Today we’d like to introduce you to Rukudzo Sithole.
Rukudzo, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
Inside Fitness was birthed from a personal need that I had to understand how life works and to manage it effectively. There was also a need to understand myself as an individual on how to relate to the world and live out the dreams that I saw inside of me. In a bid to further explore the world and myself I left Zimbabwe in January 2000 with a bag full of hope and dreams armed with a $100. I enrolled in college and worked odd jobs totally 60 hrs a week to survive and to pay for school. I managed to graduate with an Associates in Computer Information systems from Navarro college and a Bachelors in Finance from UT Tyler. With these 2 degrees is still struggled to manifest my dreams or to land lucrative employment. I started to realize that there is something more than education that I need to be able to change my conditions which were made up of financial stress and poor relationships, friendships along with depression and anxiety. I realized that I need to improve the way I manage life and perceive it. My emotional life was not in alignment with what I wanted out of life. I lacked the necessary life skills to manage life well. As a result of seminars, therapy, and reading books I realized that the more I worked on my inside, the more the outside aligned and I started to get the results I wanted. I understood that life is an inside job. I decided to open a practice that will work with an individual from an internal focus, based on the philosophy that if we work on the internal emotional life, the outside will align to mirror your internal state. The concept has been highly received in Frisco and we have been deemed as the face of mental health for 2018 and its been highly successful and be able to contain the growth. We have moved office spaces three times in four years.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
It has not been a smooth road. First challenge was believing in myself that I can do what I saw in me. Coming from a background where my talents were not reinforced, I found it hard to see myself correctly as someone who had a value that would contribute significantly to the mental health field. Second challenge was the finances to sustain the business. I had to carry the business for the first year paying rent. I did not take a salary for two years. I was transitioning from corporate America as a consultant. So, I had to consult during the day and work in the practice during the night. I worked a total of 80 hours a week for one year. Third challenge was learning to navigate the health care industry and to overcome the hurdles with working with insurance companies. As I was coming from corporate America I had the business concept but had to relearn the healthcare business. Fourth challenge was to find the right customer and package that will attract them. We had an unorthodox approach to mental health and we had to sell it effectively.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Inside Fitness 360 Counseling & Life Coaching – what should we know?
Inside Fitness 360 specializes in Counseling, Life coaching and Health, and Wellness. We are well known for our unique approach, that Life is an Inside job. We have a 21st approach to overall wellness. We use a 360 approach, Mind, (Life coaching ) Body, (Nutrition Coaching and Personal Training) and Spirit (Emotional Wellness through counseling). We are here to walk with people through their life challenges and cross them over to be who they are. We believe in four human truths: 1) You are worth to receive unconditional love 2) You are a unique individual that is here to serve humanity with a gift. 3) You are on a Journey to become your authentic self and 4) You have the strength that is required to make it through your life journey.
We are most proud that our message has been received well and that we have seen a lot of success stories of lives that were changed. We love it when we get emails from former clients telling us how great they are doing and how we were able to walk with them through a challenging time in their life. We are also proud of the fact that we now have corporate partnerships and we are working with them to work with their teams and executives on emotional intelligence and overall wellness.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
I have to thank Natasha Stewart, The Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Center at The Potters House in Dallas. She believed that I could always achieve my dream. She has been a great support with exposing me to who I could become and providing resources as needed. her team of counselors was a great encouragement and resource along the way.
Ke’ren Duboise our business and Life coach is the one who is responsible for us coming into the 21st century and all the marketing. She transformed us from a one-man shop to an enterprise that we are today. Her business acumen is unmatched in my books and we are extremely lucky to have her on our team.
Valarie Sithole our Health and Wellness Coach has been instrumental with her vision and passion for the business. She is insightful and resourceful as well. She transformed our Financial management department and kept us true on the path to growth.
Also, the Inside Fitness 360 Counselors and coaches who beloved the vision and work with excellence and treat clients with love and respect, Namely they are Spencer Guthrie, LPC Intern, Gavi Wilkins, LMFT Associate, Su Park Parenting Coach, and Jay Barnett MFT Associate. I could not be honored to have a great group of people supporting me.
My mother and father Dr. Noble and Eunice Sithole for instilling in me the principle and work ethic that is required to accomplish such a huge task. They also taught me to love people and to be concerned about making other people lives better. My grandmother, Milka Chabikwa who always said that one day, I would do something significant one day, kept me going when I doubted myself.
Pricing:
- Life coaching $ 125/session
- Counseling $120/ Session , We accept health insurance as well.
- Health and Wellness $125 for coaching
- Parent Coaching $125 per session
- Groups and Life Classes are based on the class
Contact Info:
- Address: 4645 Avon Lane Suite 245 Frisco, TX 75033
- Website: www.insidefitness.us
- Phone: 9727041372
- Email: info@insidefitness.us
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