Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Tiffany A. Vinson

Tiffany A. Vinson shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Good morning Tiffany A. , it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
“I’m being called to take up more space with my voice and my story. For a long time, I was afraid of stepping into the spotlight because society often labels people based on what they can’t do. Now, I embrace the Adjustability Mindset™—shifting the focus from limitation to liberation. I’m called to stand on bigger stages, sit at bigger tables, and invite others into conversations that create true inclusion. What I once feared—visibility—has now become my greatest tool for impact.”

Simply put, “I’m being called to use my voice more boldly. What I once feared—visibility—has now become my tool for impact, shifting the focus from limitation to liberation.”

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
“I’m Tiffany A. Vinson—author, speaker, and MS Ambassador—sharing my message that Adjustability is the new ‘dis’Ability™. Through my journal If It Don’t Align, I Decline™ and my podcast Conversations with Tiffany | The Turning Point, I help people shift their mindset and see challenges as opportunities. At the heart of my work is a simple truth: Adjustability turns challenges into turning points.”

Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
“The earliest I can remember feeling powerful was in 6th grade when I ran for class president. The movie Do the Right Thing had just come out, and I stood on stage in a white and pink Easter dress my mommy bought me, telling my classmates, ‘If you want better classrooms and real change, then do the right thing.’ My uncle, Papa Daddy ,Earnest Stokes made these hand-drawn Flintstone posters—Yabba Dabba Doo, Tiffany is the president for you’—that lined the hallways. I still remember walking through the school as kids cheered me on. And when I won, I realized that my words, my presence, and my vision could move people. That was the first time I truly felt powerful.”

What’s something you changed your mind about after failing hard?
“When my family moved from Decatur—‘where it’s greater’—to Warner Robins, I felt uprooted. I resisted the change, acted out, and ended up failing and repeating ninth grade. At the time, it felt like the end of my world. But what I saw as failure became a turning point. God placed the right people in my path, and in that second ninth grade year I grew stronger mentally, joined ROTC, and later became a CASA advocate in high school. That setback shaped me into the leader I was always meant to be.”

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
“An important truth I roll with—though not everyone agrees—is that the word ‘disability’ frames people as other instead of fully seen. And if a person isn’t fully seen, their needs aren’t fully met. That shows up everywhere—when expenses are cut for support, when there aren’t suitable spaces for access, or when corporations don’t know how to accommodate. It just grows bigger and bigger. Adjustability shifts that lens—there’s no ‘DIS’ in our ability, and if it doesn’t align with that truth, I decline it.”

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
“I hope people say that I lived fully and left them with language that shifted how they saw themselves. That I didn’t let challenges define me, but instead created a new way of thinking—through the Adjustability Mindset™—that helped others rise. I want to be remembered as someone who spoke truth, created tools, and opened doors so people could see their own strength. More than anything, I hope the story people tell is that I aligned my life with purpose, and if it didn’t align, I declined.”

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.tiffanyavinson.com/
• Instagram: https://www.threads.com/@tiffanyavinson?xmt=AQF0Kb6LNZR3j_l59wZt8Z_Rwg_K5YUvZT_fDUjkjaRg404
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyavinson

Image Credits
Jarvis McColumn of JV Art Designs www.jvartdesigns.com