"How many of us are receiving unjust treatment?" What is the method by which Jessica Wilson teaches her audience to stand up for themselves |
Discover the strategies the self-advocacy expert Jessica Wilson uses to sell coaching, talk about her experience and inspire individuals to be able to speak up for themselves.
On the 17th of July, 2020 Jessica Wilson was diagnosed with stage 3 of inflammatory breast cancer. She was just 32 years old and had no background of cancer in her family or gene.
"I visit my oncologist's office to make my first appointment and I realize that he's not a person with the same passion for keeping my life the way I do." Jessica remembers. "He showed up to my appointment 40 minutes late -- no explanation, no apology."
"Immediately, my brain goes to self-preservation mode. If you don't seem to be concerned about whether I live or die, and my treatment is entirely in your control ... that's when I'm in need of an adjustment. I began speaking out immediately and letting anyone who would listen -the doctor I was referring to as well as the surgeon who operated on my breast and to anyone else and everyone else. "Hey, this doesn't work for me.'"
Her physician kept pushing the standard treatment. "Maybe the condition I'm experiencing isn't standard," Jessica thought. "Maybe I have to look out of the frame of reference."
After a while, Jessica switched doctors and hospital networks to find an medical team who listened to her. "I am convinced that if I stayed there that I would not exist today. I don't regret it whatsoever," she says.
The story sparked an inquiry for Jessica: Who else is suffering from this?
"Having experienced that incident I had an epiphany What percentage of people are out here accepting such poor treatment because they're not aware of better or they're just afraid and don't know how to do?"
Jessica realized that there would others out there facing similar situations, most of them might not possess the confidence or know-how to advocate for themselves the way she did.
She wanted to share lessons she's learned from her personal experience:
There is no reason to be hesitant in not taking a treatment or test you're not interested in, even the doctor you consult with says you have no choice.
Tell your doctor when you require additional time to talk about or think about things.
Don't be afraid to ask lots of questions -- however many you'll need to comprehend the explanations your physician is giving to you.
"I looked around and realized that I've definitely been required to stand up for myself," Jessica explains. "When you look at the world in general, it's pretty obvious that you must advocate for yourself everywhere."
The idea was narrowed down to the three areas where she believes self-advocacy will have the greatest impact on the public: employment, medical, and personal relationships.
In the spirit of these goals, Jessica launched her coaching business, Advocacy Alley.

In the present, Jessica helps members of those who are marginalized to develop confidence and stand up for themselves throughout every aspect of their life. Also, she's often referred to by the name Jess the IE as an "industrial engineer by trade , and intuition endorser by passion".
"I am a finance professional for the largest home improvement company but I also do it on my own. Since I am passionate about one thing as well as the other one is more of a love. I am passionate about making people, processes as well as technologies more effective. Additionally, I'm excited about helping people get the care they require."
Keep reading to learn about how Jessica used her passion for improving processes -- as well as her website to begin her coaching business, write her experience, and encourage individuals to be advocates for themselves.
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Jessica is a successful industrial engineer. She is a naturally logical thinker and complex problem solver. She is passionate about improving processes and understands how important it is to create an efficient game plan.
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"I am a mess of all these things in my possession. How can I tie them to form a neat bow, which I could then package? Here's the impact that I'd like to achieve. What steps will I need to take to get there?"

"How do you navigate that delicate area of "I'm not wanting to be rude, but I need to be forceful"?" Jessica describes.
"This is my body. It's the only thing I'm willing to accept. What I'm looking for is an opinion from a different source. The process started there, then I've packaged this idea -- but how do I make it available for the public to see?"
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To begin reaching out to that target audience, Jessica needed a place to host the digital version of her download.
"This might be a good fit for me. It's something I could grow into."
"I loved the difference in price ... I didn't have to go through the very top of the line to make the right product for my requirements. I liked the flexibility of all the options, andthe interface was extremely friendly to use. I tried the 14-day trial and thought to myself, "Ooh, this is a completely empty page. The possibilities are endless.'"

