Today we’d like to introduce you to Tedi Serge.
Tedi, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I am a confidence coach by natural ability and being able to connect with different walks of life. It is my gift and pleasure to stand my power and share my life skills set and “how to’s” with my peers. I won’t let my passion go to waste. My hope for everyone is that they find their power and use it for good!
Growing up, I did feel different from a lot of my peers but my differences didn’t have a negative impact on my self-esteem. I found happiness in laughter in being different. I wasn’t the cool girl but I was able to adapt to all different friend groups and make friends wherever I went. That is because I was a born leader. As a kid, my family would always say, “Tedi in charge.” They gave me that power and I ran with it. (Who knows the real effects of those kinds of comments on a young child but its what happened and I can’t undo it. So here I am being a local leader in social entrepreneurship, feeling confident in who I am, and I am able to share my skill set through my confidence coaching.
If I had to pick a few stand out moments in my life so far the first would be training for the LA Marathon. Actually committing to something so out of my comfort zone and following through with the practices, new people, new sport, new fear…so many new challenges showed up in that training program. I was tested beyond belief mentally and physically. I finished the race from Dodgers Stadium to the Santa Monica Pier. I learned that mind over matter is a thing and I feel like running and overcoming 26.2 rewired my brain. Ever since then, I have been so grateful for my body and I look fear in the face now. I am confident.
Another life-changer moment I have had is leaving a safe job I had for six years to really grow and follow my dreams. If you aren’t happy with your career, coworkers, boss, it is time to leave. We spend so much at our energy sucking jobs. I am not interested in being someone’s worker bee. I don’t thrive in that setting. Safe doesn’t actually feel safe when it isn’t the right fit. I have never been happier growing my nonprofit; Sand Sisters LA 501(c)3 with my sister and building my confidence coaching business to help empower more women to live their dream life.
Be in the driver’s seat of your own life. Don’t let other people run your life. Stand up for yourself. Do the work on yourself you need to do to shed all the negative stories you have been telling yourself for years. I help people with this process. Doing working on yourself and developing your mental and physical health skill set is worth every penny in world. You can conquer the world when you are strong, educated, and confident. Let’s get all the girls and women in the world to that level. Let’s all uplevel to giving a shit about ourselves. I am not someone that would ever say a face mask and Netflix is self-care. It’s not. We need to relook and relabel what self-care is. Isolation isn’t self-care. Detoxing from bad relationships is. Staying in to save money and sit in silence to let your true throughs have time to come to you is self-care. Binge-watching TV isn’t. Know the intention in all of your actions. Then you can really take care of yourself. Why am I staying in? To recharge? Cool. Do it. To be lazy and antisocial? Re-think it. Humans thrive on connection and community. We need more of that. We need more places to go where you feel so happy and comfortable you want to unplug. We don’t need more terrible media. Looking forward to that day! 🙂
I am where I am today by liking myself. Knowing I deserve a beautiful, peaceful life full of good people, great experiences, and service to my fellow brothers and sisters. AND most importantly putting actions behind manifesting prayers and positive thinking. The world will support you but only when you put actions behind your biggest wildest dreams.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Leaving a 9-5 job and having to explain it to people has been interesting. “How do you pay your bills?” “How are you going to live?” “You are going to miss your job and stability.” Comments like that are that person’s fears and they are not mine. I had to compartmentalize a lot of “stone age” thinkers in my life and leave them there… in the stone ages. I function in a “YES” world where my community supports me and my mission and therefore I can take care of women through coaching. I believe if you want to actually change your life, you have to take some risks. Playing it safe just lands you in a community of mediocre people I like shooting for the stars and landing somewhere up there with other entrepreneurs, coaches, and wellness brands. The world isn’t going to wait for you to change so if you need that swift kick in the ass to propel your career, build your self-love toolbox, start a business, learn how to ask for something you really want, I am a perfect coach for you. I will empower you to become your best self.
If you want to connect with me here is how. The happy and comfortable community where you can detach from your phone, heal, live, laugh, and connect with your sisters I have created. It is called Self Love Club. We meet monthly. We post about it on www.sandsistersla.com or you can DM me @teditalks for more information. I would love to meet you. See you at Self Love Club!
Confidence Coach – what should we know? What do you do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
I work with females age 8-80. Everyone is on their own path to self-discovery and self-acceptance. I can help expedite the process. I think people hire a coach and expect the coach to be a magician, but we aren’t. The client has to do the work. Changes in your life are possible if you are ready to commit to the program. If you are ready to put the work in. Let me know when you are ready for Tedi. 🙂
I think that feedback is one of the coolest most humbling ways to show off the impact your work has made on others. Here are a few testimonials that I am really proud of.
“Tedi has transformed our daughter’s hesitancy into self-empowered action, her insecurities into confidence, and her fear into resolve. We couldn’t be happier with the remarkable results.”
“Working with Tedi has kept me on track with my goals to becoming an entrepreneur. She is a very intuitive and helpful member of my support team I have created around me this past year.”
“I feel safe with Tedi. She is inspiring and uplifting. Not to mention funny.”
See. They said it better than I could! 🙂
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
Every time I get a new client I celebrate. Every new add is the same feeling of honor and excitement to lead another human on a journey to their fullest potential. It never gets old.
Pricing:
- 1 session $150 for 45 min.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.tediserge.com
- Phone: 310-866-3837
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @teditalks
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