Today we’d like to introduce you to Jazmine Harris.
Hi Jazmine, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
During the year 2020, when COVID broke out, I lost my job. I didn’t have a backup plan for what I was going to do. So one day, I said I was going to write a book about my life. Throughout this time, I was afraid to publish my first book. Because many people knew me as this girl with a disability, or you can learn a disability, but my best friend Kelton Biggs, my pastor James Tucker, my spiritual mentor Dr. Kayla Reese Stewart, and my mother figures Yolonda Grant, Willie Tucker, and Shajuana Harrison Dean kept pushing me to write my book. Yes, I had a question about who was going to read my book. Throughout that time, I moved to Warner Robins, Ga., just to start a new life. Well, that went down the hill, but sometimes you go follow God’s voice when he asks you to move, so I literally moved by faith. I didn’t have a job, but I only had money on me. So I moved to Columbus, Georgia, to start a new life. Well, I started working at a daycare center, and it was getting mentally draining, but I wanted to become something greater than a daycare worker. So I applied for the school system in my area, and I got hired on the spot. Right now, I teach special education, and I love it. I also began to find other gifts that I had stored in me, such as being creative. I make flyers, sermon clips, YouTube intros, and much more.
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?
There is no manual to living a perfect life; therefore, we will encounter hardship and trials throughout life, but it is the test of the hardship that makes us stronger. Life has not been easy for me. I have been set back. Fear came up on me. I thought I wasn’t good enough. I thought I didn’t have a support system, but my mindset had to change. I just had to believe in myself that I really could do it, and I had to forget about what people labeled me as and reintroduce Jazmine. I lost my job at a daycare. I almost got evicted from my apartment, but God had me covered. James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience do its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I have multiple businesses. I am an author, and I publish my own books. I’m in the process of teaching people how to become self-published authors. I am also creative. I make flyers and videos such as sermon editing, YouTube intros, and promotion videos. The thing I’m most proud of is stepping out of my comfort zone. When other people discredit me, and I am proud of myself that I didn’t quit during the process. What sets me apart is that I’m very unique, and I always say my career or business is my ministry, not about the money. I just love helping other people. One thing I learned during all of this is to not allow your disability to determine who you are. Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” Nido Qubein
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I have been in Columbus, Georgia, for about three years now. The main thing I like about Columbus is the education they are willing to provide above and beyond for our upcoming generation. The main thing I don’t like about Columbus is the crime. You have so much going on, and you never know when it will be your last day.
Contact Info:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jazmime.harris.58?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzy_jharris/
