Stacey Flowers Shares Keys to Re-Igniting Your Passion for Success at JMMB Elevate 3.0

Over 400 persons, from across the Caribbean and diaspora, tuned in to receive ‘coaching’ on the subject of rekindling your passion during the final event of Day 2 of JMMB Elevate 3.0, the  virtual edition of the signature financial empowerment event staged on Saturday, January 16 by JMMB Group.

Co-headliner, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Stacey Flowers, delivered an energised and thought-provoking presentation, sharing ideas and personal anecdotes to help participants identify and overcome obstacles preventing them from pursuing personal or professional goals. 

Flowers in her address outlined that in 2016, she was enjoying career and financial success, and had embarked on what she expected to be a year of living “her best stress-free life”. 

However, the year began to take a drastic turn as, one by one, several members of her immediate family started experiencing personal crises and sought refuge at her home. The transition negatively affected her and her son, and was also the start of a rough period in Flowers’ life, culminating with two failed businesses, skyrocketing personal debt, and a nervous breakdown.

“I did not realise that I was leaking the power I once had to live a life fuelled by my passion,” she said. “When I realised, I decided to implement several strategies to help me recapture my happiness. I reclaimed my POWER.”

For her, each letter in the word ‘POWER’ represented a step in her process to igniting her passion and living her ‘best stress-free life’. ‘P’ stands for people, who Flowers said, must serve a specific purpose in your life.

“What many people don’t know is who those people should be - your cheerleader, your mentor, your coach, your friend and your peer… (with the respective purpose of) always rooting for you; always pointing you in the right direction; always kicking you out of your comfort zone and stretching you; always connecting to the dreams of your hearts and always understand the industry you are trying to go into,” she explained.

Stacey implored entrepreneurs to anticipate obstacles, as part of the journey. ‘O’bstacles should challenge you and force you to find the strength to persevere and overcome. “Do not opt out when you are faced with a challenge, lean in,” Flowers explained.

‘W’ stands for ‘Why?’ Knowing the reason for passion should be ingrained into an entrepreneur’s consciousness. “The people who know their why, can survive any ‘How’ or ‘What’ they will face,” Flowers said.

Touching on a period in her life where she chose to take a part-time waitressing job, much to the dislike of friends and family, Flowers explained that knowing her ‘why’ got her through that period. Her ‘why’? she shared was gaining a better understanding of her finances, better money management and reducing her debt. 

Flowers refers to ‘E’ as expectations. She believes an integral part of rekindling your passion involves establishing what you want for your life and deciding not to compromise those objectives in any way, no matter how convenient a less ideal alternative may be. Challenging the JMMB Goal Getters participating in the event to “step into an environment that is designed to serve you.”  

Lastly ‘R’ stands for responsibility. For Flowers, this represents the ability to accept full responsibility for your actions and life circumstances, and to make the necessary changes to achieve your preferred outcome, without placing blame on yourself.

The serial entrepreneur closed her presentation by encouraging participants at the virtual financial empowerment event to implement the POWER technique effectively, and to spend time to identify their core values and prioritise the pursuit of these in all areas of their lives.
“The truth is that in order for you to be able to reignite your passion to succeed, in order to get the success that you deserve you have to be willing to harness the POWER to succeed. That’s what I want for you,” Flowers said.

The powerful presentation by Flowers was followed by a lively question and answer segment expertly guided by Kerry-Ann Stimpson, chief marketing officer at JMMB Group.  

Stacey’s presentation followed on her co-headliner’s presentation, where John Henry, real estate developer and speaker, shared practical nuggets on how to move from ideas to action and his personal journey of moving from a doorman to a venture capitalist and entrep. The day’s event also included a fireside chat on the topic, , ‘Take Action and Replace Fear: The Power of Now,’ with local thought-leaders: Lisandra Rickards, CEO, Soul Career, Terri-Karelle Reid, brand strategist and speaker, Scott Dunn, managing director, Dream Entertainment.  

During the 2-day event the participants were also able to engage in an interactive online game; access financial resources; attend virtual goal planning sessions with JMMB experts; visit the online exhibitors that included sponsors: Adam and Eve, Scentre Yourself, Bresheh and M10 Bar & Grill. Highlights of JMMB Elevate 3.0 will be posted on the company’s social media pages.