Reaching Success by Operating within Your Purpose with Sivonnia DeBarros

Welcome back to another powerful episode of the dear black CEO podcast.

 In today’s episode, we are joined by Sivonnia DeBarros, the protector of athletes. She is a first-generation lawyer, law business owner, a woman in business and a former track and field Division-I, college athlete.  DeBarros has represented pro athletes from the NFL, MLS, and Pro-Table Tennis sports by helping them to properly set up businesses, put proper agreements in place and create legacies that will pay dividends in the future. Additionally, DeBarros is a public speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling published author of What Are You Sporting About?”.

She is incredibly passionate about helping athletes, women, and first-generation business owners because she understands the struggle many have faced by not having the necessary support and guidance to be successful.

Let’s dig in and be ready to tap into your purpose.

[00:01 – 06:35] Opening Segment

• Before we get into the episode today, I want you to know that you can gain the security, ownership, and time Freedom You Want by building a business around a solution that only you can provide. 
• • Head over to karlsona.com/giftassessment to download the free quiz that will help you figure out what you’re uniquely qualified to do.
• I introduce the guest, Sivonnia DeBarros.
• Sivonnia shares about her current dreams and .the dreaming aspect of who we are.
• • The importance of bringing ourselves back to the basics
  • Dreams that are transitioned and aligned with the purpose.

[06:36 – 24:15]Take Chances on Yourself

• Sivonnia’s advice for the individual that initially quit on their purpose and dreams.
• • Stay consistent and creates boundaries.
• Sivonnia’s study and career journey as a first-generation lawyer and law business owner.
• • Breath and let the process be the process.
• Walk on your purpose and take chances on yourself.
• Sivonnia’s key insight for people who wants to make the transition out of the corporate space.
• • Trust in yourself and know your self-worth.
  • Try volunteering or create a small stream of income through freelancing in the industry that fits your gift. 
• If you are a black business owner looking to grow your revenue, listen up. There is a major revenue-generating opportunity for you, and The Kas company is here to help you secure the bag. The Kas Company is a black-owned alliance agency specializing in finding and brokering partnerships between black-owned companies and big brands looking to diversify their supply chains.
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[24:16 – 47:39] Reaching Success by Operating within Your Purpose 

• Identify and step into your gift to be in service for others.
• How embracing her gift affects her career.
• • Take the leap of faith and conquer your fear.
• Sivonnia talks about  “What Are You Sporting About?” book and podcast.
• • Operating within your gift and your purpose .
  • Purpose creates income when you live what you are doing.
•  You really can’t create and operate a sustainable amazing growth business if you haven’t dealt with the individual who grinds with it.
• Transitioning straight to your purpose
• The growth process and figuring out what works and what is not.
• The importance of having a purpose in your career.
• Find your purpose and understand that your success might not look like other people.
• • Being content with what you have been given.
• Not putting yourself on a platform that you are not ready for.
• Sivonnia talks about her upcoming book 
• • “Athletes Making Moves: Secure Your Future by Protecting Your Name, Image and Likeness.”
• How to connect with Sivonnia and get her book
• • See links below.
• Who is one black CEO in your network that you think would be influential and or a good fit for the Dear Black CEO Podcast?
• •  Ashley Kirkwood. 

[47:50 – 50:33] Random Round

• One tip of advice for anybody who prioritizes the material stuff as a sign of their success.
• • Stop, it is a false sense of security that you are sending to yourself and the rest of the world. 
• What’s one negative stereotype associated with Black Culture that you feel just to do away with?
• • We are uneducated and lazy..
• What’s your favorite strategy or loophole towards creating generational wealth?
• • Education and make sure that your contracts are on point.
• Final words from me and Sivonnia.

Tweetable Quotes:

“You are more than the label that you put on yourself and allow other people to put on you. You are more than what you are currently working in or doing; you have other dreams and gifts; the only problem is you forgot what they were.” –  Sivonnia DeBarros.

“You have your own gift so you have to tap into your own to start serving other people.” –  Sivonnia DeBarros.

“Make sure that there is a purpose is important because it’s the one thing that sustains you when you have nothing else..” – Sivonnia DeBarros.

Find out more and connect with Sivonnia on Linkedin and Twitter Or visit www.prosportlawyer.com/ to get her book and listen to her podcast. 

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