Meet Dat Gurl Secrete

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Dat Gurl Secrete. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dat Gurl Secrete below.

Dat Gurl Secrete, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?
I have been developing my work ethic since I first felt the feeling of success and achievement as a youth. Excelling academically and athletically at an early age helped me to understand the true value of hard work and establishing a strong work ethic.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Greetings, Readers! My name is Ashley Thomas aka Dat Gurl Secrete. I am a musical artist/serial entrepreneur and I am a native of Atlanta, Georgia. I love creating music, working in technology, and pursuing new adventures in life! I graduated from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!) and I love to network with others. Be sure to check out my hit single “Yeah, Datway” currently out on all musical platforms!

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
The three qualities that were most impactful during my journey were resilience, patience, and determination. Each of these qualities have helped to shape and mold my personal and professional development in life. The main advice I have is to never stop moving forward! No matter what, never stop working towards your goals and ambitions! You can do it! You may experience rejection, so you will need to be resilient. Things don’t always go as planned, so you have to have patience. To make sure that you do not give up in life, you have to have determination. Combined, these qualities will help to reinforce your belief in yourself and your ideas.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?
One book that has played an important role in my life is “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. This book is full of real-life advice and scenarios to help shape your mentality and approach to various aspects of life. It describes 7 habits that all go-getters should have. A few nuggets of wisdom from the book are to focus on being proactive, always think from a win/win perspective, and to put first things first because you cannot rush the process to success.

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