Meet Terell J Francis-Clarke

We recently connected with Terell J Francis-Clarke and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Terell J, you’ve got such an interesting story, but before we jump into that, let’s first talk about a topic near and dear to us – generosity. We think success, happiness and wellbeing depends on authentic generosity and empathy and so we’d love to hear about how you become such a generous person – where do you think your generosity comes from?

My answer: For people who are not yet parents, sacrifice can mean something totally different. Yes, one way or another we’ve all had to sacrifice something in life, and I’m sure we can all agree that no true sacrifice is ever easy. My mom had me early on in life, yet she put every penny she had into raising me. Literally every penny had a purpose (we had this little blue safe that we would put our penny’s in and count them together). As long as I can remember she’s given her time, her efforts, her energy and even the little money that we had to ensure that I was able to live a fulfilling childhood, attend private school, go to college, pay my bills… the list really goes on. Without having to directly talk to me about paying-it-forward, she showed me that the act of giving isn’t about attention or the expectation that we’d get it back. Her generosity was about making this world better, making my world better. The sacrifices that she made, I can only understand a fraction of what it must have taken. 29 years later and she still gives just as generously to me, my brother, her husband, and to her entire community. How could I not be inspired to follow her example?

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

Growing up the way I did, I had to get creative when it came to entertaining myself. I was an only child raised in single parent household. I don’t know if I developed my creative or if I saw my mom’s ability to make the most out of not much, but somewhere along the lines my creative passion was stirred. For a time I was a child actor, and that opened my world to the arts and so many forms of it.

My mom raised me as a single-parent, and as an only child I’m sure you can imagine how creative and adaptable we both had to be to survive and to entertain ourselves.

I’m in a constant state of metamorphosis. Sometimes it feels like I’m choosing it, other times it feels like it’s choosing me. In so many ways I’m still figuring it out. Professional creativity has always had this certain look.

Two of my driving forces are growth and impact. I’m constantly asking myself how I can grow and help the others around me to grow too

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Confidence (dgaf, self-esteem)
Being the resource (transcending circumstances)
Resilience (still learning that one)

Confidence, resourcefulness, and resilience.

“Do it bad.” This means stop self-sabotaging and stop letting perfectionism be a roadblock from pursuing our deep rooted ideas and dreams. It doesn’t matter the field, profession, or even scale; just start somewhere and let that perfectionism go because there’s no way we can improve if we don’t make those attempts. I repeat, “Do it bad.”

That leads me to the next piece of advice that I struggle with the most to this day, and that is act like you’ve made it. Where? Wherever you dream to go. It begins in the mind. Act like you are the most successful version of yourself and let the law of attraction do its work. The Kardashians believed they were famous and acted like it… now everyone believes that they are too. Maybe not the best example, but c’mon! The proof is in the Botox.

The last piece of advice that has helped me tremendously on my journey to being the most successful version of me is the most common that we hear. Keep going. Keep going when other people tell you not to. It takes one moment to change everything and you don’t want to stop just before you cross the finish line. If you have a belief system, dig deep into it and find that reassurance that everything that you do can and will produce results.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?

Collaboration is key. pgLang, Parkwood Entertainment, KeyTV Network, Lyrical Lemonade, and Cult Creatives are production companies that TLLY Visuals, my production company, models ourselves after. We’ve worked with many emerging artists and brands that are dedicated to the foundational work of building their own brand identities and making their mark in their communities.

My focus isn’t on numbers or conquering the “almighty algorithm”; I care about the quality of our time spent creating beyond our own limitations.

There are so many people who are extremely talented, educated, and ambitious who work really hard to be seen, heard, and understood. I’ve convinced myself that I am someone who can contribute to the development of your dreams by holding your hand while we do this scary thing of putting ourselves out there, together.

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Contact Info:

• Website: https://tllyvisuals.com
• Instagram: @tllyvisuals
• Linkedin: Terell Jamal Francis-Clarke
• Youtube: TLLY Visuals
• Soundcloud: Terell J
• Other: Email: info@tllyvisuals.com

Image Credits

Rasheed Lanier, Thamar Pericles