Meet Tasharae Nicholson

We recently connected with Tasharae Nicholson and have shared our conversation below.

Tasharae, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?

I came to the realization that purpose is at the core of who I am, not something to locate outside of self. When we know who we are, and who God created us to be, then we can operate from the posture of purpose.

To answer your question directly, purpose became known to me through my many processes in life. God instructed me to write my first book – Broken Silence The Unraveling Truth (a memoir). In an attempt to host a book launch, a friend gifted me the flyer, the designer prophetically spoke to me through the words written, “Break the Silence & pursue purpose!”, but at that time I didn’t realize that my path was being directed.

It kept coming back to me over the years, and it is something that I have walked out. The breaking of silence on things that matter, situations that affected me, and the horrors I overcame, not only restored my voice, but gave rise to impact. Everything that I went through, took me to another layer of who I am at the core, and purpose became uncovered and known to me through personal development – self-assessment, doing courses, reading and most assuredly, spending time with God and obeying as he instructed me.

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?

I have come to acknowledge and accept that I have been uniquely created for a specific purpose on the earth. This comes with numerous mini assignments.

Somewhere along the early part of my journey – teenage years, I became overwhelmed by the monotony of life. In addition to the fact that, a lot was happening in my family life at the time, and just feeling like I would be better off dead because I didn’t see where I was able to help, or how I was serving any purpose. I attempted suicide which was unsuccessful.

Over the years, since I became a follower of Jesus Christ, accepting Him as my Lord and Savior, that relationship has blossomed and shifted my life like no other. He has taken all of the pain I’ve experienced, the shame and every negative thing; and worked it all for my good, this is affirmed by Romans 8:28. It was all a part of my process. I realize that our processes will take us to a state of total surrender, where we come to the understanding that, it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives within me.

I am now the founder of Shine Through Shame Movement. I consider this movement a vehicle of empowerment for the Christian community. I utilize my books, coaching and speaking to truly equip and empower Christian women as they move into purpose – who they were created to be, and the reason for which they were created.

We hosted a 2-days event just a few days shy of 1-year ago. A book launch for my latest book “Called to the Womb: Living a Life of Purpose”, followed by a Conference under the theme “Lifter of My Head.”

Over the last 5years, it has been customary for me to host a webinar on my birthday as a way of giving back, it only requires whosoever will to show up. It is that time again, the time is drawing nigh. It is that time again, the time is drawing nigh. This year’s webinar will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, and it will be under the theme: ” The Pour – a Refreshing for Your Soul.”

I will be addressing soul wounds and briefly dealing with some of the impact of the same. It promises to be an enriching time in God’s presence. It is a virtual event and that takes away the main barrier of location or distance for those who would like to join. See the link https://bit.ly/3UiZIpF

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

Honesty, courage and vulnerability were most impactful in my journey.

My advice for the development or improvement of these would be that, if you consider these to be hard things, then you should practice them. The more you do them, the better you become at them and the less scary they feel.

Begin doing them with people on a 1-on-1 basis, then gradually move to two and more. It gets better overtime.

Awesome, really appreciate you opening up with us today and before we close maybe you can share a book recommendation with us. Has there been a book that’s been impactful in your growth and development?

A good book will always be anchoring, impressionable and make a lasting impact even when you can’t remember all the details. Thinking for a Change by John Maxwell has been one such for me.

I can’t give you the actual nuggets off the bat, it was a book I borrowed from my church’s library that I had to return, but it left a lasting impression on me. In a way, I’d say that it is a life-long contributing factor to my active thinking skills.

My main take-away I believe is the “Big-picture” thinking. It comprises of many small parts that play a role in the bigger picture. Much like how life is. Nothing is static, but most if not all things begins with our thinking and we are most affected by our thoughts.

Here are a few good nuggets:

“Good thinking produces more good thinking if… you make it a habit.”

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
Understanding that I can control my feelings by controlling my thoughts.

Creative Thinking – “It’s easy to connect the dots if you know where you’re going. Likewise, it’s easy to connect ideas when you have a plan.”

The bottom-line is that our thinking affects the type of results we get and progress we make in life.

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