Janai Buck shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Janai, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Worrying a lot could make me lose track of time I usually remind myself of the now and how can I bask in that.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Janai Buck and I’m honestly a Jane of all trades but mostly I love to help and serve my community.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Growth breaks the bond understanding restores them.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I realized pain is power. Any emotion can be used as power once you gain that self control. Instead of using it as a coping mechanism use it to build knowledge in a positive way. Remind yourself it’s all in your head because it truly is!
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes! I’ve had my days of faking and it just set me back a few years and now I’m playing catch up with the real me. So I have no choice besides it’s so much easier just being yourself.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What will you regret not doing?
No regrets but what I will say is NOW…. Now I’m doing any and everything my mind tell me to.
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