Today we’d like to introduce you to Joshua Walker.
Hi Joshua, 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?
Just like many others, I started with a dream that transformed into my current reality. I didn’t know all of this would come about just based on a vision but I preserved, took action, and executed it thoroughly.
These past couple of years have been times for me to self-reflect, analyze, assess, aim and then take action. I love to practice what I preach but these particular times were the most difficult for me.
I feel they were difficult because I tried so long to prove to myself that I was someone else. Most times, we suffer because we don’t accept the gift we’re given based on the perceptions, thoughts, and feelings of others. One thing I’ve learned is that if you’re not okay with being yourself, no one with reverence the gift that you’re trying to present.
When I finally understood my purpose in life, the ammunition behind my drive, and the determination I had built daily, everything became so much easier. Life got easier. I found myself becoming more helpful to others, more understanding of different perspectives, and more open to beating the statistics laid before me. Today, I stand uplifted, determined and ICONIC.
It’s not about how you start but how determined and motivated you are to finish.
Acknowledging my placement previously, I now work daily to help others who are going down the path I was on, to help others who are battling severely with the struggles of life, and to help others who are simply just trying to find their way to work through it, overcome it and to be a vocal insight to someone else who needs to hear all of this.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The road gets smoother based on the mindset you have entering it. I feel like oftentimes, we enter situations with a defeated mindset, and therefore, it causes us to ultimately be defeated. My days of defeat are over. I struggled with so much in high school and college that I really didn’t have a clue about what to do with my life.
I battled with internal depression and never told anyone. I battled with things silently and nobody ever saw it externally. I was in my head a lot. I felt like nobody would listen to me, I felt like I wasn’t old enough/experienced enough to try to vocalize help to others and I also felt like nobody would want to hear a thing I said. I had mentors and friends even tear me down because they felt like I wasn’t capable of doing so or because someone else was already doing the things I sought to do.
So many people in my ear caused me to tear myself down mentally and feel that I was less than. When you finally gain the insight that you can do anything you put your mind to and that you’re one hundred percent more than capable, your eyes become open to so many new opportunities that the mindset you have previously will disgust you. I let so many people downplay my potential and steal my gifts that I felt worthless.
The value I have now outweighs all of the chaos, tears shed, and sleepless nights. No, the road wasn’t smooth at all but the process to a smooth finish has been deemed worth it.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am an entrepreneur, a coach, an advisor, a mentor, a public speaker, a muse, a creative, an influencer, and a mental health enthusiast. I specialize in making others feel on top of the world when it comes to mindset, behavior, and breaking out of their shell. I’m known for being ICONIC. I feel like when people see ICONIC, they feel like I’m calling myself an Icon. I am most definitely not.
Iconic is a feeling. It’s a thrill you get any time you have self-doubt, feeling less than, or simply when you’re just not having a good day. Anytime I talk to someone, mentor them, coach them, and/or speak publicly, I want people to hear my raw story. I feel like we only highlight the positives and successes we have but never the road we took to get there.
We blind the youth so much with successes that when they actually fail, they suffer tremendously because all they see is the upsides of life because that’s all we show them. I show people the genuine me. I show up as me every time. I tell people about my constant failures, the excess letdowns, and the tremendous amount of setbacks I had so they can see what hard work looks like. Every day isn’t going to be easy but the thing that I’m proudest about is that everything that I needed when I was depressed, struggling, and lost is what I am to others now.
An entrepreneur. Someone to show me the ropes of how to effectively work hard. A coach. Someone to be there for me when I didn’t want to rely on mom and dad. An advisor. Someone to guide me in the right direction when I felt like it was my way or the highway. A public speaker. Someone to show me the raw way of life. Someone to give me the blueprint of the road less traveled.
A muse. Someone to show me that looks go far beyond the external appearance. A creative. Someone to show me how to expressively display my thoughts and feelings without having to say a word. An influencer. Someone to influence me in a positive light rather than leaning on the most popular societal trends. A mental health enthusiast.
Someone to aid me in making sure that my mental matched my feelings, and my mindset, and that my outward appearance was nothing if my internal appearance wasn’t aligned. I love how everything I needed then, I am now and the impact that I leave resonates in the lives of others.
This not only sets me apart but shows others that the roadmap of life I was on did a full 360 and now I’m not only what I needed but now I’m the puzzle piece that someone else needs as well.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
One thing people don’t know about me is that I’m not who people perceive me to be based on my social media handles. I’m a very open and easy person to talk to.
I feel like people feel that I am very arrogant and hard to talk to based on my social media presence. I’m honestly the complete opposite. I feel like the work I do under my brand speaks volumes for me alone.
My brand shows that I’m open to adapting and interacting with many different people and that there are honestly no limits when it comes to me.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_pasdesoucis/
