Meet Corinne Ladymusicc

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Corinne Ladymusicc. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Corinne, we’re so excited for our community to get to know you and learn from your journey and the wisdom you’ve acquired over time. Let’s kick things off with a discussion on self-confidence and self-esteem. How did you develop yours?

I tell people it started with a haircut.

My mom finally let me get the haircut of my dreams for my 21st birthday. Most people wanted to go do shots. I was chopping off my hair and laughing hysterically while it happened. I believe some trauma was being released, I just didn’t know it at the time. I thought I was so happy. And I was.

When I got the haircut of my dreams, I felt unstoppable. I began to like myself. Feel pretty. And therefore, my confidence began to rise. So did my self-esteem. I wasn’t waiting on people to validate me anymore. Because I was busy validating myself.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m a photographer, videographer, content creator. Or to sum it all up, an artist/creator.
I’m a multi-business owner. I use to sell Mary Kay, but decided it was too much trouble to keep. So I let it go.

I do currently pet-sit and have been a caregiver for the past 6 years. I also have been hired for odd-end jobs. Mostly involving physical labor. And for a few months, I door-dashed. I really enjoyed it.
Besides part time jobs at two different daycares, I have been self-employed my entire adult life. Even when I was a teenager, I was doing freelance work.

The biggest thing I love about being an artist or entrepreneur is the freedom it has given me.

I do feel tremendous pressure to make sure I have work lined up for myself, because if I don’t work, I don’t make money. I’m not promised a paycheck, regular hours, or that I’ll have anything for the foreseeable future. It is a gamble. And fully trusting in God to provide for my needs. To give me work, so I can get paid.
It has been stressful at times, but even at the last second, my next calendar month would fill up. And there would be all this work for me to do.

So while being self-employed is rewarding, it can also be stressful.
But the freedom is worth the gamble. It’s worth the risk.

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

Customer service, positivity, and determination.

Customer Service –
Customer service is a quality/skill that I use everywhere I go. Everywhere. No matter what I do, or where I go. Even when I’m not trying to be professional, I could be shopping somewhere, and my customer service skills will come out. It’s second nature. And I’m grateful to have it.

Positivity –
Positivity is something I have always had. Always have been (mostly) an optimistic person. I have had times when I was extremely negative and only focused on bad things or things that were going wrong. But as a working women, I have always tried to look at the positive side of things.

Sales are down? Well, I just need to work harder. Or have a flash sale!
Bookings are down? Well, I will take this time to work on projects I have not had the time to work on.

I try my best to take situations that seem negative and look at them with a positive outlook. It helps me to not feel hopeless about the situation. And by being positive, I feel it also helps me to be productive.
If I can be hopeful and positive, it helps me to be motivated. And by being motivated, I am productive. So they all feed each other.

Being negative, I do not feel motivated and eventually don’t even try to pursue a goal. So I’ve had to wire my brain to move and think in these ways that are positive.

Determination –
Ever since I was a child, I have had people come against me. Sounds like the moment a live audience would say “awwww”. But I’m stating facts here. This is not for pity. This is my life experiences. I have had many people put me down, tell me I’ll never succeed, and even say the words “you should just quit”.

“You should just quit”.

Wow. Those four words hit heavy.
I remember when a photographer I looked up too, told me I wasn’t a “real” photographer, because of the equipment I was using. Look, everyone has to start somewhere. I started with a point and shoot camera. A little digital camera that looked like it cost $30. But that little camera opened the world of photography to me.

I was determined to not listen to that women. Yes, my heart sank. And I felt like a failure. Because in her professional, “successful” eyes, I was not a “real” photographer. So it crushed me. After a pep talk from my mom, I decided to unfollow this lady and never look at her work again.

I moved forward, continuing to pursue photography. And now, I am participating in an online interview for Bold Journey. What a privilege. And all because I had determination to not let people stop me.

Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?

My parents.

My parents have been my best friends. My foundation. My support group. My cheerleaders. My teachers.

My mom was my literal school teacher. She began homeschooling me and my older brother when I was about 7 or 8 years old. I was so incredibly happy because school was not only challenging for me, it was terrible. Kids were mean to me every day. Verbally abusing me, as well as physically abusing me. The teachers did nothing. Even after my Dad came and spoke with my teacher. No one would stop them or do anything about the mistreatment.

Ever since my parents took me out of public school, my life has been dramatically better.

It gave me the crucial time I needed to teach myself all the skills I have on the computer like, graphic design, website coding and design, editing photography and editing videos.

While being home all the time, gave me a tremendous amount of time to learn from my parents. I learned basic home skills. Like cooking and doing laundry at the age of 12. It is so sad to see these young women in their early 20’s who do not know how to cook. While I had the privilege to learn under my mom at the young age of 12. TWELVE!!

My Dad would let me help him work on his truck. He showed me the things I needed to know about power tools, how to change a tire and how to check my oil. He saw I was beginning to travel a lot and as a solo women, he knew I needed to know these things,

My Dad and my mom both taught me in numerous ways, how to be independent, smart, resourceful, diligent, and how to do things with excellence. There is so many more things they have taught me in life, but these things are things I use in my professional life.

I would not be who I am today, if it were not for my parents. God loves me tremendously, because He created them for me.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://Ladymusicc.com/
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@Ladymusicc
• Other: https://www.pinterest.com/ladymusiccc/

Image Credits

Photo of myself was taken by Morgan Driver – Little Blush photography
The photos of Mariah and her boyfriend Adam were taken by me, in Pensacola, Florida.