Initially, Jessica used to host her downloads for free and provide details on her coaching services. In the process of developing Advocacy Alley, she built the website, as well.
"Over time, it's grown to the point that my entire website is ['spages for landing and sales pages." Jessica describes.

"The blog is mostly for following along on my breast cancer journey, since I'm not certain where to find folks like me, who are diagnosed around the age of 30 -- just completely young, just starting your family," Jessica shares. "What thoughts are going through our minds?"

Jessica makes use of 's course builder to build her own blog and publish new content. "The course feature is robust enough to allow me to get the features I require. I need to be able to put postings up with the possibility of users to make comments," she says.

Every blog post is set up as a class in . Readers can check out Jessica's blogs directly on her website through a preview of each lesson. Visitors you can join to post comments as well as receive updates regularly.
The flexibility and versatility of the 'all-in-one' platform allows Jessica can set up all of the features on her website she requires.
"There may not be something on paper that describes what I'm searching for However, I've been able to manipulate the system to make it work and satisfy my requirements for all things," Jessica shares.
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"I was looking to put classes available because I wanted to influence as many people as feasible."
The course is geared toward those who've recently been diagnosed and must determine the next steps- without going down an endless Google web of the most likely scenarios.
"I was aware that I wanted to have a course for people who want to be anchored in order to not begin to wander, no matter what their diagnosis might be," Jessica explains. "Sometimes it's just a matter of having something that you can anchor yourself to, to help guide your steps in order to avoid a slide."

As she continues providing one-on-one coaching sessions, the online class lets Jessica scale her impact and assist more people.
"I decided to make sure that I had courses available as I wanted to help the greatest number of people feasible. I am able to only handle hundreds of individuals one-on-one, and can only handle everything.
It's something that any number of people could participate at any point in time no matter if I'm available to work one-on-one or not. And in reality, get the same type of impact."
Hospitals are able to sponsor enrollment in courses to a set amount of patients. They can also hire Jessica to be a consultant, and work with her directly. "That means I will make the biggest impact."

The art of building an audience "If you're not comfortable, you're not growing."
"While you're trying to create your list of email addresses it's not enough to just send emails to folks," she says. "I should also be present and noticeable through the social networks."

In the beginning, putting her in the public eye on social media was not something that came easily.
"Being creative has made me to stand present in front of the camera, in the spotlight. It's not easy, and at first it can be a bit awkward and scary. But if you're not uncomfortable and uncomfortable, then you're not developing.
Therefore, I required myself to perform the live stream with no one being present, and with only one person watching -- it didn't matter. This was more an exercise for myself. If I could complete it just once, I can do it a million times. It was basically pushing myself to become comfortable in my own skin."
She says the process of coming up with ideas to write about is simple -however, creating and posting consistently with an already packed schedule is hard.
"There are so many things that I want to communicate. It's not like I've faced difficulties finding the right content to give to people," she shares.
"If you're trying to create a following, they have frequent visits to your page. To overcome this, I began trying to figure out ways of batching posts ... instead of becoming so long-winded, let's break [a postin three parts. So I'll have three of five posts for this week."
"You are able to make pictures, use Instagram to do Reels and have fun, you can do Reels as well as be professional ... just anything to try to diversify how people can find your profile," she recommends.

Jessica's tips for creatives who are just starting out: "Follow your passion, and the money will come."
"Mindset is key. If you begin to feel like you'll never be prosperous, you will never ever be. There are going to be good days when you're enthusiastic, but there'll be days where you're just thinking, "I don't have the desire to. They're both okay."
"Take a day and take a break from your job and then see how refreshed you feel afterward," she recommends.
If you're an artist who's just getting started with , Jessica encourages you to start small and take it by taking one step at a.
"Don't worry about having the most beautiful and stunning web page set up initially. Only worry about the separate pages per product. Make sure that these pages are] built out first. Later, when the product line expands, as you grow, as your company grows it is possible to add more pages."
Today, Jessica offers one-on-one coaching and free materials, as well as an online course for individuals as well as healthcare professionals, and three active social media channels and is just getting started.
Keep in mind that the journey of creation is a marathon and not a race.
"You do not have to be millionaire overnight. Find your passion and money will follow."