We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Tavia Rodgers a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Tavia, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
I would say my work ethic comes from my parents. My parents taught me growing up that nothing comes free, and you have to actually work hard for the things you want. Observing and following their leadership when it came to hard work has really helped me be passionate for the things I want in life. I want to be the best at everything and I really enjoy working hard. I love learning new things and challenging myself. At the age of 16 I maintained two jobs, along with completing high school and playing basketball. I always felt the need to keep busy, I’ve never been the type to just sit around and wait on things to be given to me. I have always been a “go-getter.” The values my parents helped me developed is something I want to pass down to future generations.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Well, again, I am Tavia Rodgers, Personal Trainer and Owner of Fitsique Athletix, Fitsique Athletix is very dear to me because it has opened so many doors of networking opportunities. As a personal trainer I have helped countless of people reach their desired fitness goals and gain a confidence never seen. It warms my heart to be able to successfully assist someone who works so hard for something they want to attain. I am also a member of the “EHP Labs All-Star Team.” Which is a global fitness supplement company that empowers people to reach their fitness goals and live healthier lives. I am currently focused on continuing to grow my clientele and expanding my athletic apparel. My dream is to one day being able to own my own gym and having my apparel sold nationwide.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Three qualities that were most impactful in my journey would have to be Consistency, Hard Work, and Dedication. Advice that I would give people who are early in their journey is to trust the process of their work. With owning a business every day is not going to be pretty. There are going to be times where you have little to no revenue coming in or you may have doubts on if it is something you want to do. You have to TRUST THE PROCESS. If all you think about is money, getting attention, and you’re not really enjoying what you’re doing it won’t work. You have to enjoy everything involved in the process. Choose something that you’re passionate about, where you can handle the setbacks, frustration, and long hours. Nothing great happens overnight, focus on making progress to get closer to your goals every day. The more you do it, the more pleasurable it becomes. The more pleasurable it becomes, the harder you work for it.
Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
I started this new strategy for myself when feeling overwhelmed and that is to pray, prioritize, and profess. Praying helps because it allows me to be in a vulnerable space with just me and God. It helps to put my mind at ease, relieve stress, the power of overthinking, and fear. I tend to overthink so prioritizing what’s most important has also been convenient. I like to have a clear headspace, write things out, and prioritize things in terms of the highest priority to lowest. This helps me realize that a lot of the things I stress about are minor and allows me to take a step back and look at the bigger picture of other obligations I can be focused on. Lastly professing or talking to someone rather than having everything bottled up is beneficial when feeling overwhelmed. It is very important to have someone you can talk. It makes me feel like I’m not alone and I can tackle whatever it is I’m dealing with.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.fitsiqueathletix.com
- Instagram: FitsiqueAthletix
- Facebook: Fitsique Athletix
- Other: TikTok – Fitsique Athletix EHP Labs Discount Code – “TaviaStar”
Image Credits
Jacorri Washington: Instagram- CloudedVisuals
