Heneka Watkis-Porter is an entrepreneur, coach, 4x author, international speaker and host of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast who has interviewed Richard Branson, John Lee Dumas, Paul Carrick Brunson, Seth Godin and many other influencers . She is founder and CEO of Patwa Apparel. Heneka is also creator of the Caribbean’s first virtual conference and expo: The Entrepreneurial You Virtual SME Conference & Expo.
Heneka hosts Leadercast events in Jamaica and writes for the Leadercast blog and Thrive Global.
Show Notes
“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie
At the end of 2018 I dedicated my journal to 2019. I wrote that It would be the most epic year of my life. In it I said I will do things I have never done go places I’ve never gone and on income that I’ve never before, and I would go deeper in God, have more meaningful relationships and avoid people who are toxic. I also wrote that 2019 is the year of discipline, focus and accomplishment, My year of discipline, focus and accomplishment, I will give back to those in need and support those who need me, I commit to reading more, focus on growth oriented people, be more, do more, I will rise even higher with the power of Almighty God. Those are the things I wrote in 2018 for 2019.
As I reflect on those words, I can share that I have had some major wins and some really low points. I call them the highs and lows of 2019.
Here is a snippet of what I shared on this solo episode of the podcast:
Depression
“…Depression is real. We talk about a lot of things; we sweep things under the carpet. We don’t want to brush on the fact that if you are having a mental health challenge, then you need to get help for your mind; for your brain. We have heart problems and we go to the doctor; high blood pressure, whatever; these are diseases and you go to the doctor for them for physical things that you physically deal with. But when it comes to our mental health, a lot of us don’t want to talk about it. I think I was overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed by being in a very toxic environment with people who are not supposed to be toxic.”
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Hot Point:
If you are having mental health challenges, get help!
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It is interesting that as I go on my journey I discover more people who are also along the journey of evaluating all the different areas of their life. I committed to reading the entire bible for the year and as a Christian, I felt very embarrassed that there we so many things in the Bible that I was not aware of.
2020 for me is going to involve a lot of personal transformation as well and I started with a complete 360-degree evaluation of all aspects of my life. It’s life-changing.
OMG, I was fed the lie about women as well. I’ve had close male friends all my life and to this day I only have 2 close female friends but I’ve come to respect the female community especially in Christendom who are making bold moves to impact the world.
Yess girl, mental health is a sickness and the black community and the Christian community needs to recognize that!
My biggest takeaway “In spite of my flaws I am perfect.” Yaaaaaaas
By the way–> YOU ARE AWESOME!
Thank you for you in depth input Julia. Much appreciated.