Today we’d like to introduce you to Jasmine Carson.
Hi Jasmine, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
As far as I can remember I’ve always had a love for people! It’s safe to say I’ve never met a stranger. As a young child, I remember being the first one to talk to the new kid or the “quiet” person. I always wanted people to know that if I’m around, they had a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a safe space to be themselves. I’m a military brat. That experience helped me appreciate the value of each persons unique story. I’ve carried my passion for people throughout my educational journey. In 2012 I received my Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Fort Valley State University. I went on to pursue various career paths from the classroom to the boardroom. Each opportunity showed me the value of listening and meeting the needs of people, decision making, and providing solutions. These experiences helped me to not only see how my gift was making room for me but that it was needed in these environments. The gift of song has been another avenue in which I have been able to learn about myself and others.
My love for music is deeply rooted in my childhood and has threaded itself through my life’s journey. The church has been instrumental in my development. It allowed me to witness and explore creativity first hand. I experienced the pressure, discipline, skill, and responsibility that comes with using your gifts. I patterned my own journey after what I experienced there. This led to me forming relationships with more and more Creatives. I became more aware of the mental, physical, and spiritual work that is required to honor your gift, and I share that with anyone who will listen. Every experience, from singing at the kitchen table with my granddaddy to touring with Grammy Award Winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard helped to reveal my heart for Creatives. This is the foundation of my business and my brand. I’m a Southern Belle that comes from a long line of love, support, and determination. My family is everything to me. Everyday, I reap the fruit of their sacrifice. I am unconditionally loved by my husband, and I’m honored to “do life” with him. My parents are my reason. My sisters are my best friends. My supporters are unmatched! God is my ALL. It’s all happening and sustained by and through Him.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
In my lifetime, I had successfully mastered how to “look” like I was doing GREAT! Meanwhile, my mind was a WAR ZONE! I allowed my insecurities to create a home in my mind and that impacted everything, especially my creativity. I found that I rarely enjoyed much of anything that I was involved in because I was constantly worried about what people thought about me. On the outside, I was as confident as they came.
In my mind, I’m wondering how do I look? How do I sound? Did they laugh at my joke? Did I sound smart enough? I was a validation seeker. My gift was only as good as the person that told me it was. I didn’t know how to fail without being mean to myself. I chose to focus on the past and create future scenarios that didn’t exist, not realizing that I was paying for it in the present. I engaged in overthinking and planning myself in to a frenzy, hoping to control the desired outcome. I was attempting to save myself from the embarrassment I associated with failure. These where all excuses not to act, and indicators that I was not experiencing the fullness of my gifts. In areas that I could have been learning and loving myself, I allowed intimidation to be my portion. I wasn’t optimizing my full potential because I didn’t love myself or my gifts like I said I did. I didn’t believe in it like I said I did.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Jasmine Now is my brand and my baby. It encompasses my work as an Artist, Holistic Life and Vocal Coach and, Team Strategist and Trainer. As an Artists, I provide vocals for your desired musical experience. As a Holistic Life and Vocal Coach, I assist in breaking mental barriers, optimizing opportunities, and kickstarting a life fulfilled. As a Team Strategist, I offer courses that help your team to improve structure, cohesiveness, accountability, and Retention and Growth. Fulfilled Life Coaching is a results-driven program that can help you identify limiting beliefs in your life, improve performance through changed behavior, clearly identify goals, identify and adjust systems of success, establish accountability, and create and execute your plan of action. I’m most proud of My signature Coaching Program, the Voice Fulfilled Intensive. The Voice Fulfilled Intensive is a 12 week, results-driven program designed to help talented singers and creatives with becoming fearless in their gifts, manifest opportunities, and regain confidence in their creative careers. In short, I help singers and creatives overcome mindset blockages and regain confidence in their singing and creative careers.
This program focuses on doing the mindset work required to get you to the next level! As a Certified Holistic Life and Vocal Coach, my goal is to help you physically, mentally, and emotionally reconnect with your gifts. I want to help you think and learn like a creative. I have over ten plus years of experience in this industry on the local and international level. I have consolidated that experience into a 12-week engaging course that can help transform your relationship with yourself and your creative voice. I have seen the impacts of being in this program in the lives of others. My life and my career have benefitted from applying these techniques and strategies. If you can’t get out of your head, get in to this program. Booking your free Clarity Session with me is the first step! You can also join my Facebook Group, The Creative Fulfilled Collective. Disclaimer: This program is not to teach you how to sing. The Voice Fulfilled Intensive is designed for singers and creatives who need to go through the process of mentally reconnecting with their gifts in order to jumpstart their careers or move forward to the next level in their careers. Must be 18 years of age and older to participate. Sessions will be held virtually.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
I truly believe I am who I am today because of those who have poured in to me. I have invested time and money in to mentorship in my personal, educational, and creative life. I have benefited greatly in information, opportunities, and monetary gain. I understand that as skilled as I am, I don’t know everything. The right Mentors are cheat codes! In my experience, they have been key to my development through instruction, accountability, and support. Mentorship is valuable because they believe and trust you enough to give you access to their knowledge, struggle, and overall experience for your betterment. When looking for a mentor, I advise that you get very clear on what your goal is and why you desire mentorship. Also be clear on what the goal of your mentorship is. Then do your research for mentors that align with those needs. Same thing for networking.
Contact Info:
- Email: info@bookjasminenow.com
- Website: www.bookjasminenow.com
- Instagram: @bookjasminenow
- Facebook: Jasmine Carson
- Other: The Creative Fulfilled Collective – Facebook
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