Urban Freedom Magazine Fall2016 "The New Black Wall St" Vol1 | Page 44

Sherry Smalls is a career coach , small business strategist , and owner of Reinvented Destiny . This Maryland web-based company was created as a result of years in workforce development both professionally and personally and countless hours spent helping friends , family , and co-workers tap into their passions and �nd their voices to articulate what they really wanted from a career and to discover marketable ways to relay this to employers . My strong passion for human services coupled with my background in Psychology always led me to listen and want to help . However , after years of school and experience I realized I was still lost trying to �nd my career title … who was I and what did I want to “ become ”. Instead of listening to the inner voice that told me to pursue what I loved . Which was being in control of my own career , I hid behind the decision that I needed more degrees to arrive at this pinnacle of success . Two master ' s degrees later and I was still lost , working aimlessly and denying myself true freedom . I feared entrepreneurship because I was afraid to fail , afraid to take a risk on myself , and afraid that no one would “ get it ”. But after becoming a mother something inside of me switched ; having to be accountable to three beautiful black boys I did not want to look at them and pass on any of my fears . I knew that I had something great to offer to not only f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y b u t a l s o m y community . This community includes mothers , individuals with disabilities , those whose story may include incarceration but are now looking for a second chance , the lost college student who was taught to just go to school but has absolutely no clue what the next steps are for this thing called life , and to the small business owners who have a dream but little resources . I believe people have the innate gifts and talents they need in order to achieve their goals but most often need guidance and permission to locate those gifts within themselves . Reinvented Destiny means deciding to change your course and make an individualized path , regardless of the obstacles or stage a person is in . We each have the ability to consciously control our future . I seek to be an impelling force in that journey to success .

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