Winner’s mindset conference on Saturday

By Shamar Blunt

Local author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Queen’s Mindset brand, Kimisha King, believes that young women and entrepreneurs on the island should feel empowered to establish a “winner’s mindset” to help them achieve their goals.

Her comments came during a brief press conference on Monday at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, where King officially announced her upcoming “Write the Vision Conference”, scheduled for December 17 at that location.

Speaking about the structure of this year’s conference, King said that far too often young women come forward with brilliant ideas on how they can improve their lives or their businesses, but are usually caught feeling stuck, with no impetus to propel them to go after their goals. King hopes to assist them in this area during this weekend’s event. 

“We are going to be talking about the mindset of a winner, we are going to be talking about how to build the vision effectively, we are going to be teaching them how to actually execute.

Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams.

“Maybe my vision for next year is I want to purchase a home, I want to purchase a car, you need money, what is the plan? We want to help them map that plan out and then we teach them how they can seal that vision… When things are not going right, you are going to need that winner’s mindset that despite what it looks like, it’s still possible.” 

Minister of Home Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Christ Church East constituency in which King resides, has again partnered with the young entrepreneur to help bring the message of empowerment to more young women.

Abrahams said that this conference and other similar opportunities are vital to
give women supportive avenues towards their goals.

“The last conference was fantastic. I managed to get some sponsorship for some young ladies from the constituency to attend. Others reached out to me and they had a great time… Some of them said that it changed the way that they looked at things [and] some of them said that it was good to see one of their own who was an example of what success can look like.”

 While noting that young men
should not be left out of such activities, the minister emphasised the need for
community leaders and other men’s groups to come forward and work on similar initiatives to help curb the bad influences on at-risk
youth.

“I challenge the men’s groups, I challenge the community leaders who are men, let us now come up with something else. It’s not just about giving people a job that is limited in its scope, it’s not just about trying to help somebody who is already in trouble. Sometimes we need to provide the pathways that people can see vision, that people can articulate their vision, that people can believe in their vision and believe that it can be successful.”

The minister stressed that mechanisms must be put in place to give young persons the best opportunities to realise their dreams, which would help stem the tide of delinquency around the island. s

shamarblunt@barbadostoday.bb