Jackie Davis: It always seems impossible until it’s done

The Collective Wisdom Podcast with Cat Preston

Welcome to Episode 23 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I have a really special guest for you this week, Jackie Davis, she is a female version of Morgan Freeman, as she's a natural storyteller. Jackie just exudes wisdom, she's just somebody who has taken life and really put some thought into it. What I think I loved the most was how we ended up talking about how you define success. She explains that she was told from a very early age she was voted in in high school as being the most likely to succeed. And yet somehow, instead of propelling her that became a little bit of a burden until she was able to sit down and really have a chat with herself and say, what does success mean for you? And I think this is a question that is so empowering, if you can get really in touch with your own definition of success. And then part of that succeeding is, once you have that vision, once you have that goal, knowing that what you're doing is moving you towards it. So not suspending that feeling of being successful until you arrive at this notional point. But to say, I'm succeeding, because I'm moving towards my definition of success. And I think that is such a valuable piece of advice. And I'm so grateful to Jackie for sharing it. The other thing that really touched me about what she was saying was, she truly believes that anything is possible in life, and sometimes she just forgets that. But when she reminds herself, that's when she steps into her true potential, and I couldn't agree more. So with that, I'll leave you to listen to her stories.

Jackie Davis on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackierdavis/

Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck - https://tinyurl.com/82xyb6ha

IKIGAI - The Japanese secret to living a long and happy life - https://tinyurl.com/2pz4atad

Song: ‘To be young gifted and black’ by Nina Simone

Wisdom: Nelson Mandela “It always seems impossible until it’s done”

Akimbo The Story Skills Workshop - https://akimbo.com/thestoryskillsworkshop