Meet Keyuna Milam

We recently connected with Keyuna Milam and have shared our conversation below.

Keyuna, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

My sheer determination to live the life that I have envisioned for myself and now my family keeps me getting up when I fall down. Being an entrepreneur is an emotional roller coaster. I began On the Go Fitness as a job…Wanna Go Fit LLC is a business, a legacy. I have a vision for Wanna Go Fit and I cannot stop until I see it happen. One of the biggest struggles that I have had has been staying consistent when life has “lifed”. Being a military spouse, I moved frequently. That meant rebuilding my business each time that I moved. I had to market, network and build my business in different states 3 times before rebranding as Wanna Go Fit LLC in 2015. And then had to do the same thing two more times up until 2017! In 2020 I separated and divorced. My spouse had been the breadwinner. I then had to support myself with my business during the covid pandemic. It was a trying transition. However, I am still here and have had numerous successes since then and I am not stopping there!

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

Wanna Go Fit LLC began as On the Go Fitness. I created a business that combined my love of fitness and the autonomy to be available for my children while serving as a military spouse. I love fitness. Always had. I would help friends and family all the time. This is what I was good at. I got certified as a Personal Trainer and began to teach group fitness classes. That was in 2007. After returning to school and gaining more experience in 2015 I re-branded to Wanna Go Fit LLC and added more services like CPR and the rest is history! My goal is to do more educating on healthy living and aging. What I feel sets Wanna Go Fit apart is the personable service that’s received. You get more than just a personal trainer; you get someone that cares about the whole person. Not every solution works for everyone. Our clients’ plans are tailored to their needs and ailments if necessary. Because we are based in the military community, we work with a lot of military personnel to maintain/ meet the physical standards that are required for each branch. We also work with a lot of retired military members who have ailments/ conditions post their military career. For our clients who have children in the home educating them on building healthy habits that they’re children can grow into healthy active adults. We work on a goal-based system. By evaluating every 30 days and setting monthly goals this is our way to help our clients attain the healthiest versions of themselves. This not only includes their physical fitness but, mental and emotional as well. In January 2023, I began the Wanna Go Fit Wellness series. These events offer education by way of panel discussions on subjects like: General Health, Mental Health and Fitness & Nutrition. We also provide free resources. This series was spearheaded after the death of a friend who basically worked himself to death. I want to educate the community on what being “healthy” really looks like. We offer the opportunity to be able to ask qualified professionals questions/ resources that you may google and never find the answer you are looking for. The goal is to share the knowledge of wellness as a whole. We gained media coverage in the form of television and newspapers. There is great support for these events. See the pictures under the “Events” tab on our website. (www.WannaGoFit.com) We welcome community support to provide these free resources to the community. The next event in the series is our 2nd Annual Brain Healt Fair on November 16th.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

An entrepreneur has to have discipline, faith and know when to ask for help. Developing a schedule or routine is very important. You just can’t make it without it. Also, watching how you talk to yourself. One of my favorite quotes is from Les Brown. He says, “Be careful what you say to yourself; it may be the only good thing that you hear about yourself all day.”

We’ve all got limited resources, time, energy, focus etc – so if you had to choose between going all in on your strengths or working on areas where you aren’t as strong, what would you choose?

Knowing where you are strong in areas and concentrating on those areas helps to stop wasted time. The areas where you are weak asking for help or delegating those tasks will help you be more effective and successful overall. Recently I hired a housekeeper to be able to maintain a clean space and for me to be able to put my time to better use. It has really helped. Now more is getting done in those hours. I use that time to do back-office work or administrative tasks. This makes me feel like I am getting more bang for my buck! Time is money.

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