Hey, I’m Rashidat, Your Dream Strategist.
I help Black women quit being a strong Black woman, redefine their identity beyond their job title, & become that woman.
my life felt stuck and bogged down by all the pressure. I can’t say I immediately connected it to the stereotypes, but I knew that I never felt safe to be anything other than strong, uber-responsible, and always sacrificing for the greater good.
I had to pause and ask, “Why is it that both my well-being and the well-being of others can’t happen at the SAME TIME? Why do my needs have to be sacrificed for others to be well?”
I wanted to care for people well, but I felt like I should be cared for too.
While some people believe that aspiring to be Black excellence is the way to “success,” I’m not about that workaholic, “sacrificial lamb” life. Jesus already died on the cross so that I could be free, and I was ready to step into that freedom!
After I learned how to leave behind the mindsets, behaviors, and activities that prioritized others over me and started making space to love myself well, I found myself the happiest, most free, most inspired, and most empowered I’d ever been. I was building and living my dreams—becoming debt-free, traveling the world, spending quality time with my friends and family all around the world, starting a business, writing my own story, and living life on my terms. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been HARD AS HELL, yet it’s been the most fulfilling experience I’ve ever lived.
For too long, we’ve been told that our value is tied to how much we can endure in the name of taking care of others—“We’re valuable because we’re reliable, we won’t let any ship sink, we’re the first to be encouraging and willing to sacrifice for everyone else.”
WRONG!
What if you didn’t have to be strong all the time? What if you could embrace your softness, your femininity, and finally rest?
I exist to help Black women like you transition from a life shaped by these outdated, slavery-mentality tropes.
This is a community where your worth isn’t defined by what you do, but by who you are. If that sounds like what you’re looking for, welcome home! AND I know I’m not for everyone… I speak the truth (and shame the devil) in love because this is a safe space for Black women to just BE. Think I’m crazy? Then lovingly I say, “To the left, to the left.”
If you’ve read this far, you probably relate to the sucky parts of my story and how I felt.
There was no magic bullet. It was a lot of unlearning and healing, but every lesson helped me release the pressure, the responsibility, and the weight so that I could stand taller and be free from the inside out. That being said, there were 3 main things that empowered me to make this change.
1. How to redefine who I am beyond work.
2. How to decolonize my dreams and create a long-term vision for my life.
3. How to strategically carve a path from where I am today to the life I wanted to live.
If that feels like a lot to take in, or
This framework is informed by personal experience and tested and proven by the success of over 100 clients, and now I’m going to share the process with you. The only catch? It’s invite-only. How do you get an invite?
BA IN FASHION DESIGN WITH A MINOR IN BUSINESS
CORPORATE DROPOUT
WORLD TRAVELER & FORMER INTERNATIONAL MISSIONARY
RECOVERING WORKAHOLIC
POPCORN AFICIONADO, ASPIRING TINY HOUSE OWNER, VEGAN-ISH FOODIE
FOUNDER OF YOUR DREAM STRATEGIST
Yes I climbed the corporate ladder, served communities around the world, been featured on multiple podcasts, and have lived and visited in 30+ cities domestically & internationally, my most notable accolade is being able to be present when my Goddaughters were born and having the lifestyle freedom to spend months with friends and family anywhere in the world at anytime without having to ask for time off.