Today on the Rutledge Perspective, I am joined by LaGina R Harris. LaGina is a Social Impact Entrepreneur and the Founder of the US Space right here in Houston, Texas. LaGina is also the Co-Creator of the Melanin Minds Mental Health Conference which provides mental health resources that educate, amplify, and create spaces for personal & and professional development within BIPOC communities.
LaGina is a woman on a mission to amplify, support, and serve others. Today, sheโs going to help you craft your mission so that it can guide you through the tough times that are inevitable as an entrepreneur. Listen as LaGina pushes us all to understand who we are, our motto, our morals, and the values behind our businesses. If youโre an entrepreneur who feels stuck and dissatisfied with your business and the direction itโs headed, this is the show for you!
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๐ Once you craft your mission, make note of those words, and make sure that youโre able to articulate those words to different people in different ways.
๐ You donโt need to stay in your lane, find someone in a different lane who can do the driving.
๐ If you canโt find happiness in what youโre doing then just go back to getting paid to work for somebody.
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Very simple assignment this week: If you donโt have a mission for your business, get one! Write down your mission in as many places as possible and get very familiar with it. If you find yourself getting off track or lacking purpose, revert to your mission.
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Laurel Rutledgeโs human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and womenโs leadership coach.
Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.
After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice โ she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.
After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.
From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. Sheโs achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.
Sheโs also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: โlead with your heart, act with your head.โ
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