a business consultant, helping small businesses expand their efforts and their network but I was too afraid to go after my own. I empowered women to pursue their dreams, but I sat on mine. I watched and supported folk's ministry, but wouldn't support the gift God gave me. Things had to change. I had to change.
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This is my song
I'm a business school graduate, an empowerment coach, evangelist and minister of dance. I'm the president and founder of Women of Color Entrepreneurs Network and the non-profit Not By Sight Outreach. I'm a laugh out loud, straight talking, proud single mom who believes all things are possible, if you believe and work for it!
For over 10 years, it's been my ministry and my passion to empower people, mainly single mothers, to overcome the fear of failure that hinders personal, spiritual, emotional, or professional growth. I teach tactics and strategies to turn business and life dreams into reality.
You don't have to stay in the state you are in. If I relied on my own strength, I’d still be a fearful, unsure single mom, with constant overdrafts, relying on public assistance and public housing to help sustain my needs. I dreamed of the life I desired but was too fearful to step out on faith to achieve it. I faced my insecurities and began to view them as stepping stones and not boulders trying to crush me. I learned to fuel the fear of failure into motivation to pursue the dreams of my heart.
The pain from your past does not have to control your future, negatively. Your life experience is one to be told and used for your gain and the betterment of others. Grab your free list of Kick Rocks, Fear! 25 Powerful Affirmations to Combat Fear and Anxiety and begin making small strides to live your best life, fear free, full of faith, turning dreams into reality.
For over 10 years, it's been my ministry and my passion to empower people, mainly single mothers, to overcome the fear of failure that hinders personal, spiritual, emotional, or professional growth. I teach tactics and strategies to turn business and life dreams into reality.
You don't have to stay in the state you are in. If I relied on my own strength, I’d still be a fearful, unsure single mom, with constant overdrafts, relying on public assistance and public housing to help sustain my needs. I dreamed of the life I desired but was too fearful to step out on faith to achieve it. I faced my insecurities and began to view them as stepping stones and not boulders trying to crush me. I learned to fuel the fear of failure into motivation to pursue the dreams of my heart.
The pain from your past does not have to control your future, negatively. Your life experience is one to be told and used for your gain and the betterment of others. Grab your free list of Kick Rocks, Fear! 25 Powerful Affirmations to Combat Fear and Anxiety and begin making small strides to live your best life, fear free, full of faith, turning dreams into reality.
