In this episode, Mervin speaks with Clara Jane Plett, owner of Shining Star Health Center, to discuss her journey to becoming a business owner whilst balancing being a full-time mother and wife. Let’s explore the greatness which can be found with a holistic lifestyle and natural remedies in this segment of the Creative Monday Discussion Show, Season 5 Episode 2: “Women in Business: Driven by Passion, Defying All Odds”
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Key Points from this Episode/ Take Away
- Clara and Mervin discuss her upbringing highlighting the community she grew up in.
- Clara noted that women venturing into businesses is not ideal in her community or openly welcomed.
- The discovery of Clara’s niche at an early age is discussed.
- Clara shares her working history.
- Clara shares her belief that this is her calling as was ordained by God.
- A brief conversation in regards to Clara’s life as a wife and a mother.
- Dialogue in reference to taking a passion and making it work for you in a business realm.
- The importance of one’s ability to believe in themselves and their business.
- Knowing that there will be challenges, but also knowing that one’s driving factors will empower you to accomplish your goals.
- The feeling of belongingness and fulfillment in business were discussed.
- A formal introduction of the business and its entities.
- Discovering what a holistic approach entails.
- Four (4) “Key Aspects to a Healthy Lifestyle”
- Demonstrating the power of experience in the business.
- Discussing the ability to create balance within her personal and professional life.
- Importance of being connected/networking in a business and how it has helped Clara to further improve the products and services being provided.
- Knowing that facing struggles in business is normal.
- Exploration of a new marketing approach that worked for her and increased business sales.
- Knowing the importance of creative and innovative solutions.
- Incorporating one’s team for insights and decision making.
- Incorporating the team in all the experiences, treatment, and services offered by the business so that visibility is able to be offered to the customers through personal experiences.
- Future business plans and long-term goals are discussed.
- Discussion in regards to the transition from being a one-woman show to a business owner with employees.
- Importance of personal and professional development.
- Dialogue in regards to an individual’s ability to identify with themselves.
- Clara shared what fascinated and surprised her the most in regards to her professional journey.
About Clara Jane Plett
Clara is an incredible businesswoman who has transformed her life and that of countless others by transitioning from a housewife into a successful entrepreneur. It has been said that if God calls you to do something, there is no fighting it — it will eventually consume you and become your passion. Clara is no exception! Since childhood, Clara was passionate about healthcare. She recalls being that person her peers could run to with any medical issues. After many years, she has now turned that passion into a flourishing business.
Clara believes that holistic and natural forms of treatment should be the first option before one turns to pharmaceutical remedies. She has spent years building and networking with other individuals who are doctors by profession, such as neurologists and oncologists, to aid in perfecting her craft and the effectiveness of the products sold by her business. Clara is now the owner of Shining Star Health Center, a clinic-based on creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle through proper diet, exercise, rest, and healthy relationships as well as healing illnesses through holistic and natural remedies.
Apart from being an entrepreneur, Clara is also a wife and mother who was raised in a strong-faith Mennonite community in Belize. In this community, it is the cultural norm for women to be the caretakers of the home, as men are responsible to “bring home the bread”. However, Clara wanted more, and more is what she achieved along with the support of her loved ones. Revolutionizing beliefs and practices of generations past, Clara started her clinic. To this day, Clara is very much still upholding her faith and belief in God, stating that he has called her to this profession. She has also attended and completed relevant online courses and was even an EMT at the age of seventeen (17) for a duration of five (5) years. In addition, she has gained many years of experience through direct communication with doctors both locally and internationally in order to be well versed with illnesses people may face due to lifestyle choices. Through this, Clara has developed her incredible natural remedies at Shining Star Health Center. By venturing out to start this business, she made the impossible become possible as she realized she had been her own hindrance. Only she was standing in the way of the great success she is today!
Monday Night Brain Teasers
“If God has put a passion inside you it’s like a lion inside of your soul or your heart, so you have to decide to either chase the lion or let the lion devour you” – Clara Jane Plett (00:05:01 – 00:05:18).
“I was wired for this, I was made for this and I’m going to go after that” – Clara Jane Plett (00:07:13 – 00:07:17).
“If you were born with a gift or born with a talent and born with this passion and desire. It’s God that put it there and he will see you through – you have to believe that you are created for it and just push for it” – Clara Jane Plett (00:09:43 – 00:09:29).
“Everything has its place” – Clara Jane Plett (00:11:40 – 00:11:42).
“There have been multiple times when I could have given up, but it was never an option” – Clara Jane Plett (00:18:36 – 00:18:42).
“Listen for those lessons” – Clara Jane Plett (00:21:31 – 00:21:33).
“Worrying isn’t going to get you anything” – Clara Jane Plett (00:29:03 – 00:29:05).
“If you can’t pronounce it, you probably shouldn’t eat it” – Clara Jane Plett (00:32:35 – 00:32:38).
“It was empowering to be able to get to know myself” – Clara Jane Plett (00:46:08 – 00:46:12).
“Working on myself is working on my business and working on my business is working on myself” – Mervin Budram (00:46:24 – 00:46:28).
“You’ve got to be a part of your answer” – Mervin Budram (00:51:35 – 00:51:38).
