We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Tysha Williams-Ricci. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Tysha below.
Tysha, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
My resilience… Well I can’t say that I can accredit it to any one person or experience. I really do feel my resilience is innate. Passed down from the lineage of very strong willed, self assured, by any means necessary female genealogy. I come from a host of women who have operated in their excellence no matter what hand was dealt. Not that all the operation has been in their best mental, emotional or physical interests, however they have somehow risen from the ashes like a phoenix continuously and instilled that same fervor in me. My grandmother and my mother. 2 generations! and what wasn’t solidified in one, it was adjusted accordingly and communicated. My grandfather also, a man who was the first to show me what purpose and true passion looked like when they aligned. He was committed to God and the people and displayed the beauty in humanity. I was always an observer from an early age. I liked to watch people and observe their actions, response, reasoning and all. I questioned a lot, starting with myself. I was very aware but also shy and naive in many ways. I wasn’t the best at things and always seemed to take a little longer to grasp what others took to immediately. I had and still have very high expectations of myself. What one would call, perfectionism. In my perfectionism, I would venture to guess that’s where I learned my resilience. That perfectionist mindset , although can be damaging, aided me in my ability to bounce back. Which in my big girl age I can appreciate. Now it’s about minimizing that perfectionist voice so it doesn’t stop production, creation and growth while maximizing its ability to aid in helping one move into action, not just sit on the sidelines. it’s always been that for me. How do I get in the game…I want to actively be in this game called life.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
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?
Looking back and still to this day I would have to say three things to bare in mind and in quality is to always start with self first, worrying about others and how they perceive you or things you do is of no importance nor benefit to you. I state this as it was a a personal journey for me. As my label brand credo states, “Everything starts with ‘I’ and ends with ‘you.’ Speed is far less important than direction. That is relative and time will pass regardless if you go for it or not, So why not go for it…only one choice can leave the outcome of regret, that of which I choose not to live by. And to quote the late great mind of the prolific artist and human being Nipsey Hussle ” …just don’t quit.” That is the only difference. We all encounter friction/obstacles on the way to our destiny’s. We should not try to avoid those things for they are the precise experiences that build us to walk into the spaces we are meant and desired to take up. It’s all a part of the journey. Embrace every space for it leads to the next and you will have one fulfilled life of memories, tales and wisdom to impart into someone else. Connected.
Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?
I could be like our beloved Uncle Snoop and say ” I want to thank me…” lol which is very valid and one should definitely be their own cheerleader. However, in conjunction to my doing the work, every obstacle whether it be my own limitations I placed on myself in my mind. Imposter syndrome or the plethora of individuals who have come and gone in my life that have taught me valuable lessons. Those that remain in my life who continuously encourage me on my journey because they truly SEE ME and are just dope, cosmic, Godly beings. I have worked on, learned and grown so much over the years that my mentality has shifted my circumstances in a lot of ways. I can attest that not always the resources are present. I have found those to look a certain way to the naked eye but really understanding God, purpose, passion, desire and discipline has shifted my perspective on life, love and pursuits of happiness. I can’t go without acknowledging the strong woman presence I have within my family that has had to if nothing else, keeps the drive and will power to just keep showing up no matter what. And to my husband for loving who I am and who I want to be.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.allsmilesproductions.com
- Instagram: @teamtysha
- Facebook: @Tyshawilliams
- Linkedin: @Tyshawilliams
- Youtube: @globalrealestateheaven
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