Episode 47 With Deidre Proctor

Deidre Proctor has spent many years as a certified business, clarity and accountability coach, along with being the CEO of Deidre Proctor & Associates, LLC.  Deidre has always maintained a passion for helping others to achieve their goals.  As a highly sought after coach with a strong bent for helping women, Deidre shared that the biggest part of her coaching program for women is helping them get past their fears.  She says, it not enough to identify your desire or goal (although gaining clarity in this area is important), but you must take action.  Fear causes paralysis and it shows up in different forms – procrastination, remembering the negative comments of others, etc.  One of Deidre's greatest talents is creating and developing processes for women entrepreneurs. The Systematic Success Strategy is what she uses when working with this co-hort.  Also, Deidre and her husband David Proctor have co-founded Amazing Retreats International, LLC.  One of the most popular events that has emerged from her and her husband's partnership is the "Breathe Retreat." This endeavor began in 2015. According to Deidre, this retreat is where you can truly see the growth of women.  She told the story where an attendee shared with her that she almost did not attend the retreat because she felt so guilty about leaving her husband and son for the weekend.  Although many people might respond "what's the big deal, surely they can survive one weekend without you", Deidre recognized what a huge step this was for this woman and how she grew from the content of the retreat and how she worked through her fear.  Additionally, Deidre is also the founder and CEO of "Share Your Genius" (SYG).  This group is comprised of over 1.5 thousand women not aimed at merely getting something from the group, but the beauty of this group is that every member has a gift/talent and are now is in the position to give and share their gifts and talents.  The group also has a cadre of subject matter experts known at SYG (Share Your Genus) Certified Experts in a wide variety of skill and practice areas.  Certain days are reserved for certain topics.  For instance on 2/24/22, the day allowed for SYG Experts with strong knowledge in interior decorating, gardening and image enhancement to share with the larger group.  There are a myriad of topics (too many to list here). Deidre shared a quote from Pastor Myles Munroe that is so profound – "The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road.  It is the cemetery.  There lie buried companies that were never started, inventions that were never made, bestselling books that were not written and masterpieces that were never painted.  In the cemetery is buried the greatest treasures of untapped potential."  This quote alone is what keeps Deidre motivated to help women grow.  She states that she is just not her happiest unless she is helping someone else.  Deidre's work has had a far-reaching impact as exemplified by the recognition she has received from the following publications – Heart and Soul Magazine, Glamher Magazine, Voyage Dallas Magazine, The North Dallas Gazette – just to name a few.  If you would like to reach out to Deidre to learn more about the phenomenal work that she is engaged in, she can be reached on deidreproctor.com; on Facebook as Deidre Proctor; on Instagram as coachdeidreproctor.